R 182100Z JAN 08
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
SUBJ:FEBRUARY 2008 PROMOTIONS FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS (SNCO) AND MARCH 2008 PLANNED PROMOTIONS FOR SNCOS.
MARADMIN 062/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2008 PROMOTIONS FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS
/(SNCO) AND MARCH 2008 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 FEBRUARY 2008 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 FEBRUARY 2008, 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 2007 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
             NUMBER       SENIOR NO.   FEB     PROJECTED
             SELECTED     PROM 1 JAN   PROM    FOR MAR
GYSGT        1976          1311        150      116
SSGT         4430          2085        280      280
8.  STATUS OF FY 2008 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
             NUMBER       SENIOR NO.   FEB     PROJECTED
             SELECTED     PROM 1 JAN   PROM    FOR MAR
SGTMAJ-MGYSGT  328         98          35       23
1STSGT/MSGT   1087         142         150      77
9.  FOR MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9718 OR DSN 278-9718.  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."
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL S. M. FENSTERMACHER, DIRECTOR, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//