MCBUL 1400. FY04 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 8/22/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 387/03
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SUBJ/MCBUL 1400.  FY04 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT STAFF
/NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/MCCDC/29DEC1999//
REF/B/DOC/MMPR-2/30OCT2000//
REF/C/DOC/MIFD/14JUL2000//
REF/D/MSG/MMSB/271002ZSEP2001//
REF/E/MSG/MMSB/111526ZSEP2002//
REF/F/DOC/MMSB-30/01JAN1999//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1553.4A, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME),
DEFINES PME REQUIREMENTS FOR MARINES.  REF B, MCO P1400.32C, MARINE
CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS (MARCORPROMAN,
VOL 2, ENLPROM), PROVIDES POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION
ELIGIBILITY.  REF C, MCO P1070.12K W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL
RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM), PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR THE
SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.  REF D, MARADMIN 463/01, DISCUSSES
TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF E,
MARADMIN 483/02, FURTHER DISCUSSES TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF F, MCO P1610.7E, PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES), STIPULATES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR
SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORTS.//
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/EMAIL:POPIELECJA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE SUBJECT BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 20 OCT 2003
FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 9 WEEKS.
2.  ALL PROFFESIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS MUST
BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO 20 OCT 2003.  THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE NOT
COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL PME PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE
OF THE SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CONSIDERED LESS THAN FULLY
QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION.  ***COMPLETION OF RESIDENT PME COURSES
DOES NOT FULFILL NONRESIDENT PME REQUIREMENTS ***  ALL ELIGIBLE
MARINES SHOULD REVIEW THE FOLLOWING PME REQUIREMENTS.
  A.  GUNNERY SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO FIRST
SERGEANT MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SNCO CAREER RESIDENT COURSE OR
SNCO CAREER NONRESIDENT PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 7100), AND THE SNCO
ADVANCED NONRESIDENT PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 7200), AND THE SNCO
ADVANCED RESIDENT COURSE, AND THE WARFIGHTING SKILLS PROGRAM (MCI
PROGRAM 7400) TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED.  FOR MARINES WHO
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED RECRUITER SCHOOL, DRILL INSTRUCTOR
SCHOOL OR MARINE SECURITY GUARD SCHOOL (AT ANY TIME IN THEIR
CAREER SINCE BEING PROMOTED TO CORPORAL), COMMANDERS MAY, AT
THEIR DISCRETION, REPORT EQUIVALENCY TO A RESIDENT PME SCHOOL.  
AN EQUIVALENCY CODE MAY BE GRANTED ONE TIME ONLY, REF (A) APPLIES.
THE CODE TO REPORT EQUIVALENCY FOR THE SNCO ADVANCED RESIDENT
PROGRAM IN MCTFS IS L77.  TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED ON THE
BASIS OF EQUIVALENCY, MARINES MUST ENSURE THE EQUIVALENCY CODE IS
REPORTED IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) BEFORE THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD.
  B.  GUNNERY SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO MASTER
SERGEANT MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SNCO ADVANCED NONRESIDENT PROGRAM
(MCI PROGRAM 7200) AND THE WARFIGHTING SKILLS PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM
7400) TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED.
3.  ALL GUNNERY SERGEANTS REGARDLESS OF MOS, WHO MEET THE DATE OF
RANK (DOR) AND ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) CUTOFF
FOR FIRST SERGEANT WILL BE SCREENED FOR FIRST SERGEANT.  TO BE
ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR FIRST SERGEANT, THEIR MOST RECENT FITNESS
REPORT MUST HAVE AN "F" IN BLOCK 8C.  GUNNERY SERGEANTS INDICATING
A PREFERENCE FOR FIRST SERGEANT, IF NOT SELECTED, WILL BE
CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT IF THEY MEET THE DOR
AND AFADBD CUTOFFS FOR THEIR INTENDED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL
SPECIALTY (IMOS).
4.  ALL GUNNERY SERGEANTS WHO MEET THE DOR AND AFADBD CUTOFF FOR
THEIR MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT.
5.  THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE MOS'S WHICH "FEED TO" THE MOS AT
THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE INDICATED.  MARINES SERVING IN A BASIC MOS
WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THEIR IMOS.  MARINES WHO HAVE A PRIMARY MOS
LISTED IN COLUMN (A), AS A FEEDER MOS, WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION
TO THE IMOS LISTED IN COLUMN (B), PROVIDED THEY MEET THE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 6.
  A.  FIRST SERGEANT TO SERGEANT MAJOR FEEDER MOS:  FOR PROPER
ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT; I.E., COLUMN (A) TO COLUMN (B).
COLUMN (A)      COLUMN (B)
1STSGT FEEDER  SGTMAJ PRIMARY
   9999           9999
  B.  MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT FEEDER MOS(S):
(FOR PROPER ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT; I.E., COLUMN (A) TO
COLUMN (B).
COLUMN (A)      COLUMN (B)            COLUMN (A)      COLUMN (B)
MSGT FEEDER   MGYSGT PRIMARY          MSGT FEEDER   MGYSGT PRIMARY
  0161            0161                  0193            0193
  0211            0291                  0231            0291
  0241            0291                  0261            0291
  0321            0321                  0369            0369
  0411            0411                  0451            0451
  0491            0491                  0511            0511
  0681            0681                  0689            0689
  0699            0699                  0811            0811
  0848            0848                  0861            0861
  1169            1169                  1349            1349
  1371            1371                  1391            1391
  1812            1812                  1833            1833
  2149            2149                  2181            2181
  2311            2311                  2336            2336
  2651            2651                  2691            2691
  2823            2823                  2874            2874
  2891            2891                  3043            3043
  3044            3044                  3051            3051
  3052            3052                  3112            3112
  3381            3381                  3432            3432
  3441            3441                  3451            3451
  3529            3529                  3537            3537
  4067            0699                  4133            4133
  4341            4341                  4421            4421
  4429            4429                  4691            4691
  5517            5517                  5523            5523
  5711            5711                  5811            5811
  5821            5821                  5831            5831
  5939            5993                  5948            5993
  5959            5959                  5974            5993
  5979            5993                  6019            6019
  6042            6042                  6046            6046      
  6242            6276                  6276            6276      
  6391            6391                  6591            6591
  6672            6672                  6694            6694
  6842            6842                  7011            7011
  7041            7041                  7051            7051
  7212            7212                  7236            7236
  7242            7242                  7291            7291
  7314            7314                  7372            7372
  7382            7382                  8412            8412
  8421            8421                  9812            9812
C.  GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT FEEDER MOS(S):  FOR
PROPER ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT; I.E., COLUMN (A) TO COLUMN (B).
COLUMN (A)      COLUMN (B)            COLUMN (A)      COLUMN (B)
GYSGT FEEDER   MSGT PRIMARY           GYSGT FEEDER    MSGT PRIMARY
  0161            0161                  0193            0193      
  0211            0211                  0231            0231      
  0241            0241                  0261            0261
  0321            0321                  0369            0369      
  0411            0411                  0451            0451      
  0491            0491                  0511            0511
  0619            0699                  0629            0699      
  0659            0699                  0681            0681      
  0689            0689                  0699            0699
  0811            0811                  0848            0848      
  0861            0861                  1169            1169      
  1349            1349                  1361            1371
  1371            1371                  1391            1391      
  1812            1812                  1833            1833      
  2111            2181                  2131            2181
  2141            2149                  2146            2149      
  2147            2149                  2161            2181      
  2171            2181                  2311            2311
  2336            2336                  2621            2691      
  2631            2691                  2651            2651      
  2671            2691                  2673            2691
  2674            2691                  2676            2691  
  2822            2891                  2823            2823      
  2832            2891                  2834            2891
  2862            2891                  2874            2874      
  2881            2891                  2887            2891      
  3043            3043                  3044            3044
  3051            3051                  3052            3052      
  3112            3112                  3381            3381      
  3432            3432                  3441            3441
  3451            3451                  3529            3529      
  3537            3537                  4067            4067      
  4133            4133                  4341            4341
  4421            4421                  4429            4429      
  4611            4691                  4612            4691      
  4641            4691                  4653            4691
  4671            4691                  5519            5517      
  5521            5517                  5522            5517      
  5523            5523                  5711            5711
  5811            5811                  5821            5821      
  5831            5831                  5939            5939      
  5948            5948                  5952            5959
  5953            5959                  5954            5959      
  5974            5974                  5979            5979      
  6042            6042                  6046            6046
  6048            6019                  6062            6019      
  6072            6019                  6073            6019      
  6074            6019                  6092            6019
  6112            6019                  6113            6019      
  6114            6019                  6116            6019      
  6122            6019                  6123            6019
  6124            6019                  6132            6019      
  6152            6019                  6153            6019      
  6154            6019                  6156            6019
  6172            6019                  6173            6019      
  6174            6019                  6176            6019      
  6212            6019                  6213            6019
  6214            6019                  6216            6019      
  6217            6019                  6222            6019      
  6223            6019                  6226            6019
  6227            6019                  6242            6276      
  6252            6019                  6253            6019      
  6256            6019                  6257            6019
  6276            6276                  6282            6019      
  6283            6019                  6286            6019      
  6287            6019                  6312            6391
  6313            6391                  6314            6391      
  6316            6391                  6317            6391      
  6322            6391                  6323            6391
  6324            6391                  6326            6391      
  6332            6391                  6333            6391      
  6336            6391                  6337            6391
  6386            6391                  6414            6391      
  6434            6391                  6469            6391      
  6482            6391                  6483            6391
  6484            6391                  6492            6391      
  6493            6391                  6531            6591      
  6541            6591                  6672            6672
  6694            6694                  6842            6842      
  7011            7011                  7041            7041      
  7051            7051                  7212            7212
  7236            7236                  7242            7242      
  7257            7291                  7314            7314      
  7371            7372                  7372            7372
  7382            7382                  8412            8412      
  8421            8421                  9812            9812
6.  THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS ARE
IDENTIFIED BELOW.  MARINES WHO HAVE A DOR THAT IS EARLIER THAN
THE DOR IDENTIFIED FOR A ZONE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION
IN THAT ZONE FOR THAT MOS.  WHEN AN AFADBD IS SPECIFIED, FOR A
ZONE/MOS, IT PERTAINS ONLY TO THOSE MARINES WITH THE LISTED DATE
OF RANK.  THE AFADBD IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY
OF THOSE MARINES WHOSE DATE OF RANK IS EARLIER THAN THE DATE OF
RANK LISTED.  REFER TO PARAGRAPH 3103 OF REF B.  THE
TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
         SERGEANT MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT              
             ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE     BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC  JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD
0161    1  19971101     NA    19980401     NA    19990501     NA
0193   10  19980701  19780725 19990501  19791029 19991001  19780607
0291    8  20000401  19800627 20010401     NA    20020401  19841127
0321    2  20010101  19800926 20010501  19810116 20011101  19800611
0369    7 19991001   19790918 20000701  19781212 20000801  19790425
0411    2  19980901     NA    20000801     NA    20010901  19810307
0451    1     NA        NA    20010401     NA    20020401  19870127
0681    3  20010701     NA    20011101     NA       NA        NA
0811    1  19981101     NA    19991001     NA    20000801     NA
0848    3  19981101     NA    19990801     NA    20001101     NA
0861    2  19951101     NA    20020401  19840326 20020401  19840905
1812    1  20000701     NA    20010101     NA    20011201  19820303
2149    2  19961201  19780728 19980101     NA    20000401  19811109
2181    2  19990501  19791005 19990801     NA    20000901     NA
2311    1  20000401  19801001 20000701     NA    20010601     NA
2336    1  19990101     NA    20000501  19810225 20000801  19820125
2691    2  20000401  19810601 20000501     NA    20010401     NA
2891    7  20000601  19790419 20010401  19800422 20011001  19810807
3043    8  19980601  19790529 19990501  19790612 20000401     NA
3044    1  19990401     NA    20011101  19810827 20011101     NA
3381    5  19981101  19780203 19991101     NA    20001101  19801002
3432    1  20000401     NA    20000801     NA    20010401     NA
3441    1  19991201     NA    20020101     NA       NA        NA
3537    4  19980601     NA    19990501  19780125 19991001  19780706
4133    1  19991201  19810301 20000801     NA    20011201     NA
4421    2  20000401  19800624 20000801     NA    20020401  19880427
5711    2  19980501     NA    19990701  19800929 20011101     NA
5811    4  19981101  19780707 19991001  19790407 19991101  19820325
5831    1  19991201  19800925 20001201  19811023 20010101     NA
6019   15  19990501  19801001 20000501  19820407 20010401  19820212
6042    1  20010101  19820908 20010101  19830802 20010101  19840206
6391    3  19991001  19780213 20000601  19780530 20000801  19790622
6842    1  19990901     NA    20011201     NA    20020101  19861203
7011    1  19991001     NA    20010701  19820407 20011201     NA
7242    2     NA        NA    19980501  19800814 20000401     NA
7314    1     NA        NA    20011201     NA       NA        NA
8412   10  19970701  19830602 19980901  19781127 19990401  19790915
8421    2  20000501  19801231 20001201  19811024 20001201     NA
9812    1     NA        NA    20010901     NA       NA        NA
9999   61  19991101  19801001 20000801  19850624 20010101  19830213
THE FOLLOWING IMOS (S) ARE CLOSED:  0491, 0511, 0689, 0699, 1169,
1349, 1371, 1391, 1833, 2651, 2823, 2874, 3051, 3052, 3112, 3451,
3529, 4341, 4429, 4691, 5517, 5523, 5821, 5959, 5993, 6046, 6276,
6591, 6672, 6694, 7041, 7051, 7212, 7236, 7291, 7372, AND 7382.
               FIRST SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT                  
               ABOVE ZONE     PROMOTION ZONE      BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC  JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR     AFADBD
0161    1  19980101  19840319 19990801     NA    19991201     NA
0193   27  19981001  19830602 19990701     NA    19991101  19850306
0211    6  19981101  19851118 20000401  19850819 20010401  19860521
0231    8  19981201  19850322 19990701     NA    20000101  19860518
0241    4  19980201  19850904 19990101     NA    20000101  19860923
0261    2  19980201     NA    19990401     NA    20001101  19900410
0321    6  19990801  19820428 19991201  19850426 20001101  19840423
0369   30  19991201  19830715 20000702  19870722 20001101  19850927
0451    1     NA        NA    20000101  19860725 20000101     NA
0491    1  19991001     NA    20000401  19790716 20000401  19820623
0511    1     NA        NA    20000101  19841107 20000101     NA
0681    5  20000401  19840824 20010401  19870608 20010501     NA
0689    1  20000201  19850906 20000801     NA    20010201     NA
0699    4  19990901  19790903 19990901     NA    19991101  19820810
0811    3  19980901     NA    19981101  19830913 19981201  19840905
0848    6  20000401  19870702 20010301  19870601 20010401  19891025
0861    1  20000701     NA    20010102     NA       NA        NA
1349    2  19990701  19811012 19990701  19830208 19990701  19841204
1371    2  19990301     NA    19990601  19840709 19990601  19841210
1833   11  19990301     NA    20000401  19860519 20010101     NA
2149    7  19980201     NA    19990201  19840303 19990401  19860519
2181    2  19990701  19831027 19990701     NA    19990801  19840508
2336    2  19990801     NA    19991101     NA    20000701  19850604
2651    1  19991001     NA    20010201  19850204 20011101  19870217
2691   11  19990701  19841113 20000101  19870609 20001001  19870728
2823    4  20000401     NA    20010401     NA       NA        NA
2891   18  19990801  19830829 20000301  19841016 20000701  19851119
3043   15  19981201  19830813 19991101  19841101 20000801  19840828
3044    3  19981101     NA    19990201  19841124 20000101     NA
3381   12  19990301  19840622 19990401  19841002 19990501     NA
3432    5  19981101  19831027 19981201  19850625 20000701     NA
3441    1  20000701     NA    20010501  19890306 20010901     NA
4133    2  19990201  19860902 19990401  19870323 19990401     NA
4341    3  19990201  19850903 19990201  19870721 19990401     NA
4421    4  19981101  19830901 20000801  19840326 20001001  19850927
4691    3  19980201  19850711 19991101  19860129 20000101  19861230
5517    2  19990401  19861002 19990801     NA    20000401     NA
5711    2  19990801  19850314 19990801     NA    20000101  19850426
5811    2  19980301  19831113 19981101  19820721 19981201  19851101
5831    1  19990201  19850918 19990201  19860701 19990201  19860910
5959    3  19990401  19840116 19990401  19851212 19990401  19870526
6019   32  19980701  19830829 19990101  19831025 19990701  19840622
6042    2  19980301  19820618 19990101  19831222 20001201  19851208
6046    3  19980901     NA    19981101     NA    19990801     NA
6391    6  19981001  19840605 19981101  19840917 19981201  19830127
6672    8  19991201  19850121 20001101  19841120 20010201  19850306
6694    2  19991101  19860708 20000701     NA       NA        NA
6842    2  20000401  19900531 20010401  19870720 20010501  19900702
7011    2  19990102     NA    19990601  19840814 20000401     NA
7041    3  19991201  19841227 20000101  19840206 20000101  19850606
7212    2  19990701  19840403 20000701     NA    20001101  19840425
7236    2  19990702  19831212 20000101  19870126 20000101     NA
7242    1  19971001     NA    19980701     NA    19981201  19860617
7291    3  19970901  19840213 19980701     NA    19990201     NA
7314    1  20000801     NA    20010301     NA       NA        NA
7382    2  19971201  19850305 19991101     NA    20000101     NA
8412   23  19981101     NA    19990301  19841113 19990702  19870618
8421    3  19981101     NA    19990401  19850313 19990601     NA
9812    1  20001001  19870611 20001101     NA       NA        NA
9999  155     NA        NA    20010601     NA       NA        NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0411, 1169, 1391, 1812, 2311,
2874, 3051, 3052, 3112, 3451, 3529, 3537, 4067, 4429, 5523, 5821,
5939, 5948, 5974, 5979, 6276, 6591, 7051, AND 7372.
NOTES:
  A.  THE ABOVE ZONE CONTAINS MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED
CONSIDERATION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE AND FAILED SELECTION.
  B.  MARINES WHO HAVE RECEIVED AN ADJUSTED DOR OR MADE A LATERAL
MOVE AND BELIEVE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE WRONG ZONE (BECAUSE
OF THE ADJUSTED DOR OR LATERAL MOVE) MUST NOTIFY THE CMC (MMPR-2),
IN WRITING, BY 20 OCT 2003.
  C.  AN ABOVE ZONE DOR/AFADBD CUTOFF FOR A SPECIFIC MOS WITH NO
DOR/AFADBD CUTOFF IN THE PROMOTION ZONE INDICATES NO ALLOCATIONS
FOR PROMOTION EXIST IN THAT MOS FOR THIS BOARD.
7.  ADDRESS QUESTIONS REGARDING MOS ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD
CUTOFFS TO THE CMC (MPP-20), DSN 278-9361 OR COMM (703) 784-9361.
8.  ELIGIBILITY:
  A.  GUNNERY SERGEANTS TWICE FAILED OF SELECTION TO MASTER
SERGEANT, OR MASTER SERGEANTS/FIRST SERGEANTS TWICE FAILED
SELECTION TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT OR SERGEANT MAJOR,
RESPECTIVELY, OR MARINES WHO ARE AT SERVICE LIMITS WHO ARE REQUIRED
TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR PROMOTION
PROVIDED THEIR EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE OCCURS AFTER THE BOARD
ADJOURNS.  THE REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO THE FMCR MUST BE MADE VIA
NAVAL MESSAGE, AND SPECIFICALLY REQUEST PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
  B.  MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR PROMOTION AND
HAVE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY
THIS BOARD.
  C.  MARINES WHO HAVE MADE A LATERAL MOVE, AND WHOSE DOR AND
AFADBD PLACE THEM IN THE ABOVE ZONE, BUT WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY
BEEN CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE, WILL BE
CONSIDERED IN THE PROMOTION ZONE BY THIS BOARD.
  D.  THE ABOVE LISTED TENTATIVE ZONES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY
VIRTUE OF ONGOING GRADE-MOS STRUCTURE CHANGES AND REALIGNMENTS.  
ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ABOVE LISTED ZONES WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR
TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  ADDITIONAL CHANGES WHICH OCCUR
DURING THE BOARD SESSION WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SELECTION
BULLETIN.  ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS
BULLETIN WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IN THE MOS ASSIGNED ON THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE SERVING IN
A BASIC MOS.  MOS CHANGES WILL NOT BE MADE AFTER THE DATE OF THIS
BULLETIN WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CMC (MPP-20).  
COMMANDERS MUST PROMPTLY REPORT TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL
MESSAGE ANY APPROVED MOS CHANGES FOR ELIGIBLE MARINES WHICH OCCUR
DURING THE BOARD.
9.  WARRANT OFFICER SELECTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN APPOINTED, AND
MARINES ENROLLED IN THE MARINE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION
PROGRAM (MECEP) WHOSE PERMANENT ENLISTED GRADE IS THAT OF GYSGT,
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION BY THIS
BOARD, PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED
IN PARAGRAPH 6 ABOVE.  THE CMC (MMPR-2) WILL FORWARD THE RECORDS OF
ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO THE BOARD FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION
FOR PROMOTION.
10.  COMMANDERS MUST SUBMIT A MESSAGE TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) REGARDING
ANY MARINE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BOARD WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF COMPLETED
DISCIPLINARY ACTION (BY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES) NOT
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON EARLIER FITNESS REPORTS.  A DISCIPLINARY
ACTION IS CONSIDERED "COMPLETED" WHEN A MARINE IS FOUND GUILTY AT
NJP, COURT-MARTIAL OR CIVILIAN COURT PROCEEDING.  IF A MARINE
RECEIVES EXONERATION VIA THE APPEAL PROCESS OR BY CONVENING
AUTHORITY ACTION, THERE MAY BE GROUNDS FOR REMEDIAL PROMOTION
CONSIDERATION.  MESSAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMPR-2)
GIVING A FULL, DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF THE MATTER INVOLVED, WHETHER
THE ACTION OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD, DURING THE
BOARD, OR WHILE THE MARINE WAS A MEMBER OF A PREVIOUS COMMAND.
MESSAGES SHOULD ALSO BE SUBMITTED REGARDING ANY ELIGIBLE MARINE WHO
IS ADMINISTRATIVELY REDUCED, DISCHARGED, MAKES AN INTERCOMPONENT
TRANSFER, IS ASSIGNED TO THE WEIGHT CONTROL/MILITARY APPEARANCE
PROGRAMS OR ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.
11.  UPDATE MATERIAL IS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A MARINE TO A
SELECTION BOARD.  THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE SUBMISSION OF
UPDATE MATERIAL:
  A.  PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN
THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, 20 OCT 2003.  THE MAILING ADDRESS
IS:
  PRESIDENT, FY 2004 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT
  SELECTION BOARD
  HQMC (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 (E.G., LETTERS TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, COPIES OF AWARD CERTIFICATES, PHOTOGRAPH,
COPIES OF SCHOOL COMPLETION CERTIFICATES, ETC.) FROM AN ELIGIBLE
MARINE MUST BE STAMPED RECEIVED AT HQMC ON OR BEFORE THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE 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 COMMUNICATION 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 A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE
BOARD.  HOWEVER, SUCH LETTERS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE
MARINE OR THE LETTERS 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 COUNSELLING HAS TAKEN PLACE PER PARAGRAPH 3103.9 OF
REFERENCE A.  THE FORMAT FOR THE LETTER IS CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH
3103.7 OF REF B.
  B.  PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES C, D, AND E,
ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE CMC (MMPR-2),
PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.  
IF A PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE FORWARDED, ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY SUBMIT
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD, VERIFIED BY THEIR COMMANDER,
DOCUMENTING THEIR HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.  MARINES WHO EXCEED
HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS, BUT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH BODY FAT
PERCENT LIMITS, MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION BY THEIR
COMMAND OF THEIR CURRENT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE.
  C.  DO NOT SEND FITNESS REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMPR-2).
ALL FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SENT TO THE CMC (MMSB-32) IN AN
ENVELOPE MARKED - "CONTAINS FITNESS REPORTS FOR SELECTION BOARD."
THE CMC (MMSB-32) WILL CERTIFY ALL FITNESS REPORTS PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.  PER REF F, 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.
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH VOLUME OF MAIL AND FAX MATERIAL RECEIVED IN THE
DAYS PRIOR TO CONVENING, THERE MAY BE UNDUE DELAYS IN RECEIVING AND
PROCESSING DOCUMENTS.  ADDITIONALLY, FAX DOCUMENTS MAY NOT BE
TRANSMITTED CLEARLY OR IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
  E.  RECEIPT OF PHOTOGRAPHS OR CORRESPONDENCE BY THE CMC (MMPR-2)
CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION WEBSITE (SEE
PARAGRAPH 13) OR BY FORWARDING VIA CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL.
12.  COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF
PRIOR SERVICE, PER PARAGRAPH 3201 OF REF B, MUST SUBMIT A
MESSAGE TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) BY 20 OCT 2003.  FIGURE 3-3 OF REF
B CONTAINS THE FORMAT FOR THE NAVAL MESSAGE.  LATE SUBMISSIONS FOR
CONSIDERATION FOR PRIOR SERVICE WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION.
13.  THIS BULLETIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEBSITE.
GO TO WWW.USMC.MIL, CLICK ON "CAREER", "MARINES", "ENLISTED", THEN
"ENLISTED PROMOTIONS."
14.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
15.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 20 OCTOBER 2005.//