R 270850Z AUG 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 476/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ//1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2012//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESSA//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-1/YMD:20060809//
REF/C/YMD:20060328C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV//
REF/D/YMD:20070606D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMSR//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:19881025//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20051209//
REF/G/YMD:20060207G/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV//
REF/H/MSGID:MSG/MP/120935ZJUN2001//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C.  REF B IS MCO P1400.31C, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS.  REF C IS SECNAVINST 1420.1B, PROMOTION, SPECIAL SELECTION, SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT, AND SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL BOARDS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.  REF D IS MCO P1900.16F, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.  REF E IS SECNAVINST 1120.9A, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATES.  REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.6L, PROMOTION OF OFFICERS TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE) IN THE NAVY AND TO THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE MARINE CORPS.  REF G IS SECNAVINST 1412.9B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS, AND CONTINUATION PROCEDURES.  REF H IS MARADMIN 277/01, BACCALAUREATE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS.//
POC/UNIT:HD MMPR-1/-/TEL:(703) 784-9703 /EMAIL:CRAIG.KILHENNY@USMC.MILC. M. KILHENNY/LTCOL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF F, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY, AS INDICATED, TO THE PERMANENT GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT. RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE INDICATED.
NAME                            DOR          MCC
AUBREY W. BIBBS, JR.            01SEP12      1NE
SUZANNE L. MULET                01SEP12      K07
JEFFREY A. UPHOLD               01SEP12      1EC
JEFFREY R. DIERLING             03SEP12      1EN
CLINT M. FITZGERALD             03SEP12      1NG
ERIK T. GJORDING                03SEP12      K71
MATTHEW D. WEINBERG             04SEP12      1Y2
PHILIP M. WHEAT                 04SEP12      K71
COLEMAN G. AKIN                 05SEP12      193
ADAM L. CHASE                   10SEP12      K03
JONATHAN D. CRASE               10SEP12      KBM
VALERIE J. CRANMER              11SEP12      1LB
JARED H. JUNTUNEN               11SEP12      K03
BRADLEY C. LINDBERG II          11SEP12      1NA
KYLE K. MCLEOD                  11SEP12      K71
TREVOR L. THOMAS                11SEP12      1Y2
KYLE J. WILLIAMS                12SEP12      121
MATTHEW W. BICKSLER             14SEP12      V16
BRANDAN R. SCHOFIELD            14SEP12      15C
CHARLIE SHAW                    14SEP12      1QA
JAMES N. ALLRED                 17SEP12      1NG
ROY L. NGUYEN                   17SEP12      K71
MATTHEW D. DIESKA               18SEP12      K03
BRETT E. GRADY                  18SEP12      V13
MATTHEW J. SIMPSON              18SEP12      1NH
NOLAN R. UTTERBACK              19SEP12      K03
JACOB T. MATHIESON              20SEP12      1G8
AKINORI YONAMINE                20SEP12      K03
ANDREW T. WILLEY                21SEP12      K07
NICHOLAS A. BLUDAU              23SEP12      1JA
RYAN J. DALY                    24SEP12      K03
MATTHEW G. HANCOCK              24SEP12      V22
TIMOTHY J. HARRINGTON           24SEP12      198
MITCHELL X. RHYNER              24SEP12      V35
MICHAEL D. ALLMON               25SEP12      V13
ALEXANDER B. BLANK              25SEP12      K03
LOGAN A. BREWER                 25SEP12      19G
GEORGE W. CARPENTER II          25SEP12      K03
SEAN J. CUSACK                  25SEP12      V14
JOSEPH W. HAWKINSON             25SEP12      K03
STEVEN M. KERR                  25SEP12      15L
JOSHUA W. SEDLOCK               25SEP12      K03
JEFFREY M. SIMONSON             25SEP12      K71
MICHAEL P. SWEANEY              25SEP12      K71
CURTIS R. THIEL                 25SEP12      K71
DOUGLAS L. DRIVER III           27SEP12      1NJ
MICHAEL K. HOLOMAN              30SEP12      K03
JEFFREY P. MAGNUSSEN            30SEP12      1NC
JUSTIN A. RHUDA                 30SEP12      V21
MARCUS A. SMITH                 30SEP12      K71
2.  RETIREMENT AND TRANSFER.  OFFICERS CONSIDERING VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SHOULD REVIEW REF D FOR SERVICE OBLIGATION PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTION.  AN OFFICER'S SELECTION FOR PROMOTION CARRIES OVER INTO THE RESERVE, BETWEEN AR AND SMCR-IRR, AND WITH AUGMENTATION INTO THE REGULAR COMPONENT.
3.  ACCEPTING AND DECLINING PROMOTION.  ANY REGULAR OR RESERVE OFFICER WHO IS PROMOTED UNDER THE REFERENCES IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE ACCEPTED SUCH PROMOTION ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH 1 FOR PURPOSES OF DATE OF RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED.  TO DECLINE A PROMOTION, AN OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF DECLINATION TO CMC (MMPR-1) EXPRESSLY AT THE TIME THEIR COMMAND NOTIFIES THEM OF THEIR PROMOTION AND DIRECTS THAT THEY BEGIN WEARING THE INSIGNIA OF THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.  ANY STATEMENT OR ACTION BY THE OFFICER WHICH SIGNALS THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROMOTION, FOREVER WAIVES THEIR RIGHT TO DECLINE.
4.  FOR MARINE OFFICER PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703)784-9706 OR DSN 278-9706.  EMAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE PROMOTION BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL.  GO TO THE "CAREER" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK "PROMOTIONS."  FOLLOW THE LINKS TO OFFICER PROMOTIONS, THEN LOOK UNDER "CONTACTS."
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//