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UNCLASSIFIED/
MARAMDIN 478/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM /MMPR-2//
SUBJ/FY 2014 COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS 1ST AND 2ND QTR//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-2/YMD:20120614//
REF/B/MSGID:LTR/CMC MPP-20/YMD:20130906//
REF/C/MSGID:LTR/CMC RA/YMD:20130912//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF B, CONTAINS THE ACTIVE DUTY ALLOCATION AUTH FOR FY 2014 1ST AND 2ND QTR COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS. REF C, CONTAINS THE RESERVE ALLOCATION AUTH FOR FY 2014 1ST AND 2ND QTR COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS.//
POC/M. L. PETERS/CAPT/CMC MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718/EMAIL:MICHELLE.PETERS(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/LANE BEINDORF/MR/CMC MPP-20/-/TEL:DSN 278-9361/EMAIL:LANE.E.BEINDORF(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/T. J. OLEARY/MSGT/CMC RAP/-/TEL:DSN 278-9136/EMAIL:TIMOTHY.OLEARY(AT)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 REFERENCES 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 B 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 (MPP).  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 1ST AND 2ND QTR OF FY 2014 ARE:
        GRADE (TO)  ALLOCATION   MIN TIME IN SERVICE (TIS)
        PFC         UNLIMITED      NONE
        LCPL           29          NONE
        CPL            42         6 MOS
        SGT            16        18 MOS
        SSGT            2         4 YRS
        GYSGT           1         6 YRS
3.  RESERVE
    A.  POLICY ESTABLISHED IN REF C 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 1ST AND 2ND QTR OF FY 2014 ARE:
        GRADE (TO)  ALLOCATION   MIN TIME IN SERVICE (TIS)
        PFC         UNLIMITED      NONE
        LCPL            0          NONE
        CPL             2         6 MOS
        SGT             1        18 MOS
        SSGT            0         4 YRS
        GYSGT           0         6 YRS
4.  ACTIVE AND RESERVE
    A.  PROMOTIONS TO PFC THROUGH GYSGT MAY BE EFFECTIVE IN ANY MONTH BETWEEN OCT 2013 AND MAR 2014.  THE DATE OF RANK WILL BE THE 2ND DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PROMOTION IS AWARDED.  THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PAY AND ALLOWANCES WILL BE THE DATE SIGNED BY THE AWARDING AUTHORITY.
    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.  CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT FOR COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS WILL INCLUDE "(COMBAT MERITORIOUS)."  PAGE 5-15 OF THE 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)."
    D.  AUTHORITY TO EFFECT SNCO PROMOTIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE.
    E.  UNUSED ALLOCATIONS WILL NOT BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE 3RD AND 4TH QTR OF FY14.
5.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF PROMOTIONS IS CAPT M. L. PETERS AT (703) 784-9718.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS IS MR. L. BEINDORF AT (703) 784-9361.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR RESERVE COMPONENT COMBAT MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS IS MSGT T. J. OLEARY AT (703) 784-9136.
6.  FOR ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9718 OR DSN 278-9718.  EMAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED TO: ENLISTEDPROMOTIONS(AT)USMC.MIL.  THIS MARADMIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEBSITE:  WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE," "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)," "PROMOTION BRANCH," THEN "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS."  FROM THERE CLICK ON "MESSAGE TRAFFIC," THEN "SNCO MESSAGES," THEN CLICK ON THE MERITORIOUS TAB.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M. J. MONAHAN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//