OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2012 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2012
Date Signed: 1/20/2012 | MARADMINS Number: 040/12
MARADMINS : 040/12
R 201531Z JAN 12
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MARADMIN 040/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2012 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2012//
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REF/I/MSGID:DOC/MCO 5750.1H/YMD:20090213//
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 13 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 FEBRUARY 2012.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
JON M. AYTES                    COL          NDM
MATTHEW H. COOPER               COL          121
TODD S. DESGROSSEILLIERS        COL          011
JOHN P. FARNAM                  COL          NBW
JOHN S. FITZPATRICK             COL          068
BRIAN L. MAGNUSON               COL          K63
ROBERT B. SOFGE, JR.            COL          QAP
JAMES B. ZIENTEK                COL          NBS
SHAWN B. BELTRAN                LTCOL        1NE
MICHAEL A. BOWERS               LTCOL        111
RICHARD D. CALLAHAN             LTCOL        098
CHARLOTTE J. CARPENTER          LTCOL        175
JAMES F. CHERRY, JR.            LTCOL        1F6
LESLEY W. CHIU                  LTCOL        H99
THOMAS H. GARNETT IV            LTCOL        KAU
JEFFREY D. HANSON               LTCOL        NGG
JOHN E. HARRIS                  LTCOL        1C1
ERIC C. MALINOWSKI              LTCOL        111
KRISTIN L. MCCANN               LTCOL        K20
KENNETH C. MUSIAL               LTCOL        NBM
RICHARD A. PARADISE             LTCOL        G9K
MICHAEL P. QUINTO               LTCOL        QAQ
ANDROY D. SENEGAR               LTCOL        124
STANLEY E. BEDNAR               MAJ          15E
NOAH R. BENGUR                  MAJ          G71
DAVID J. COTE                   MAJ          H99
DAVID R. DENIAL                 MAJ          KAR
DAVID W. DODGE                  MAJ          VRA
MELVIN K. EURING                MAJ          012
BETTINA L. GEHRIS               MAJ          015
ALBERT J. GOLDBERG              MAJ          TM6
ADAM C. GUGELMEYER              MAJ          1NH
GARRETT W. HAGER                MAJ          1JU
RYAN F. HARRINGTON              MAJ          1R2
GEOFFRY M. HOLLOPETER           MAJ          V34
WILLIAM J. HORTON               MAJ          15B
WILLIAM T. JACOBS               MAJ          D88
CHRISTOPHER I. JOHNSON          MAJ          233
JAMES F. KNIPE                  MAJ          VFG
JARED A. LAURIN                 MAJ          1GS
ERIC C. LUM                     MAJ          1T5
DANIEL J. MACSAY                MAJ          J50
MARK A. MARKLEY                 MAJ          C16
ADAM C. MARTZKE                 MAJ          J9V
CHRISTY L. MCCUTCHAN            MAJ          078
MATTHEW T. MCSORLEY             MAJ          VM4
RICHARD E. MORITZ               MAJ          G9H
STEPHEN L. MUSICK               MAJ          070
KYLE M. NUNEMACHER              MAJ          1WX
DAVID A. ODELL                  MAJ          1HM
MICHAEL P. PARROTT              MAJ          1T3
ZACHRY S. RIGGLE                MAJ          1MX
BENJAMIN B. ROY                 MAJ          1T5
ARNOLD B. SELVIDGE              MAJ          1CH
RICHARD A. SOFGE                MAJ          T9B
LESLIE M. STANSBERRY            MAJ          V26
BENJAMIN T. TAGGART             MAJ          045
JOHN A. TEMPONE, JR.            MAJ          TMG
PATRICK S. WILLIAMS             MAJ          15J
ANTHONY P. AANDAHL              CAPT         1JY
JOSHUA R. ANDERSON              CAPT         VLF
CHRISTOPHER J. ANDREWS          CAPT         K46
COREY D. AUBEL                  CAPT         1CQ
VICTOR P. BARNES, JR.           CAPT         V13
BRYCE V. BISSINGER              CAPT         V37
NICHOLAS A. BOUTIN              CAPT         1PA
PETER A. BROWN                  CAPT         121
ADAM B. BRYAND                  CAPT         1F7
MANUEL A. BUENO                 CAPT         K48
ROBERT E. CHRISTIAN             CAPT         193
SCOTT W. COOK                   CAPT         V12
MARK P. COWLES                  CAPT         1PK
JUSTIN A. DAVIS                 CAPT         1JT
SETH E. DELLINGER               CAPT         VLF
JOSEPH E. DENTZ                 CAPT         199
RUBEN ESQUIVEL, JR.             CAPT         1DN
ROY V. FISH                     CAPT         K68
RYAN C. GRANT                   CAPT         1G7
HAROLD C. HAMILTON, JR.         CAPT         1JE
CHRISTOPHER B. HAMPTON          CAPT         1CE
NATHAN T. HARMON                CAPT         1JZ
DEREK R. HEINZ                  CAPT         JAM
JOSE A. HERNANDEZ               CAPT         1JD
JOHN P. HINTON                  CAPT         J9W
JACOB D. HUDSON                 CAPT         1NJ
GREGORY A. JOHNSON, JR.         CAPT         1LB
TYLER C. KESTERSON              CAPT         VM5
THUONG H. KIEU                  CAPT         1YB
FRANCIS W. KIMENYI              CAPT         1NR
BRYANT J. KRUSE                 CAPT         1CQ
ALAN M. LAU                     CAPT         1Y9
MICHAEL LEHMER                  CAPT         1G8
CASEY S. LINK                   CAPT         1GT
RYAN E. MAHER                   CAPT         V19
THOMAS L. MALONE                CAPT         V16
CODY D. MALTAIS                 CAPT         014
LUKE A. MANSFIELD               CAPT         1HM
KYLE M. MARTIN                  CAPT         15A
DANIEL C. MILLER                CAPT         J9X
TAYLOR S. MORAWSKI              CAPT         V31
BARRY J. MORRIS                 CAPT         908
CASEY S. MUNROE                 CAPT         116
JARED A. MUSE                   CAPT         V24
JACOB L. NELSON                 CAPT         1RA
MICHAEL A. NIEMAN               CAPT         1JW
GERALD I. NOE                   CAPT         V24
AEMEE H. PARROTT                CAPT         1DN
NICHOLAS E. POLLOCK             CAPT         VHM
JONATHAN D. POWERS              CAPT         116
PADRIACA A. PRUDE               CAPT         15J
JUSTIN A. RISTOW                CAPT         1EC
ANUAR R. ROMERO                 CAPT         980
MATTHEW P. SCHMITT              CAPT         VMJ
BRETT E. SCULL                  CAPT         15L
PAULO M. SIMOES                 CAPT         VLF
JACKSON M. SMITH                CAPT         V36
DAVID M. SNIPES                 CAPT         114
JODY A. STELLY                  CAPT         023
ADAM C. STRICKLAND              CAPT         VM4
PETER J. THERMOS                CAPT         121
RYAN L. THORSON                 CAPT         VHD
PAUL C. TROWER                  CAPT         V13
CHRISTOPHER G. UST              CAPT         KA7
DAVID C. VIEW                   CAPT         VLC
MATTHEW T. WARTENBE             CAPT         114
JEREMY A. WHEELER               CAPT         1SF
ERIC P. WOLFE                   CAPT         1FA
4.  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 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2012.
NAME                            GRADE        CMD
JONATHAN M. GEORGE              MAJ          1WW
RICHARD J. HOSSFELD             MAJ          G17
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 FEBRUARY 2012.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
DAVID C. DEVORE                 COL          IMA
ROBERT D. FREEMAN               COL          NBW
GUS KOSTAS                      COL          IMA
TODD J. MACDONALD               COL          IMA
DONALD A. MARKWARD              COL          IMA
ROB B. ROBERSON                 COL          4TH MARDIV
ROBERT J. VEHE, JR.             COL          IMA
CRAIG R. ABELE                  LTCOL        QAB
DION A. ANGLIN                  LTCOL        4TH MARDIV
JOHN D. CORDONE                 LTCOL        IMA
MARK A. CUNNINGHAM              LTCOL        IMA
BRANDON L. HANSEN               LTCOL        4TH MAW
ERIC R. LINDGREN                LTCOL        SJL
SEAN P. MCCLOSKEY               LTCOL        IMA
MILTON K. PARSONS, JR.          LTCOL        IMA
STEPHEN M. RODRIGUEZ            LTCOL        1RA
MICHAEL L. WAGNER               LTCOL        IMA
THOMAS BISIGNANO, JR.           MAJ          4TH MLG
CARLOS R. BRANCATO              MAJ          4TH MARDIV
KAMCHIEN CHANG                  MAJ          4TH MARDIV
MICHAEL T. DRISCOLL             MAJ          MOBCOM
MICHAEL F. GALLARDO             MAJ          4TH MARDIV
AARON B. LANG                   MAJ          IMA
JOHN F. MACDONALD III           MAJ          SL5
LISA M. MACKAR                  MAJ          S20
JOHN R. POOLER                  MAJ          MARFORRES
DANIEL ROSALES                  MAJ          IMA
RYAN R. RUEHL                   MAJ          MOBCOM
DUANE C. STAMM                  MAJ          S36
BENJAMIN L. STEINER             MAJ          4TH MARDIV
COLIN B. WALLACE                MAJ          S4S
DANIEL M. WRIGHT                MAJ          MOBCOM
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 FEBRUARY 2012.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
CECIL R. BELTRAN                CWO4         1GR
MATTHEW T. CARPENTER            CWO4         1F7
MICHAEL P. CARR                 CWO4         KAF
CHRISTIAN P. WADE               CWO4         095
SHANNON W. BEAMAN               CWO3         902
AARON K. GRAHAM                 CWO3         013
THOMAS J. LAYOU                 CWO3         095
CHRISTOPHER A. MAYFIELD         CWO3         A88
JOEL Z. MORGAN                  CWO3         V26
PAUL W. SANDY II                CWO3         V22
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 FEBRUARY 2012.
NAME                            GRAD         CMD
MICHAEL E. GEARY                CWO4         MOBCOM
JUSTIN D. YOUNG                 CWO3         SU6
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/DECLINING PROMOTION.  ANY REGULAR/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 MARCH 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        NONE                    NONE    NONE                 NONE
COL (R)    NONE                    NONE    NONE                 NONE
LTCOL      P. C. MERIDA            52      D. T. HUDAK          58
LTCOL (AR) G. E. MEANS             10      G. E. MEANS          10
LTCOL (R)  S. L. GORRELL           91      A. ACOSTA, JR.       100
MAJ        D. I. EWERS             79      S. G. SHADFORTH      92
MAJ (AR)   T. M. LEWIS             8       T. M. LEWIS          8
MAJ (R)    A. L. SHERMAN           138     T. P. GARRETT        154
CAPT       H. YIM                  781     M. E. CARWILE        795
CAPT (AR)  NONE                    NONE    NONE                 NONE
CAPT (R)   C. A. DOLDER            51.05   S. SMITHKEARON       52
CWO5      
MOS: 0306  K. L. CRANDELL          1       K. L. CRANDELL       1
MOS: 4810  R. W. LAVERTY           1       R. W. LAVERTY        1
MOS: 6004  D. A. TAVARES           2       D. A. TAVARES        2
CWO5 (R)   C. A. NEEPER            7       C. A. NEEPER         7
CW04
MOS: 0306  T. G. CARROLL           5       T. G. CARROLL        5
MOS: 4810  J. L. TEEGARDIN         1       J. L. TEEGARDIN      1
CW04 (R)   M. R. UVEGES            11      M. R. UVEGES         11
CWO3
MOS: 0306  J. M. SCHERTZ           5       J. M. SCHERTZ        5
MOS: 4810  A. A. LAZELLE           3       A. A. LAZELLE        3
CWO3 (R)   C. L. DOMERS            11      C. L. DOMERS         11
12.  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."
13.  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.
14.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//