FY12 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 8/22/2011 | MARADMINS Number: 474/11
MARADMINS : 474/11
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MARADMIN 474/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY12 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD//
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REF/G/MSGID:MSG/CMC/011129ZAUG11//
NARR/REF A, MARADMIN 359/11, ANNOUNCED THE FY 2012 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE.  REF B, MCO 1553.4B, PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE MARINE CORPS PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) PROGRAM.  REF C, MCO P1400.32D W/CH 1 (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF D, MCO P1070.12K (IRAM), PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.  REF E, MARADMIN 003/09, DISCUSSES TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF F, MCO P1610.7F W/CH 2, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES), PROVIDES POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS FOR FILING TO THE OMPF.  REF G, MARADMIN 433/11, PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PROGRAM.//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AS ANNOUNCED BY REF A, THE FY12 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 18 OCTOBER 2011 AT HARRY LEE HALL, MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VA, FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 9 WEEKS.
2.  PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME).  THE SELECTION GUIDANCE (PRECEPT) FOR BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDES A REMINDER OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR PME.  MARINES ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT COURSE COMPLETION INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THEIR OMPF.  ADDITIONALLY, MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR MBS TO ENSURE THEIR PME COMPLETION IS REFLECTED.  THE MBS IS ONLY A TOOL TO SUMMARIZE A MARINE'S RECORD. IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL PART OF A MARINE'S RECORD, THEREFORE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED OFFICIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTATION.  AS A REMINDER, MARINES "ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION" MISSING EVIDENCE OF REQUIRED PME WILL BE BRIEFED AS "NOT FULLY QUALIFIED" FOR SELECTION.  PER REF B, THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION TO SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  FIRST SERGEANT TO SERGEANT MAJOR:  ATTEND FIRST SERGEANTS COURSE AND REGIONAL MASTER SERGEANT/FIRST SERGEANT SEMINAR.
    B.  MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT:  ATTEND REGIONAL MASTER SERGEANT/FIRST SERGEANT SEMINAR.
    C.  GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT OR FIRST SERGEANT: COMPLETE BOTH THE NON-RESIDENT ADVANCED COURSE (MCI 7200 OR 8200) AND THE RESIDENT ADVANCED COURSE.
3.  ALL GUNNERY SERGEANTS, REGARDLESS OF MOS, WHO MEET THE DATE OF RANK (DOR) AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) CUTOFF FOR FIRST SERGEANT WILL BE SCREENED FOR FIRST SERGEANT.  HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE MARINES WHOSE MOST RECENT FITNESS REPORT HAS AN "F" IN BLOCK 8C WILL BE CONSIDERED.
4.  ALL GUNNERY SERGEANTS WHO MEET THE DOR AND AFADBD CUTOFF FOR THEIR MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT.
5.  COMMANDERS WILL:
    A.  ENSURE ELIGIBLE MARINES WITHIN THEIR COMMAND ARE NOTIFIED OF THEIR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.
    B.  ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF DATA ELEMENTS IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) FOR THOSE MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION REGARDLESS OF ZONE.  SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DOR, AFADBD, PME, SERVICE SCHOOLS, BILLET DESCRIPTION, PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS), INTENDED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS), PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) SCORE, MARKSMANSHIP SCORE, PERSONAL AWARDS, ASSIGNMENT TO AND REMOVAL FROM THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM, ETC.  ANY CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED IN MCTFS AND SUBMITTED AS UPDATE MATERIAL BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY12 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD.
    C.  ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY REQUESTING NOT TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELED PER REF C AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS IN THE PROPER FORMAT.
    D.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE SUBMITS A PHOTOGRAPH IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS D AND E.
    E.  ASSIST ELIGIBLE MARINES IN CORRECTING INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 8 AND APPENDIX I OF REF F.
    F.  COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF PRIOR SERVICE, PER PARAGRAPH 3202 OF REF C, MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION TO CMC (MMPR-2) BY 2359 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. FIGURE 3-4 OF REF C CONTAINS THE FORMAT FOR THE REQUEST.  LATE SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION BASED ON PRIOR SERVICE WILL BE FILED WITHOUT ACTION.
6.  THE TABLE BELOW LISTS THE MOS'S THAT "FEED TO" THE IMOS AT THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE INDICATED.  MARINES SERVING IN A BASIC MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THEIR IMOS.  MARINES WHO HAVE A PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) LISTED IN COLUMN (A) AS A FEEDER MOS WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION TO THE IMOS LISTED IN COLUMN (B), PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7.  NOTE AS ZONES AND ALLOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO OR DURING THE BOARD, ALL MARINES ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF THEIR RECORDS.
    A.  FIRST SERGEANT TO SERGEANT MAJOR FEEDER MOS:  FOR PROPER ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E. COLUMN A TO COLUMN B.
COLUMN A        COLUMN B
1STSGT FEEDER   SGTMAJ IMOS
8999            8999  
    B.  MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT FEEDER MOS:  FOR PROPER ORDER, READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E. COLUMN A TO COLUMN B.
COLUMN A        COLUMN B              COLUMN A        COLUMN B
MSGT FEEDER     MGYSGT IMOS           MSGT IMOS       MGYSGT IMOS
0111            0111                  0161            0161
0211            0291                  0231            0291
0241            0291                  0261            0291
0313            0313                  0321            0321
0369            0369                  0372            0372
0411            0411                  0451            0451
0491            0491                  0511            0511
0681            0681                  0689            0689
0699            0699                  0811            0811
0848            0848                  0861            0861
1169            1169                  1349            1349
1371            1371                  1391            1391
1812            1812                  1833            1833
2149            2149                  2181            2181
2311            2311                  2336            2336
2651            2651                  2691            2691
2823            2823                  2874            2874
2891            2891                  3043            3043
3044            3044                  3051            3051
3052            3052                  3112            3112
3381            3381                  3432            3432
3451            3451                  3529            3529
3537            3537                  4133            4133
4341            4341                  4421            4421
4691            4691                  4821            4821
5512            5512                  5523            5524
5524            5524                  5711            5711
5811            5811                  5821            5821
5831            5831                  5939            5993
5948            5993                  5959            5959
5974            5993                  5979            5993
5993            5993                  6019            6019
6042            6042                  6046            6046
6276            6276                  6391            6391
6591            6591                  6672            6672
6694            6694                  6842            6842
7011            7011                  7041            7041
7051            7051                  7212            7212
7236            7236                  7242            7242
7291            7291                  7314            7314
7372            7372                  8412            8412
    C.  GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT FEEDER MOS:  FOR PROPER ORDER, READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E., COLUMN A TO COLUMN B.
COLUMN A        COLUMN B              COLUMN A        COLUMN B
GYSGT FEEDER    MSGT IMOS             GYSGT IMOS      MSGT IMOS
0111            0111                  0161            0161
0211            0211                  0231            0231
0241            0241                  0261            0261
0313            0313                  0321            0321
0369            0369                  0372            0372
0411            0411                  0451            0451
0491            0491                  0511            0511
0619            0699                  0629            0699
0659            0699                  0681            0681
0689            0689                  0811            0811
0848            0848                  0861            0861
1169            1169                  1349            1349
1361            1371                  1371            1371
1391            1391                  1812            1812
1833            1833                  2111            2181
2131            2181                  2141            2149
2146            2149                  2147            2149
2161            2181                  2171            2181
2311            2311                  2336            2336
2621            2691                  2631            2691
2651            2651                  2671            2691
2673            2691                  2674            2691
2676            2691                  2823            2823
2834            2891                  2862            2891
2874            2874                  2887            2891
3043            3043                  3044            3044
3051            3051                  3052            3052
3112            3112                  3381            3381
3432            3432                  3451            3451
3529            3529                  3537            3537
4133            4133                  4341            4341
4421            4421                  4691            4691
4821            4821                  5512            5512
5523            5524                  5524            5524
5711            5711                  5811            5811
5821            5821                  5831            5831
5939            5939                  5948            5948
5951            5959                  5952            5959
5953            5959                  5954            5959
5974            5974                  5979            5979
6042            6042                  6046            6046
6048            6019                  6062            6019
6072            6019                  6073            6019
6074            6019                  6092            6019
6112            6019                  6113            6019
6114            6019                  6116            6019
6122            6019                  6123            6019
6124            6019                  6132            6019
6152            6019                  6153            6019
6154            6019                  6156            6019
6172            6019                  6173            6019
6174            6019                  6176            6019
6212            6019                  6213            6019
6216            6019                  6217            6019
6218            6019                  6222            6019
6223            6019                  6226            6019
6227            6019                  6252            6019
6253            6019                  6256            6019
6257            6019                  6258            6019
6276            6276                  6282            6019
6283            6019                  6286            6019
6287            6019                  6288            6019
6312            6391                  6313            6391
6314            6391                  6316            6391
6317            6391                  6322            6391
6323            6391                  6324            6391
6326            6391                  6332            6391
6333            6391                  6336            6391
6337            6391                  6338            6391
6386            6391                  6414            6391
6434            6391                  6469            6391
6483            6391                  6484            6391
6492            6391                  6499            6391
6591            6591                  6672            6672
6694            6694                  6842            6842
7011            7011                  7041            7041
7051            7051                  7212            7212
7236            7236                  7242            7242
7257            7291                  7314            7314
7372            7372                  8412            8412
7.  THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS ARE IDENTIFIED BELOW.  MARINES WHO HAVE A DOR THAT IS EARLIER THAN THE DOR IDENTIFIED FOR A ZONE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN THAT ZONE FOR THAT IMOS.  WHEN AN AFADBD IS SPECIFIED, IT PERTAINS ONLY TO THOSE MARINES WITH THE LISTED DATE OF RANK.  THE AFADBD IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY OF THOSE MARINES WHOSE DATE OF RANK IS EARLIER THAN THE DATE OF RANK LISTED.  REFER TO PARAGRAPH 3102.3 OF REF C.  THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
            SERGEANT MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT             
            ABOVE ZONE          PROMOTION ZONE      BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC   JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD
0111    11  20080401    NA     20080901 19900806  20090301 19900205
0161     2  20060601    NA     20080301    NA     20100501 19910703
0291     5  20070601    NA     20080201    NA     20080701 19920707
0313     1  20080401 19890719  20090701 19920707  20090801    NA
0321     2  20070901    NA     20080301    NA     20081001    NA
0369    11  20071001 19900104  20080701 19910213  20080901 19910617
0372     2     NA       NA     20080601    NA     20081001    NA
0411     2  20060701    NA     20070401 19880411  20080101    NA
0451     1  20060201    NA     20061101    NA     20080901 19940719
0491     9  20060601 19870817  20070301 19920223  20070701 19910618
0689     2  20070901    NA     20080701 19920811  20090201    NA
0699    14  20070301 19910501  20070901 19900709  20080501 19920518
0811     2  20070701 19870106  20070701    NA     20090301    NA
0848     1  20070601 19911021  20080101    NA     20080501    NA
1169     2  20070201    NA     20070501 19890905  20080201    NA
1349     3  20060501    NA     20070501 19880817  20080501    NA
1371     5  20070301 19890214  20080301    NA     20090301 19920226
1391     1  20070601    NA     20080701    NA     20080901    NA
1812     2  20060301    NA     20070601    NA     20080201    NA
1833     3  20050801 19850812  20070501 19900827  20080501 19920615
2149     3  20060501    NA     20070201 19890717  20080201 19910529
2181     1  20070501    NA     20070601    NA     20080501    NA
2311     1  20070601    NA     20080601    NA     20080801    NA
2336     4  20080901 19921001  20090201    NA     20091101 19930120
2651     1  20071001 19911204  20090901 19930920  20090901    NA
2691     2  20070701    NA     20080601    NA     20090401 19920128
2891     4  20070301 19901228  20070301 19921209  20080201 19890801
3043     5  20070401 19871214  20070501 19880705  20080401 19891101
3044     1  20080201    NA     20090901 19921109  20091101    NA
3051     1  20060901    NA     20070501    NA     20071101    NA
3052     1  20070301    NA     20090101    NA     20090301    NA
3381     5  20070101 19850127  20080101 19890717  20080201 19890710
3432     2  20070401 19880427  20080801 19900918  20080901    NA
3529     5  20060301    NA     20070201 19890327  20080101    NA
3537     1  20070401 19880815  20070401 19881026  20070401 19881117
4421     1  20080501    NA     20080801    NA     20090901 19920622
4691     1  20061101    NA     20100401 19900904  20100401    NA
4821     1  20070401    NA     20080301 19870210  20080801 19870721
5711     1  20070301 19891107  20070301    NA     20080101    NA
5811     7  20070701    NA     20090501 19900917  20100401 19910612
5821     1  20050101    NA     20080101 19880504  20080201    NA
5831     1  20080801    NA     20090501    NA     20100501 19910820
5993     3  20070301    NA     20080301    NA     20090501    NA
6019    10  20080101 19900129  20080201 19890815  20080201 19920416
6046     2  20060201 19860922  20080801 19871202  20090501    NA
6276     2  20070401    NA     20080801    NA     20100301 19920812
6391     7  20070101 19870714  20080101 19870504  20080101 19891226
6591     4  20060601 19880706  20070601 19890226  20080601 19920310
6672     4  20070601 19881027  20070601 19910408  20090201    NA
7011     1  20070101    NA     20080201    NA     20090601    NA
7236     1  20070601 19910211  20070601    NA     20080101    NA
7242     1  20070401    NA     20080401    NA     20080901    NA
7291     2  20070701    NA     20090101    NA     20090501    NA
8412    10  20060501 19841105  20060701 19910624  20070301    NA
8999    78  20070701 19880913  20080101 19901203  20080901 19910529
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0511, 0681, 0861, 2823, 2874, 3112, 3451, 4133, 4341, 5512, 5524, 5959, 6042, 6694, 6842, 7041, 7051, 7212 AND 7314.
                 FIRST SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT
            ABOVE ZONE          PROMOTION ZONE      BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC   JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD
0111  21  20070801    NA     20080101 19931010  20080201 19951226
0211   9  20050901    NA     20060501    NA     20070501 19971120
0231  19  20061101 19940118  20080201    NA     20090401 19981014
0241   5  20041001    NA     20060101    NA     20071201    NA
0261   3  20070901    NA     20090301    NA        NA       NA
0313   7  20080101    NA     20081101 19960220  20090201    NA
0321  10  20070501    NA     20080601    NA     20090401    NA
0369  27  20071201 19930301  20071201 19960923  20080102 19970430
0372  25     NA       NA     20090501 19980427  20090501    NA
0411  12  20070101    NA     20080901    NA     20090301    NA
0491  27  20070701    NA     20080501    NA     20090401 19980817
0511   3  20070901    NA     20071101    NA     20081201 19980224
0681   2  20060101 19910622  20060201    NA     20060301 19951227
0689   8  20070301    NA     20090101 19980622  20090101    NA
0699  29  20070101 19950130  20070501    NA     20071001    NA
0811   5  20070701 19921027  20070801 19941130  20080801 19930703
0861  10  20070501 19951103  20090101 19970201  20090501    NA
1169   9  20060701 19891030  20061001 19931116  20070901 19921019
1349  10  20061201 19930327  20070901 19940719  20071101 19950515
1371  17  20061101    NA     20071101    NA     20081001 19960301
1391   4  20060501 19950724  20070401    NA     20080401 19951018
1833   8  20060201 19921106  20060801 19930726  20071101 19940714
2149   8  20060801    NA     20070701    NA     20071201    NA
2181   2  20070701    NA     20070901    NA     20071001    NA
2311   2  20060101    NA     20061101 19940720  20061101    NA
2336  15  20080601    NA     20090401 19990223  20090601    NA
2651   5  20060501 19950718  20070501 19970428  20080501 19980407
2691  15  20070801    NA     20080701    NA     20090601    NA
2823   4  20070101    NA     20071201    NA     20081201    NA
2874   1  20060901    NA     20080801    NA        NA       NA
2891  10  20060901    NA     20061201 19940317  20070702    NA
3043  11  20070801 19940404  20071101 19950509  20080101    NA
3044   4  20070801    NA     20090401    NA     20090501    NA
3112   1  20070101 19941108  20070701    NA     20080201    NA
3381  11  20060701    NA     20070801 19921014  20071001    NA
3432   3  20070401    NA     20070501    NA     20080201    NA
3451   1  20061201    NA     20070702    NA     20071001 19940801
3529  16  20060901    NA     20061201 19931201  20071001 19950213
3537   4  20060901 19930421  20060901    NA     20061201 19931116
4341   1  20070801 19920408  20070801 19940509  20070801 19941128
4691   3  20080401 19970623  20090201    NA        NA       NA
4821   4  20070801    NA     20071201 19940111  20080801 19940118
5711   2  20060301 19920401  20070201 19940215  20070201    NA
5811  18  20060801 19920315  20080102    NA     20080801 19950816
5831   3  20071201 19941206  20080101    NA     20080701    NA
5939   2  20071101    NA     20080501 19970603  20090301 19970520
5948   2  20070301    NA     20080301 19960812  20080301    NA
5979   2  20071001    NA     20081101    NA        NA       NA
6019  19  20050102    NA     20050901 19921102  20051201 19930503
6042   1  20060801    NA     20070101 19940927  20070201    NA
6046   8  20051001 19910624  20060901 19941024  20080701 19910710
6276   4  20051201    NA     20071101    NA     20080701    NA
6391  12  20051101 19930706  20060301 19940301  20060701 19930616
6591   7  20060701    NA     20070401 19930908  20071001    NA
6672   4  20070301 19951106  20070401    NA     20080101    NA
6694   3  20080301    NA     20081001 19971120  20081001    NA
7011   3  20080401    NA     20090101 19971229  20090101    NA
7041   2  20051201 19930915  20051201 19940223  20060901    NA
7051   2  20060901    NA     20061001 19940119  20061001    NA
7212   0  20080102 19970428     NA       NA        NA       NA
7242   2  20070301 19960812  20071201    NA     20090301    NA
7291   5  20060501    NA     20070401    NA     20080601 19971112
7314   1  20080401    NA     20080401    NA        NA       NA
8412  32  20060401 19960805  20070201 19941219  20080201 19961120
8999  97     NA       NA     20090401    NA        NA       NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0161, 0451, 0848, 1812, 3051, 3052, 4133, 4421, 5512, 5524, 5821, 5959, 5974, 6842, 7236 AND 7372.
NOTES:
    A.  THE ABOVE ZONE CONTAINS MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED CONSIDERATION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE AND FAILED SELECTION.
    B.  MARINES WHO HAVE RECEIVED AN ADJUSTED DOR OR MADE A LATERAL MOVE AND BELIEVE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE WRONG ZONE (BECAUSE OF THE ADJUSTED DOR OR LATERAL MOVE) MUST NOTIFY CMC (MMPR-2), IN WRITING, BEFORE 18 OCTOBER 2011.
    C.  AN ABOVE ZONE DOR/AFADBD CUTOFF FOR A SPECIFIC MOS WITH NO DOR/AFADBD CUTOFF IN THE PROMOTION ZONE INDICATES NO ALLOCATIONS FOR PROMOTION EXIST IN THAT MOS FOR THIS BOARD.
8.  QUESTIONS REGARDING MOS ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CMC (MPP-20), DSN 278-9361 OR COMM (703) 784-9361.
9.  ELIGIBILITY:
    A.  GUNNERY SERGEANTS WHO ARE APPROACHING SERVICE LIMITS OR WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT, OR MASTER SERGEANTS /FIRST SERGEANTS WHO ARE APPROACHING SERVICE LIMITS OR WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED SELECTION TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT/SERGEANT MAJOR, AND ARE REQUIRED TO REQUEST TRANSFER TO THE FMCR MAY REQUEST VIA MESSAGE TO CMC (MMSR-2) TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE SELECTION BOARD PROVIDED THEIR EAS/ECC IS AFTER THE SCHEDULED ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD (16 DEC 11).  PARAGRAPH 3.H. OF REF (F), IN ADDITION TO GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN REF (C), PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION CONCERNING SERVICE LIMITATIONS.
    B.  MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SELECTED FOR PROMOTION AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    C.  MARINES WHO HAVE MADE A LATERAL MOVE AND WHOSE DOR AND AFADBD PLACE THEM IN THE ABOVE ZONE, BUT WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE PROMOTION ZONE.
    D.  THE ABOVE LISTED TENTATIVE ZONES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY VIRTUE OF ONGOING GRADE-MOS STRUCTURE CHANGES AND REALIGNMENTS.  ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ABOVE LISTED ZONES WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT OCCUR DURING THE BOARD SESSION WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SELECTION MARADMIN.
    E.  ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS MARADMIN WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IN THE MOS ASSIGNED ON THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD PER PARAGRAPH 3100.3D OF REF C.  MOS CHANGES WILL NOT BE MADE AFTER THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF CMC (MPP-20).  COMMANDERS MUST PROMPTLY REPORT TO CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE ANY APPROVED MOS CHANGES FOR ELIGIBLE MARINES THAT OCCUR DURING THE BOARD.  MARINES WHO ARE SELECTED IN THE INCORRECT IMOS BY A BOARD WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVELY DELETED FROM THE SELECTION LIST AND MAY RATE REMEDIAL CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION IN THEIR CORRECT MOS.  PARAGRAPHS 3100.3F AND 3602.5 OF REF C APPLY. 
10. WARRANT OFFICER SELECTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN APPOINTED, AND MARINES ENROLLED IN THE MARINE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION PROGRAM (MECEP) OR THE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP) WHOSE PERMANENT ENLISTED GRADE IS THAT OF GUNNERY SERGEANT, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION BY THIS BOARD, PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH 7 ABOVE.  CMC (MMPR-2) WILL FORWARD THE RECORDS OF ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO THE BOARD FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.
11. COMMANDERS MUST SUBMIT A MESSAGE TO CMC (MMPR-2) REGARDING ANY MARINE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BOARD WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF COMPLETED DISCIPLINARY ACTION (BY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES) NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON EARLIER FITNESS REPORTS.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS CONSIDERED "COMPLETED" WHEN A MARINE IS FOUND GUILTY AT NJP, COURT-MARTIAL, OR CIVILIAN COURT PROCEEDING.  IF A MARINE IS EXONERATED VIA THE APPEAL PROCESS OR BY CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTION, REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION MAY BE GRANTED UPON REQUEST. MESSAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMPR-2) GIVING A FULL, DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF THE MATTER, WHETHER THE ACTION OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD, DURING THE BOARD, OR WHILE THE MARINE WAS A MEMBER OF A PREVIOUS COMMAND.  MESSAGES SHOULD ALSO BE SUBMITTED REGARDING ANY ELIGIBLE MARINE WHO IS ADMINISTRATIVELY REDUCED, DISCHARGED, MAKES AN INTER-COMPONENT TRANSFER, IS ASSIGNED TO THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM, OR ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS. COMMANDERS ARE ALSO REMINDED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE MCTAS ENTRIES, IF WARRANTED.
12. BOARD PREPARATION GUIDANCE.  EVEN THOUGH MARINES ARE SUBJECT TO AN EVER-INCREASING PACE OF DEPLOYMENTS AND OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, THEY STILL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PREPARE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.  MARINES ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW REF A FOR GUIDANCE REGARDING SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION, AUDITING THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) AND MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS), FITNESS REPORTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. ALTHOUGH MENTIONED IN REF A, MARINES ARE REMINDED OF THE FOLLOWING:
    A.  PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.  EACH MARINE IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF HIS OR HER OMPF AND MBS.  MARINES ARE DIRECTED TO REVIEW THE GUIDANCE IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF REF A.  DO NOT DELAY ACCOMPLISHING THIS REVIEW. REQUESTING AN OMPF OR MBS, MAILING DELAYS, AND ANY FOLLOW-ON CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKE TIME.  MARINES ARE ADVISED THAT THE OMPF AND MBS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARDROOM IN ADVANCE OF THE CONVENING DATE. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT MARINES REVIEW THEIR OMPF AND MBS IN A TIMELY MANNER.  IF DEFICIENCIES, MISSING INFORMATION, OR UNREADABLE DOCUMENTS ARE PRESENT IN THE OMPF, MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM OFFICIALLY WITH CMC (MMSB-20).  AFTER CHECKING THEIR RECORDS, MARINES WHO HAVE SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT SOME ASPECT OF THEIR RECORD MAY CONTACT THE ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELING SECTION CMC (MMEA-6) FOR ASSISTANCE.
    B.  COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD.  EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.  SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED OR HAND-DELIVERED TO HARRY LEE HALL NO LATER THAN 2359 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  MARINES MAY SUBMIT COMMUNICATIONS VIA U.S. MAIL, PRIORITY OR NEXT DAY MAIL, OR FAX.  HOWEVER, MARINES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT U.S. MAIL, PRIORITY MAIL AND NEXT DAY U.S. MAIL IS NOT DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO HARRY LEE HALL.  THEREFORE, ANTICIPATE A 2-3 DAY LAG TIME FOR FURTHER DELIVERY TO HARRY LEE HALL. COMMERCIAL NEXT DAY CARRIERS DELIVER DIRECTLY TO HARRY LEE HALL, EXCLUDING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.  MARINES WITH THE CAPABILITY TO SCAN THEIR DOCUMENTS, MAY SEND THE SCANNED DOCUMENTS VIA E-MAIL DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX FOR CMC (MMPR-2).  ENSURE THE E-MAIL SUBJECT LINE READS "UPDATE MATERIAL FOR THE FY12 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD."
       (1) UPDATE MATERIAL. MARINES MAY SUBMIT ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BOARD.  BE ADVISED THAT OMPF MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD DOES NOT BECOME PART OF A MARINE'S OMPF. UPDATE MATERIAL SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD IS DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD. DO NOT SEND FITNESS REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE SELECTION BOARD.  PER REF F, CMC (MMSB-32) MUST CERTIFY ALL FITNESS REPORTS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION BY A SELECTION BOARD. ALL FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SENT TO:
  COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
  HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-32)
  2008 ELLIOTT ROAD
  QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
IN AN ENVELOPE MARKED - "CONTAINS FITNESS REPORTS FOR SELECTION BOARD." ERRONEOUS OR LATE REPORTS MAY PREVENT A COMPLETE RECORD FROM BEING PRESENTED TO THE SELECTION BOARD. PER REF C, MARINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THEIR RECORDS ARE BOTH ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. ACCORDINGLY, MISSING FITNESS REPORTS WILL NOT BE A BASIS FOR REQUESTING REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION. THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES APPLY, REGARDLESS OF THE MEANS BY WHICH A MARINE SUBMITS MATERIAL, I.E., U.S. MAIL, NEXT-DAY SERVICE, FAX, E-MAIL, ETC.:
           (A) UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH THE UPDATE MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES (A SAMPLE COVER LETTER IS AVAILABLE AT THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE);
           (B) THE COVER LETTER MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, FY12 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD (SEE PARAGRAPH 13 FOR COMPLETE ADDRESS);
           (C) UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE MARINE; AND
           (D) THE MARINE MUST SIGN THE COVER LETTER.  MATERIAL SUBMITTED WITHOUT A COVER LETTER, UNSIGNED, OR RECEIVED AFTER 2359 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD.   
           (E) MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING CMC (MMPR-2) HAS PHYSICALLY RECEIVED UPDATE MATERIAL BEFORE THE 2359 DEADLINE AND MAY VERIFY RECEIPT OF THE MATERIAL SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD VIA THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE OR BY CONTACTING CMC (MMPR-2).  THIS WEBSITE WILL POPULATE WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE CONVENING DATE. IN ORDER TO VERIFY RECEIPT OF MATERIAL SENT TO MMSB, (I.E. UPDATE MATERIAL FOR INCLUSION TO THE OMPF AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH), GO TO OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  THIS SITE UPDATES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS AFTER THE MATERIAL IS RECEIVED.  MMSB WILL PUSH THE INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL BOARD ROOM.
       (2) PHOTOGRAPHS.  PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES D AND E, ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE THE PREFERRED FORM OF PHOTOGRAPH AS THEY CAN BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHOTO CLARITY, THE PHOTO SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST A PLAIN BACKGROUND. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMSB) AT MMSBCVIC.MMSB.USMC.MIL VIA AN AUTHORIZED COMBAT VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC).  IF A MARINE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CVIC, BUT SOME OTHER MEANS OF TAKING A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE, THE PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE EMAILED VIA THE COMMAND'S ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX OR VIA THE COMMANDING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OR COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS:  MMSB.PHOTO@USMC.MIL.HARDCOPY PHOTOGRAPHS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) AT THE ADDRESS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 13.  IF A PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE FORWARDED, ELIGIBLE MARINES MAYSUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD, VERIFIED BY THE COMMANDER, DOCUMENTING HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. MARINES WHO EXCEED HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS, BUT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH BODY FAT PERCENT LIMITS, MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION BY THE COMMAND OF THEIR CURRENT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE.  MARINES HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.  MARINES WHO SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT THROUGH THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE.  HARD- COPY PHOTOGRAPHS SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BECOME PART OF THE OMPF.
        (3) REQUEST NOT TO BE SELECTED. ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD WHO ANTICIPATE SEPARATING FROM THE MARINE CORPS MAY VOLUNTARILY REQUEST NOT TO BE SELECTED BY SUBMITTING A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD. UPON SUBMISSION, ENSURE THE LETTER IS IN THE PROPER FORMAT AND THE COMMANDER'S ENDORSEMENT IS ATTACHED CERTIFYING REQUIRED COUNSELING TOOK PLACE IAW REF C.
13. HOMEPAGE, ADDRESSES, AND POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION:
    A. ADDRESS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD:
         PRESIDENT
         FY12 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
         HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
         HARRY LEE HALL
         17 LEJEUNE ROAD
         QUANTICO VA 22134-5104
    B. ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION (MMPR-2)
         ADMIN CHIEF, DSN 278-9718/19/20
    C. FAX MATERIAL TO: COMM 703-784-9884 OR DSN 278-9884
    D. EMAIL MATERIAL TO: ENLISTEDPROMOTIONS@USMC.MIL
    E. ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE", "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)", "PROMOTION BRANCH", THEN "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS". FROM THERE, TO FIND:
       (1) REFERENCE A: CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS", THEN "SNCO SELECTION BOARDS", THEN "BOARD SCHEDULE", THEN "FY 2012", AND THEN "MARADMIN 359/11."
       (2) ZONE ELIGIBILITY:
CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS", THEN "SNCO SELECTION BOARDS". GO TO THE "ON-LINE APPLICATIONS" SECTION AND ENTER EITHER NAME/SSN OR MCC/RUC.
       (3) VERIFICATION OF RECEIPT OF UPDATE MATERIAL BY MMPR-2:
CLICK ON "FAQS", THEN "SNCO SELECTION BOARDS", THEN "HOW CAN I VERIFY TO SEE IF MATERIALS I HAVE SUBMITTED HAVE BEEN RECEIVED."
       (4) SAMPLE COVER LETTER: CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS" AND THEN "SAMPLE COVER LETTER" (UNDER THE "REFERENCE" SECTION).
       (5) E-MAIL: LISTED UNDER "CONTACTS" SECTION.
    F. MANPOWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB):
       (1) (MMSB-20) RECORDS MANAGEMENT SECTION.  OMPF DOCUMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE OMPF CAN BE SENT BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
           (A) E-MAIL: SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20@USMC.MIL
           (B) FAX:  COMM 703-784-5682, DSN 278-5682
           (C) ADDRESS:
               COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
               HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-20)
               2008 ELLIOTT ROAD 
               QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
           (D) PHONE NUMBERS (COMM 703-784-XXXX, DSN 278-XXXX)
               SECTION HEAD, DSN 278-5671
               OPERATIONS OFFICER, DSN 278-3950
               OMPF CUSTOMER SERVICE, DSN 278-3906/3907/5640
               DIGITAL PHOTOS, DSN 279-3950
       (2) (MMSB-30) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION, COMM 703-784- 3989, DSN 278-3989 OR TOLL FREE 1-877-301-9953.
       (3) OMPF/MBS/DIGITAL PHOTOS.  THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF OBTAINING AND VIEWING THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF), MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS), AND DIGITAL PHOTO IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DOWNLOADING AND VIEWING THE MBS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MMSB HOMEPAGE.  FROM THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE, UNDER "RELATED LINKS", SELECT "SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB)", SELECT "OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE", SELECT "DIGITAL PHOTO REQUIREMENTS".  UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS", SELECT "DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY
    G. SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT BRANCH (MMSR) (COMM 703-784- 9324/5/6).
    H. ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BRANCH (MMEA):
       (1) PHONE NUMBERS (COMM 703-784-9241 OR TOLL FREE 1-800-833- 2320).
       (2) ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT HOMEPAGE: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE", "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)", THEN "ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS".  FROM THIS HOMEPAGE, ACTIVE DUTY MARINES CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS AND REVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PREPARING FOR A BOARD.
14. THE INFORMATION IN THIS MARADMIN SHOULD RECEIVE WIDEST DISSEMINATION.
15. THIS MARADMIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEB SITE.
16. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
17. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 31 OCT 2012.
18. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//