UNCLAS 210730Z MAR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 212/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM /MMPR-2//
SUBJ/FY 2007 COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION 3RD AND 4TH QTR
/ALLOCATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-2/YMD:20060511//
REF/B/MSGID:LTR/CMC MPP-20/YMD:20070316//
REF/C/MSGID:LTR/CMC RAP/YMD:20070316//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC/270731ZJUN2006//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1400.32D, (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND
GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF B CONTAINS THE ACTIVE
DUTY ALLOCATION AUTH FOR FY 2007 3RD AND 4TH QTR COMBAT
MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS.  REF C CONTAINS THE RESERVE ALLOCATION
AUTH FOR FY 2007 3RD AND 4TH QTR COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS. 
REF D PROVIDES POLICY ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME)
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FY 2007 USMC AND USMCR SNCO SELECTION BOARDS
AND MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS.// POC/J. A. MCLAUGHLIN/MAJ/CMC
MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718 /EMAIL:JAMES.MCLAUGHLIN@USMC.MIL//
POC/D. F. WHITE/MAJ/CMC MPP-20/-/TEL:DSN 278-9362
/EMAIL:WHITEDF@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
POC/J. E. BELL/GYSGT/CMC RAP/-/TEL:DSN 278-9136
/EMAIL:JASON.E.BELL@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  POLICY ESTABLISHED IN REFERENCES A, B, AND C
ENABLES COMMANDERS TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP ON THE
BATTLEFIELD WITH COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS.  THIS MESSAGE
PROVIDES AMPLIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION TO THE REF AND PROVIDES
ALL COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS TO COMUSMARCENT FOR
ENLISTED MARINES WITHIN THE ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.
COMUSMARCENT MAY APPORTION ALLOCATIONS TO DESERVING UNITS OR
BY FAIR SHARE.
2.  ACTIVE DUTY
A.  REF A ESTABLISHED POLICY THAT AUTHORIZES COMMANDING GENERALS
TO AWARD COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS TO ACTIVE DUTY MARINES IN
THE GRADES OF PVT THROUGH CPL IN NUMBERS THAT DO NOT EXCEED
QUARTERLY MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS.  THEREFORE, COMMANDING
GENERALS ARE AUTHORIZED TO AWARD COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS
TO PFC THROUGH SGT, WITHIN THE QUOTAS ASSIGNED BY CMC (MP).  IN THE
CASE OF SGT AND SSGT, COMMANDING GENERALS WILL SUBMIT TO CMC
(MMPR-2), BY NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMBAT
MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS TO SSGT AND GYSGT.  THIS PROGRAM IS IN
ADDITION TO THE NON-COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION PROGRAM. 
B.  COMBAT MERITORIOUS ALLOCATIONS FOR THE 3RD AND 4TH QTR OF FY
2007
ARE:
GRADE (TO)  ALLOCATION   MIN TIME IN SERVICE (TIS)
PFC         UNLIMITED      NONE
LCPL            71         NONE
CPL            141        6 MOS
SGT             23       18 MOS
SSGT             5        4 YRS
GYSGT            2        6 YRS
3.  RESERVE
A.  POLICY ESTABLISHED IN REF A AUTHORIZES COMMANDING GENERALS TO
AWARD COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS TO RESERVE MARINES IN THE GRADES
OF PVT THROUGH CPL IN NUMBERS THAT DO NOT EXCEED QUARTERLY
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS.  THEREFORE, COMMANDING GENERALS
ARE AUTHORIZED TO AWARD COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS TO PFC THROUGH
SGT, WITHIN THE QUOTAS ASSIGNED BY CMC (RAP).  IN THE CASE OF SGT
AND SSGT, COMMANDING GENERALS WILL SUBMIT TO CMC (MMPR-2), BY NAVAL
CORRESPONDENCE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS TO
SSGT AND GYSGT.  THIS PROGRAM IS IN ADDITION TO THE NON-COMBAT
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION PROGRAM.
B.  RESERVE MARINES INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR),
SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR),
AND INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA).
C.  COMBAT MERITORIOUS ALLOCATIONS FOR THE 3RD AND 4TH QTR OF FY 2007
ARE:
GRADE (TO)  ALLOCATION   MIN TIS
PFC         UNLIMITED      NONE
LCPL             2         NONE
CPL             16        6 MOS
SGT              2       18 MOS
SSGT             1        4 YRS
GYSGT            0        6 YRS
4.  ACTIVE AND RESERVE
A.  PROMOTIONS TO PFC THROUGH GYSGT MAY BE EFFECTIVE IN ANY MONTH
BETWEEN APR 2007 AND SEP 2007.  THE DATE OF RANK AND EFFECTIVE DATE
WILL BE THE 2ND DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PROMOTION IS AWARDED.
B.  TIG REQUIREMENTS ARE WAIVED IN THE CASE OF MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS
BUT TIS REQUIREMENTS ARE MANDATORY.  TIS REQUIREMENTS ARE AS OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION.
C.  PER REF D, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS FOR
ALL FY 07 SNCO SELECTION BOARDS AND MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS ARE WAIVED. 
HOWEVER, ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION SHOULD
CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY TO COMPLETE THEIR PME
REQUIREMENTS.  COMMANDERS WILL STILL CONSIDER PME AS ONE OF THE MANY
FACTORS IN A MARINE'S RECORD TO DETERMINE THE BEST QUALIFIED FOR
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION; HOWEVER, COMPLETION OF PME IS NOT A REQUIREMENT
FOR NOMINATON OR SELECTION.
D.  CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT FOR COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS WILL
INCLUDE "(COMBAT MERITORIOUS)".  PAGE 5-9 OF REF A GIVES AN EXAMPLE OF
A MERITORIOUS PROMOTION WARRANT.  FOR EXAMPLE, A WARRANT SHOULD READ
"I DO APPOINT THIS MARINE A SERGEANT (COMBAT MERITORIOUS)".
E.  AUTHORITY TO EFFECT SNCO PROMOTIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED VIA MARADMIN.
F.  UNUSED ALLOCATIONS WILL NOT BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE 1ST AND 2ND QTR
OF FY 08.
5.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF PROMOTIONS IS MAJ MCLAUGHLIN. 
POINT OF CONTACT FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
ALLOCATIONS IS MAJ WHITE.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR RESERVE COMPONENT
COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS IS GYSGT BELL.//