MCBUL 1420 FY04 ALLOCATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) /NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS
Date Signed: 11/20/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 530/03
MARADMINS : 530/03
R 201630Z NOV 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 530/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1420 FY04 ALLOCATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)
/NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS//
REF/A/DOC/MMPR-2/YMD:20001030/-//
REF/B/DOC/MARFORRES/YMD:20000522/-//
NARR/REF A IS THE MCO P1400.32, THE ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL. REF
B, IS FORCE ORDER 1430.1 //
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RMKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF
EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-QUALIFIED IRR MARINES TO THE GRADE OF CPL AND SGT
IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE WHILE
MOBILIZED OR IN AN ACTIVE STATUS - NOT MOBILIZED.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE REFERENCE PROVIDES GENERAL GUIDANCE ON
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE IRR WHILE IN
AN ACTIVE DUTY STATUS OTHER THAN MOBILIZED.  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON IRR MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS AND INCLUDES
INFORMATION ON MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS IN AN
ACTIVE STATUS DUE TO MOBILIZATION.
3.  POLICY.  A LARGE NUMBER OF IRR MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY MOBILIZED
OR ARE SERVING IN AN ACTIVE DUTY STATUS.  GUIDANCE ON CONDUCTING
MERITORIOUS IRR PROMOTIONS IS PROVIDED BELOW AS PER REF (A).
PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED BY CMC(RA) ON THE FIRST DAY
OF EACH FISCAL QUARTER.  ALLOCATIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE FORMULA IN
PARA 4102.2 OF REF A.  GUIDANCE FOR BOTH IRR MARINES ON ACTIVE DUTY
- NOT MOBILIZED AND THOSE MOBILIZED WILL BE THE SAME.  SELECTION
BOARDS WILL BE HELD SEPARATELY WITH MARINES COMPETING ONLY AGAINST
THOSE IN THE SAME IRR CATEGORY.
A.  MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF IRR MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN AN
ACTIVE STATUS - NOT MOBILIZED. 
(1)  MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE: EAD WITH THE SMCR (NOT
RECRUITER AIDE); ADSW (WITH ACTIVE OR RESERVE COMPONENT ORDERS);
AND, EXERCISE SUPPORT ORDERS.  MARINES MUST BE ON ADSW ORDERS FOR
MORE THAN 90 DAYS.
(2)  TOTAL NUMBER OF IRR MEMBERS IN AN ACTIVE STATUS OTHER THAN
MOBILIZED MAKE UP THIS POPULATION.
(3)  ALLOCATION FORMULA USED:  NO MORE THAN 1/4 OF ONE PERCENT OF
THE CPLS AND NO MORE THAN 1 PERCENT OF THE LCPLS ON BOARD ON THE 1ST
DAY OF THE FISCAL QUARTER.
B.  MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF IRR MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN AN
ACTIVE STATUS - MOBILIZED.
(1) MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE ALL IRR MARINES MOBILIZED AND
WITH A COMPONENT CODE OF "KM".
(2) TOTAL NUMBER OF IRR MEMBERS WHO ARE MOBILIZED MAKE UP THIS
POPULATION.
(3) THE ALLOCATION FORMULA IS THE SAME AS THAT LISTED IN PARA 3.A(3).
4. TASKS.
A.  CMC(RA).  ESTABLISH AND PUBLISH PROMOTION BOARD DATES ANNUALLY
AND CALCULATE/PUBLISH PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS QUARTERLY.  MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR IRR MEMBERS IN BOTH AN
ACTIVE DUTY STATUS (NOT MOBILIZED) AND FOR THOSE IRR MEMBERS
MOBILIZED.  CMC(RA) WILL PUBLISH SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGES
UPON RELEASE OF THE PROMOTION BOARDS.
B. CG, MCRSC.  CONDUCT QUARTERLY MERITORIOUS IRR SELECTION BOARDS.
PROVIDE LIST OF SELECTEES TO MMPR AND RA.  DATES FOR PUBLISHING
ALLOCATIONS, SUBMITTING PACKAGES, CONDUCTING SELECTION BOARDS AND
ASSIGNING PROMOTION DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
DATE ALLOC     PKG SUBMISSION  SEL BD        PROM DATE   
PUBLISHED      DATE            CONV DATE
2JAN04         12MAR04         26MAR04          2APR04
1APR04         11JUN04         25JUN04          2JUL04
1JUL04         10SEP04         24SEP04          2OCT04
1OCT04         5DEC04          19DEC04          2JAN05
C.  UNIT COMMANDERS.  SUBMIT NOMINEE PACKAGES TO THE APPROPRIATE
BOARD BY THE PACKAGE SUBMISSION DUE DATE. PACKAGES CAN BE MAILED TO
COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS RESERVE SUPPORT COMMAND, ATTN:
SGTMAJ, 15303 ANDREWS RD, KANSAS CITY MO 64147.  NOMINATION PACKAGES
WILL FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES IN FORCE ORDER 1430.1 AND MUST INCLUDE:
(1)  A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE NARRATIVE RECOMMENDATION.  SUCH
NARRATIVE RECOMMENDATION SHOULD INCLUDE STATEMENTS CONCERNING
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, CIVIC ACTIVITIES, ANY EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY
EXPERIENCES, AND ANY PERTINENT MILITARY OR CIVILIAN EDUCATION OR PME
COMPLETED. 
(2) CERTIFICATION THAT ALL DATA, AS DEPICTED IN THE PACKAGE HAS BEEN
VERIFIED THROUGH MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM AND THAT THE MARINE
RECOMMENDED MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS DEFINED IN THE FORCE
ORDER.
(3) COPY OF SERVICE RECORD BOOK PAGES 3, 11, 12, AND 13 ONLY IF ANY
ENTRIES ARE ADVERSE IN NATURE.  IF NOT REQUIRED, SO INDICATE ON THE
ENDORSEMENT.
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 SEP 04.//