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MARADMIN 214/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/JULY 2004 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
/ALLOCATIONS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MMPR-2/YMD:20001030//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32C, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME
2, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS (SHORT TITLE: ENLPROMMAN).//
POC/J. A. POPIELEC/MAJ/HD MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710
/EMAIL:POPIELECJA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE THE SECOND SEMIANNUAL
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS TO
COMMANDING GENERALS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS.
2. BACKGROUND. RECENT ANALYSIS OF POLICY USED IN DETERMINING
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
IDENTIFIED INEQUITIES IN THE ALLOCATIONS BETWEEN COMMANDS. TO REACH
AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ALLOCATIONS ONLY THREE SPECIAL DUTY
ASSIGNMENT COMMANDS WILL BE PROVIDED MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
ALLOCATIONS IDENTIFIED IN PARA 4. THESE MERITORIOUS SNCO PROMOTION
ALLOCATIONS ALLOW COMMANDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE A SELECT
FEW MARINES FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION TO THE GRADES OF GUNNERY
SERGEANT AND STAFF SERGEANT. MERITORIOUS 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 WITH ALLOCATIONS LISTED IN PARA 4 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 11 JUNE 2004. UPON REVIEW AND
APPROVAL OF THE NOMINATIONS BY THE CMC (MMPR-2), "SELECT GRADE" UNIT
DIARY ENTRIES WILL BE ENTERED BY HQMC. COMMANDERS WILL PREPARE
CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCE.
SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT COMMANDS WILL RECEIVE MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
AUTHORITY FOR JULY PROMOTIONS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4. ACTION. THE JULY 2004 MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS AMONG
SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS ARE:
CMD SSGT/GYSGT ALLOCATIONS
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND 46/12
TECOM (DRILL/COMBAT INSTRUCTORS) 22/5
MSG BATTALION 13/4
5. MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS AMONG SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE
EFFECTIVE ON 2 JULY 2004.
6. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//