OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2013 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR JANUARY 2014
Date Signed: 11/26/2013 | MARADMINS Number: 630/13
MARADMINS : 630/13
R 262115Z NOV 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 630/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2013 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR JANUARY 2014//
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REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-1/YMD:20060809//
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REF/I/MSGID:DOC/MCO 5750.1H/YMD:20090213//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C.  REF B IS MCO P1400.31C, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS.  REF C IS SECNAVINST 1420.1B, PROMOTION, SPECIAL SELECTION, SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT, AND SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL BOARDS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.  REF D IS MCO P1900.16F, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.  REF E IS SECNAVINST 1120.9A, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATES.  REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.6L, PROMOTION OF OFFICERS TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE) IN THE NAVY AND TO THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE MARINE CORPS.  REF G IS SECNAVINST 1412.9B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS, AND CONTINUATION PROCEDURES.  REF H IS MARADMIN 277/01, BACCALAUREATE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS.  REF I IS MCO 5750.1H, BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS FOR NEWLY PROMOTED COLONELS.//
POC/C. M. KILHENNY/LTCOL/UNIT:HD MMPR-1/-/TEL:(703) 784-9703/EMAIL:CRAIG.KILHENNY(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AUTHORITY.  REFERENCES A THROUGH H REGULATE ALL MARINE CORPS OFFICER PROMOTIONS.  THIS MARADMIN IS THE AUTHORITY FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS TO EFFECT PROMOTIONS.  PER THE REFERENCES, AN OFFICER'S PROMOTION MAY NOT BE EFFECTED UNTIL THAT OFFICER'S NAME APPEARS ON A PROMOTION MARADMIN OR CMC MESSAGE.  APPROPRIATE COMMISSIONS WILL BE MAILED TO PARENT COMMANDS UNDER SEPARATE COVER.  EXPECT 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY.  THE COMMISSION IS NOT THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO EFFECT THE PROMOTION.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A PROMOTION CEREMONY, SAMPLE COMMISSIONS AND THE OATH OF OFFICE CAN BE FOUND IN CHAPTER 6 OF REF B OR AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL.  GO TO THE "CAREER" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK "PROMOTIONS."  FOLLOW THE LINKS TO OFFICER PROMOTIONS, CLICK "FAQS" AND THEN "PROMOTION CEREMONIES."
2.  ALL OFFICERS PROMOTED TO THE GRADE OF COLONEL ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CURRENT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE CORPS HISTORY (HDR) AS DIRECTED BY MCO 5750.1H, PAGE 2-5.  SEE PARAGRAPH 16 FOR MAILING ADDRESS AND POC INFORMATION.
3.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 624 OF REF A AND REF C, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED REGULAR OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2013.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
WILLIAM C. BERRIS               COL          NBM
DAVID P. BRADNEY                COL          K92
JAIME O. COLLAZO                COL          NAR
BRENDAN REILLY                  COL          NBW
JOHN M. SCHAAR                  COL          111
JOSEPH T. BEALS                 LTCOL        110
JONATHAN L. BRADLEY             LTCOL        1MS
JOSHUA D. CLAYTON               LTCOL        142
STEPHEN D. DRISKILL             LTCOL        1JD
BRYAN J. FORNEY                 LTCOL        2WS
MARK E. FRANKO                  LTCOL        1JG
LESTER R. GERBER                LTCOL        THT
ETHAN H. HARDING                LTCOL        1C0
JUSTIN E. MARVEL                LTCOL        QAS
GARY A. MCCULLAR                LTCOL        J33
SAMUEL L. MEYER                 LTCOL        NB5
JEFFREY W. OLESKO               LTCOL        M31
WILLIAM G. RAYNE                LTCOL        036
AARON M. ROSE                   LTCOL        U90
MICHEAL D. RUSS                 LTCOL        QAS
DANIEL J. SKUCE                 LTCOL        1NP
MICHAEL R. SMITH                LTCOL        T52
MATTHEW W. TRACY                LTCOL        110
CHAD A. VAUGHN                  LTCOL        1TV
VINCENT J. WELCH                LTCOL        QAS
DANIEL M. WHITLEY               LTCOL        1NP
AGUR S. ADAMS                   MAJ          J38
ANDREW J. ALISSANDRATOS         MAJ          VRA
PHILLIP T. ASH                  MAJ          V81
MICHELLE B. AVILA               MAJ          K48
ELDON W. BECK                   MAJ          015
BEAU B. BELL                    MAJ          V63
IAN T. BROWN                    MAJ          007
THOMAS W. CAREY                 MAJ          V16
GREGORY R. CHAPMAN              MAJ          TM6
COLIN M. CHISHOLM               MAJ          V37
KEVIN L. CLARK                  MAJ          1T3
CASEY G. DEMUNCK                MAJ          H99
JOSEPH C. ELSEROAD              MAJ          J64
JEROME C. GRECO                 MAJ          J64
MITCHELL B. GREY                MAJ          G9J
CLARKE P. GROEFSEMA             MAJ          KB3
BRIAN J. HENSARLING             MAJ          1T5
ERIC J. HENZLER                 MAJ          H99
EDWARD V. HOLTON                MAJ          J59
KEVIN M. HUGHES                 MAJ          V83
RYAN M. HUNT                    MAJ          T56
JOSEPH F. IRWIN                 MAJ          1MS
ANDREW R. KANO                  MAJ          G71
CALLEEN T. KINNEY               MAJ          1CG
MATTHEW T. KRALOVEC             MAJ          116
ERIC H. LARSEN                  MAJ          1XC
CHRISTOPHER E. LARSON           MAJ          070
ALBERT M. MARTEL                MAJ          K48
CHRISTOPHER J. MELLON           MAJ          094
RAYMOND J. MIRENDA              MAJ          1CE
ROBERT B. MONDAY                MAJ          831
ROBERT E. NEEDHAM               MAJ          1MR
RICHARD P. NEIKIRK              MAJ          122
EDWARD J. OCONNELL IV           MAJ          J64
ROBERT G. REINOEHL              MAJ          V8B
JOSHUA R. ROSALES               MAJ          030
MARK J. ROSENTHAL               MAJ          1L3
GRADY O. SHARP                  MAJ          G71
STEPHEN C. SIMS II              MAJ          036
GARY S. SLATER                  MAJ          068
CLIFFORD C. SUTCLIFFE           MAJ          1C1
PAUL D. TREMBLAY                MAJ          V16
DAVID P. TUMANJAN               MAJ          1NG
RYAN D. WHITTY                  MAJ          J38
CHARLES W. YEAGER IV            MAJ          T56
CHRISTOPHER P. ARMSTRONG        CAPT         1XC
THOMAS E. ATEN                  CAPT         J9V
EVAN P. BOTTORFF                CAPT         J9Q
ALAN T. CAPUANO                 CAPT         1LB
MATTHEW R. ERLIN                CAPT         1GT
BRETT A. ERQUITT                CAPT         1NA
CAROLYN M. GIEBEL               CAPT         114
SETH A. HOLLAND                 CAPT         V37
TODD S. KIRKMAN                 CAPT         1V2
CARL E. MCCRORY                 CAPT         1JL
SHAWN M. MILLER                 CAPT         1JU
JON E. PYNDUSS                  CAPT         TP6
DAVID M. RAND                   CAPT         1SH
JASON J. RYU                    CAPT         1EG
JOANNA L. SATCHER               CAPT         J61
AARON P. SAYERS                 CAPT         1DJ
LEVI M. SOSA                    CAPT         1FA
JOSEPH S. SUNG                  CAPT         124
CHRISTOPHER R. VARRIALE         CAPT         122
AUSTIN L. VAUISO                CAPT         K03
RICHARD T. VELOZ                CAPT         1YB
MARK P. WASHINGTON              CAPT         VHE
RANDALL S. WEAKLEY              CAPT         K03
ROBERT K. WEINKLE III           CAPT         1NA
NIKOLAS A. YACOBI               CAPT         122
4.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5589 OF REF A, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2013.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
MAURO MORALES                   LTCOL        063
5.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14308 REF A, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2013.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
MICHAEL E. SAMPLES, JR.         COL          1FZ
ARMANDO A. FREIRE               LTCOL        QAE
JOHN P. KEENAN                  LTCOL        NBW
BRYAN A. VAUGHT                 MAJ          S2A
6.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 14308 REF A, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED RESERVE OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2013.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
RORY S. LANGRAN                 COL          HAB
GREGORY C. MCCARTHY             COL          HAB
THOMAS D. PLEITGEN              COL          S3F
JULIE C. SCHAFFER               COL          SA5
MICHAEL H. TORREY               COL          HAB
LESLIE S. ALBERS                LTCOL        HAB
KIMBERLY A. HAYWORTH            LTCOL        SIT
LUKE R. YLITALO                 LTCOL        HAB
SEAN E. ZUKOWSKY                LTCOL        SDN
JOSEPH F. CUSCINA, JR.          MAJ          SUF
JOSHUA G. ELLSWORTH             MAJ          1F1
MICHAEL A. FERRARI              MAJ          S5B
DREW W. HARRIS                  MAJ          SA5
ROGER IBARRA                    MAJ          IRR
STEVEN J. KARSTEN               MAJ          S4E
BRETT E. MALAVENDA              MAJ          S6D
JAMES A. RIVERS                 MAJ          IRR
ALAN T. TRAMMELL                MAJ          S5B
ROBERT M. YOUNG                 MAJ          HAB
7.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 578 OF REF A AND REF C, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED REGULAR OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2013.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
STEVEN F. SPARKMAN              CWO5         1C0
CHRISTOPHER G. ARAGON           CWO4         W04
JASON M. PIERCE                 CWO3         1G8
8.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12242 OF REF A AND REF C, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OFFICER, TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2013.
NAME                            GRADE        MCC
TAD W. COUNSELLER               CWO5         1FZ
9.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12242 OF REF A AND REF C, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED RESERVE OFFICERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 DECEMBER 2013.
NAME                            GRAD         MCC
JASON E. BECKER                 CWO4         SU3
JAMES E. KENNY III              CWO3         SDN
KENNETH D. OTTLEY               CWO3         HAB
10.  DELAY OF PROMOTION.  PER REFERENCES B AND H, IF THE RESPECTIVE COMMANDING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT AN OFFICER IS NOT MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, MORALLY, OR PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION, THE PROMOTION SHALL NOT BE EFFECTED.  THIS INCLUDES THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS PER SECTION 10206 OF REF A.  THE OFFICER SHALL BE GIVEN WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE GROUNDS FOR DELAY BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT, UNLESS IT IS IMPRACTICABLE TO DO SO, IN WHICH CASE THE NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.  CMC (MMPR-1) MUST ALSO BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT SO THAT THE PROMOTION WILL NOT BE EFFECTED IN MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION CAN BE INITIATED.  REFERENCES A, B, C, AND E CONTAIN GUIDELINES FOR THE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.
11.  RETIREMENT AND TRANSFER.  OFFICERS CONSIDERING VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SHOULD REVIEW REF D FOR SERVICE OBLIGATION PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTION.  AN OFFICER'S SELECTION FOR PROMOTION CARRIES OVER INTO THE RESERVE, BETWEEN AR AND SMCR-IRR, AND WITH AUGMENTATION INTO THE REGULAR COMPONENT.
12.  ACCEPTING AND DECLINING PROMOTION.  ANY REGULAR OR RESERVE OFFICER WHO IS PROMOTED UNDER THE REFERENCES IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE ACCEPTED SUCH PROMOTION ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPHS 3 THROUGH 9 (FOR PURPOSES OF DATE OF RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED).  TO DECLINE A PROMOTION, AN OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF DECLINATION TO CMC (MMPR-1) EXPRESSLY AT THE TIME THEIR COMMAND NOTIFIES THEM OF THEIR PROMOTION AND DIRECTS THAT THEY BEGIN WEARING THE INSIGNIA OF THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.  ANY STATEMENT OR ACTION BY THE OFFICER WHICH SIGNALS THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROMOTION, FOREVER WAIVES THEIR RIGHT TO DECLINE.
13.  THE FOLLOWING FY13 PROMOTIONS ARE PROJECTED FOR JANUARY 2014 AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  PROMOTIONS FROM THE REMAINING FY13 BOARDS WILL BE PROMULGATED BASED ON VACANCY DETERMINATION.
           SENIOR OFFICER       SEL     JUNIOR OFFICER       SEL
GRADE      TO BE PROMOTED       NO.     TO BE PROMOTED       NO.
LTCOL      J. J. GARCIA         356     K. M. SPANGENBERG    362
MAJ        K. D. HAIRE          637     P. W. STEKETEE       679
CWO5
MOS: 6004  E. A. BONILLA        1       E. A. BONILLA        1
CWO4       LIST CLEARED                 LIST CLEARED
CWO3       LIST CLERRED                 LIST CLEARED
14.  THE FOLLOWING FY14 PROMOTIONS ARE PROJECTED FOR JANUARY 2014 AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  PROMOTIONS FROM THE REMAINING FY14 BOARDS WILL BE PROMULGATED BASED ON VACANCY DETERMINATION.
           SENIOR OFFICER       SEL     JUNIOR OFFICER       SEL
GRADE      TO BE PROMOTED       NO.     TO BE PROMOTED       NO.
COL        B. A. BOLDING        33      J. L. JAROSZ         34
COL (AR)   NONE                 NONE    NONE                 NONE
COL (R)    D. K. WARD           20      K. G. KRELL          24
LTCOL      D. A. BECKER         2       W. B. FENWICK         20
LTCOL (LDO)
MOS: 2802  S. L. LEBLANC        1       S. L. LEBLANC        1
LTCOL (AR) R. C. PETERSON       8       R. C. PETERSON       8
LTCOL (R)  K. P. GRAVES         21      M. R. SLEDGE         25
MAJ        L. L. GILBERT        1       M. D. SIMON          87
MAJ (LDO)  NONE                 NONE    NONE                 NONE
MAJ (AR)   NONE                 NONE    NONE                 NONE
MAJ (R)    J. D. CALLISON       40      R. A. HOSLEY III     49
CAPT       J. P. MCCARLEY       435     C. S. CARDWELL       633
CAPT (R)   A. F. VONKUHN        40.5    B. N. GREEN          76
CWO5 (AR)
MOS: 0170  LIST CLEARED                 LIST CLEARED
CWO4 (R)   M. C. NIELSEN        6       M. C. NIELSEN        6
CWO3 (R)   J. K. STRINGER       12      E. L. TANNER         13
15.  FOR MARINE OFFICER PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9706 OR DSN 278-9706.  EMAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE PROMOTION BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL.  GO TO THE "CAREER" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK "PROMOTIONS."  FOLLOW THE LINKS TO OFFICER PROMOTIONS, THEN LOOK UNDER "CONTACTS."
16.  PER REF I, MATERIAL CAN BE MAILED TO MARINE CORPS HISTORY DIVISION (HDR), 3078 UPSHUR AVENUE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, 22134.  POC IS MS. ANNETTE AMERMAN AT COMM (703) 432-4875 OR DSN 378-4875.  EMAIL ADDRESS IS HISTORY.DIVISION(AT)USMC.MIL.
17.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M. J. MONAHAN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//