MCBUL 1400 CY 2003 GUNNERY SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 2/14/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 062/03
MARADMINS : 062/03
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MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 062/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1400 CY 2003 GUNNERY SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MMPR-2/30OCT2000//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MIFD/16MAY1998//
REF/C/MSG/MMSB/27SEP2001//
REF/D/MSG/MMSB/11SEP2002//
REF/E/DOC/MMSB-30/01JAN1999//
REF/F/DOC/MCCDC/29DEC1999//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1400.32C, (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND
GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF B, MCO P1070.12K, (IRAM),
PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.  REF C,
MARADMIN 463/01, DISCUSSES TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF D, MARADMIN 483/01, FURTHER DISCUSSES
TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF E,
MCO P1610.73, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REVIEW SYSTEM (PES), STIPULATES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
REPORTS.  REF F, MCO P1553A, DEFINES PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
(PME) REQUIREMENTS FOR MARINES.//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE SUBJECT BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 21 APR 2003
FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 8 WEEKS.
2.  ALL PME REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY 2359 ON 21 APR 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
STAFF SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO GUNNERY SERGEANT MUST
HAVE COMPLETED THE SNCO CAREER NONRESIDENT PROGRAM OR THE SNCO CAREER
DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 7100) TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY
QUALIFIED.
3.  STAFF SERGEANTS WHO MEET THE DATE OF RANK (DOR) AND, IF
APPLICABLE, THE ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) CUTOFF
CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN FOR THEIR MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR
SELECTION TO GUNNERY SERGEANT.
4.  COMMANDERS WILL:
   A.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE WITHIN THEIR COMMAND IS NOTIFIED
OF THEIR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.
   B.  ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF DATA ELEMENTS IN THE MARINE CORPS
TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) ON THOSE MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION
CONSIDERATION REGARDLESS OF ZONE.  SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE,
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DATE OF RANK, ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE
DATE, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION, SERVICE SCHOOLS, PRIMARY
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS), INTENDED MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS), PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST SCORE,
MARKSMANSHIP SCORE, PERSONAL AWARDS, WEIGHT CONTROL/MILITARY
APPEARANCE PROGRAM, ETC.  ANY CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED IN MCTFS
AND SUBMITTED AS UPDATE MATERIAL BY THE MEMBER TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE CY 2003 GUNNERY SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD.
   C.  ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY REQUESTING
NOT TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A
AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS IN THE PROPER FORMAT.
   D.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE SUBMITS A PHOTOGRAPH IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REF B.
5.  THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE MOS'S WHICH "FEED TO" THE INTENDED
MOS AT THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE INDICATED.  MARINES SERVING IN A BASIC
MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THEIR INTENDED MOS (IMOS).  MARINES WHO
HAVE A PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) 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.  STAFF SERGEANT TO GUNNERY SERGEANT FEEDER MOS:  (FOR PROPER
ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E. COLUMN A TO COLUMN B).
NOTE:  COLUMN A DENOTES STAFF SERGEANT FEEDER MOS.  COLUMN B DENOTES
GUNNERY SERGEANT IMOS.
COLUMN A  COLUMN B      COLUMN A   COLUMN B     COLUMN A   COLUMN B
0161       0161           0193       0193         0211       0211
0231       0231           0241       0241         0261       0261
0321       0321           0369       0369         0411       0411
0431       0491           0451       0491         0481       0491  
0511       0511           0619       0619         0629       0629
0659       0659           0681       0681         0689       0689
0811       0811           0848       0848         0861       0861
1141       1169           1142       1169         1161       1169
1171       1169           1181       1169         1316       1349
1341       1349           1345       1349         1361       1361
1371       1371           1391       1391         1812       1812
1833       1833           2111       2111         2131       2131
2141       2141           2146       2146         2147       2147
2161       2161           2171       2171         2311       2311
2336       2336           2621       2621         2631       2631
2651       2651           2671       2671         2673       2673
2674       2674           2676       2676         2822       2822
2823       2823           2832       2832         2834       2834
2862       2862           2874       2874         2881       2881
2887       2887           3043       3043         3044       3044
3051       3051           3052       3052         3112       3112
3361       3381           3381       3381         3400       3441
3432       3432           3441       3441         3451       3451
3529       3529           3537       3537         4067       4067
4133       4133           4341       4341         4421       4421
4429       4429           4611       4611         4612       4612
4641       4641           4671       4671         5519       5519
5521       5521           5522       5522         5523       5523
5524       5524           5711       5711         5811       5811  
5821       5821           5831       5831         5939       5939
5948       5948           5952       5952         5953       5953
5954       5954           5974       5974         5979       5979
6042       6042           6046       6046         6048       6048
6062       6062           6072       6072         6073       6073
6074       6074           6092       6092         6112       6112
6113       6113           6114       6114         6116       6112
6122       6122           6123       6123         6124       6124
6132       6132           6152       6152         6153       6153
6154       6154           6156       6152         6172       6172
6173       6173           6174       6174         6176       6172
6212       6212           6213       6213         6214       6214
6216       6216           6217       6217         6222       6222
6223       6223           6226       6226         6227       6227  
6252       6252           6253       6253         6256       6256
6257       6257           6276       6276         6282       6282
6283       6283           6286       6286         6287       6287
6312       6312           6313       6313         6314       6314
6316       6312           6317       6317         6322       6322
6323       6323           6324       6324         6326       6322
6332       6332           6333       6333         6336       6336
6337       6337           6386       6386         6414       6414
6434       6434           6469       6469         6482       6482
6483       6483           6484       6484         6492       6492
6493       6493           6531       6531         6541       6541
6672       6672           6694       6694         6842       6842
7011       7011           7041       7041         7051       7051
7212       7212           7236       7236         7242       7242
7257       7257           7314       7314         7372       7372
7382       7382           8412       8412         8421       8421
9812       9812
6.  WHEN AN AFADBD IS SPECIFIED, 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 3103.4 OF
REF A.  THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
             ABOVE ZONE         PROMOTION ZONE        BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC JR DOR    AFADBD    JR DOR    AFADBD    JR DOR    AFADBD
0161    3 20000401  19890501  20001201  19900313  20010101     NA
0193  151 19980301  19890424  20001101  19891121  20011001  19921214
0211   54 20000401  19921027  20020101  19960117  20020101     NA
0231   28 19990501  19910909  20000501  19940201  20020101  19890210
0241   17 19990401  19911217  20000102     NA     20010101  19920827
0261    3 19991101     NA     20001201  19911119  20010501     NA
0321   17 19980301  19890815  19990201  19890926  20001101  19911112
0369  248 19980301  19890815  20001101  19900815  20011101     NA
0411   14 19980301  19880614  19990201     NA     20000101  19920203
0491   48 20001101  19911112  20010401  19910624  20020101  19950626
0511    8 19990601  19900821  20000401  19921202  20011101  19910102
0619   30 19990101  19891003  19991201  19901115  20001201  19910510
0629  172 19990301  19910423  20010101  19930928  20020101     NA
0659   54 19991201  19920722  20010201  19930125  20020101  19940204
0681   19 20010101  19940801  20020101     NA        NA        NA
0689   16 20010101  19930824  20020101     NA        NA        NA
0811   19 19970801  19900522  19980601     NA     19991001  19880725
0848   19 20000201  19920527  20001201     NA     20011101     NA
0861   12 19980702     NA     20011201  19921112  20011201     NA
1169   23 19990102  19891101  19991001  19900820  19991201  19920608
1349   41 19991101  19870425  20011001  19900502  20020101  19930803
1371   60 19990501  19911007  20010101  19930223  20020101  19950814
1391    8 20000102  19900313  20001101  19901114  20011001  19900813
1812   12 20000301  19870609  20000501     NA     20020101  19950718
1833   14 19990501  19900905  19990601     NA     20000401  19910605
2111   14 19991001  19890314  19991201     NA     20010301     NA
2141    4 19990301     NA     19990401  19920324  19990501     NA
2146    5 19990401  19911007  20000702     NA     20010301  19920212
2147    5 19981101     NA     20001101  19920519  20010401  19930503
2171    4 19991001  19870908  19991001  19910129  19991101  19910820
2311   13 19990301  19901022  20000101  19910826  20000401  19930810
2336   17 20001101  19900425  20010201     NA     20020101  19941003
2621   27 19990101  19910324  20001101     NA     20020101     NA
2631    3 20001101  19920128  20011001     NA     20020101     NA
2651    4 19991101  19890525  20000101  19920310  20000501     NA
2671    3 20000301     NA     20010501     NA     20020101  19950328
2673    5 19990701     NA     20020101  19951026  20020101     NA
2676    3 20000501  19920811  20010501     NA     20020101     NA
2822    3 20001101     NA     20020101  19920915  20020101     NA
2823   18 20000401     NA     20020101     NA        NA        NA
2832    5 20001101  19930111  20010101     NA     20020101     NA
2834    5 20010101     NA     20020101     NA        NA        NA
2862   49 20000101  19900607  20010101  19920316  20011101     NA
2874    5 19990401     NA     20010401     NA     20020101  19940627
2887    3    NA        NA     19981201  19870623  20010601  19940615
3043   79 19981201  19881020  20001101  19900612  20011001  19911202
3044    5 19991001  19880308  19991201  19921109  20001101     NA
3051   27 19981201  19861027  19991001     NA     20001101  19900804
3052    3 19991201  19910827  20001201     NA     20011101     NA
3112    8 19990201  19890925  20011001  19901017  20011001     NA
3381    9 19990501  19881001  19990501  19911028  19990601  19910626
3432   12 19980401     NA     19990401  19900918  20011001  19890110
3441    3 20001201     NA     20011201  19920607  20011201     NA
3451    8 20000102     NA     20010401  19931103  20011101  19940802
3529   39 19990301  19891226  19991001  19890926  20000401  19930216
3537   36 19981101  19830828  19990201  19880517  19990401  19900816
4067    3 20000601     NA     20010401  19930527  20010501  19950410
4133    4 19980601     NA     20000401  19900611  20010301     NA
4341   14 19990401  19910702  20000401  19930210  20011001  19911118
4421    8 19990201  19881212  20001101  19900523  20001101     NA
4429    3 19991101  19910114  20001101  19901114  20011101     NA
4612    7 19960601     NA     20011001     NA        NA        NA
4641    4 19960501  19860616  19991001  19900326  20001101     NA
5519    3 19941001     NA     20011001  19900612  20011001     NA
5524    3    NA        NA     19980601     NA     19990301  19890919
5711    3 20010101     NA     20010301     NA     20010401  19940214
5811   36 19980301  19910115  19990401  19901120  20000401  19901119
5821   12 19941201     NA     20001101     NA     20011101     NA
5831    8 19980601  19891107  19990401  19910326  20000201     NA
5939   13 20000501     NA     20020101     NA        NA        NA
5948    4 20001101  19900702  20010201  19920310  20020101  19920728
5952    3 19990501  19920616  20010501  19920824  20010601  19950504
5953    5 19980401  19900626  19990102     NA     20000401  19890522
5954    5 19990501  19920512  20000401     NA     20010401  19940404
5974    5 20001201  19940328  20020101     NA        NA        NA
5979    4 19990201     NA     20020101  19940831  20020101     NA
6042    3 19990301     NA     20000101  19901120  20000501  19901227
6046   14 19980301  19870211  19980601  19890111  19990401  19901205
6062    4 19980301  19900529  19991001  19900607  20001101  19900425
6072   12 19990301  19900924  20000301     NA     20001201  19930217
6073    8 19990501  19911216  20000101  19930603  20001201     NA
6092   13 19981201  19860819  20011001     NA     20011101     NA
6112   13 20000401  19921014  20010401  19920712  20020101     NA
6113    8 19991002     NA     20000401  19930816  20010201     NA
6114   12 19980501  19921130  19990501  19881227  20000401     NA
6132    7 19981201  19871017  19990301     NA     20010101     NA
6152    2 19980301  19880613  19980301     NA     19990201     NA
6153    4 19960601  19890123  19980601  19900625  19990501  19900717
6173    7 19990301  19901226  20000101  19930323  20001101  19920427
6174    4 19981001     NA     20000101     NA     20010401     NA
6212    7 19990201     NA     20000301     NA     20010101  19910128
6216    3 19980301  19870105  19991001     NA     20000401  19900724
6217    9 19991001  19900808  20000101  19910409  20001201     NA
6222    3 20000401     NA     20010401     NA     20020101  19931228
6223    3 20000501     NA     20010401     NA        NA        NA
6226    3 19991001  19890703  20000301     NA     20020101     NA
6252    3 19990301     NA     19991201  19900605  19991201  19920908
6253    4 19960101     NA     19990201  19890427  20020101  19940815
6257   13 19970201     NA     19990301  19900724  20000702     NA
6276    3    NA        NA     19970701     NA     19990301     NA
6287    9 20000101  19920922  20010501     NA     20020101     NA
6312    4 20000401  19921130  20010201     NA     20010401     NA
6317    8 20000501     NA     20010501  19940919  20020101     NA
6323    4 20000401  19890419  20000401  19930621  20000501  19930616
6324    8 19990601  19910610  20000401  19931108  20010101     NA
6332    3 20000401     NA     20020101  19921008  20020101     NA
6333    3 20000401     NA     20020101     NA        NA        NA
6336    3 19990501     NA     20010601  19940111  20010601     NA
6386    3 19990201     NA     20010401     NA     20020101  19940801
6434   10 19991001  19890906  20001101  19910625  20010401     NA
6469    3 20001201     NA     20010201     NA     20011101  19931025
6482    3 20000101     NA     20020101     NA        NA        NA
6483    1 20001101  19910330     NA        NA        NA        NA
6484    3    NA        NA     20000401     NA     20020101     NA
6492   10 20001101  19910805  20011101  19930201  20020101  19941102
6493    2 20000501  19921013  20011101     NA        NA        NA
6531   27 19991101  19910417  20010102     NA     20020101  19950118
6541    9 19991101  19900620  20001101  19901119  20011001  19881004
6672   19 20001101  19890522  20010101  19911008  20010201     NA
6694    9 19991001  19910305  20011101  19930209  20011101     NA
6842    5 20000501  19920310  20010401     NA     20020101  19931218
7011    5 19990601  19920623  20000501  19930203  20010401  19880426
7041    9 19991101  19910911  20000101  19911210  20001101     NA
7051   19 20000101  19900313  20010101  19920304  20011101  19940606
7212    8 19991201  19920608  20001101  19920608  20001201  19930301
7242    3 19981101  19881009  19990301  19920128  19991001  19861226
7257   20 19980401     NA     20000101  19920924  20010501  19920211
8412   26 20001201  19940314  20010702     NA        NA        NA
8421    6 19980201     NA     19981201  19890213  19990201  19890828
9812    4 19980401     NA     20000501     NA     20011001     NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED: 1361, 2131, 2161, 2674, 2881,
4611, 4671, 5521, 5522, 5523, 6048, 6074, 6122, 6123, 6124, 6154,
6156, 6172, 6176, 6213, 6214, 6227, 6256, 6282, 6283, 6286, 6313,
6314, 6316, 6322, 6326, 6337, 6414, 7236, 7314, 7372, AND 7382.  
NOTES:
   A.  THE ABOVE ZONE CONTAINS MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED
CONSIDERATION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE AND FAILED OF 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 22 APR 2002.
   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 COML (703)
784-9361.
8.  ELIGIBILITY:
   A.  STAFF SERGEANTS WHO ARE APPROACHING SERVICE LIMITS OR WHO
HAVE TWICE FAILED SELECTION TO GUNNERY SERGEANT AND ARE REQUIRED TO
REQUEST TRANSFER TO THE FMCR MAY REQUEST VIA MESSAGE TO CMC (MMSR-2)
TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE SELECTION BOARD IF THEIR EAS/ECC IS AFTER
THE SCHEDULED ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD (13 JUN 2003).
   B.  MARINES WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR PROMOTION AND
REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
   C.  MARINES WHO MADE A LATERAL MOVE AND WHOSE DOR AND AFADBD
PLACE THEM IN THE ABOVE ZONE, BUT WHO WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED
FOR SELECTION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN
THE PROMOTION ZONE.
   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 BETWEEN 1 MAR
AND 21 APR 2003.
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 SSGT, 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.  ALL STAFF SERGEANTS WHO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY RECOMMENDED FOR
ACCELERATED PROMOTION ON FITNESS REPORTS WITH PERIODS ENDING BETWEEN
23 APR 02 THROUGH 21 APR 03 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 (E) AND THE TIMELY RECEIPT OF THE
FITNESS REPORTS BY THE CMC (MMSB-32) (WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE END
OF THE REPORTING PERIOD).
11.  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, HE OR SHE MAY BE ELIGIBLE 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 (21 APR THROUGH 13 JUN 2003), 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.
12.  UPDATED MATERIAL IS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A MARINE TO A
SELECTION BOARD.  THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE SUBMISSION OF
UPDATED MATERIAL:
   A.  PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN
2359 THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, 21 APR 2003.  THE MAILING
ADDRESS IS:
 PRESIDENT, CY 2003 GUNNERY SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
 HQMC (MMPR-2)
 HARRY LEE HALL
 17 LEJEUNE ROAD
 QUANTICO, VA  22134
      (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 COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2359 ON
THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  THE FAX NUMBER IS: COML (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, THESE LETTERS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE
ELIGIBLE MARINE OR THEY WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.
   B.  PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFS B THROUGH D, ALL
ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMSB) VIA CVIC,
WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING OF THE SELECTION BOARD.
IF A MARINE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CVIC, THEY MAY SUBMIT A
HARDCOPY PHOTO DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) AT THE ADDRESS IN
PARAGRAPH 12.  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 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) MUST CERTIFY ALL FITNESS REPORTS PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.  PER REF C, MARINES ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THEIR RECORDS ARE 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 CONVENING, THERE MAY BE UNDUE DELAYS IN RECEIVING AND
PROCESSING DOCUMENTS.
   E.  RECEIPT OF PHOTOGRAPHS OR CORRESPONDENCE BY THE CMC (MMPR-2)
CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION WEB SITE (SEE
PARAGRAPH 15) BY CLICKING ON THE RESEARCH ICON.
13.  COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF
PRIOR SERVICE, PER PARAGRAPH 3201 OF REF A, MUST SUBMIT A
REQUEST FOR PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) BY 21
APR 2003.  FIGURE 3-3 OF REF A CONTAINS THE FORMAT FOR THE
REQUEST.  LATE SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PRIOR
SERVICE WILL BE FILED WITHOUT ACTION.
14.  THE INFORMATION IN THIS BULLETIN SHOULD RECEIVE WIDEST
DISSEMINATION.
15.  THIS BULLETIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEB SITE.
GO TO WWW.USMC.MIL, SELECT "CAREER," "MILITARY," "PROMOTIONS," THEN
TO "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS."
16.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
17.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 MAY 2004.//