OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MAY 2012 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR JUNE 2012
Date Signed: 4/26/2012 | MARADMINS Number: 242/12
MARADMINS : 242/12
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MARADMIN 242/12
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SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MAY 2012 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR JUNE 2012//
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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.  REF I IS MCO 5750.1H, BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS FOR NEWLY PROMOTED COLONELS. //
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AUTHORITY.  REFERENCES A THROUGH H REGULATE ALL MARINE CORPS OFFICER PROMOTIONS.  THIS MARADMIN IS THE AUTHORITY FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS TO EFFECT PROMOTIONS.  PER THE REFERENCES, AN OFFICER'S PROMOTION MAY NOT BE EFFECTED UNTIL THAT OFFICER'S NAME APPEARS ON A PROMOTION MARADMIN OR CMC MESSAGE.  APPROPRIATE COMMISSIONS WILL BE MAILED TO PARENT COMMANDS UNDER SEPARATE COVER. EXPECT 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY.  THE COMMISSION IS NOT THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO EFFECT THE PROMOTION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A PROMOTION CEREMONY, SAMPLE COMMISSIONS AND THE OATH OF OFFICE CAN BE FOUND IN CHAPTER 6 OF REF B OR AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL.  GO TO THE "CAREER" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK "PROMOTIONS." FOLLOW THE LINKS TO OFFICER PROMOTIONS, CLICK "FAQS" AND THEN "PROMOTION CEREMONIES".
2.  ALL OFFICERS PROMOTED TO THE GRADE OF COLONEL ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CURRENT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE CORPS HISTORY (HDR) AS DIRECTED BY MCO 5750.1H, PAGE 2-5.  SEE PARAGRAPH 14 FOR MAILING ADDRESS AND POC INFORMATION.
3.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 624 OF REF A AND REF C, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED REGULAR OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 MAY 2012.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
CLIFFORD D. CHEN                COL          145
MATTHEW R. CRABILL              COL          NBP
JEFFREY J. DILL                 COL          NGM
KATHERINE J. ESTES              COL          124
ROBERT A. FIFER                 COL          097
RYAN P. HERITAGE                COL          1C1
JONATHAN W. HITESMAN            COL          122
CHRISTOPHER A. MCPHILLIPS       COL          NBW
DAVID C. THOMPSON               COL          W08
STEVEN K. BARRIGER              LTCOL        NC3
GABRIELLE M. CHAPIN             LTCOL        1C0
AMY R. EBITZ                    LTCOL        091
ARMANDO ESPINOZA                LTCOL        090
JOHN D. FERGUSON                LTCOL        NAX
JOHN P. LONGSHORE               LTCOL        094
CHRISTOPHER M. MARISE           LTCOL        T9B
ROBERT W. MCCRACKEN IV          LTCOL        143
PAUL R. MILNE                   LTCOL        J15
CHRISTOPHER P. OCONNOR          LTCOL        V13
TRES C. SMITH                   LTCOL        1JM
MARTIN V. STARTA                LTCOL        QAS
GARRY T. STEFFEN                LTCOL        NBP
KELSEY R. THOMPSON              LTCOL        110
ANDREW J. WEIS                  LTCOL        TMH
JUDY J. YODER                   LTCOL        TMG
JOHN P. ARNOLD                  MAJ          1VB
CHARLES F. BENBOW               MAJ          V22
HENRY G. BILLINGS, JR.          MAJ          1S8
BRYAN M. CADDEN                 MAJ          UCG
EMMANUEL T. CARPER              MAJ          1Y1
SAMUEL M. DABNEY                MAJ          1T5
JASON N. DALE                   MAJ          VR1
PHILLIP B. DAVIS                MAJ          024
MAJDI M. ELAHWAL                MAJ          110
CHRISTIAN R. FELDER             MAJ          084
ANDREW J. GRAHAM                MAJ          UCG
JOSHUA M. JABIN                 MAJ          J38
JOHN P. KEARNS                  MAJ          143
DAVID S. KIM                    MAJ          1JW
ANDREW J. KONICKI               MAJ          070
RYAN A. LYNCH                   MAJ          036
RUBEN E. MARIN                  MAJ          QAQ
JOSHUA J. MAYORAL               MAJ          116
RICHARD P. MCKENZIE             MAJ          1K3
JOSEPH J. MCMENAMIN             MAJ          1NC
SHAUN M. MEALING                MAJ          VF4
JOE M. MEDEROS                  MAJ          G71
MARK D. NICHOLSON               MAJ          QBF
RYAN J. OROZCO                  MAJ          069
LUKE A. PERNOTTO                MAJ          1A5
RACHAEL E. PITTS                MAJ          016
MICHAEL C. ROCK                 MAJ          1G8
KEVIN A. SAMUELS                MAJ          L38
KURTIS L. SARGENT               MAJ          1CN
ANNA M. VOYNE                   MAJ          K48
LIZETTE G. WELCH                MAJ          J34
FAUSTINO ARAMBULA               CAPT         15H
PATRICK P. ATALLAH              CAPT         1NF
DANIEL G. BECK                  CAPT         1NH
LUIS A. CASTILLO                CAPT         122
STEVEN B. COLE                  CAPT         J9V
BRYAN J. COUGHLIN               CAPT         V37
TERRANCE E. DAVIS               CAPT         J9V
ADAM A. DUDAS                   CAPT         15G
JAMES G. ENGLEHART              CAPT         VM1
RONALD M. FIALK                 CAPT         1F4
LEAH M. GONNELLA                CAPT         J33
DAVID B. HENDRICKSON            CAPT         J15
RYAN R. KINDER                  CAPT         19C
ROBERT E. LEE                   CAPT         143
BRIAN K. LO                     CAPT         121
JOSHUA D. LYON                  CAPT         V12
ANDREW J. MATTHESS              CAPT         1HL
COLIN M. MCDONAGH               CAPT         15G
CHARLES M. MCINTOSH             CAPT         1WP
SCOTT R. MELLON                 CAPT         V31
JONATHON D. REYNOLDS            CAPT         15H
KEVIN T. ROCHE                  CAPT         VHG
CHRISTOPHER G. ROY              CAPT         VMA
MICHAEL J. SAHEIM               CAPT         1EC
JASON D. STOKES                 CAPT         V33
BENTWAN F. TAYLOR               CAPT         961
MITCHELL J. VANDERKODDE         CAPT         VLC
4.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5589 OF REF A, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 MAY 2012.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
RAYMOND J. MITCHELL             MAJ          1C1
PERRY L. SMITH, JR.             MAJ          TM6
5.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14308 REF A, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED RESERVE OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 MAY 2012.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
PATRICK L. CANTWELL             LTCOL        S5B
JENNIFER M. DOLAN               LTCOL        HAB
DAWN N. ELLIS                   LTCOL        HAB
ROBERT P. HEFFNER, JR.          LTCOL        HAB
NATHAN C. HENDERSON             LTCOL        IRR
JOSHUA N. MASSEY                LTCOL        S37
MAUREEN R. MCFARLAND            LTCOL        SX3
DANIEL T. NAROZNIAK             LTCOL        S3C
ROBERT A. PEAL                  LTCOL        HAB
MICHAEL J. SIMEK                LTCOL        SUV
JOHN E. BOYER                   MAJ          HAB
RICHARD S. CERANIC              MAJ          HAB
BRADLEY D. CLARK                MAJ          IRR
THOMAS L. FOX III               MAJ          HAB
ROBERT B. GRAYSON               MAJ          SS1
CHARLES A. HINES                MAJ          SAR
CHAD R. HYDE                    MAJ          SMG
AARON A. LANCASTER              MAJ          HAB
JOSHUA P. LASH                  MAJ          HAB
ALBERT T. MAAS                  MAJ          SP6
GRANT T. MAYFIELD               MAJ          HAB
MICHAEL C. MOK                  MAJ          IRR
STEPHEN F. SHAW                 MAJ          SS4
EDWARD M. SMID                  MAJ          HAB
SANG P. YU                      MAJ          B98
6.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 578 OF REF A AND REF C, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED REGULAR OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 MAY 2012.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
MICHAEL S. CHANEY               CWO5         ME7
CHARLES B. VANALLEN             CWO4         1JB
JOSEPH H. BANKS                 CWO3         LBX
JOHN M. GEORGE                  CWO3         924
DANCY R. SIMONS                 CWO3         012
7.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12242 OF REF A AND REF C, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED RESERVE OFFICERS, TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 MAY 2012.
NAME                            GRAD         CMD
EDWARD D. BRANTLEY              CWO4         S8F
8.  DELAY OF PROMOTION.  PER REFERENCES B AND H, IF THE RESPECTIVE COMMANDING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT AN OFFICER IS NOT MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, MORALLY, OR PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION, THE PROMOTION SHALL NOT BE EFFECTED.  THIS INCLUDES THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS PER SECTION 10206 OF REF A.  THE OFFICER SHALL BE GIVEN WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE GROUNDS FOR DELAY BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT, UNLESS IT IS IMPRACTICABLE TO DO SO, IN WHICH CASE THE NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.  CMC (MMPR-1) MUST ALSO BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT SO THAT THE PROMOTION WILL NOT BE EFFECTED IN MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION CAN BE INITIATED.  REFERENCES A, B, C, AND E CONTAIN GUIDELINES FOR THE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.
9.  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.
10.  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 PARAGRAPHS 3 THROUGH 7 (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.
11.  THE FOLLOWING FY12 PROMOTIONS ARE PROJECTED FOR JUNE 2012 AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  PROMOTIONS FROM THE REMAINING FY12 BOARDS WILL BE PROMULGATED BASED ON VACANCY DETERMINATION.
           SENIOR OFFICER          SEL     JR OFFICER          SEL
GRADE      TO BE PROMOTED          NO.     TO BE PROMOTED      NO.
COL        D. J. DAVIS             66      M. E. WATKINS       74
COL (R)    R. B. LUCAS III         62      P. L. STARITA       67
LTCOL      J. R. MEDINA            84      T. M. CONNELLY      104
LTCOL (AR) F. M. IPPOLITO          12      F. M. IPPOLITO      12
LTCOL (R)  J. F. BERRIGAN III      121     P. F. TIERNAN       124
MAJ        G. M. BALCH             154     L. E. BROWN         223
MAJ (AR)   N. J. BRADEN            10      N. J. BRADEN        10
MAJ (R)    J. A. GRAPES            189     B. S. SMITH         205
CAPT       B. A. BRADLEY           1026    J. R. BOMHOLT       1203
CAPT (R)   M. D. BERGER            69.1    R. C. LIPTON        74
CWO5
MOS: 0306  N. V. VITALE            2       N. V. VITALE        2
MOS: 6302  J. J. FIFER             1       J. J. FIFER         1
CW04
MOS: 0306  C. F. CHAMBERS          6       C. F. CHAMBERS      6
MOS: 0610  D. L. CRUM              1       D. L. CRUM          1
MOS: 5950  T. K. HOBAN             1       T. K. HOBAN         1
CW04 (R)   LIST CLEARED                    LIST CLEARED
CWO3
MOS: 0306  J. L. ALLNUT, JR.       6       J. L. ALLNUT, JR.   6
MOS: 3010  A. C. MURDOCK           1       A. C. MURDOCK       1
CWO3 (R)   T. R. ULEP              14      T. R. ULEP          14
12.  THE FOLLOWING FY13 PROMOTIONS ARE PROJECTED FOR JUNE 2012 AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  PROMOTIONS FROM THE REMAINING FY13 BOARDS WILL BE PROMULGATED BASED ON VACANCY DETERMINATION AND BOARD APPROVAL.
           SENIOR OFFICER          SEL     JR OFFICER          SEL
GRADE      TO BE PROMOTED          NO.     TO BE PROMOTED      NO.
COL (AR)   A. J. YLANAN, JR.       1       A. J. YLANAN, JR.   1
LTCOL (LDO)
MOS: 2802  K. R. WILLIAMS          1       K. R. WILLIAMS      1
MAJ (LDO)
MOS: 0430  M. A. THOMAS            4       M. A. THOMAS        4
MOS: 2802  R. CANEDO               1       R. CANEDO           1
13.  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."
14.  PER REF I, MATERIAL CAN BE MAILED TO MARINE CORPS HISTORY DIVISION (HDR), 3078 UPSHUR AVENUE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, 22134.  POC IS MS. ANNETTE AMERMAN AT COMM (703) 432-4875 OR DSN 378-4875.  EMAIL ADDRESS IS HISTORY.DIVISION@USMC.MIL.
15.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//