MCBUL 1400. FY 2004 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 5/20/2004 | MARADMINS Number: 234/04
MARADMINS : 234/04
R 200541Z MAY 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 234/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//MRA MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1400.  FY 2004 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSG/CMC/142020ZMAY2004//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MMPR-2/30OCT2000//
REF/C/DOC/CMC MIFD/16MAY1998//
REF/D/DOC/MMSB-30/01JAN1999//
REF/E/MSG/CMC/271002ZSEP2001//
REF/F/MSG/CMC/111526ZSEP2002//
REF/G/MSG/CMC/200729ZFEB2003//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 026/04, POLICY ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION (PME) FOR PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS DURING PERIOD OF
INCREASED DEPLOYMENT TEMPO.  REF B IS MCO P1400.32C W/CH 1, MARINE
CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS.  REF C IS MCO
1070.12K, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL
(SHORT TITLE: IRAM).  REF D IS MCO P1610.7E, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
SYSTEM (SHORT TITLE: PES).  REF E IS MARADMIN 463/01, TRANSMISSION
AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL
FILE (OMPF).  REF F IS MARADMIN 483/02, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).
REF G IS MARADMIN 066/03, SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR
DEPLOYED MARINES.//
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/EMAIL:ECKERLA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE SUBJECT BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 19 JUL 04 FOR
A PERIOD OF ABOUT 10 WEEKS.
2.  PER REF A, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS
FOR SELECTION TO STAFF SERGEANT ARE WAIVED FOR THIS SELECTION
BOARD.  HOWEVER, ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION
SHOULD CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY TO
COMPLETE THEIR PME REQUIREMENTS.  THIS SELECTION BOARD WILL STILL
CONSIDER PME AS ONE OF THE MANY FACTORS IN A MARINE'S RECORD
TO DETERMINE THE BEST QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION; HOWEVER, COMPLETION
OF PME IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR SELECTION.
3.  SERGEANTS WHO MEET THE DATE OF RANK (DOR) AND, IF APPLICABLE,
THE ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) CUTOFF CONTAINED IN
THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE FOR THEIR MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION
TO STAFF 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) FOR THOSE MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION
CONSIDERATION REGARDLESS OF ZONE.  SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE,
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DOR, AFADBD, PME, SERVICE SCHOOLS, PRIMARY
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS), INTENDED MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS), PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) SCORE,
MARKSMANSHIP SCORE, PERSONAL AWARDS, ASSIGNMENT TO AND REMOVAL FROM
THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM, ETC.  ANY CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE
REPORTED IN MCTFS AND SUBMITTED AS UPDATE MATERIAL BY THE ELIGIBLE
MARINE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY 2004 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION
BOARD.
   C.  ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY
REQUESTING NOT TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REF B AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS IN THE PROPER FORMAT.
   D.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE SUBMITS A PHOTOGRAPH IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REF C.
5.  THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE MOS'S THAT "FEED TO" THE IMOS AT
THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE INDICATED.  MARINES SERVING IN A BASIC MOS
WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THEIR IMOS.  MARINES WHO HAVE A 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.  **NOTE** AS ZONES
AND ALLOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO OR DURING THE
BOARDS, ALL MARINES ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF THEIR RECORDS.
   A.  SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT FEEDER MOS'S:  (FOR PROPER ORDER
READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E. COLUMN A TO COLUMN B).  NOTE:  COLUMN A
DENOTES SERGEANT FEEDER MOS.  COLUMN B DENOTES STAFF SERGEANT IMOS.
COLUMN A   COLUMN B   COLUMN A   COLUMN B   COLUMN A   COLUMN B
0121       0193       0151       0193       0161       0161
0211       0211       0231       0231       0241       0241
0261       0261       0311       0369       0313       0369
0321       0321       0331       0369       0341       0369
0351       0369       0352       0369       0411       0411
0431       0431       0451       0451       0481       0481
0511       0511       0612       0619       0613       0619
0614       0619       0621       0629       0622       0629
0626       0629       0627       0629       0651       0659
0656       0659       0689       0689       0811       0811
0842       0848       0844       0848       0847       0848
0861       0861       1141       1141       1142       1142
1161       1161       1171       1171       1181       1181
1316       1316       1341       1341       1345       1345
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       2831       2832
2832       2832       2834       2834       2844       2862
2846       2862       2847       2862       2862       2862
2871       2874       2874       2874       2881       2881
2887       2887       3043       3043       3044       3044
3051       3051       3052       3052       3112       3112
3381       3381       3432       3432       3441       3441
3451       3451       3521       3529       3531       3537
3533       3537       4067       4067       4133       4133
4341       4341       4421       4421       4429       4429
4611       4611       4612       4612       4641       4641
4671       4671       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       6242       6276       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       6316
6317       6317       6322       6322       6323       6323
6324       6324       6326       6322       6332       6332
6333       6333       6336       6336       6337       6337
6386       6386       6412       6414       6413       6414
6423       6434       6432       6434       6433       6434
6461       6469       6462       6469       6463       6469
6464       6469       6466       6469       6467       6469
6468       6469       6482       6482       6483       6483
6484       6484       6492       6492       6493       6493
6521       6541       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       7371       7372
7372       7372       7381       7382       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 IMOS.  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 B.  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   12  20010501    NA     20011101 19970529  20021101 19970721
0193  213  20010202    NA     20020201 19960422  20021101 19981019
0211   49  20011001 19970714  20030101    NA        NA       NA
0231   25  20010701    NA     20020201 19981228  20021101 19980629
0241   36  19990401 19950425  20010201 19961111  20030101    NA
0261    6  20001201    NA     20020101 19970722  20020801    NA
0321   22  19990801 19941115  20000701    NA     20001201 19970407
0369  112  20000401 19930729  20000801 19960821  20001101 19960826
0411   27  20000501    NA     20010301    NA     20021101 19950801
0431   31  20010701 19960820  20020101 19981215  20020801 19970212
0481    5  20010701 19960603  20011101 19960924  20020201 19961104
0511    7  20001101    NA     20010301 19980224  20010901    NA
0619   35  20000901    NA     20010201 19961203  20011201 19970624
0629   86  20010201    NA     20010901 19941227  20020101 19981229
0659   63  20000601 19950808  20010301 19950710  20020201 19960729
0689    8  20010526    NA     20020401 19950831  20021101    NA
0811    4  20010201    NA     20010401 19960708  20010401    NA
0848   20  20010201 19951128  20011001 19950822  20020201 19980623
0861   21  20011201    NA     20030101    NA        NA       NA
1141    1  19990501    NA     19990901    NA     19991201    NA
1142   10  20001001    NA     20011101 19960916  20020201 19970722
1161    6  20000201    NA     20001101    NA     20010101    NA
1171    1  20000401    NA     20000701 19960805  20000710    NA
1345   10  20010101 19940730  20010501    NA     20010701    NA
1361    4  20010801    NA     20020401    NA     20030101 19990823
1371   17  20010201 19951212  20010701 19921112  20011001 19960815
1391   28  20001101    NA     20011001 19980706  20020701 19971006
1812    9  20010701 19961120  20020101 19980127  20020802    NA
1833   49  20001101 19960821  20011201    NA     20030101 19990928
2111   31  20001001 19940627  20011101 19920915  20020901    NA
2131    4  19980801    NA     19981201    NA     20000201    NA
2141   20  20010501 19970714  20020501    NA     20030101    NA
2146   10  19991101 19960603  20010610    NA     20020401 19971205
2147   14  20010401 19971201  20020701    NA     20030101    NA
2161    2  20010801 19970131  20020401    NA     20021201 19990907
2171    5  20000131 19961101  20010101 19960123  20010502    NA
2311   41  20001001 19960916  20011201    NA     20021101 19960630
2336   24  20010601 19930607  20011201    NA     20021101 19990713
2621   11  20000201 19960529  20001201 19960709  20010301    NA
2631    2  20010901 19971230  20020201 19960723  20020401 19961015
2651    8  20010701 19970129  20020101 19970709  20020301    NA
2671    5  20011001    NA     20021001    NA     20030101    NA
2673    2  20020101 19990223  20020201    NA     20020901    NA
2674    3  20020101    NA     20021101    NA     20021201    NA
2823    9  20001201 19970428  20010607    NA     20010807    NA
2832    2  20010501    NA     20020501    NA     20020901    NA
2834    5  20020101 19971014  20020501 19960729  20021201 19981109
2862   51  20011001 19970630  20011001 19980908  20021101 19990728
2881    5  20010901 19960813  20020901    NA     20021102    NA
2887    2  20010901 19980824  20010901    NA        NA       NA
3043   80  20001101 19970710  20011101 19960923  20021001 19961105
3044    3  19980501 19940307  19990301    NA     20000201    NA
3051   24  19990501 19950522  20000701    NA     20001201 19960611
3052    5  20010101 19940914  20010801    NA     20020901    NA
3112    2  20010606    NA     20010701 19960923  20011001 19950801
3381   47  20000201 19950606  20001201 19950908  20010701 19961118
3432   24  20010801    NA     20020201 19970115  20021201 19971104
3441    5  20000401 19931116  20020301    NA        NA       NA
3451    9  20020101    NA     20020701 19970806  20021101 19971029
3529   48  19991210    NA     20000401 19970623  20001101    NA
3537   64  19990401 19951002  20000201 19951023  20001101 19960529
4133    4  20001201    NA     20010801    NA     20020101    NA
4421   13  20010101 19951101  20011001    NA     20030101    NA
4429    2  19971101    NA     19981001 19830504  19981001 19930614
4641    2  20001201    NA     20010401    NA     20010701 19971006
4671    7  20010101    NA     20020801 19980318  20020801    NA
5524   12  20010801 19970623  20020101    NA     20020701 19990719
5711   19  20010401    NA     20020201 19980615  20021101 19980803
5811    8  20010201 19950626  20010301    NA     20010601    NA
5831    4  20000301    NA     20000501 19950621  20000801    NA
5939    3  20020101 19970908  20010801    NA     20020301    NA
5952    3  20020101    NA     20020701    NA     20021201    NA
5953    3  20010501 19960924  20020301    NA     20021101 19980518
5954    8  20010501    NA     20021201 19971022  20021201    NA
5974    8  20010201    NA     20030101    NA        NA       NA
5979    7  20011201    NA     20020801    NA     20030101    NA
6042    2  20010401 19970806  20010801 19960617  20011001    NA
6046   35  20000401 19960610  20010401 19961119  20020101 19990421
6048   18  20010101 19960820  20010801    NA     20020201 19970114
6062    2  20000601    NA     20001001 19951024  20001101 19940721
6072   31  20000701    NA     20020802    NA     20030101    NA
6073    4  20001101    NA     20010201    NA     20010701 19961204
6074    3  19990822    NA     20001101    NA     20010901 19970529
6092   14  20000501 19960610  20010501 19950718  20020301 19951230
6112   31  20011101    NA     20030101    NA        NA       NA
6113   12  20010701 19960604  20020201 19951112  20020901 19990126
6114   24  20011101 19980630  20030101 19990707  20030101    NA
6122    3  20010701    NA     20020301 19980624  20020501    NA
6123    2  20001101 19950613  20010701 19960408  20011001    NA
6124    4  20010801 19970310  20020201    NA     20020601 19980921
6132    2  19991201    NA     20000401    NA     20010401    NA
6152   18  20020101    NA     20030101    NA        NA       NA
6153   16  20010701 19970224  20021101 19990602  20030101    NA
6154    6  20010101 19961230  20010801 19970113  20011101    NA
6173    5  20010101    NA     20020401    NA     20021001 19980928
6174    3  20011201    NA     20020401    NA     20020901    NA
6212   15  20020101    NA     20021102    NA        NA       NA
6213    2  20020101    NA     20021201 19980720  20021201    NA
6216    6  19991201    NA     20010501    NA     20030101    NA
6217   33  20011001    NA     20021201    NA        NA       NA
6222    2  20010401 19950524  20010801 19960605  20020101    NA
6227    2  19990601    NA     20000201    NA     20000801    NA
6252   13  20010401    NA     20020501 19980728  20021101    NA
6253    6  20020101    NA     20021201 19960618  20021201    NA
6256   10  20011201 19960206  20021201    NA        NA       NA
6257   16  20011201    NA     20030101    NA        NA       NA
6276   10  20000501    NA     20010101    NA     20020801    NA
6282    2  20010601    NA     20011101    NA     20020701    NA
6283    5  20010401    NA     20021101 19981020  20021101    NA
6287    9  20011101    NA     20021001    NA        NA       NA
6312    8  20020101    NA     20021001    NA     20030101    NA
6313    2  20000201    NA     20001101    NA     20020601    NA
6314    2  20011001    NA     20021201 19980721  20021201    NA
6316    2  20000501    NA     20020202    NA     20020901    NA
6317    9  20010501    NA     20020701    NA     20021101 19970904
6322    3  20010701 19950801  20010701    NA     20020201 19960715
6323    2  20010901 19960812  20011001 19970604  20011102    NA
6324    3  20010501 19970106  20010801 19960820  20010801 19970121
6332   10  20020101    NA     20020901    NA        NA       NA
6336    2  20011201    NA     20021101  19950131 20021101    NA
6337    5  20010801 19980622  20011101    NA     20020801 19960820
6386    2  20010501    NA     20010701    NA     20020201    NA
6414   28  20020101    NA     20030101    NA        NA       NA
6434    6  19991201    NA     20000801    NA     20001201    NA
6469    5  20010101    NA     20010601    NA     20011101 19960326
6482    2  20020101  19980715 20020701    NA     20030101    NA
6483    5  20010502     NA    20020801    NA     20030101    NA
6484    2  20010701  19970811 20011101    NA     20021201 19990614
6492    6  20010101     NA    20010901    NA     20011101 19980429
6493    2  20011101  19980506 20021001    NA        NA       NA
6531   32  20010401  19970701 20011101 19981005  20020901 19990309
6541    8  20001101  19960924 20010101 19970709  20010701 19970528
6672   63  20001201  19960402 20011201 19960304  20030101 19971029
6694    6  20011101     NA    20020801    NA     20021101 19970827
6842   11  20010301  19950530 20020101 19971007  20020701 19991006
7011   11  20011201     NA    20021201 19970812  20021201    NA
7041   17  20010101  19960729 20010502    NA     20020101    NA
7051   25  20010101  19920518 20010701    NA     20020802    NA
7212    4  20001001  19960422 20001201 19960109  20001201    NA
7236   14  20011201     NA    20021101    NA     20030101    NA
7242    9  20010401  19980128 20020201 19990405  20021201    NA
7257   19  20020101     NA    20030101    NA        NA       NA
7314    2  20010801  19960428 20020301    NA     20020901    NA
7372    2  20010701  19931229 20020301 19960304  20020301 19980121
8421   23  19991201     NA    20010501 19941102  20011201    NA
9812    7  20011001     NA    20021201 20000807  20021201    NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS (S) ARE CLOSED:  0451, 1181, 1316, 1341, 2676,
2822, 2874, 4067, 4341, 4611, 4612, 5821, 5948, 6172, 6176, 6214,
6223, 6226, 6286, 6333, 7382 AND 8412.
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 CONVENING DATE.
   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.  SERGEANTS WHO ARE APPROACHING SERVICE LIMITS OR WHO HAVE
TWICE FAILED SELECTION TO STAFF SERGEANT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE
SELECTION BOARD IF THEIR EAS/ECC IS AFTER THE SCHEDULED ADJOURNMENT
DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD (24 SEP 04).
   B.  MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SELECTED FOR PROMOTION AND
REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
   C.  MARINES WHO HAVE MADE A LATERAL MOVE AND WHOSE DOR AND
AFADBD PLACE THEM IN THE ABOVE ZONE, BUT WHO HAVE NOT BEEN
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 THAT 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 THAT 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 SGT, ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION BY THIS
BOARD, PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED
IN PARAGRAPH 6 ABOVE.  THE CMC (MMSB) WILL FORWARD THE RECORDS OF
ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO THE BOARD FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION
FOR PROMOTION.
10.  ALL SERGEANTS WHO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY RECOMMENDED FOR
ACCELERATED PROMOTION ON FITNESS REPORTS WITH PERIODS ENDING
BETWEEN 14 JUL 03 THROUGH 18 JUL 04 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 D 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, 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 BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM, OR ANY OTHER
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.  **NOTE** COMMANDERS ARE ALSO REMINDED TO MAKE
APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRIES, IF WARRANTED.
12.  UPDATE 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
ON THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  THE MAILING ADDRESS IS:
    PRESIDENT, FY 2004 STAFF 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, PHOTOGRAPHS, 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: 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 THEY WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.
   B.  PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES C, AND E
THROUGH G, 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,
HE/SHE 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 BODY FAT PERCENT 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 B, 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 A BOARD 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, OR BY
FORWARDING VIA CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL.
13.  COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF
PRIOR SERVICE, PER PARAGRAPH 3201 OF REF B, MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST
FOR PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) BY 2359 ON THE
DAY THE BOARD CONVENES.  FIGURE 3-3 OF REF B 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," "MARINES," "PROMOTIONS," THEN
"ENLISTED PROMOTIONS."
16.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
17.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 JUL 05.//