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RMKS/1. PER REF A, A NEW SERGEANTS MAJOR SENIOR COMMAND LEVEL
SLATING PROCESS WAS INTRODUCED ON 1 FEB 00 TO CONSIDER ELIGIBLE
SERGEANTS MAJOR FOR ASSIGNMENT TO SENIOR COMMAND LEVEL BILLETS
DURING CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2000. THE PURPOSE OF THE NEW SLATING
PROCESS IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR MARINES RECEIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE
SENIOR SNCO LEADERSHIP AND ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR RECEIVE FAIR
AND EQUITABLE CONSIDERATION. SENIOR COMMAND LEVEL BILLETS INCLUDE
VACANCIES THAT OCCUR IN ANY OF THE 39 SENIOR COMMAND BILLETS
(FLAG RANK COMMANDS).
2. THE NEW SLATING PROCESS UTILIZED FOR THE CY00 BILLET ASSIGNMENTS
WILL ALSO APPLY FOR FUTURE CALENDAR YEARS:
A. SERGEANTS MAJOR FROM M&RA (MM AND MMEA) WILL PERFORM INITIAL
SCREENING FOR ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR. SCREENING CRITERIA WILL
FOCUS ON THE OVERALL RECORD OF PERFORMANCE, SENIORITY AND
OBLIGATED SERVICE. FOR ASSIGNMENT PURPOSES, SERGEANTS MAJOR MUST
HAVE AT LEAST 18 TO 24 MONTHS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE TO OBLIGATE
IN ORDER TO SERVE IN THE BILLET BEFORE THEIR MANDATORY 30 YEAR
RETIREMENT DATE AND MEET MINIMUM DATE OF RANK (DOR) CUTOFF
ESTABLISHED BY MM.
B. THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS WILL CONVENE AN ANNUAL
PANEL TO CONSIDER THOSE INITIALLY SCREENED FOR SLATING. PANEL
PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS,
THE MARFOR SERGEANTS MAJOR (LANT/PAC/RES), THE MCCDC SERGEANT MAJOR
AND THE M&RA SERGEANT MAJOR.
C. THE PANEL WILL DEVELOP A DRAFT SLATE THAT WILL ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS OF THE COMMANDING GENERALS, THE PREFERENCES OF THE
SERGEANTS MAJOR, AND WILL CONFIRM THE AVAILABILITY OF THOSE
SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATED.
D. THE DRAFT SLATE WILL THEN BE FORWARDED TO CMC VIA THE DIR PMD,
DC/S M&RA AND THE ACMC FOR REVIEW. THE ACMC WILL COORDINATE WITH THE
FORCE COMMANDERS AND OBTAIN THEIR CONCURRENCE. THE SLATE WILL BE
FORWARDED TO CMC FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION.
3. THE FIRST PANEL WAS RECENTLY CONVENED AT HQMC. THE DOR CUTOFF
FOR THE FY 00 SLATE WAS 9412. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING
NAMED SERGEANTS MAJOR HAVE BEEN SLATED FOR THE BELOW LISTED BILLETS
TO BE POSTED DURING CY00:
NAME MCC UNIT POST DATE
SGTMAJ MELLINGER,S.H. 111 MARFORPAC NOV 00
SGTMAJ FRANKLIN,D.R. 143 3RD MAW FEB 00
SGTMAJ SANCHEZ,M.J. 169 1ST FSSG APR 00
SGTMAJ MARKEWICZ,M.G. 014 MCB CAMPEN JUL 00
SGTMAJ BROWN,H.E. 1C1 III MEF JUN 00
SGTMAJ AMOS,G.J. 124 3RD MARDIV JUN 00
SGTMAJ PINON,F. 092 MCB CAMP BUTLER JUN 00
SGTMAJ ILAOA,F. 091 MCB HAWAII OCT 00
SGTMAJ SCHWARZENBACH,M.T. 1F1 II MEF FEB 00
SGTMAJ MORGAN,J. 122 2ND MARDIV NOV 00
SGTMAJ CARSON,L.J. 151 2ND FSSG FEB 00
SGTMAJ PANNETON,B.A. 022 COMCABEAST SEP 00
SGTMAJ THORTON,R.I. 1FZ MARFORRES JUN 00
SGTMAJ KINNEY,W.T. X13 4TH MARDIV MAY 00
SGTMAJ HARDEN,G.J. W51 MCRSC MAY 00
SGTMAJ FRYE,D.S. 012 MCB QUANTICO MAY 00
SGTMAJ BRATTON,C.W. 068 MCU SEP 00
SGTMAJ MARTIN,S. 082 MCRC OCT 00
SGTMAJ HARRIS,G.W. 016 MCRD PISC JUN 00
SGTMAJ GENET,R.P. 015 MCAGCC 29 PALMS MAY 00
SGTMAJ CROSBY,R.W. 080 MM JUN 00
4. MY INTENT IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL SERGEANTS MAJOR RECEIVE A FAIR
OPPORTUNITY TO BE SCREENED AND SLATED FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP BILLETS.
PRIOR TO THE SERGEANT MAJOR SYMPOSIUM IN AUG 00 A SEPERATE MARADMIN
WILL BE PUBLISHED LISTING THE CY 2001 AVAILABILITY. THIS INFO WILL
ALSO BE POSTED ON THE MMEA HOME PAGE AT: HTTP:/TRIPOLI.MANPOWER.USMC.
MIL/MM/MMEA. I ENCOURAGE ALL SERGEANTS MAJOR TO COMMUNICATE WITH
HQMC REGARDING QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NEW PROCESS (CODE MMEA: DSN
278-9217/9218; COML (703) 784-9217/9218).
5. SEMPER FIDELIS. J L. JONES, GENERAL, COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS.//
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