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MARADMIN 255/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/BILLET ASSIGNMENTS FOR SELECTED SMCR SGTSMAJ AND 1STSGTS FOR INITIAL, AND SUBSEQUENT TOURS//
REF/A/DOC/MARADMIN 686-11/YMD:20111129//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 014-12/YMD:20120109//
REF/C/DOC/MARADMIN 115/12/YMD:20120306//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 183/12/YMD:20120402//
REF/E/DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
REF/F/DOC/MCO P1400.32D/YMD:20081217//
NARR/REF A IS FY 2012 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD.  REF B IS FY 2012 RESERVE 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND BILLET VACANCIES.  REF C IS FY 2012 APPROVED SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTIONS.  REF D IS BILLET ASSIGNMENTS FOR SELECTED SMCR SGTSMAJ AND 1STSGTS FOR INITIAL, AND SUBSEQUENT TOURS. REF E IS MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).  REF F IS MARINE CORPS ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL//
POC/P.G. HAYES/SGTMAJ/HQMC A/LOC:QUANTICO/TEL:(703)784-9100/ EMAIL:PAUL.HAYES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REFERENCES (A) THROUGH (F), THIS MARADMIN IDENTIFIES ADDITIONAL BILLET ASSIGNMENTS FOR SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SERGEANTS MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANTS SELECTED ON THE FY12 RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD.  INDENTIFIED ALSO ARE THOSE SERGEANTS MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANTS EXTENDED IN THEIR CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS, AND BILLET VACANCIES FOR SERGEANTS MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANTS WISHING TO COMPETE FOR SUBSEQUENT TOURS.
2.  SERGEANT MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANT SELECTEES WILL BE FROCKED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF REFERENCES (C) AND (F).  SPECIFICALLY, AUTHORITY TO FROCK ENLISTED RESERVE MARINES PROMOTED OFF THIS BOARD IS DELEGATED TO DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AFFIARS.  SELECTEES WILL BE FROCKED UPON DETACHMENT FROM THEIR CURRENT UNIT, AND IN NO CASE, NOT EARLIER THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE REPORT DATE.  THIS AUTHORIZATION IS DEEMED IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MARINE CORPS AND IS ISSUED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT FROCKED SERGEANTS MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANTS MAY ASSUME THE TITLE AND WEAR THE UNIFORM OF A SERGEANT MAJOR OR FIRST SERGEANT, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE, AND THAT NO PAY AND ALLOWANCES OR ENTITLEMENTS WILL TAKE EFFECT UNTIL ACTUAL PROMOTION. MARADMIN 183/12 IS THE AUTHORITY FOR FROCKING THOSE FIRST SERGEANTS AND SERGEANT MAJOR, AS WELL AS FOR TRANSFER FROM THEIR CURRENT ASSIGNMENT TO THE NEW ASSIGNMENT LISTED BELOW.  UNIT COMMANDERS, INSPECTOR INSTRUCTORS, WILL ENSURE A COPY OF THAT MESSAGE IS PLACED INTO THE MARINES' SERVICE RECORD BOOK UNTIL THEY ARE ACTUALLY PROMOTED.
3.  THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE FOR THREE YEARS FOR INITIAL ASSIGNMENTS; HOWEVER, TOURS MAY BE TERMINATED EARLY BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.  ALL EXTENSIONS WILL EXPIRE 1 JUNE 2013, OR UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED.  UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN, SERGEANTS MAJOR, SERGEANTS MAJOR (SEL), FIRST SERGEANTS AND FIRST SERGEANTS (SEL) ARE DIRECTED TO PREPARE AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER ORDER, AND SUBMIT A COPY TO THE RESERVE AFFAIRS SERGEANT MAJOR.  ALL INTER-UNIT TRANSFER ORDERS SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE UNIT COMMANDERS IAW REF E.  IN NO CASE SHALL COMMANDERS APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF ANY SERGEANT MAJOR OR FIRST SERGEANT TO ANY OTHER BILLET THEN THOSE LISTED BELOW WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AFFAIRS.
4.  THE REPORT DATE FOR ALL SERGEANTS MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANTS IS NLT 1 JUN 2012.  IN ALL CASES, MARINES SHOULD CONTACT THEIR NEW UNITS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO SCHEDULE EXACT REPORT DATES AND ENSURE PROPER TURNOVER PROCEDURES.
5.  THE FOLLOWING SERGEANTS MAJOR ARE ASSIGNED TO THE BELOW LISTED UNITS.  READ IN THREE COLUMNS:
    A.  NEWLY SELECTED AND SUBSEQUENT TOUR SERGEANTS MAJOR:
NAME                 UNIT                       LOCATION
LIPPENCOTT, GR       4TH LAR BN                 CAMP PENDLETON, CA
    B.  SERGEANTS MAJOR EXTENDED AT CURRENT COMMAND:
NAME                 UNIT                       LOCATION
ADAMS JR, JT         2/25                       GARDEN CITY, NY
6.  THE FOLLOWING SERGEANT MAJOR BILLETS ARE PRIORITY AND NEED TO BE FILLED IMMEDIATELY.
    A.  CURRENT SERGEANT MAJOR VACANCIES:
UNIT                 LOCATION
MASS-6 REAR          CHICOPEE, MA
MALS-49              NEWBURGH, NY
7.  THE FOLLOWING FIRST SERGEANTS, AND FIRST SERGEANTS (SEL) ARE ASSIGNED TO THE LISTED UNITS.  READ IN THREE COLUMNS:
    A.  NEWLY SELECTED AND SUBSEQUENT TOUR FIRST SERGEANTS:
NAME                 UNIT                       LOCATION
SHEINKIN, AN         B CO 4TH AAV BN            JACKSONVILLE, FL
NEEL, DK             HS CO 4TH AAV BN           TAMPA, FL
WORD, MD             C CO 4TH TKBN              BOISE, ID
LAUER, BR            WPNS CO (-) 2/24           WAUKEGAN, IL
WARD, BD             HS CO 3/23                 BELLE CHASSE, LA
FENDER, JM           MP CO C HQSVCBN            DAYTON, OH
DEITSCHMAN, JD       HS CO 6TH ESBN             PORTLAND, OR
BAKER, RR            HQ BTRY 14TH MAR           FORT WORTH, TX
WALTERS, DE          H BTRY 3/14                RICHMOND, VA
ESPINOZA, D          HS CO 4TH LSB              FORT LEWIS, WA
NEEL, BW             LDG SPT CO A 4TH LSB       FORT LEWIS, WA
    B.  FIRST SERGEANTS EXTENDED AT CURRENT COMMAND:
NAME               UNIT                       LOCATION
HELLER, VJ         WPNS CO (-) 3/23           BATON ROUGE, LA
FERMAGLICH, JO     B CO 1/23                  BOSSIER CITY, LA
FORTUNE, RA        HQ CO 25TH MAR             AYERS (FT DEVENS), MA
JONES, B           HS CO 6TH MTBN             RED BANK, NJ
PORTER, BA         D CO 4TH RECON             ALBUQUERQUE, NM
KENNY, MP          BRIDGE CO B 6TH ESBN       FOLSOM, PA
AMUNDSON, GM       B CO (-) AT BN             AMARILLO, TX
8.  THE FOLLOWING FIRST SERGEANT BILLETS ARE PRIORITY AND NEED TO BE FILLED IMMEDIATELY.  ALL BILLETS FILLED BY 2P FIRST SERGEANTS WILL BE ADVERTISED ANNUALLY.
    A.  CURRENT FIRST SERGEANT VACANCIES:
UNIT                           LOCATION
D CO (-) AT BN                 ELMENDORF, AK
L CO 3/23                      MONTGOMERY, AL
D CO 4TH TKBN                  29 PALMS, CA
K CO 3/24                      TERRE HAUTE, IN
HS CO 3/23                     BELLE CHASSE, LA
HS CO(-) HQBN 4TH MARDIV       NEW ORLEANS, LA
WPNS CO (-) 1/25               AYERS (FT DEVENS), MA
HS CO 1/25                     AYERS (FT DEVENS), MA
A CO 1/25                      BRUNSWICK, ME
B CO 1/24                      SAGINAW, MI
HQ CO 24TH MAR                 KANSAS CITY, MO
C CO AT BN                     JACKSON, MS
F CO 2/25                      ALBANY, NY
I CO 3/25                      BUFFALO, NY
L CO 3/25                      COLUMBUS, OH
WPNS CO (-) 3/25               AKRON, OH
ENG CO A 6TH ESBN              SPRINGFIELD, OR
D BTRY 2/14                    EL PASO, TX
DS MT CO B, 6TH MTBN           LUBBOCK, TX
P BTRY 5/14                    SPOKANE, WA
G CO 2/24                      MADISON, WI
9.  RESERVE COMPONENT FIRST SERGEANTS OR SERGEANTS MAJOR WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNASSIGNED, OR WILL BE UNASSIGNED AS A RESULT OF THIS MARADMIN, MAY SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT INDICATING THEIR DESIRE TO FILL A BILLET VACANCY.  LETTERS SHALL BE SIGNED, AND DIRECTED TO THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF RESERVE AFFAIRS, INDICATING WHICH BILLET(S) THEY ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT.  ALL SUBSEQUENT TOURS WILL BE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.  ONCE APPROVED, MARINES WILL BE DIRECTED TO SUBMIT AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER REQUEST AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3.
10.  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS, ALL NEWLY PROMOTED 1STSGTS AND 1STSGTS (SEL) WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL FIRST SERGEANTS COURSE IN QUANTICO, VA, FROM 15 - 27 JULY 2012 AS THEIR PRIMARY ANNUAL TRAINING PERIOD.
11.  QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED TO THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF RESERVE AFFAIRS,  SERGEANT MAJOR PAUL HAYES AT (703)784-9100 OR VIA EMAIL AT PAUL.HAYES@USMC.MIL.
12.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//