MCBUL 1430. FY 2005 RESERVE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 10/27/2004 | MARADMINS Number: 469/04
MARADMINS : 469/04
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MARADMIN 469/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1430.  FY 2005 RESERVE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER 
/(SNCO) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSG/CMC/291500ZJUN2004//
REF/B/DOC/MMPR-2/30OCT2000//
REF/C/DOC/RAP/10MAR1999//
REF/D/DOC/MIFD/16MAY1999//
REF/E/MSG/MMSB/271002ZSEP2001//
REF/F/MSG/MMSB/111526ZSEP2002//
REF/G/MSG/MMSB/200729ZFEB2003//
REF/H/DOC/MMSB-30/01JAN1999//
REF/I/DOC/MCCDC/07APR2000//
NARR/REF A, IS ALMAR 035/04, POLICY ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS FOR FY05 USMC AND USMCR SNCO SELECTION
BOARDS AND MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS.  REF B, MCO 1400.32C, ENLISTED
PROMOTION MANUAL (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR
PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF C, MCO P1001.1J, RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE
MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM), PROVIDES GUIDANCE GOVERNING THE
ADMINSTRATION OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT.  REF D, MCO P1070.12K W/CH1,
MARINE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINSTRATION MANUAL (IRAM), PROVIDES
PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.  REF E, MARADMIN
463/01, DISCUSSES TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO
THE OMPF.  REF F, MARADMIN 483/02, DISCUSSES TRANSMISSION AND FILING
OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF G, MARADMIN 066/03 FURTHER
DISCUSSES TRANSMISSIONS AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE
OMPF.  REF H, MCO P1610.7E, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES),
STIPULATES THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION REPORTS.  REF I, MCO P1200.72Y, THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL
SPECIALTY (MOS) MANUAL, PROVIDES THE MARINE CORPS THE ABILITY TO
ORGANIZE, TRAIN, ASSIGN, AND MANAGE THE FORCE.//
POC/J. A. MCLAUGHLIN/CAPT/HD, MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710
/EMAIL:JAMES.MCLAUGHLIN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE SUBJECT BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 11 JANUARY
2005 FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 8 WEEKS.  REFERENCES A THROUGH D PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE.  THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN
PERTAINS TO MEMBERS OF THE SELECT MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) AND
INACTIVE READY RESERVE (IRR).  THIS MARADMIN MUST BE READ IN ITS
ENTIRETY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL GUIDANCE.
2.  RESERVE MARINES SERVING ON TEMPORARY ACTIVE DUTY CONTRACTS, NOT
TO EXCEED THREE YEARS, ARE REFERRED TO AS LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES.
DUE TO THE TIME RESTRICTED NATURE OF THE LIMITED TOUR AR PROGRAM,
LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES WILL NOT COMPETE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN THE AR
CATEGORY.  LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN
THE SMCR CATEGORY BY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS).  LIMITED
TOUR AR MARINES MAY COMPETE FOR SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT.
HOWEVER, IF SELECTED, THEIR LIMITED TOUR AR CONTRACTS WILL BE
TERMINATED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FOURTH MONTH AFTER THEIR
PROMOTION TO FIRST SERGEANT IS EFFECTED.  NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS
POLICY WILL BE GRANTED.  POINTS OF CONTACT FOR INFORMATION
CONCERNING THIS POLICY ARE CAPT UNZUETA OR MSGT DAOOD AT DSN
278-9137/38 OR COMM (703) 784-9137/38.
3.  THIS MARADMIN CONTAINS THE SELECTION ALLOCATIONS AND ZONES FOR
SMCR MARINES (INCLUDING LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES) AND IRR MARINES.
THE ALLOCATIONS AND ZONES FOR AR MARINES WILL BE PUBLISHED BY
SEPARATE MARADMIN.
4.  GUNNERY SERGEANTS AND FIRST SERGEANTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE IRR
AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT
AND SERGEANT MAJOR, RESPECTIVELY, WILL COMPETE FOR SELECTION WITH
THE SMCR MARINES.  THEREFORE, THESE IRR MARINES MUST SUBMIT THEIR
RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS), AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
MATERIAL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD PRIOR TO 2359 ON 11
JANUARY 2005.  IRR MARINES CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO FIRST
SERGEANT WHO ARE NOT SELECTED AND WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION TO
MASTER SERGEANT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT
WITHIN THE IRR CATEGORY.
5.  TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED FOR SELECTION, GUNNERY
SERGEANTS IN EITHER THE SMCR OR IRR WHO DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT MUST SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SELECTION BOARD STATING THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN AVAILABLE
FIRST SERGEANT BILLETS IF SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO FIRST SERGEANT.
NO EXCEPTION TO THIS POLICY WILL BE GRANTED.
    A.  A SEPARATE MARADMIN WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR, RESERVE
AFFAIRS DIVISION, THAT LISTS AVAILABLE SMCR FIRST SERGEANT BILLETS.
THIS MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR SUBMITTING A LETTER
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD FOR MARINES DESIRING TO
COMPETE FOR SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT.
    B.  LETTERS FROM MARINES WHO DESIRE TO COMPETE FOR SELECTION TO
FIRST SERGEANT ARE DUE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY 2005 RESERVE SNCO
SELECTION BOARD PRIOR TO 2359 ON 11 JANUARY 2005 AND SHOULD BE
MAILED IN A SEPARATE ENVELOPE TO ANY OTHER UPDATE MATERIAL.
6.  PER REF A, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS
FOR ALL FY05 SNCO SELECTION BOARDS ARE WAIVED.  HOWEVER, ALL MARINES
ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO
THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY TO COMPLETE THEIR PME REQUIREMENTS.  THIS
SELECTION BOARD WILL STILL CONSIDER PME AS ONE OF THE MANY FACTORS
IN A MARINE'S RECORD TO DETERMINE THE BEST QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION;
HOWEVER, COMPLETION OF PME IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR SELECTION.
7.  MEMBERS OF THE SMCR AND IRR IN THE GRADES OF SERGEANT THROUGH
FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR SELECTION
TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE BY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD (OCCFLD), PROVIDED
THEY MEET THE DATE OF RANK (DOR) AND PAY ENTRY BASE DATE (PEBD),
CUTOFFS SHOWN IN PARAGRAPH 11.
8.  THE DOR AND PEBD CUTOFFS SHOWN IN PARAGRAPH 11 ARE USED TO
ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION.  THE
PEBD IS USED TO ESTABLISH SENIORITY AND ELIGIBILITY IN EACH OCCFLD
FOR THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE THE SAME DOR.  PARAGRAPH 3103.4 OF REF B
CITES EXAMPLES AND CONTAINS A DETAILED EXPLANATION.
9.  COMMANDERS AND INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS WILL:
    A.  ENSURE ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES WITHIN THEIR COMMANDS ARE
NOTIFIED OF THEIR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.
    B.  ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF DATA ELEMENTS IN THE MARINE CORPS
TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) FOR THOSE MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION
CONSIDERATION, REGARDLESS OF ZONE.  SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE,
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DOR, PEBD, AFADBD, PME, SERVICE SCHOOLS,
PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITY (PMOS), INTENDED MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS), PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) SCORE,
MARKSMANSHIP SCORE, PERSONAL AWARDS, AND ASSIGNMENT TO AND REMOVAL
FROM THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM.  ANY CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE
REPORTED IN MCTFS AND SUBMITTED AS UPDATE MATERIAL BY THE ELIGIBLE
MARINE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY 2005 RESERVE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD.
    C.  ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY REQUESTING
NOT TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELED PER REF B AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS
IN THE PROPER FORMAT.
    D.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE SUBMITS A PHOTOGRAPH PER REF D. 
10.  OCCFLD ALLOCATIONS FOR THE IRR WILL BE THE HIGHER OF THE
FOLLOWING TWO CALCULATIONS:
    A.  10 PERCENT OF THE CORRESPONDING SMCR ALLOCATION, OR
    B.  THE REMAINING BALANCE OF REQUIRED ALLOCATIONS THAT COULD NOT
BE ALLOCATED TO THE SMCR DUE TO ELIGIBLE POPULATION SHORTFALLS.
11.  **NOTE** AS ZONES AND ALLOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR
TO OR DURING THE BOARDS, ALL MARINES ARE REMINDED OF THEIR
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF THEIR RECORDS.
TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS AND ZONE CUTOFFS FOR THE AR ARE LISTED BELOW:
                 FIRST SERGEANT TO SERGEANT MAJOR
IRR   SMCR  OCC    ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE   BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD    JR DOR PEBD     JR DOR PEBD      JR DOR PEBD
NA    12    99     NA     NA       021231 951231    NA     NA
            MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
IRR   SMCR  OCC    ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE   BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD    JR DOR PEBD     JR DOR PEBD      JR DOR PEBD
0      2    02     960101 840324   970101 811221    990301 830127
1      3    04     NA     NA       970101 790623    970101 801201
0      7    06     980101 751215   020901 831031    NA     NA
0      1    13     950101 801224   960101 790927    970101 770204
0      1    18     NA     NA       980101 800619    980101 800723
1      4    21     NA     NA       020701 780306    NA     NA
0      1    23     NA     NA       021201 820719    NA     NA
0      1    33     960101 760309   020501 810505    NA     NA
1      2    35     NA     NA       010201 800807    020301 800524
0      1    44     NA     NA       980101 781225    NA     NA
0      1    63     NA     NA       991201 831230    NA     NA
0      1    65     980101 800717   010801 830621    NA     NA
0      1    66     NA     NA        980101 790330    NA     NA
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED:  01XX, 03XX, 08XX, 11XX, 28XX,
30XX, 57XX, 58XX, 59XX, 60XX, 61XX, 62XX, 64XX, 68XX, 70XX, 72XX AND
73XX. 
                GUNNERY SERGEANT TO FIRST SERGEANT
IRR   SMCR  OCC    ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE   BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD    JR DOR PEBD     JR DOR PEBD      JR DOR PEBD
NA    50    99     NA    NA        011231 971231    NA     NA
                GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT
IRR   SMCR  OCC    ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE   BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD    JR DOR PEBD     JR DOR PEBD      JR DOR PEBD
3     19    01     NA     NA       000701 831129    000801 840928
3     16    03     970101 840926   991105 830116    020802 841031
1     8     04     NA     NA       970101 850807    980101 880127
0     10    06     990601 880217   010801 850904    NA     NA
0     1     11     980101 830330   980101 840813    980201 830526
1     11    13     970101 790909   970101 870116    980303 860204
0     6     18     991101 870616   020101 881018    NA     NA
0     4     23     NA     NA       020701 900626    NA     NA
0     1     26     NA     NA       960101 820704    NA     NA
0     5     28     990601 880708   020601 880620    NA     NA
1     14    30     NA     NA       001101 890211    010301 851120
0     6     33     980101 820423   991201 890707    011101 860808
0     15    35     980101 820820   020201 850320    NA     NA
0     1     58     NA     NA       971201 860113    000201 840330
0     2     60     970101 850912   011101 890119    020201 840403
0     2     62     960101 831219   970101 840328    980801 831114
0     5     63/64  NA     NA       010801 860718    010801 930405
0     3     65     991001 861115   010201 831119    010901 870505
0     1     66     960101 830707   970101 820811    970101 840409
0     3     70     970101 861215   010401 830909    010701 860616
0     3     72     000101 840124   001001 880322    NA     NA
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED:  02XX, 05XX, 08XX, 21XX, 31XX,
34XX, 43XX, 44XX, 46XX, 55XX, 57XX, 59XX, 61XX, 68XX, AND 73XX.
                STAFF SERGEANT TO GUNNERY SERGEANT
IRR   SMCR  OCC    ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE   BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD    JR DOR PEBD     JR DOR PEBD      JR DOR PEBD
0      4    01     011101 931220   021101 951129    NA     NA
1     17    02     960101 860210   990701 920526    010301 860228
3     55    03     960101 850606   980101 900207    981201 900108
0     21    04     980101 881220   021201 950627    NA     NA
0     34    06     990801 890110   021216 941227    NA     NA
0     10    08     950801 840705   970101 910122    980101 890816
0     8     11     NA     NA       980101 880927    000101 880418
1     41    13     980101 891121   010801 910212    020601 910826
0     12    18     010301 870529   030801 920323    030901 950515
0     13    21     960101 861027   010301 910104    011101 891114
0     9     23     000201 890526   020901 950613    NA     NA
0     6     28     990201 910702   021021 950622    NA     NA
0     13    30     011201 881108   020501 891025    NA     NA
0     13    33     011101 930603   021201 941128    NA     NA
0     1     34     NA     NA       000102 890621    NA     NA
2     34    35     980101 850510   020201 881006    020702 950621
0     1     43     NA     NA       000301 880222    021001 930222
0     1     44     NA     NA       980601 851022    NA     NA
0     10    58     000701 910226   021101 951108    NA     NA
0     2     59     NA     NA       021101 951113    NA     NA
0     8     60     011005 850817   021203 921220    NA     NA
0     1     61     000405 880530   001201 950110    010101 931213
0     4     62     920101 800321   970101 890509    970201 860402
0     5     63     NA     NA       021217 910127    NA     NA
0     6     64     980101 900227   010901 920604    011101 940404
0     3     65     980101 880607   991101 900404    010401 891120
0     2     66     990101 821124   021201 930706    NA     NA
0     2     68     NA     NA       020901 931024    NA     NA
0     2     70     010710 860612   020301 960903    NA     NA
0     9     72     010401 910820   011001 931018    NA     NA
0     4     73     NA     NA       970101 880212    010101 891204
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED:  05XX, 26XX, 31XX, 46XX, 55XX
AND 57XX.
                   SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT
IRR   SMCR  OCC    ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE   BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD    JR DOR PEBD     JR DOR PEBD      JR DOR PEBD
4     33    01     011102 890605   021001 981014    021201 980407
2     45    02     970701 910117   020601 980713    021201 990621
4     87    03     970501 940821   990401 960325    990905 920721
1     27    04     990101 920407   010401 980812    011201 980707
0     4     05     000701 920429   020921 951101    NA     NA
5     107   06     000401 930309   021001 990201    021214 950614
4     8     08     001101 970811   010701 920906    010701 970602
0     6     11     010201 930315   010701 941108    010701 980708
4     64    13     991001 960311   011001 960729    011101 981116
1     19    18     020101 970728   021001 961021    021101 990120
2     22    21     990401 930824   020401 971229    021109 960124
0     13    23     010101 960108   020601 990727    021001 980526
4     4     26     NA     NA       010401 971230    NA     NA
1     20    28     000401 960902   020701 980609    021201 990104
2     52    30     990401 920203   021001 920727    021102 991012
0     1     31     000701 950919   020701 990119    NA     NA
0     14    33     020401 970714   020401 981214    NA     NA
1     2     34     NA     NA       011001 971217    NA     NA
1     49    35     981101 911029   001201 970714    010101 980113
0     2     44     001101 950521   021001 980303    021102 990517
0     1     46     NA     NA       010101 931129    020401 990628
1     19    58     970801 930922   010501 970528    011101 981207
0     2     59     010401 960916   020501 970922    021201 980914
1     10    60     011101 961210   020901 981006    021201 990803
0     2     61     990101 841001   000202 920519    000401 960903
0     8     63     010601 980610   020701 990810    NA     NA
0     14    64     010101 930607   020801 970804    NA     NA
0     15    66     020101 960828   021001 981014    NA     NA
1     4     68     011001 980511   021001 000606    NA     NA
1     12    70     980101 930614   010515 911016    021101 990629
0     17    72     990701 910618   020401 970813    NA     NA
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED:  43XX, 55XX, 57XX, 62XX, 65XX AND
73XX. 
NOTE:  MARINES WHO BELIEVE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE WRONG ZONE
MUST NOTIFY CMC (MMPR-2), IN WRITING, BY 2359 ON 11 JANUARY 2005.
12.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING MOS ALLOCATIONS, ZONES AND
CUTOFFS, PLEASE CALL RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION (PLANS & POLICY BRANCH
(RAP)) AT DSN 278-9136/9137 OR COMM (703) 784-9136/9137.
13.  ELIGIBILITY:
    A.  TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE FY 2005 RESERVE SNCO
SELECTION BOARD, MARINES, AS OF 11 JANUARY 2005, MUST BE A MEMBER OF
THE USMCR, BE SERVING ON EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY (EAD) AS A RESERVE
RECRUITER, BE SERVING ON TEMPORARY ACTIVE DUTY AS A RECRUITER AIDE,
OR BE ASSIGNED TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR 180 DAYS OR LESS.  ALL ELIGIBLE
MARINES MUST MEET THE DOR/PEBD REQUIREMENTS.
    B.  THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS AND ZONE CUTOFFS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE AS A RESULT OF SMCR OR IRR TABLE OF ORGANIZATION
MODIFICATIONS.  FINAL CHANGES, WHICH OCCUR WHILE THE BOARD IS IN
SESSION, WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SELECTION BULLETIN.
    C.  ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL
COMPETE FOR SELECTION IN THE OCCFLD ASSIGNED AS OF THE DATE THE
SELECTION BOARD CONVENES PER PARAGRAPH 3100.3 OF REF B.  REQUESTS
FOR PRIMARY OCCFLD/MOS CHANGES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAM) FOR
APPROVAL (POC: SSGT GUEVARA, DSN 279-9105/9106).  UPON APPROVAL,
CMC (RAM) WILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRY AND PROMPTLY
REPORT THE CHANGE TO CMC (MMPR-2).  PMOS CHANGES WILL BE CLOSELY
MONITORED BY CMC (RA).  (NOTE:  THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED.)
    D.  ALL CATEGORY CHANGES MUST BE COMPLETED AND REFLECTED IN MCTFS
PRIOR TO 11 JANUARY 2005 FOR PROPER PROMOTION CONSIDERATION BY THE
SELECTION BOARD.  MARINES WHO EFFECT A CATEGORY TRANSFER, E.G. FROM
ACTIVE COMPONENT TO THE SMCR OR IRR, WHILE THE BOARD IS IN SESSION
(11 JANUARY 2005 THROUGH COMPLETION) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. 
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS REPORT ALL
EFFECTED COMPONENT CHANGES TO CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE.  SELECTION
OF A MARINE IN THE INCORRECT COMPETITIVE CATEGORY IS CONSIDERED AN
ERRONEOUS SELECTION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO REMOVE THE
MARINE'S NAME FROM THE SELECTION LIST.  PARAGRAPH 3200.3 OF REF B
APPLIES.
14.  WARRANT OFFICER SELECTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN APPOINTED AND WHO MEET
THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN THEIR ENLISTED GRADE ESTABLISHED IN
PARAGRAPH 13 ABOVE, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR
PROMOTION BY THIS BOARD.  CMC (MMPR-2) WILL FORWARD THE RECORDS OF ALL
SUCH ELIGIBLE MARINES TO THE BOARD FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR
PROMOTION.
15.  COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS ARE REQUIRED TO INFORM CMC (MMPR-2)
VIA NAVAL MESSAGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES REGARDING ANY MARINE WHO IS ELIGIBLE
FOR CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF COMPLETED
DISCIPLINARY ACTION (BY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES) NOT
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON EARLIER FITNESS REPORTS.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION
IS CONSIDERED "COMPLETED" WHEN A MARINE IS AWARDED NJP, OR CONVICTED
BY A COURT-MARTIAL OR CIVILIAN COURT.  IF A MARINE IS EXONERATED VIA
THE APPEAL PROCESS OR BY CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTION, THERE MAY BE GROUNDS
FOR REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.  COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS
ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO INFORM CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE IF ANY ELIGIBLE
MARINE IS ADMINISTRATIVELY REDUCED, DISCHARGED, OR EFFECTS AN
INTERCOMPONENT/INTERCATEGORY TRANSFER.
16.  UPDATE MATERIAL IS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AN ELIGIBLE MARINE
TO A SELECTION BOARD.  THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE SUBMISSION
OF UPDATE MATERIAL TO THE SELECTION BOARD:
    A.  PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  THE MAILING ADDRESS IS:
            PRESIDENT, FY 2005 RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD
            HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
            HARRY LEE HALL
            17 LEJEUNE ROAD
            QUANTICO, VA  22134-5104
        (1) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY CALL
ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE MARINE CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
        (2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE (E.G.,
LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, COPIES OF AWARD CERTIFICATES,
PHOTOGRAPHS, COPIES OF SCHOOL COMPLETION CERTIFICATES, ETC.) MUST BE
STAMPED RECEIVED AT HQMC ON OR BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE
SELECTION BOARD.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B PAR 3102.5 AND REF C PAR
6302.2, ALL UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SIGNED OR ENDORSED BY THE
ELIGIBLE MARINE OR IT WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE SELECTION BOARD.
FAX COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2359 ON THE CONVENING DATE OF
THE BOARD.  THE FAX NUMBER IS:  COMM (703) 784-9884 OR DSN 278-9884.
        (3) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.
        (4) LETTERS FROM OTHER MARINES OR INDIVIDUALS REGARDING AN
ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY BE SUBMITTED AS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE
BOARD ONLY IF ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE.  LETTERS RECEIVED
FROM ANYONE NOT ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE WILL NOT BE
FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.
        (5) ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION CONSIDERATION BY THIS
BOARD WHO ANTICIPATE SEPARATING FROM THE MARINE CORPS MAY
VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD
REQUESTING NOT TO BE SELECTED.  COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE THAT REQUIRED
COUNSELING HAS TAKEN PLACE PER PARAGRAPH 3103.9 OF REF B.
    B.  PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES D THROUGH G,
ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMSB) VIA CVIC
WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING OF THE SELECTION BOARD.  IF A
MARINE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CVIC, HE/SHE MAY SUBMIT A HARDCOPY
PHOTOGRAPH DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMPR-2) AT THE ADDRESS IN PARAGRAPH 16.
16.  HARDCOPY PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD.  IF A PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE
FORWARDED, ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD,
VERIFIED BY THE COMMANDER, DOCUMENTING HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.  MARINES
WHO EXCEED HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS, BUT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
PERCENT BODY LIMITS, MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION BY THE
COMMAND OF THEIR CURRENT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE.
    C.  DO NOT SEND FITNESS REPORTS DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMPR-2).  ALL
FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-32) IN AN ENVELOPE MARKED:
"CONTAINS FITREP FOR SELECTION BOARD".  ERRONEOUS OR LATE REPORTS
MAY PREVENT A COMPLETE RECORD FROM BEING PRESENTED TO THE
SELECTION BOARD.  PER REF B, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MARINE
TO ENSURE THAT THEIR RECORD IS BOTH ACCURATE AND COMPLETE.
ACCORDINGLY, MISSING FITNESS REPORTS WILL NOT BE A BASIS FOR
REQUESTING REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE
OF SELECTION.
    D.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE
SELECTION BOARD BE SENT SOONEST BY MAIL VICE FAX TRANSMITTAL.  FAX
DOCUMENTS MAY NOT BE TRANSMITTED CLEARLY OR IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH VOLUME OF MAIL AND FAX MATERIAL RECEIVED IN THE
DAYS PRIOR TO A BOARD CONVENING, THERE MAY BE UNDUE DELAYS IN
RECEIVING AND PROCESSING DOCUMENTS. 
E. RECEIPT OF PHOTOGRAPHS OR CORRESPONDENCE BY CMC (MMPR-2) CAN
BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION WEB SITE (SEE
PARAGRAPH 18) BY CLICKING ON THE "RESEARCH" ICON, OR BY FORWARDING
VIA CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL.  RECEIPT OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS
SENT ELECTRONICALLY OR BY EMAIL CAN BE VERIFIED VIA THE MMSB WEBSITE
AT WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL.
17.  THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC),
WILL ENSURE DISTRICT COMMANDERS REPORT THE NAME, GRADE, OCCFLD, AND
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF ALL ELIGIBLE RESERVE MARINES ON ACTIVE
DUTY IN THE RECRUITING PROGRAM TO CMC (MMPR-2) BY 3 JANUARY 2005. 
DISTRICT COMMANDERS ARE TO ENSURE THE COMPONENT CODE "CD" IS
REFLECTED IN MCTFS.
18.  COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED
ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF PRIOR SERVICE, PER PARAGRAPH 3201 OF REF B,
MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION TO CMC (MMPR-2)
BY 2359 ON 11 JANUARY 2005.  FIGURE 3-3 OF REF B CONTAINS THE FORMAT
FOR THE REQUEST.  LATE SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION
BASED ON PRIOR SERVICE WILL BE FILED WITHOUT ACTION.
19.  ALL SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANTS WHO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY
RECOMMENDED FOR ACCELERATED PROMOTION ON FITNESS REPORTS WITH
PERIODS ENDING BETWEEN 12 JANUARY 2004 THROUGH 11 JANUARY 2005 WILL
BE CONSIDERED FOR ACCELERATED PROMOTION BY THE SELECTION BOARD.
IDENTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY OF THESE MARINES ARE CONTINGENT UPON
COMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN REF H AND THE
TIMELY RECEIPT OF THE FITNESS REPORTS BY CMC (MMSB-32) (WITHIN 30
DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD).
20.  PER PARAGRAPH 3200.2D OF REF B, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA WILL DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION
FOR MEMBERS OF THE IRR.  THERE IS NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT FOR A
MARINE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE IRR FOR 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE BOARD.
    A.  BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE IRR (INDIVIDUALS MUST EARN
AT LEAST 27 POINTS IN THE ANNIVERSARY YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE
CONVENING DATE OF THIS BOARD TO BE CONSIDERED AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT
OR HAVE BEEN PREASIGNED TO A MOBILIZATION BILLET).
    B.  MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT
HIGHER GRADE AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS
RESERVE SUPPORT COMMAND (MCRSC).
21.  THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MCRSC, WILL PROVIDE NLT 28 DECEMBER
2004 A LIST OF IRR MARINES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO
CMC (MMPR-2).  THE LIST WILL INCLUDE EACH MARINE'S NAME, SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER, PRESENT GRADE, OCCFLD, DOR, PEBD, AND DATE THE
MARINE JOINED THE IRR OR DATE ASSIGNED TO A MOBILIZATION BILLET.
22.  COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS ARE DIRECTED TO DISSEMINATE
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS BULLETIN TO ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES
UNDER THEIR COGNIZANCE.
23.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE AND
WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEB SITE.  GO TO
WWW.USMC.MIL, SELECT "CAREER", "MARINES", "PROMOTIONS", THEN
"ENLISTED PROMOTIONS."
24.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 JANUARY 2006.//