FY14 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 8/22/2013 | MARADMINS Number: 415/13
MARADMINS : 415/13
R 221407Z AUG 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 415/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY14 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC/230850ZAPR2013//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCCDC C40 OP/25JAN2008//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-2/14JUN2012//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MIFD/14JUL2000//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/CMC/060930ZJAN2009//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/MMSB-30/19NOV2010//
REF/G/MSGID:MSG/CMC/020312ZOCT2012//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/MMSR/06JUN2007//
REF/I/MSGID:DOC/CMC C461TPS/08AUG2008//
NARR/REF A, MARADMIN 218/13, FY 2014 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE.  REF B, MCO 1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.  REF C, MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS (MARCORPROMMAN VOL 2ENLPROM). REF D, MCO P1070.12K, INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).  REF E, MARADMIN 0003/09, TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).  REF F, MCO P1610.7F W/CH 2, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES).  REF G, MARADMIN 548/12, MCBUL 5314 ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PROGRAM.  REF H, MCO P1900.16F W/CH 2, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPMAN).  REF I, MCO 6110.3 W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM (MCBCMAP).//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AS ANNOUNCED BY REF A, THE FY14 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2013 AT HARRY LEE HALL, MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VA, FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 8 WEEKS TO CONSIDER ALL GUNNERY SERGEANTS, MASTER SERGEANTS, AND FIRST SERGEANTS, FOR SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT, FIRST SERGEANT, MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT, AND SERGEANT MAJOR.
2.  PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME).  THE SELECTION GUIDANCE (PRECEPT) FOR BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDES A REMINDER OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR PME.  MARINES ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT COURSE COMPLETION INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THEIR OMPF.  ADDITIONALLY, MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR MBS TO ENSURE THEIR PME COMPLETION IS REFLECTED.  THE MBS IS A TOOL AND IS NOT CONSIDERED OFFICIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTATION.  AS A REMINDER, MARINES "ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION" MISSING EVIDENCE OF REQUIRED PME WILL BE BRIEFED AS "NOT FULLY QUALIFIED" FOR SELECTION.  PER REF B, THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION TO SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  FIRST SERGEANT TO SERGEANT MAJOR:  ATTEND FIRST SERGEANTS COURSE AND REGIONAL MASTER SERGEANT/FIRST SERGEANT SEMINAR.
    B.  MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT:  ATTEND REGIONAL MASTER SERGEANT/FIRST SERGEANT SEMINAR.
    C.  GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT OR FIRST SERGEANT: COMPLETE BOTH THE NON-RESIDENT ADVANCED COURSE (MCI 7200 OR 8200) AND THE RESIDENT ADVANCED COURSE.
3.  CONSIDERATION FOR SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT. ALL GUNNERY SERGEANTS, REGARDLESS OF MOS, WHO MEET THE DATE OF RANK (DOR) AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) CUTOFF FOR FIRST SERGEANT WILL BE SCREENED FOR FIRST SERGEANT. HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE MARINES WHOSE MOST RECENT FITNESS REPORT HAS AN "F" IN BLOCK 8H WILL BE CONSIDERED.
4.  CONSIDERATION FOR SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT. ALL GUNNERY SERGEANTS WHO MEET THE DOR AND AFADBD CUTOFF FOR THEIR MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT.
5.  PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION. COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF PRIOR SERVICE, PER PARAGRAPH 3202 OF REF C, MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION TO CMC (MMPR-2) NO LATER THAN THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  FIGURE 3-4 OF REF C CONTAINS THE FORMAT FOR THE REQUEST. LATE SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION BASED ON PRIOR SERVICE WILL BE FILED WITHOUT ACTION.
6.  THE TABLE BELOW 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 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 7.  NOTE AS ZONES AND ALLOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO OR DURING THE BOARD, ALL MARINES ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF THEIR RECORDS.
    A.  FIRST SERGEANT TO SERGEANT MAJOR FEEDER MOS:  FOR PROPER ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E. COLUMN A TO COLUMN B.
COLUMN A        COLUMN B
1STSGT FEEDER   SGTMAJ IMOS
8999            8999
    B.  MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT FEEDER MOS:  FOR PROPER ORDER, READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E. COLUMN A TO COLUMN B.
COLUMN A        COLUMN B              COLUMN A        COLUMN B
MSGT FEEDER     MGYSGT IMOS           MSGT FEEDER     MGYSGT IMOS
0111            0111                  0161            0161
0211            0291                  0231            0291
0241            0291                  0261            0291
0313            0313                  0321            0321
0369            0369                  0372            0372
0411            0411                  0451            0451
0491            0491                  0511            0511
0681            0681                  0689            0689
0699            0699                  0811            0811
0848            0848                  0861            0861
1169            1169                  1349            1349
1371            1371                  1391            1391
1812            1812                  1833            1833
2149            2149                  2181            2181
2311            2311                  2336            2336
2651            2651                  2691            2691
2823            2823                  2874            2874
2891            2891                  3043            3043
3044            3044                  3051            3051
3052            3052                  3112            3112
3381            3381                  3432            3432
3451            3451                  3529            3529
3537            3537                  4133            4133
4341            4341                  4421            4421
4691            4691                  4821            4821
5512            5512                  5524            5524
5711            5711                  5811            5811
5821            5821                  5831            5831
5939            5993                  5948            5993
5959            5959                  5974            5993
5979            5993                  5993            5993
6019            6019                  6042            6042
6046            6046                  6276            6276
6391            6391                  6493            5959
6591            6591                  6672            6672
6694            6694                  6842            6842
7011            7011                  7041            7041
7051            7051                  7212            7212
7236            7236                  7242            7242
7291            7291                  7314            7314
7372            7372                  8412            8412
8999            8999
    C.  GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT FEEDER MOS:  FOR PROPER ORDER, READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E., COLUMN A TO COLUMN B.
COLUMN A        COLUMN B              COLUMN A        COLUMN B
GYSGT FEEDER    MSGT IMOS             GYSGT FEEDER    MSGT IMOS
0111            0111                  0161            0161
0211            0211                  0231            0231
0241            0241                  0261            0261
0313            0313                  0321            0321
0369            0369                  0372            0372
0411            0411                  0451            0451
0491            0491                  0511            0511
0619            0699                  0629            0699
0659            0699                  0681            0681
0689            0689                  0811            0811
0848            0848                  0861            0861
1169            1169                  1349            1349
1361            1371                  1371            1371
1391            1391                  1812            1812
1833            1833                  2111            2181
2131            2181                  2141            2149
2146            2149                  2147            2149
2161            2181                  2171            2181
2311            2311                  2336            2336
2621            2691                  2631            2691
2651            2651                  2671            2691
2673            2691                  2674            2691
2676            2691                  2823            2823
2834            2891                  2862            2891
2874            2874                  2887            2891
3043            3043                  3044            3044
3051            3051                  3052            3052
3112            3112                  3381            3381
3432            3432                  3451            3451
3529            3529                  3537            3537
4133            4133                  4341            4341
4421            4421                  4691            4691
4821            4821                  5512            5512
5524            5524                  5711            5711
5811            5811                  5821            5821
5831            5831                  5939            5939
5948            5948                  5951            5959
5952            5959                  5953            5959
5954            5959                  5974            5974
5979            5979                  6042            6042
6046            6046                  6048            6019
6062            6019                  6072            6019
6073            6019                  6074            6019
6092            6019                  6112            6019
6113            6019                  6114            6019
6116            6019                  6122            6019
6123            6019                  6124            6019
6132            6019                  6152            6019
6153            6019                  6154            6019
6156            6019                  6172            6019
6173            6019                  6174            6019
6176            6019                  6212            6019
6213            6019                  6216            6019
6217            6019                  6218            6019
6222            6019                  6223            6019
6226            6019                  6227            6019
6252            6019                  6253            6019
6256            6019                  6257            6019
6258            6019                  6276            6276
6282            6019                  6283            6019
6286            6019                  6287            6019
6288            6019                  6312            6391
6313            6391                  6314            6391
6316            6391                  6317            6391
6322            6391                  6323            6391
6324            6391                  6326            6391
6332            6391                  6333            6391
6336            6391                  6337            6391
6338            6391                  6386            6391
6414            6391                  6434            6391
6469            6391                  6483            6391
6484            6391                  6492            6391
6493            5959                  6499            6391
6591            6591                  6672            6672
6694            6694                  6842            6842
7011            7011                  7041            7041
7051            7051                  7212            7212
7236            7236                  7242            7242
7257            7291                  7314            7314
7372            7372                  8412            8412
7.  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 3102.3 OF REF C.  THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
            SERGEANT MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
              ABOVE ZONE         PROMOTION ZONE     BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC   JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD
0111     7  20090801 19900625  20090901 19920623  20100301    NA
0161     1  20090601    NA     20100501    NA     20110801    NA
0291     3  20080501    NA     20080801    NA     20100101    NA
0313     1  20110401 19930907  20111001    NA     20111101 19961118
0321     1  20090901 19910805  20090901 19930107  20091001 19930726
0369     5  20081001    NA     20090701 19880927  20090901 19900102
0372     2  20091001    NA     20100801    NA     20101101 19940926
0411     2  20070801    NA     20090701    NA     20100201    NA
0491     7  20080701 19921103  20080901 19940613  20091001 19930913
0511     1  20090901    NA     20110701 19930802  20110701    NA
0681     1  20080101    NA     20100101    NA     20100201 19940202
0689     3  20080701    NA     20110501    NA     20110801    NA
0699    15  20080601 19910716  20080801    NA     20090601 19920825
0811     3  20090301    NA     20100501    NA     20110901    NA
0848     2  20090301    NA     20090401 19930503  20090501    NA
0861     1  20100401    NA     20100901 19920518  20101201    NA
1169     3  20080401    NA     20080801 19910115  20090201    NA
1349     5  20080201    NA     20090301 19900813  20091001    NA
1371     7  20090301    NA     20100401    NA     20110501 19940314
1812     2  20070601    NA     20080201    NA     20100101    NA
1833     2  20080501    NA     20090501 19920317  20100201    NA
2149     2  20080101    NA     20080201    NA     20090301    NA
2181     1  20080801    NA     20090701 19900208  20090801 19900423
2311     3  20090501    NA     20100501    NA     20120101    NA
2336    10  20091101  19930120 20091101 19960806  20111201    NA
2874     1  20070101  19890320 20110701 19940523  20110701    NA
3043    13  20080801  19891023 20100601 19920601  20110901 19911209
3044     1  20090901  19921109 20100501    NA     20110901 19931227
3051     3  20080801  19880913 20090801 19890705  20100201    NA
3052     1  20090101     NA    20110101    NA     20110601 19940913
3381     7  20080101  19890717 20100101 19881115  20100401    NA
3432     1  20080801  19900918 20080901 19910805  20090601    NA
3451     1  20071001     NA    20080801    NA     20090701 19940829
3529     6  20080101  19871028 20090301 19900702  20100301    NA
3537     8  20070401  19881026 20080801 19901113  20100501 19900722
4133     1  20080901  19911105 20091101 19940125  20100901 19890919
4421     1  20101101     NA    20101201    NA     20110901 19891113
4821     2  20080301  19870210 20080801    NA     20090801    NA
5524     1  20090301     NA    20100301    NA     20110601 19890717
5811     3  20090501  19910130 20100401 19910325  20110201 19920102
5993     1  20090101     NA    20090501    NA     20100801    NA
6019    20  20090201  19900702 20100201 19900717  20110101 19930726
6042     1  20080501     NA    20110401    NA     20120501 19940927
6046     2  20090201     NA    20100401 19910521  20110101    NA
6276     2  20080801     NA    20100301    NA     20120101 19940118
6391     9  20090101  19880809 20100101 19901015  20100101 19920624
6591     4  20080401     NA    20090401 19900207  20090601 19930608
6672     1  20070601  19910408 20080701    NA     20080801 19900912
6694     2  20071001     NA    20090701    NA     20101101    NA
7011     1  20080901     NA    20090701    NA     20111201 19960226
7041     2  20080201  19901017 20090501 19911016  20100301 19920901
7242     1  20080401     NA    20100401    NA     20100901 19940207
8412    19  20070601  19900918 20090501 19940620  20100401 19970121
8999    72  20080901  19941025 20091101 19930909  20100901 19940718
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0451, 1391, 2651, 2691, 2823, 2891, 3112, 4341, 4691, 5512, 5711, 5821, 5831, 5959, 6842, 7051, 7212, 7236, 7291, 7314, AND 7372.
                FIRST SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT
              ABOVE ZONE         PROMOTION ZONE     BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC   JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD
0111    28  20080401 19960506  20080501    NA     20090101 19980316
0161     2  20081001    NA     20090701    NA     20090901 19960724
0211     3  20070501 19970804  20071001 19941004  20080101    NA
0231     5  20080601 19970624  20090101    NA     20090401 19981228
0241     4  20080801    NA     20081101 19961021  20090801 19951222
0261     1  20100101 19980727  20110301    NA     20110501    NA
0313     1  20090201    NA     20090301 19971215  20090301    NA
0321     6  20090301    NA     20100201 19970527  20100501    NA
0369    23  20080801 19940903  20081001 19960325  20081101 19961216
0372    15  20100301    NA     20110401 19990719  20110501 20020613
0411    10  20090701 19930714  20101001 19970603  20110301    NA
0491    20  20090401 19980817  20100101 19980610  20100701 19920617
0511     2  20100201 19950513  20101101    NA     20110201    NA
0681     4  20061201 19920923  20070801    NA     20090101 19981027
0689     6  20100201 19970709  20110301 19971216  20110301    NA
0699    35  20080101 19951107  20080401 19960611  20081001 19970421
0811     4  20080901 19970812  20090701 19940130  20090701 19960625
0848     2  20080201 19961028  20080201    NA     20080301    NA
0861     3  20100401    NA     20110301 20001127  20110501    NA
1169    11  20061001 19940207  20071001 19950829  20090102    NA
1349    11  20071101    NA     20081001 19970218  20090901    NA
1371    13  20080901 19960625  20081201    NA     20091201 19980615
1391     4  20070101    NA     20080401 19931108  20081201 19960917
1812     5  20070201 19940712  20071101    NA     20090507    NA
1833     5  20070801 19940822  20080101 19940915  20081001 19970714
2149     4  20080801 19940829  20081101 19940126  20090701 19970603
2181     3  20080801 19940711  20080901 19960408  20081001    NA
2311     3  20070901 19960327  20071001    NA     20071101 19960603
2336    45  20100601    NA     20110501    NA        NA       NA
2651     1  20080301    NA     20080501 19941018  20080601 19960406
2691     6  20100301 19980713  20100401 19970719  20100601    NA
2823     3  20080101    NA     20081201    NA     20091001 19970107
2874     3  20090801    NA     20110101    NA        NA       NA
2891    10  20070901 19950208  20071101 19960213  20080801 19950425
3043    29  20081201 19960331  20091001    NA     20100801 19960311
3044     4  20091001    NA     20100301    NA     20110401    NA
3051     8  20061101    NA     20071101    NA     20081001    NA
3052     2  20060501    NA     20071101    NA     20090702    NA
3381     9  20080501    NA     20080901 19950626  20090801 19950821
3432     8  20080301    NA     20090401    NA     20101101    NA
3451     3  20071001    NA     20081001    NA     20100201    NA
3529    16  20080101 19960422  20081101    NA     20090901 19980223
3537    21  20070901 19920428  20080901 19950410  20090701 19950620
4133     3  20100101 19931104  20100801    NA     20110401 20000705
4341     6  20071101    NA     20090501 19950920  20110301 19970731
4691     1  20091201 19971105  20101101 19970709  20110101    NA
4821     3  20071201 19940628  20080901 19941224  20081001    NA
5524     3  20070101    NA     20070901    NA     20080701    NA
5711     2  20071101    NA     20081001    NA     20090301    NA
5811     3  20080801 19940829  20080801 19950717  20080801    NA
5821     4  20091001 19960611  20100701 19970922  20100701    NA
5831     1  20080701    NA     20090201    NA     20090701 19940405
5939     1  20080501 19970603  20090301 19960722  20090301    NA
5948     1  20080301 19960812  20100301 19980422  20100301    NA
5959     3  20090701 19960529  20100101    NA     20100701 19940919
5974     2  20060501    NA     20080901 19950129  20090801    NA
5979     1  20100301    NA     20060301    NA        NA       NA
6019    34  20060701 19920929  20070201 19951016  20071001 19950626
6042     2  20090701    NA     20100901 19990104  20100901    NA
6046     5  20070701 19930929  20080801 19921116  20080901 19951002
6276     3  20071201    NA     20080701    NA     20091001 19970422
6391    19  20070301 19951003  20070901    NA     20080801 19950823
6591     8  20071001 19930712  20080901 19950711  20081201 19980706
6672     4  20080301 19960325  20080901 19950130  20081201    NA
6694     5  20090801    NA     20101101    NA     20110401    NA
6842     3  20071201 19961021  20090901 19970115  20100701    NA
7011     2  20090901    NA     20110201 19990602  20110401 20000103
7041     5  20070801 19920428  20071201    NA     20090701 19950619
7051    10  20080102    NA     20081201    NA     20100201 19981013
7236     5  20071201    NA     20090401    NA     20100301 19990317
7242     2  20090401    NA     20090501    NA     20100101    NA
7291     2  20081001 19960603  20081001    NA     20090301    NA
8412    36  20080702 19961101  20090701 19960422  20100701    NA
8999   114     NA       NA     20110401    NA        NA       NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0451, 3112, 4421, 5512, 7212, 7314, AND 7372. NOTES:
    A.  THE ABOVE ZONE CONTAINS MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED CONSIDERATION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE AND FAILED SELECTION.
    B.  LATERAL MOVES.  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 CMC (MMPR-2,) IN WRITING, BEFORE 23 OCTOBER 2013.
        (1) 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.
        (2) MARINES WHO HAVE LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS APPROVED WITH AN ASSIGNED NEW BASIC MOS/IMOS (AS REFLECTED IN MCTFS) BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THEIR BOARD WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE MOS/IMOS FOR WHICH THE LATERAL MOVE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
        (3) MARINES WITH LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS THAT ARE APPROVED AFTER THE BOARD HAS CONVENED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN THEIR NEWLY ACQUIRED MOS/IMOS AND WILL BE DELETED FROM THE BOARD POPULATION.  THESE MARINES WILL COMPETE ON THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S BOARD, IF ELIGIBLE.
        (4) MARINES WHO ARE SELECTED IN THE INCORRECT IMOS BY A BOARD WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVELY DELETED FROM THE SELECTION LIST AND MAY RATE REMEDIAL CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION IN THEIR CORRECT MOS. PARAGRAPHS 3100.3 AND 3602.5 OF REF C APPLY.
        (5) ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS MARADMIN WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IN THE MOS ASSIGNED ON THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD PER PARAGRAPH 3100.3 OF REF C.  MOS CHANGES WILL NOT BE MADE AFTER THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF CMC (MPP-20).
    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.
8.  QUESTIONS REGARDING MOS ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CMC (MPP-20,) DSN 278-9361 OR COMM (703) 784-9361.
9.  ELIGIBILITY:
    A.  MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SELECTED FOR PROMOTION AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    B.  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 MARADMIN.
    C.  ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC).  REF G, MARADMIN 548/12, ANNOUNCED UPDATES TO THE ECFC POLICIES FOR REGULAR COMPONENT MARINES.
    D.  PROMOTION CONSIDERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO THE FLEET MARINE CORPS RESERVE (FMCR).  PER REFERENCES G AND H, MARINES WHO MUST AND HAVE REQUESTED TRANSFER TO THE FMCR DUE TO ECFC OR SERVICE LIMITS MAY REQUEST SPECIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION VIA CORRESPONDENCE TO CMC, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT (MMSR-2).  REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENE DATE.  IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION THE TRANSFER TO FMCR DATE MUST BE REQUESTED OR APPROVED PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING DATE AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER MUST BE AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE BOARD.  TO CLARIFY, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES, SPECIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION WILL NOT AUTHORIZE A MARINE TO GO BEYOND SERVICE LIMITS.
        (1) MARINES WHO SUBMIT A VOLUNTARY REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
        (2) MARINES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR DUE TO DECLINING PCS ORDERS, OR WHO HAVE DECLINED TO REENLIST/EXTEND TO CARRY OUT PCS OR UDP ORDERS, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
        (3) MARINES AUTHORIZED EARLY APPROVAL OF TRANSFER FMCR REQUESTS (GREATER THAN 14 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR TRANSFER DATE) WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
    E.  ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS.  WARRANT OFFICER SELECTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN APPOINTED, MARINES IN THE MARINE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION PROGRAM (MECEP) UPON GRADUATION OF OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, OR MARINES ACCEPTED IN THE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP,) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION BY THIS BOARD, PROVIDED THEY MEET ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  CMC (MMPR-2) WILL FORWARD THE RECORDS OF ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO THE BOARD.
10.  PERSONAL AND COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES.
     A.  PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.  MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THEIR OMPF AND MBS BEFORE THE DATE THE BOARD CONVENES.  MARINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING AN AUDIT OF THEIR RECORDS PER REF D PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF A PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD.  MARINES MAY PERFORM A SELF AUDIT BY FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AT MMSB HOMEPAGE, THEN CLICKING MMSB-50 OFFICER/ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELING LINK ON THE LEFT THEN CLICK THE OMPF AND MBS SELF AUDIT DOCUMENT LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED.  THE LINK TO MMSB HOMEPAGE IS:HTTPS:WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)PAGE (SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)M(UNDERSCORE)RA(UNDERSCORE)HOME(SLASH)MM (SLASH)SB.
         (1) OBTAINING AND REVIEWING THE OMPF.  THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF OBTAINING AND VIEWING THE OMPF AND MBS IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  THE MBS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE MMSB WEB SITE.
         (2) OMPF DOCUMENT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.  MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING DEFICIENCIES, MISSING INFORMATION, OR ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENTS PRESENT IN EITHER THE OMPF OR MBS WITH CMC (MMSB-20).  REF D PROVIDES AMPLIFICATION TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.  PER REF D, ENSURE ANY MATERIAL SENT TO CMC (MMSB-20) FOR FILING IN THE OMPF CONTAINS FULL NAME, GRADE, AND THE LAST FOUR OF SSN.  IF THE LAST FOUR OF SSN IS NOT ON THE MATERIAL, THEN THE MATERIAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE FILED IN THE OMPF IN TIME TO GO BEFORE THE SELECTION BOARD.  MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS FROM THEIR OMPF OR MBS WITHIN THE 12-MONTH WINDOW SHOULD ALSO BE VERIFIED TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THEIR RECORD.  OMPF DOCUMENTS MAY BE E-MAILED AS A PDF ATTACHMENT OR FAXED TO CMC (MMSB-20).  OMPF DOCUMENTS MAY ALSO BE MAILED TO CMC (MMSB-20); HOWEVER, INCLUSION IN THE OMPF IS SUBSTANTIALLY FASTER IF THE DOCUMENTS ARE EITHER E-MAILED OR FAXED.  SEE PARAGRAPH 13 (MMSB) FOR OMPF INQUIRIES AND DOCUMENT SUBMISSION POINTS OF CONTACT.
         (3) OMPF DOCUMENT SUBMISSION TIMELINES.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMSB-20) FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF WITHIN 60 DAYS OF A SELECTION BOARD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS FOR FY14 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD."  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FITNESS REPORTS, ALL OMPF DOCUMENTS, PARTICULARLY DIGITAL PHOTOS, MUST BE FORWARDED TO AND RECEIVED BY CMC (MMSB-20) AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD IN ORDER TO ALLOW PROCESSING TIME TO THE OMPF.  MARINES ARE ADVISED THAT THE OMPF AND MBS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARDROOM AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE BOARD CONVENES.  BOARD ELIGIBLE RECORDS CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED UNTIL THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD; HOWEVER, MARINES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT ALL MATERIAL NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE BOARD FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.
         (4) CAREER COUNSELORS.  MARINES CONCERNED WITH SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THEIR RECORD ARE REMINDED THAT THEY MAY CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE CAREER COUNSELORS (MMSB-50) AFTER CONDUCTING A SELF AUDIT AND FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 10.A. (MMSB-50) CONTACT INFORMATION IS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 13.C.4.
     B.  COMMANDER'S RESPONSIBILITIES:
         (1) ENSURE THIS MARADMIN IS AVAILABLE TO ALL MARINES UNDER YOUR COMMAND;
         (2) ENCOURAGE ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO REVIEW THEIR OMPF, MBS, AND MCTFS DATA;
         (3) ENCOURAGE ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOS TO THEIR OMPF;
         (4) ENSURE ALL REPORTING OFFICIALS COMPLY WITH THE FITNESS REPORT TIMELINES NOTED IN REF F;
         (5) ASSIST MARINES WITH MISSING FITNESS REPORTS OR CORRECTIONS TO FITNESS REPORTS;
         (6) REMIND MARINES TO PREPARE FOR THEIR BOARD PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT;
         (7) UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME MARINES MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO PREPARE FOR THEIR BOARD, ENCOURAGE MARINES TO CONTACT THE CAREER COUNSELOR SECTION (MMSB-50) FOR ASSISTANCE;
         (8) IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE CMC (MMPR-2) VIA MESSAGE OR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE OF ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO HAVE AN ERRONEOUS DOR, AFADBD, OR COMPONENT CODE IN MCTFS TO PRECLUDE ERRONEOUS CONSIDERATION OR NONCONSIDERATION;
         (9) PROMPTLY REPORT TO CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE ANY APPROVED MOS CHANGES FOR ELIGIBLE MARINES THAT OCCUR DURING THE BOARD, THIS INCLUDES REPORTING FAILURES OF MOS PRODUCING SCHOOLS;
         (10) ENSURE ELIGIBLE MARINES WITHIN YOUR COMMAND ARE NOTIFIED OF THEIR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY;
         (11) ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF DATA ELEMENTS IN MCTFS FOR THOSE MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION REGARDLESS OF ZONE;
         (12) ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY REQUESTING NOT TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELED PER REF C AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUEST IN THE PROPER FORMAT.  PARAGRAPH 3102.2 ALSO OUTLINES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR COMMANDERS REGARDING THE COUNSELING OF MARINES ON THE PROMOTION PROCESS; AND
         (13) PROMPTLY REPORT 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.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS CONSIDERED "COMPLETED" WHEN CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTION IS COMPLETE AND REPORTED BY UNIT DIARY OR SPECIAL COURT MARTIAL AND OR GENERAL COURT MARTIAL RESULTS OF TRIAL IS RELEASED BY MILITARY JUSTICE OFFICER; OR A MARINE IS FOUND GUILTY AT NJP AND PUNISHMENT IS REPORTED ON UNIT DIARY; OR CIVILIAN COURT PROCEEDING.  IF A MARINE IS EXONERATED VIA THE APPEAL PROCESS OR BY CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTION, REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION MAY BE GRANTED UPON REQUEST.  MESSAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMPR-2) GIVING A FULL, DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF THE MATTER, 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, IS ASSIGNED TO THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM, OR ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS. COMMANDERS ARE ALSO REMINDED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRIES, IF WARRANTED. 
     C.  COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD.  EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.  SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED OR HAND-DELIVERED TO HARRY LEE HALL NO LATER THAN 2359, 22 OCTOBER 2013.  SEE PARAGRAPH 13 FOR PHYSICAL MAILING ADDRESS, E-MAIL ADDRESS AND FAX NUMBER.
         (1) MARINES MAY SUBMIT COMMUNICATIONS VIA U.S. MAIL, PRIORITY OR NEXT DAY MAIL, OR FAX.  HOWEVER, MARINES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT U.S. MAIL, PRIORITY MAIL AND NEXT DAY U.S. MAIL IS NOT DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO HARRY LEE HALL.  THEREFORE, ANTICIPATE A 2-3 DAY LAG TIME FOR FURTHER DELIVERY TO HARRY LEE HALL.  COMMERCIAL NEXT DAY CARRIERS DELIVER DIRECTLY TO HARRY LEE HALL, EXCLUDING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.  MARINES WITH THE CAPABILITY TO SCAN THEIR DOCUMENTS MAY SEND THE SCANNED DOCUMENTS VIA E-MAIL DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX FOR CMC (MMPR-2).  ENSURE THE E-MAIL SUBJECT LINE READS "UPDATE MATERIAL FOR THE FY14 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD."
         (2) UPDATE MATERIAL.  MARINES MAY SUBMIT ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BOARD.  BE ADVISED THAT OMPF MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD DOES NOT BECOME PART OF A MARINE'S OMPF.  UPDATE MATERIAL SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD IS DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD.  DO NOT SEND FITNESS REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE SELECTION BOARD.
             (A) UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH THE UPDATE MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES (A SAMPLE COVER LETTER IS AVAILABLE AT THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE);
             (B) THE COVER LETTER MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, FY14 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD (SEE PARAGRAPH 13 FOR COMPLETE ADDRESS);
             (C) UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE MARINE;
             (D) THE MARINE MUST SIGN THE COVER LETTER.  MATERIAL SUBMITTED WITHOUT A COVER LETTER, UNSIGNED, OR RECEIVED AFTER 2359, 22 OCTOBER 2013 WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD;
             (E) UPDATE MATERIAL RECEIPT VERIFICATION.  MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING CMC (MMPR-2) HAS PHYSICALLY RECEIVED UPDATE MATERIAL BEFORE THE 2359 DEADLINE AND MAY VERIFY RECEIPT OF THE MATERIAL SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD VIA THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE OR BY CONTACTING CMC (MMPR-2).  THIS WEBSITE WILL POPULATE WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE CONVENING DATE.  IN ORDER TO VERIFY RECEIPT OF MATERIAL SENT TO MMSB, (I.E. UPDATE MATERIAL FOR INCLUSION TO THE OMPF AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH,) GO TO OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  THIS SITE UPDATES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS AFTER THE MATERIAL IS RECEIVED.  MMSB WILL PUSH THE INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL BOARD ROOM.
11.  HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS.  ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS PRESCRIBED IN REF I. FITNESS REPORTS SUBMITTED UNDER REF F MUST CONTAIN A DIRECTED COMMENT IN SECTION I OF THE FITNESS REPORT IF THE MARINE EXCEEDS HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH PERCENTAGE BODY FAT LIMITS.  MARINES WHO EXCEED THE HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS, AND WHOSE FITNESS REPORTS DO NOT INCLUDE BODY FAT INFORMATION, MUST PROVIDE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION REFLECTING BODY FAT PERCENTAGE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
12.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES D AND E, ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  WHILE ABSENCE OF A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT A REASON FOR NON-SELECTION IN AND OF ITSELF, AN UPDATED PHOTOGRAPH OR LETTER EXPLAINING ABSENCE OF PHOTOGRAPH IS ONE OF THE MANY ELEMENTS VIEWED BY A SELECTION BOARD IN DELIBERATIONS AS TO WHO IS BEST QUALIFIED FOR SELECTION.
     A.  DIGITAL.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE THE PREFERRED FORM OF PHOTOGRAPH AS THEY CAN BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHOTO CLARITY, THE PHOTO SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST A PLAIN BACKGROUND.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMSB) AT MMSBCVIC.MMSB.USMC.MIL VIA AN AUTHORIZED COMBAT VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC).  IF A MARINE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CVIC, BUT SOME OTHER MEANS OF TAKING A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE, THE PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE EMAILED VIA THE COMMAND'S ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX OR VIA THE COMMANDING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OR COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: MMSB.PHOTO(AT)USMC.MIL.   MARINES WHO SUBMIT A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH TO THE OMPF MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT BY REVIEWING THEIR OMPF VIA MOL, CHECKING THE MMSB HOMEPAGE OR CONTACTING THE CMC (MMSB-20).
     B.  HARDCOPY.  HARDCOPY PHOTOGRAPHS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) AT THE ADDRESS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 13. SEE REFERENCES D AND E REGARDING WHEN IS APPROPRIATE AND HOW TO TAKE A HARD COPY PHOTO.  MARINES WHO CHOOSE TO SUBMIT A HARD COPY PHOTO DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ARE ADVISED THAT THE PHOTO WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE OMPF.  VERIFICATION OF HARD COPY PHOTOS SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE (MMPR-2).
     C.  OUTDATED-MISSING PHOTOGRAPHS.  IF A PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE FORWARDED DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO 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 CURRENT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE.  MARINES HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.
     D.  PHOTOS AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.  EACH MARINE MUST ENSURE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PROPERLY TAKEN, TIMELY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.  MARINES WHO DO NOT SUBMIT A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH OR LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE LACK OF A PHOTOGRAPH ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES AT A DISADVANTAGE BEFORE THE BOARD AND ARE HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO BE SELECTED.  FURTHER, MARINES WHO NEGLECT TO EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE IN CONFIRMING THEIR PHOTOGRAPH POSTED TO THEIR OMPF AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PROCESSED BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE ARE UNLIKELY TO RECEIVE FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT FOR REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
     E.  REVIEWING PHOTO SUBMISSION.  MARINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF PHOTO BY CMC (MMSB-20).  THE PRIMARY MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF CONFIRMING PHOTO RECEIPT IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  PHOTOS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON OMPF ONLINE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PHOTO RECEIPT BY CMC (MMSB-20).  THE DATE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, AS NOTED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH TITLE BOARD, IS CONSIDERED THE PRIMARY DATE IN DETERMINING THE 12 MONTH PHOTOGRAPH ELIGIBILITY WINDOW FOR SELECTION BOARDS.  MARINES ARE ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH A PHOTO MAY BE OVER 12 MONTHS OLD, THE PHOTO WILL REMAIN IN THE OMPF UNTIL AN UPDATED PHOTO IS SUBMITTED.
13.  HOMEPAGE, ADDRESSES, AND POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION:
     A.  ADDRESS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD:
         PRESIDENT
         FY14 SERGEANT MAJOR THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
         HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
         HARRY LEE HALL
         17 LEJEUNE ROAD
         QUANTICO VA 22134-5104
         (1) PHONE NUMBER COMM:  703-9708 OR DSN:  278-9708/9712
         (2) FAX MATERIAL TO COMM:  703-784-9884 OR DSN:  278-9884
         (3) E-MAIL MATERIAL TO:  ENLISTEDPROMOTIONS(AT)USMC.MIL
     B.  ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION (MMPR-2)
         (1) ADDRESS:
             COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
             HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
             HARRY LEE HALL
             17 LEJEUNE ROAD
             QUANTICO VA 22134-5104
             FAX: 703-784-9882
             EMAIL: ENLISTEDPROMOTIONS(AT)USMC.MIL
         (2) PHONE NUMBERS COMM:  703-784-9717/8
             SECTION HEAD, DSN:  278-9710/11
             PROMOTION CHIEF, DSN:  278-9718/19/20
             SNCO BOARD ELIGIBILITY, DSN:  278-9168
         (3) ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE:  WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE," "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)," "PROMOTION BRANCH," THEN "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS."  FROM THERE, TO FIND:
             (A) UPDATE MATERIAL/PHOTO RECEIPT VERIFICATION: CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS," "SNCO PROMOTION BOARDS," AND THEN "ON-LINE APPLICATIONS."
             (B) INFORMATION FOR PREPARING FOR A BOARD:  CLICK ON "PREPARING FOR A BOARD."
             (C) SAMPLE COVER LETTER: CLICK ON "SAMPLE COVER LETTER" UNDER THE "REFERENCE" SECTION.
             (D) E-MAIL:  LOOK UNDER "CONTACTS."
     C.  MANPOWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH
         (1) MMSB-20 RECORDS MANAGEMENT SECTION.  OMPF DOCUMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE OMPF CAN BE SENT BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
             (A) E-MAIL:  SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20(AT)USMC.MIL
             (B) FAX TO COMM:  703-784-5682; DSN:  278-5682
             (C) ADDRESS:
                 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
                 HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-20)
                 2008 ELLIOT ROAD
                 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
             (D) PHONE NUMBERS COMM:  703-784-5640, DSN:  278-5640
                 SECTION HEAD, DSN:  278-5671
                 OPERATIONS OFFICER, DSN:  278-3950
                 OMPF CUSTOMER SERVICE, DSN:  278-3906/3907/5640
                 DIGITAL PHOTOS, DSN:  278-3950
         (2) MMSB-30 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION, COMM:  703-784-3993; DSN:  278-3993 OR TOLL FREE 1-877-301-9953.
         (3) OMPF/MBS/DIGITAL PHOTOS.  THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF OBTAINING AND VIEWING THE OMPF, MBS, AND DIGITAL PHOTO IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DOWNLOADING AND VIEWING THE MBS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MMSB HOMEPAGE.  FROM THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE, UNDER "RELATED LINKS," SELECT "SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB)," SELECT "OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE," SELECT "DIGITAL PHOTO REQUIREMENTS."  UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS," SELECT "DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY."
         (4) MMSB-50 ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELING AND EVALUATION UNIT
             (A) PHONE NUMBERS COMM:  703-784-9241 OR TOLL FREE 1-800-833-2320.
             (B) HOMEPAGE: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE," "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)," THEN "SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB)," THEN "MMSB-50 OFFICER-ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELING."  FROM THIS HOMEPAGE, ACTIVE DUTY MARINES CAN OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON RECEIVING CAREER COUNSELING GUIDANCE AND PREPARING FOR A BOARD.
     D.  SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT BRANCH (MMSR)
         MMSR-2, ACTIVE DUTY RETIREMENT SECTION
         3280 RUSSELL ROAD
         QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
         COMM:  703-784-9324; DSN 278-9324.
14.  THE INFORMATION IN THIS MARADMIN SHOULD RECEIVE WIDEST DISSEMINATION.
15.  THIS MARADMIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEB SITE.
16.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
17.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 31 OCT 2014.
18.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M. J. MONAHAN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.