R 281946Z MAR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 167/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/JULY 2013 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-2/YMD:20120614//
REF/B/MSGID:LTR/CMC MPP-20/YMD:20130321//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF B, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE JULY 2013 SEMIANNUAL SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT MERITORIOUS ALLOCATIONS FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS.//
POC/S. M. DENAULT/MAJ/CMC MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718/EMAIL:SUZANNE.DENAULT(AT)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 FOUR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT COMMANDS WILL BE PROVIDED MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS IDENTIFIED IN PAR 4.  THESE MERITORIOUS SNCO PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS ALLOW COMMANDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE A SELECT NUMBER OF 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 PAR 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 GUNNERY SERGEANT AND STAFF SERGEANT AMONG SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ENDORSED BY THE COMMANDER AND SUBMITTED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE TO CMC (MMPR-2).  THE MESSAGE MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2 JUNE 13.  UPON REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE NOMINATIONS BY THE CMC (MM), PROMOTION UNIT DIARY ENTRIES WILL BE ENTERED BY HQMC (MARINES ALREADY SELECTED FOR THE NEXT GRADE BY A REGULAR PROMOTION BOARD ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION TO THAT GRADE).  COMMANDERS WILL PREPARE CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A. SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT COMMANDS WILL RECEIVE MERITORIOUS PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR JULY PROMOTIONS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4.  ACTION.  THE JULY 13 MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS AMONG SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS ARE:
CMD                                    SSGT/GYSGT ALLOCATIONS
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND              16/5
TECOM (DRILL/COMBAT INSTRUCTORS)             14/3
MSG BATTALION                                 5/1
MCSF (SECURITY FORCE GUARDS)                  2/1 
5.  MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS AMONG SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE EFFECTIVE ON 2 JULY 13.
6.  THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//