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 MARADMIN 178/03 
 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MMPR-2// 
 SUBJ/MAY 2003 PROMOTIONS FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
 /(SNCOS) AND JUNE 2003 PLANNED PROMOTIONS FOR SNCOS// 
 REF/A/DOC/MMPR-2/YMD:20001030// 
 POC/J. A. POPIELEC/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710/-// 
 AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32C, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL// 
 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 MAY 2003 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 MAY 2003, 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 3103.6 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 THE 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. PROMOTION CERTIFICATES WITH THE NEW CMC SIGNATURE ARE NOW 
 AVAILABLE. THE NEW CERTIFICATES WILL BE USED FOR ALL PROMOTIONS 
 DATED BACK TO 1 FEBRUARY 2003. THE STOCK NUMBER OF THE NEW 
 CERTIFICATE IS 0109-LF-888-1030 REVISED 2/03. EACH PACKAGE CONTAINS 
 25 CERTIFICATES. 
 6. 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. 
 7. STATUS OF CY 2002 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS: 
  NUMBER SENIOR NO. MAY PROJECTED 
  SELECTED PROM 1 APR PROM FOR JUN 
 GYSGT 1919 1893 26 LIST CLEARED 
 SSGT 3748 3074 263 225 
 8. STATUS OF CY 2003 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS: 
  NUMBER SENIOR NO. MAY PROJECTED 
  SELECTED PROM 1 APR PROM FOR JUN 
 SGTMAJ-MGYSGT 174 42 18 16 
 1STSGT-MSGT 865 449 67 45 
 9. FOR MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9710 
 OR DSN 278-9710. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE 
 PROMOTION SECTION INTERNET WEBSITE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT 
 "CAREER," "MARINES," "PROMOTIONS," "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS," THEN 
 "POINTS OF CONTACT."//