R 191030Z JAN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 032/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/-//
SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2010 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTIONS FOR ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), AND INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) AND MARCH 2010 PLANNED SNCO PROMOTIONS FOR AR, SMCR, AND IRR//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMPR-2/11MAY2006//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MMSR/30MAY2001//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL.  REF B IS MCO P1900.16F, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.//
POC/R.W. REILLY/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718 /EMAIL:RYAN.W.REILLY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  UNITS WILL RECEIVE A DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) WITH A SELECT GRADE DATE OF 1 FEBRUARY 2010 FOR EACH MARINE TO BE PROMOTED.  THE SELECT GRADE RANK, SENIORITY NUMBER, AND BOARD YEAR WILL BE LISTED ON THE "GRAD" SCREEN IN THE MCTFS.
2.  UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AND POSTING OF A SELECT GRADE ON THE DFR, BUT NOT PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY 2010, COMMANDERS WILL EFFECT THE PROMOTION OF SELECTED MARINES PER PAR 5100 OF REF A.  CITE THIS MARADMIN AS AUTHORITY FOR PROMOTION.
3.  COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT REF B REQUIRES THAT MARINES IN THE GRADE OF GUNNERY SERGEANT AND ABOVE WHO HAVE SERVED AT LEAST 18 YEARS MUST HAVE 2 QUALIFYING YEARS (50 POINTS PER YEAR) BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER TO THE RESERVE RETIRED LIST AT THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.  BEFORE DELIVERING APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES TO MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY, COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE EACH MARINE HAS SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING ON THEIR RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT TO ENABLE THEM TO SERVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED.  IF THE MARINE REFUSES TO EXTEND OR REENLIST TO HAVE SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE, INFORM CMC (MMPR-2) OF THE MARINE'S REFUSAL.
4.  COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SYSTEM.  THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE RECORD OF EACH SELECTED MARINE PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT TO ENSURE THE MARINE HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL PERFORMANCE WHICH LED TO SELECTION.  YOU ARE ENJOINED TO REVIEW PAR 1200.4, 1204 AND 3107 OF REF A.  UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW OF APPLICABLE RECORDS, IF THE COMMANDER'S INTENT IS TO DELAY OR REVOKE THE PROMOTION OF A SELECTED MARINE REF A PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS.
5.  THE NUMBERS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 6 INDICATE THE SENIORITY NUMBER PROMOTED THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE TOTAL NUMBER TO BE PROMOTED FOR THE CURRENT MONTH.  HOWEVER, THE NUMBERS MAY NOT ALWAYS ADD UP.  THIS IS DUE TO MARINES SELECTED NONCOMPETITIVELY (WO SELECTS) WHO ARE ASSIGNED A SENIORITY NUMBER WITH AN ALPHA LETTER, MARINES WHO ARE DISCHARGED, AND MARINES IN A PROMOTION RESTRICTION STATUS.  TO AVOID ERRONEOUS PROMOTIONS OF SNCOS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDERS FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE IN PARAGRAPH 1 AND ONLY PROMOTE MARINES WITH A SELECT GRADE DATE IN THE MCTFS.
6.  STATUS OF FY 2009 ACTIVE RESERVE SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
                NUMBER       SENIOR NO.   FEB 10       PROJECTED
GRADE           SELECTED     PROM JAN 10  PROM         FOR MAR 10
1STSGT/MSGT       35             30       CLEAR LIST   LIST CLEARED
GYSGT             65             62       CLEAR LIST   LIST CLEARED
SSGT              97             90       CLEAR LIST   LIST CLEARED
7.  STATUS OF FY 2009 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
                NUMBER       SENIOR NO.   FEB 10       PROJECTED
GRADE           SELECTED     PROM JAN 10  PROM         FOR MAR 10
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT     51             51       LIST CLEARED    N/A
1STSGT/MSGT      145            133       CLEAR LIST      N/A
GYSGT            253            216        20          CLEAR LIST
SSGT             402            402       LIST CLEARED    N/A
8.  STATUS OF FY 2009 INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SNCO PROMOTION
LISTS:
                NUMBER       SENIOR NO.   FEB 10       PROJECTED
GRADE           SELECTED     PROM JAN 10  PROM         FOR MAR 10
GYSGT             71             71       LIST CLEARED    N/A
SSGT             472            472       LIST CLEARED    N/A
9.  FOR ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9718 OR DSN 278-9718.  EMAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED TO:
ENLISTEDPROMOTIONS@USMC.MIL.  THIS MARADMIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEBSITE: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE", "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)", "PROMOTION BRANCH", THEN "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS".  FROM THERE CLICK ON "MESSAGE TRAFFIC", THEN "SNCO MESSAGES".
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//