R 250931Z MAR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0195/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY 2009 MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS 3RD AND 4TH QTR//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-2/YMD:20060511//
REF/B/MSGID:LTR/CMC MPP-20/YMD:20090312//
REF/C/MSGID:LTR/CMC RA/YMD:20090318//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20080808//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1400.32D W/CH 1, (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF B, CONTAINS THE ACTIVE DUTY ALLOCATION AUTH FOR FY 2009 3RD AND 4TH QTR MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS. REF C, CONTAINS THE RESERVE ALLOCATION AUTH FOR FY 2009 3RD AND 4TH QTR MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS.  REF D, CMC DECISION PAPER ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FY09 USMC AND USMCR SNCO SELECTION BOARDS AND MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS.//
POC/R. W. REILLY/MAJ/UNIT:CMC MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710 / EMAIL:RYAN.W.REILLY@USMC.MIL//
POC/LANE BEINDORF/MR/UNIT:CMC MPP-20/-/TEL:DSN 278-9361 / EMAIL:LANE.E.BEINDORF@USMC.MIL//
POC/F. D. GUZMAN/MSGT/UNIT:CMC RAP/-/TEL:DSN 278 9136 / EMAIL:FERNANDO.GUZMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  POLICY ESTABLISHED IN REFERENCES A, B, AND C ENABLES COMMANDERS TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP ON THE BATTLEFIELD WITH MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS.  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES AMPLIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION TO THE REF AND PROVIDES ALL MERITORIOUS COMBAT  PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS TO COMUSMARCENT FOR ENLISTED MARINES WITHIN THE ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.  COMUSMARCENT MAY APPORTION ALLOCATIONS TO DESERVING UNITS OR BY FAIR SHARE.
2.  ACTIVE DUTY
    A.  REF B ESTABLISHED POLICY THAT AUTHORIZES COMMANDING GENERALS TO AWARD MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS TO ACTIVE DUTY MARINES IN THE GRADES OF PVT THROUGH CPL IN NUMBERS THAT DO NOT EXCEED QUARTERLY MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS.  THEREFORE, COMMANDING GENERALS ARE AUTHORIZED TO AWARD MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS TO PFC THROUGH SGT, WITHIN THE QUOTAS ASSIGNED BY CMC (MP).  IN THE CASE OF SGT AND SSGT, COMMANDING GENERALS WILL SUBMIT TO CMC (MMPR-2), BY NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS TO SSGT AND GYSGT.  THIS PROGRAM IS IN ADDITION TO THE NON-MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTION PROGRAM.
    B.  MERITORIOUS COMBAT ALLOCATIONS FOR THE 3RD AND 4TH QTR OF FY 2009 ARE:
GRADE (TO)  ALLOCATION   MIN TIME IN SERVICE (TIS)
PFC         UNLIMITED      NONE
LCPL           79          NONE
CPL           146         6 MOS
SGT            52        18 MOS
SSGT            6         4 YRS
GYSGT           3         6 YRS
3.  RESERVE
    A.  POLICY ESTABLISHED IN REF C AUTHORIZES COMMANDING GENERALS TO AWARD MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS TO RESERVE MARINES IN THE GRADES OF PVT THROUGH CPL IN NUMBERS THAT DO NOT EXCEED QUARTERLY MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS.  THEREFORE, COMMANDING GENERALS ARE AUTHORIZED TO AWARD MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS TO PFC THROUGH SGT, WITHIN THE QUOTAS ASSIGNED BY CMC (RAP).  IN THE CASE OF SGT AND SSGT, COMMANDING GENERALS WILL SUBMIT TO CMC (MMPR-2), BY NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS TO SSGT AND GYSGT.  THIS PROGRAM IS IN ADDITION TO THE NON-MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTION PROGRAM.
    B.  RESERVE MARINES INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), AND INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA).
    C.  MERITORIOUS COMBAT ALLOCATIONS FOR THE 3RD AND 4TH QTR OF FY
2008 ARE:
GRADE (TO)  ALLOCATION   MIN TIME IN SERVICE (TIS)
PFC         UNLIMITED      NONE
LCPL            1          NONE
CPL            14         6 MOS
SGT             2        18 MOS
SSGT            0         4 YRS
GYSGT           0         6 YRS
4.  ACTIVE AND RESERVE
    A.  PROMOTIONS TO PFC THROUGH GYSGT MAY BE EFFECTIVE IN ANY MONTH BETWEEN APR 2009 AND SEP 2009.  THE DATE OF RANK WILL BE THE 2ND DAY OF THE MONTH WHICH THE PROMOTION IS AWARDED.  THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PAY AND ALLOWANCES WILL BE THE DATE SIGNED BY THE AWARDING AUTHORITY.
    B.  TIG REQUIREMENTS ARE WAIVED IN THE CASE OF MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS BUT TIS REQUIREMENTS ARE MANDATORY.  TIS REQUIREMENTS ARE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION.
    C.  PER REF D, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FY09 SNCO SELECTION BOARDS AND MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS HAVE BEEN REINSTATED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RESIDENT SNCO ADVANCED COURSE WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO FIRST SERGEANT.
    D.  CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT FOR MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTIONS WILL INCLUDE "(COMBAT MERITORIOUS)".  PAGE 5-15 AND 5-19 OF REF A GIVE EXAMPLES OF A MERITORIOUS PROMOTION WARRANT.  FOR EXAMPLE, A WARRANT SHOULD READ "I DO APPOINT THIS MARINE A SERGEANT (COMBAT MERITORIOUS)".
    E.  AUTHORITY TO EFFECT SNCO PROMOTIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE.
    F.  UNUSED ALLOCATIONS WILL NOT BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE 1ST AND 2ND QTR OF FY10.
5.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF PROMOTIONS IS MAJ R. W. REILLY.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS IS MR LANE BEINDORF.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MERITORIOUS COMBAT PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS IS MSGT F. D. GUZMAN.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 31 MARCH 2010.
8.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//