MARADMINS : 014/12
R 091347Z JAN 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 014/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY 2012 RESERVE 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND BILLET VACANCIES//
REF/A/DOC/MARADMIN 638-11/YMD: 20111025//
REF/B/DOC/MCO 1300.8R/YMD: 19941004//
REF/C/DOC/MARADMIN 222-09/YMD: 20090403//
NARR/REF A IS FY 2012 RESERVE (SMCR-IRR) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD. REF B IS MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF C IS INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.//
POC/P. G. HAYES/SGTMAJ/UNIT: CMC MRA RA/-/TEL: 703-784-9100/ EMAIL:PAUL.HAYES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A, MARADMIN 638/11, AND IN ORDER TO MEET RESERVE MANPOWER GOALS, RESERVE GYSGTS DESIRING PROMOTION TO 1STSGT MUST COMPLY WITH PROCEDURES UNIQUE FOR SELECTION TO THIS GRADE. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE CURRENT PROCEDURES EMPLOYED TO SELECT RESERVE GYSGTS TO MSGT, MSGTS TO MGYSGT OR 1STSGT TO SGTMAJ.
A. PER PARAGRAPH 7 OF REF A, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT, ELIGIBLE GYSGTS MUST SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD STATING THEIR INTENT TO SERVE AS A 1STSGT. THE LETTER REQUESTING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2359 ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE SELECTION BOARD. IF ELIGIBLE GYSGTS DO NOT SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT TO THE BOARD, THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT. ADDITIONALLY, GYSGTS WILL SUBMIT A SEPARATE LETTER TO THE RESERVE AFFAIRS SERGEANT MAJOR INDICATING THE CHOICE(S) OF ALL AVAILABLE SMCR 1STSGT BILLETS IN WHICH THEY ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO SERVE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO ASSIGN MARINES TO ONE OF THEIR CHOICES WILL BE MADE; HOWEVER, IN ALL CASES, SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS ARE MADE BASED ON AVAILABLE BILLETS; THEREFORE, FAILURE TO ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT TO A BILLET MAY RESULT IN REVOCATION OF SELECTION, AND iNVOLUNTARY TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR). IF ELIGIBLE GYSGTS ARE NOT SELECTED TO 1STSGT AND MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THEIR OCCFLD, THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO MSGT WITHIN THEIR OCCFLD. LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES MAY COMPETE FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT; HOWEVER, IF SELECTED, THEIR LIMITED TOUR AR CONTRACT WILL BE TERMINATED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FOURTH MONTH AFTER THEIR PROMOTION TO 1STSGT HAS BEEN EFFECTED. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY WILL BE GRANTED.
B. EACH ELIGIBLE GYSGT WILL MAIL THE RESERVE 1STSGT BILLET REQUEST LETTER OF INTENT TO:
SERGEANT MAJOR RESERVE AFFAIRS
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD,
QUANTICO, VA 22134.
C. BILLET REQUEST LETTERS MUST BE SIGNED AND RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2359, 31 JAN 12. NOTE; THE 1STSGT LETTER OF INTENT STILL MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE PROMOTIONS BOARD NLT THEN 2359, 16 JAN 2012.
D. ELIGIBLE 1STSGTS AND SGTSMAJ SHOULD REVIEW AND FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE CONTENTS AND PROCEDURES OF REF C, MARADMIN 222/09, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE IN SELECTING POTENTIAL BILLET ASSIGNMENTS.
E. SPECIFIC BILLET ASSIGNMENTS FOR SELECTED 1STSGTS AND SGTSMAJ WILL BE RELEASED UNDER SEPARATE MARADMIN AFTER PROMOTION BOARD RESULTS ARE RELEASED. THE TOUR LENGTH WILL NORMALLY BE THREE YEARS.
2. FIRST SERGEANT BILLET OPENINGS FOR THE FY 2012 SMCR SNCO SELECTION BOARD ARE:
UNIT LOCATION
D CO (-) AT BN ELMENDORF, AK --
HS CO (-), AT BN BESSEMER, AL --
K BTRY 2/14 HUNTSVILLE, AL
I CO 3/23 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR --
BULK FUEL CO C 6TH ESBN PHOENIX, AZ
D CO 4TH TKBN 29 PALMS, CA
HS CO 4TH LAR BN CAMP PENDLETON, CA
A CO 4TH LAR BN CAMP PENDLETON, CA
A CO 4TH TKBN CAMP PENDLETON, CA
DET-A MASS-6 MIRAMAR, CA
HS CO 2/23 PASADENA, CA
WPNS CO (-) 2/23 PORT HUENEME, CA --
MT MAINT CO 4TH MAINT BN SACRAMENTO, CA
E CO 2/23 SAN BRUNO, CA
HQ CO 23RD MAR SAN BRUNO, CA
A CO, INTEL SPT BN SAN DIEGO, CA
HS CO 4TH TKBN SAN DIEGO, CA
HQ BTRY 5/14 SEAL BEACH, CA --
B CO INTEL SPT BN AURORA, CO
PERSONNEL RETRIEVING AND PROCESSING COMPANY WASHINGTON, DC
BULK FUEL CO B 6TH ESBN WILMINGTON, DE
HS CO 4TH AAV BN TAMPA, FL
HQ CO HS BN MARIETTA, GA
BTO CO B 4TH LSB SAVANNAH, GA
E CO 2/24 DES MOINES, IA --
C CO 4TH TKBN BOISE, ID
ENGR CO C 6TH ESBN PEORIA, IL
WPNS CO (-) 2/24 WAUKEGAN, IL --
ENGR CO B 6TH ESBN SOUTH BEND, IN
K CO 3/24 TERRE HAUTE, IN --
ELEC MAINT CO 4TH MAINT BN WICHITA, KS
WPNS CO (-) 3/23 BATON ROUGE, LA --
HS CO 3/23 BELLE CHASSE, LA
B CO 1/23 BOSSIER CITY, LA
WPNS CO (-) 1/25 AYERS (FT DEVENS), MA --
HQ CO 25TH MAR AYERS (FT DEVENS), MA
B CO 4TH LAR BN FREDERICK, MD
A CO 1/25 TOPSHAM, ME
BRIDGE CO A 6TH ESBN BATTLE CREEK, MI
HS CO 1/24 DETROIT, MI
C CO 1/24 LANSING, MI
HS CO 3/24 BRIDGETON, MO
HQ CO 24TH MAR KANSAS CITY, MO --
WPNS CO (-) 3/24 SPRINGFIELD, MO --
C CO AT BN JACKSON, MS --
ENG MAINT CO 4TH MAINT BN OMAHA, NE
HS CO 6TH MTBN RED BANK, NJ
G BTRY 3/14 WEST TRENTON, NJ
D CO 4TH RECON ALBUQUERQUE, NM --
F CO 2/25 ALBANY, NY
SVC CO 6TH COMM BN BROOKLYN, NY
HQCO 6TH COMMBN BROOKLYN, NY
I CO 3/25 BUFFALO, NY --
E CO, 4TH LAR BN SYRACUSE, NY
WPNS CO (-) 3/25 AKRON, OH --
HS CO 3/25 BROOKPARK, OH --
COMM CO 4TH MARDIV CINCINNATI, OH
L CO 3/25 COLUMBUS, OH
MP CO C HQSVCBN DAYTON, OH
LDG SPT EQUIP CO 4TH LSB VIENNA, OH
AT(TOW) TRAINING CO 4THMARDIV BROKEN ARROW, OK
ENG CO A 6TH ESBN EUGENE, OR
HS CO 6TH ESBN PORTLAND, OR
DET 2 COMM CO ALLENTOWN, PA
BRIDGE CO B 6TH ESBN FOLSOM, PA
E CO 2/25 HARRISBURG, PA
MP CO B HQSVCBN NORTH VERSAILLES, PA
K CO 3/25 NORTH VERSAILLES, PA
HQ BTRY 3/14 PHILADELPHIA, PA
F CO, 4TH LAR BN EASTOVER (COLUMBIA), SC
AMMO CO 4TH SUPPLY BN GREENVILLE, SC
M BTRY 3/14 CHATTANOOGA, TN
L CO 3/24 JOHNSON CITY, TN
D CO 4TH CEB KNOXVILLE, TN
K CO 3/23 MEMPHIS, TN
I CO 3/24 NASHVILLE, TN --
B CO (-) AT BN AMARILLO, TX
WPNS CO (-) 1/23 AUSTIN, TX --
C CO 1/23 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX --
HQ BTRY 14TH MAR DALLAS, TX
D BTRY 2/14 EL PASO, TX --
HQ BTRY 2/14 GRAND PRAIRIE, TX --
A CO 1/23 HOUSTON, TX
DS MT CO B 6TH MT BN LUBBOCK, TX
HS CO 4TH RECON SAN ANTONIO, TX --
F CO 2/23 SALT LAKE CITY, UT --
C CO 4TH CEB LYNCHBURG, VA
HS CO 4TH SUPPLY BN NEWPORT NEWS, VA
H BTRY 3/14 RICHMOND,VA --
B CO 4TH CEB ROANOKE, VA --
HS CO 4TH LSB FORT LEWIS, WA
LDG SPT CO A 4TH LSB FORT LEWIS, WA
P BTRY 5/14 SPOKANE,WA --
G CO 2/24 MADISON, WI
F CO 2/24 MILWAUKEE, WI
A CO 4TH CEB CHARLESTON, WV --
3. EXAMPLE LETTER OF REQUEST FOR 1STSGT BILLET ASSIGNMENT:
FROM: GUNNERY SERGEANT NAME SSN/MOS USMCR
TO: RESERVE AFFAIRS SERGEANT MAJOR
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION
3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134
SUBJ: INTENT TO ACCEPT RESERVE FIRST SERGEANT BILLET
1. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESERVE FIRST SERGEANT BILLETS LISTED IN ORDER OF PRIORITY FOR WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE FY 2012 RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD:
UNIT LOCATION
A. D CO(-), AT BN ELMENDORF, AK --
B. HS CO, AT BN BESSEMER, AL --
C. F CO, 2/23 SALT LAKE CITY, UT
(LIST ALL BILLETS WILLING TO ACCEPT)
2. IF SELECTED TO FIRST SERGEANT, I WILL ACCEPT ANY BILLET ASSIGNMENT LISTED ABOVE; HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS, AND THAT FAILURE TO ACCEPT AN ASSIGNMENT, MAY RESULT IN REVOCATION OF MY SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT, AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).
4. FIRST SERGEANTS IN THE ZONE FOR SERGEANT MAJOR ARE DIRECTED TO SEND A SIGNED LETTER TO THE RESERVE AFFAIRS SERGEANT MAJOR, UTILIZING THE SAME FORMAT AS IN PARAGRAPH 3, LISTING ALL BILLETS WHICH THEY ARE WILLING TO FILL.
5. SERGEANT MAJOR BILLET OPENINGS FOR THE FY 2012 SMCR SNCO SELECTION BOARD ARE:
UNIT LOCATION
4TH LAR BN CAMP PENDLETON, CA
HMM-764 MAG-46 EDWARDS AFB, CA
4TH TKBN SAN DIEGO, CA --
4TH ANGLICO WEST PALM BEACH, FL
HMLA-773(-) MARIETTA, GA
MWCS-48 MACG-48 GREAT LAKES, IL
MTACS-48 MACG-48 GREAT LAKES, IL
HQBN 4TH MARDIV NEW ORLEANS, LA
1/25 AYERS (FT DEVENS), MA
4TH MAINTBN CHARLOTTE, NC
6TH MTBN RED BANK, NJ
2/25 GARDEN CITY, NY
MALS-49 NEWBURGH, NY
MWSS-472(-) WILLOW GROVE, PA
VMGR-234 MAG-41 FT WORTH, TX
2/14 GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
HMM-774 MAG-42 NORFOLK, VA
MACS-24 MACG-48 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
"--" BILLETS RESTRICTED IAW CHAPTER 5 OF REF B, UNDER THE DIRECT COMBAT RULE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//