MARADMINS : 171/03
            
 R 140541Z APR 03 
 FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc) 
 TO AL MARADMIN(uc) 
 MARADMIN 
 BT 
 UNCLASSIFIED 
 MARADMIN 171/03 
 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MM// 
 SUBJ/FY03 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTION 
 /ALLOCATIONS// 
 REF/A/DOC/MMPR-2/30OCT2000// 
 REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM/080542ZNOV2002// 
 NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32C (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND 
 GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY. REF B IS MARADMIN 604/02 FY03 
 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS// 
 POC/J. A. POPIELEC/MAJ/HD MMPR-2/-/TEL:703-784-9710 
 /TEL:FAX 703-784-9882// 
 GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE MERITORIOUS PROMOTION 
 ALLOCATIONS FOR 2 JULY 2003 TO COMMANDING GENERALS AND  
 COMMANDING OFFICERS.  
 2. BACKGROUND. MERITORIOUS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION 
 ALLOCATIONS, ALLOW COMMANDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE A SELECT 
 FEW MARINES FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION TO THE GRADES OF GUNNERY 
 SERGEANT AND STAFF SERGEANT. THESE PROMOTIONS RECOGNIZE MARINES FOR 
 THEIR SUPERIOR POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY BASED UPON 
 THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE, SACRIFICE, AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE 
 SUCCESS OF THE MARINE CORPS. 
 3. ACCORDINGLY, COMMANDERS WILL CONVENE SELECTION BOARDS WITHIN 
 THEIR COMMANDS TO NOMINATE MARINES FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION BY THE 
 CMC. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SELECTION BOARDS FOR THE 
 MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OF MARINES TO SSGT AND GYSGT AMONG SPECIAL 
 DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ENDORSED BY THE COMMANDER AND SUBMITTED VIA 
 NAVAL MESSAGE TO THE CMC (MMPR-2). THE MESSAGE MUST BE RECEIVED NO 
 LATER THAN 2 JUN 03. UPON REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE NOMINATIONS BY 
 THE CMC (MMPR-2), PROMOTION ENTRIES WILL BE RAN ON THE UNIT DIARY 
 BY HQMC. COMMANDERS WILL PREPARE CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT IN 
 ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A AND B.  
 4. ACTION. THE JULY 2003 MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS AMONG 
 SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS ARE: 
 CMD SSGT/GYSGT ALLOCATIONS 
 RECRUITING/WEST SAN DIEGO 22/5 
 RECRUITING/EAST PARRIS ISLAND 22/5 
 DI/WEST SAN DIEGO 9/2 
 DI/EAST PARRIS ISLAND 9/3 
 MSG BATTALION 14/3 
 TECOM (COMBAT INSTRUCTORS) 5/1 
 5. MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS AMONG SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE 
 EFFECTIVE ON 2 JULY 2003. 
 6. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//