R 192055Z DEC 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 724/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/JANUARY 2009 PROMOTIONS FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS
/(SNCO) AND FEBRUARY 2009 PLANNED PROMOTIONS FOR SNCOS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMPR-2/11MAY2006//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL//
POC/R.W. REILLY/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718
/EMAIL:RYAN.W.REILLY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AS OF SOFTWARE RELEASE 2-01 NAMES ARE NO LONGER
LISTED ON THE MARADMIN.  THE SELECT GRADE RANK, SENIORITY NUMBER AND
BOARD YEAR WILL BE LISTED ON THE GRAD SCREEN IN THE MCTFS.  UNITS
WILL RECEIVE A DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) WITH A SELECT GRADE DATE
OF 1 JANUARY 2009 FOR EACH MARINE TO BE PROMOTED.
2.  UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AND POSTING OF A SELECT GRADE ON
THE DFR, BUT NOT PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF JANUARY 2009, COMMANDERS WILL
EFFECT THE PROMOTION OF SELECTED MARINES PER PAR 5100 OF THE REF.
CITE THIS MARADMIN AS AUTHORITY FOR PROMOTION.
3.  COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT PAR 3107.4 OF THE REF REQUIRES THAT
MARINES IN THE GRADE OF GUNNERY SERGEANT AND ABOVE WHO HAVE SERVED
AT LEAST 18 YEARS BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE
MUST AGREE TO SERVE 2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS, WHICHEVER
OCCURS FIRST, IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED.  BEFORE DELIVERING
APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES TO MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY, COMMANDERS
MUST ENSURE EACH MARINE HAS SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING
ON THEIR 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 THE REF.  UPON
COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW OF APPLICABLE RECORDS, IF THE COMMANDER'S
INTENT IS TO DELAY OR REVOKE THE PROMOTION OF A SELECTED MARINE, THE
REF PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS.
5.  COMMANDERS WHO HAVE MARINES ATTACHED TO THEIR COMMAND/UNIT/DET
IN TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY STATUS MUST SEEK CONCURRENCE FROM THE
MARINE'S PARENT COMMAND PRIOR TO EFFECTING THE PROMOTION.
6.  THE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW INDICATE THE SENIOR NUMBER PROMOTED THE
PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MARINES TO BE PROMOTED FOR
THE CURRENT MONTH.  HOWEVER, THE NUMBERS MAY NOT ALWAYS ADD UP.
THIS IS DUE TO MARINES SELECTED NONCOMPETITIVELY (WO, MECEP 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.
7.  STATUS OF FY 2008 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
--------------NUMBER       SENIOR NO.    JAN 09      PROJECTED
--------------SELECTED     PROM DEC 08   PROM        FOR FEB 09
GYSGT         1859         1203          125           125
SSGT          3765         1516          500           250
8.  STATUS OF FY 2009 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
--------------NUMBER       SENIOR NO.    JAN 09      PROJECTED
--------------SELECTED     PROM DEC 08   PROM        FOR FEB 09
SGTMAJ-MGYSGT  269           13           20            20
1STSGT/MSGT    N/A          N/A          *60            60
* - IF 2009 LIST IS AVAILABLE
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 J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//