FY 2014 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 5/21/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 247/14
MARADMINS : 247/14
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MARADMIN 247/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY 2014 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD//
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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 2 ENLPROM).  REF D, MCO P1070.12K, INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).  REF E, MARADMIN 498/13, OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) PHOTOGRAPH GUIDANCE.  REF F, MCO P1610.7F W/CH 2, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES).  REF G, MARADMIN 585/13, 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).  REF J, MARADMIN 085/13, CANCELLATION OF MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE SERGEANTS COURSE AND THE ACTIVATION OF THE MARINENET INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION SERGEANTS COURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.  REF K, MARADMIN 519/13, FY14 MARINE CORPS ENLISTED VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP) PROGRAM.
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AS ANNOUNCED BY REF A, THE FY14 STAFF SERGEANT BOARD WILL CONVENE ON WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2014 AT HARRY LEE HALL, MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VA, FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 9 WEEKS.
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 QUALIFIED" FOR SELECTION.
3.  PER REF B, THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION TO STAFF SERGEANT ARE AS FOLLOWS:  ALL MARINES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD MUST HAVE PME REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED PRIOR TO 16 JULY 2014.  THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL PME BY 2359 ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CONSIDERED NOT QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION.  SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO STAFF SERGEANT MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SERGEANT DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 8010) TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED.  THE COMPLETION OF RESIDENT PME COURSES WILL NOT FULFILL NONRESIDENT PME REQUIREMENTS.  PER REF J, EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2013, THE SERGEANT DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 8010) WILL BE DISCONTINUED AND REPLACED BY THE SERGEANT COURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (EPME 5000AA).  STUDENTS THAT WERE ENROLLED IN THE FORMER 8010 PROGRAM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TRANSITION TO THE EPME VERSION COURSE IF COMPLETED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 2014. COMPLETION OF THE 8010 PROGRAM WILL APPEAR IDENTICAL FOR BOTH THE ORIGINAL VERSION COURSE AND NEW EPME VERSION COURSE IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM.  IT IS CRITICAL THAT ELIGIBLE MARINES ENSURE THEIR RECORD INCLUDES EVIDENCE OF PME COMPLETION.
4.  COMMANDERS WILL:
    A.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE WITHIN THEIR COMMAND IS NOTIFIED OF THEIR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.
    B.  ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF DATA ELEMENTS IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) FOR THOSE MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION REGARDLESS OF ZONE.  SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DOR, AFADBD, PME, SERVICE SCHOOLS, BILLET DESCRIPTION, PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS), INTENDED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS), TRAINING SCORES, PERSONAL AWARDS, ASSIGNMENT TO AND REMOVAL FROM THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM, ETC.  ANY CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED IN MCTFS AND SUBMITTED AS UPDATE MATERIAL BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY14 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD.
    C.  ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY REQUESTING NOT TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELED PER REF C AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS IN THE PROPER FORMAT.
    D.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE SUBMITS A PHOTOGRAPH IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES D AND E.
    E.  ASSIST ELIGIBLE MARINES IN CORRECTING INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 8 AND APPENDIX I OF REF F.
5.  PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION.  MARINES WHO BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR THE BELOW ZONE BY VIRTUE OF PRIOR SERVICE,  PER PARAGRAPH 3202 OF REF C, MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION WITH REQUIRED SOURCE DOCUMENTS 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.  COMMAND ENDORSEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED.
6.  ALL SERGEANTS WHO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY RECOMMENDED FOR ACCELERATED PROMOTION ON FITNESS REPORTS WITH PERIODS ENDING BETWEEN 17 JUL 2013 THROUGH 15 JUL 2014 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACCELERATED PROMOTION BY THE SELECTION BOARD.  IDENTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY OF THESE MARINES ARE CONTINGENT UPON COMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN REF A AND THE TIMELY RECEIPT OF THE FITNESS REPORTS BY THE CMC (MMRP-32), I.E. WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD.
7.  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 8.  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.  SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT FEEDER MOS:  FOR PROPER ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E. COLOUMN A TO COLUMN B.
COLUMN A   COLUMN B   COLUMN A   COLUMN B   COLUMN A   COLUMN B
0111       0111       0161       0161       0211       0211
0231       0231       0241       0241       0261       0261
0311       0369       0313       0313       0321       0321
0331       0369       0341       0369       0351       0369
0352       0369       0372       0372       0411       0411
0431       0431       0451       0451       0481       0481
0511       0511       0612       0619       0621       0629
0623       0629       0627       0629       0651       0659
0689       0689       0811       0811       0842       0848
0844       0848       0847       0848       0861       0861
1141       1141       1142       1142       1161       1161
1171       1171       1316       1316       1341       1341
1345       1345       1361       1361       1371       1371
1391       1391       1812       1812       1833       1833
2111       2111       2131       2131       2141       2141
2146       2146       2147       2147       2161       2161
2171       2171       2311       2311       2336       2336
2621       2621       2631       2631       2651       2651
2671       2671       2673       2673       2674       2674
2676       2676       2821       2823       2823       2823
2831       2834       2834       2834       2841       2862
2847       2862       2862       2862       2871       2874
2874       2874       2887       2887       3043       3043
3044       3044       3051       3051       3052       3052
3112       3112       3381       3381       3432       3432
3451       3451       3521       3529       3531       3537
4133       4133       4341       4341       4421       4421
4612       4612       4641       4641       4671       4671
4821       4821       5512       5512       5524       5524
5711       5711       5811       5811       5821       5821
5831       5831       5939       5939       5948       5948
5951       5951       5952       5952       5953       5953
5954       5954       5974       5974       5979       5979
6042       6042       6046       6046       6048       6048
6062       6062       6072       6072       6073       6073
6074       6074       6092       6092       6112       6116
6113       6113       6114       6114       6116       6116
6122       6122       6123       6123       6124       6124
6132       6132       6152       6156       6153       6153
6154       6154       6156       6156       6172       6176
6173       6173       6174       6174       6176       6176
6212       6218       6213       6213       6216       6216
6217       6218       6218       6218       6222       6222
6223       6223       6227       6227       6242       6276
6252       6258       6253       6253       6256       6256
6257       6258       6258       6258       6276       6276
6282       6288       6283       6283       6286       6286
6287       6288       6288       6288       6313       6313
6314       6314       6316       6316       6317       6338
6322       6326       6323       6323       6324       6324
6326       6326       6332       6338       6333       6333
6336       6336       6337       6338       6338       6338
6386       6386       6423       6423       6432       6432
6469       6469       6483       6483       6492       6492
6499       6499       6531       6531       6541       6541
6672       6672       6694       6694       6842       6842
7011       7011       7041       7041       7051       7051
7212       7212       7236       7236       7242       7242
7251       7257       7257       7257       7314       7314
7372       7372
8.  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:
             ABOVE ZONE        PROMOTION ZONE     BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC   JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD
0111   161  20091001  20030715 20110101 20050606  20120201 20071015
0161     7  20080701  20030811 20091001 20030910  20101001 20041214
0211    25  20110801  20050816 20120601    NA        NA       NA
0231    40  20110901  20060117 20120201 20060822  20120601    NA
0241    30  20090701  20050718 20110101 20060828  20110701    NA
0261    12  20100701     NA    20120502 20071009  20120601    NA
0313     5  20101201     NA    20110301 20050628  20110401 20070425
0321    42  20100501     NA    20110601 20060320  20120401 20080317
0369   131  20071201  20030707 20080902    NA     20090401 19960906
0372    60  20090801  20050524 20110201 20060919  20111101    NA
0411    30  20100501     NA    20110701 20070402  20120401    NA
0431    27  20110802     NA    20120502    NA        NA       NA
0481    36  20100201     NA    20120101 20071010  20120601    NA
0511    10  20100201     NA    20110501    NA     20120502 20061031
0619    52  20080101  20030414 20090327    NA     20100201 20060515
0629    78  20071201  20031117 20080901 20040929  20090301 20051114
0659   170  20100501  20060221 20120601    NA        NA       NA
0689    34  20110901     NA    20120601    NA        NA       NA
0811     2  20080801     NA    20080901    NA     20081001 20031208
0848    23  20100401  20050712 20110201 20070612  20110801 20070904
0861    14  20120101     NA    20120501    NA        NA       NA
1141    10  20080801     NA    20100502    NA     20111201    NA
1161     5  20100101     NA    20100501    NA     20110201    NA
1171    11  20080301  20030421 20091001    NA     20110502 20070710
1316     2  20080301     NA    20081001    NA     20081201 20030609
1361     2  20081101     NA    20090301    NA     20100101    NA
1371     3  20081001  20030421 20081001 20040719  20081001 20041019
1391    17  20081101  20010917 20091001    NA     20101101 20060618
1812     7  20080801     NA    20090501    NA     20091102    NA
1833     5  20080101     NA    20080501    NA     20080801 20040707
2111    17  20081001  20050315 20091001    NA     20101101 20040807
2131     2  20110201     NA    20110801    NA     20111001    NA
2141     2  20100101  20040224 20100401 20060515  20100401    NA
2146    11  20091001  20050621 20100801    NA     20110701 20070523
2161     7  20110101     NA    20120601 20070820  20120601    NA
2171    11  20081103     NA    20100802 20060619  20110801    NA
2311    17  20090301  20031015 20100201 20060103  20101201 20030915
2336    62  20101001  20070108 20110901 20070910  20120601    NA
2621    21  20120101     NA    20120601    NA        NA       NA
2631    13  20101201     NA    20120202    NA        NA       NA
2651    11  20110501     NA    20120301 20070124  20120601    NA
2671     5  20100901  20060925 20110101 20060710  20110801 20060918
2673    12  20100501     NA    20110701    NA     20120501    NA
2674     3  20100301  20041129 20100701    NA     20101101 20030623
2676     6  20110501     NA    20111001    NA     20120601    NA
2823     7  20100301     NA    20110701 20060828  20120201    NA
2834     9  20080901     NA    20090901 20051228  20110901    NA
2862    79  20090501  20040927 20100701 20060422  20110301    NA
2874     3  20110301  20060103 20110801 20070122  20120501    NA
2887     3  20110401  20080714 20120301    NA        NA       NA
3043    50  20091001  20041213 20100202 20061211  20101101 20060613
3044     2  20111201     NA    20120401    NA     20120502    NA
3051    24  20071001  20030728 20081101 20030625  20090701 20030106
3112    13  20090601  20050222 20101101 20060130  20111101    NA
3381    14  20090301  20040913 20091001 20040709  20100101    NA
3432    27  20100202     NA    20110701    NA     20120601    NA
3451     8  20110701  20060801 20120502    NA        NA       NA
3529    31  20081001  20050321 20090101 20050214  20090802    NA
3537    30  20071001  20030707 20071101 20031112  20080101 20040830
4341    15  20090701  20050601 20110101    NA     20120401 20070910
4421    25  20100401  20060213 20120401    NA     20120601    NA
4612     4  20100401     NA    20111101    NA     20120502    NA
4641     2  20090701  20030721 20100101    NA     20101001    NA
4671     2  20090801     NA    20100202    NA     20101102    NA
4821    21  20080801     NA    20090801    NA     20100901 20051011
5512     2  20110701     NA    20120601    NA        NA       NA
5524    12  20090401  20040525 20091101    NA     20100801    NA
5711    12  20100201  20050411 20100701 20040823  20110401 20070212
5811    53  20090801  20040802 20110101 20050712  20120401    NA
5821    23  20100601  20050118 20120301    NA     20120502    NA
5831    10  20090601     NA    20100201    NA     20110101 20041217
5939     5  20080501  20050513 20090501    NA     20100601 20060522
5948     5  20110401  20050415 20120201    NA     20120601    NA
5952     2  20110301     NA    20120401    NA        NA       NA
5953     2  20110701     NA    20120502    NA        NA       NA
5954     6  20101201     NA    20120101    NA     20120501    NA
5974     9  20090202     NA    20111201 20030602  20120201    NA
5979     2  20110301     NA    20110801 20080429  20110801    NA
6048    14  20091101  20040913 20100202    NA     20110201 20051024
6062     7  20100201     NA    20101201    NA     20110801    NA
6074     3  20090801  20040419 20100202    NA     20110802    NA
6092    23  20081001  20040908 20100901    NA     20120501    NA
6113    24  20100201  20050613 20110401 20051212  20120401 20070710
6114    15  20090301     NA    20091001 20050620  20100601 20060621
6116    15  20080101     NA    20091201 20051017  20100802    NA
6123     2  20090501     NA    20100601    NA     20110901    NA
6132     5  20110101  20050705 20120601    NA        NA       NA
6154    20  20090601  20050104 20100601 20060214  20110201    NA
6156     2  20081101  20050328 20090201 20040720  20090301 20040719
6173     9  20100202     NA    20101001    NA     20110401 20070122
6174    11  20081001  20050215 20100101    NA     20101101 20060612
6213     2  20110901  20040726 20120501    NA        NA       NA
6216    13  20060701  20010910 20110601    NA     20120501    NA
6218    41  20100201  20051205 20110401 20051212  20120501    NA
6222     2  20080901     NA    20091001    NA     20101101    NA
6227     5  20060701     NA    20110101    NA     20120101    NA
6256     7  20081001     NA    20110301    NA     20120601    NA
6258    39  20100401  20060802 20110601    NA     20120601    NA
6276    13  20080701     NA    20100601    NA     20111101 20070227
6283     1  20111001     NA    20120601    NA        NA       NA
6286     2  20100401     NA    20120301    NA     20120501    NA
6288     7  20101001  20060123 20110901    NA     20120501    NA
6314     8  20091001  20060515 20111001 20060724  20120601    NA
6316     3  20090502     NA    20110202    NA     20110802    NA
6323     3  20090701  20050808 20091001 20050525  20091101    NA
6326    13  20090201     NA    20091001 20050809  20100501 20050815
6333     4  20100601     NA    20110701 20060710  20120202 20071009
6336     2  20081102     NA    20100101    NA     20110101 20050726
6423     2  20090201     NA    20100901    NA     20110401 20060710
6432    14  20080501     NA    20100101 20040707  20110501 20070618
6483    22  20071101     NA    20110201 20051012  20120601 20051130
6492    18  20090201  20040816 20110401    NA     20120501    NA
6499     6  20110301     NA    20120401 20061010  20120502    NA
6531    32  20090801  20041027 20100301    NA     20110201 20061128
6541     4  20090101  20050119 20090301    NA     20090801 20040412
6672    38  20081101  20030916 20100202    NA     20110501    NA
6842     7  20100901     NA    20101101 20070205  20101201    NA
7011     6  20110101     NA    20111101    NA     20120502    NA
7041    21  20081001  20030819 20101101 20041116  20120401 20041214
7051    20  20090201  20020624 20101101 20050516  20110301 20051129
7212     2  20090101  20030113 20090401    NA     20100401    NA
7236     7  20101001     NA    20110801    NA     20120502    NA
7242     3  20091201     NA    20100501 20040816  20100901    NA
7257    37  20110401  20060605 20120502    NA        NA       NA
7314     3  20101101     NA    20110201 20061106  20111001    NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0451, 1142, 1341, 1345, 2147, 3052, 4133, 5951, 6042, 6046, 6072, 6073, 6124, 6153, 6176, 6223, 6253, 6313, 6324, 6338, 6386, 6469, AND 6694.
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 16 JULY 2014.
        (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.
9.  QUESTIONS REGARDING MOS ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CMC (MPP-20), DSN 278-9361 OR COMM (703) 784-9361.
10.  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.  MARINES APPROVED FOR VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY PROGRAM (VSP) PER REF L, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.  PER REF L, MARINES WHO REQUEST TO NOT BE SELECTED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO BE APPROVED FOR VSP. MMPR-2 WILL PROVIDE MMSR A BY NAME LIST OF MARINES WHO REQUEST TO NOT BE SELECTED WHICH WILL BE REFERENCED FOR THE DURATION OF THE VSP PROGRAM.
     D.  ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PROGRAM.  REF G, MARADMIN 585/13, ANNOUNCED UPDATES TO THE ECFC POLICIES FOR FY 2014.  SPECIFICALLY, THE SERVICE LIMITATION FOR SERGEANT IS 10 YEARS OR 2 FAILED SELECTIONS TO STAFF SERGEANT.  PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY IS NOT AFFECTED BY PREVIOUS FAILED SELECTIONS.  ALL EXISTING SERVICE CONTRACTS WILL BE HONORED REGARDLESS OF SERVICE LIMITATION CONSTRAINTS WHICH MEANS THAT MARINES REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION, REGARDLESS OF FAILED SELECTION OPPORTUNITIES, UNTIL THEIR CONTRACT EXPIRES.  MULTIPLE EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATING THE CURRENT POLICY ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE REFERENCE.
     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, MARINES ACCEPTED IN THE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP), AND MARINES IN THE NURSE CORPS MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (NMECP) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION PROVIDED THEY MEET ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  IDENTIFICATION OF NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY OF MARINES WILL BE PROVIDED BY MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) ON/E OR THE SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT BRANCH (NURSE PROGRAM ONLY) TO CMC (MMPR-2) WHO WILL THEN ENSURE THE RECORDS OF ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.  PARAGRAPH 1100.29 AND CHAPTER 3 OF REF C APPLY.
11.  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 MMRP HOMEPAGE, THEN CLICKING MMRP-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 MMRP HOMEPAGE IS:  HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL (SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)PAGE(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)M_RA_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 WEBSITE.
         (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 (MMRP-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 (MMRP-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 (MMRP-20).  OMPF DOCUMENTS MAY ALSO BE MAILED TO CMC (MMRP-20); HOWEVER, INCLUSION IN THE OMPF IS SUBSTANTIALLY FASTER IF THE DOCUMENTS ARE EITHER E-MAILED OR FAXED.  SEE PARAGRAPH 14 (MMRP) FOR OMPF INQUIRIES AND DOCUMENT SUBMISSION POINTS OF CONTACT.
         (3) OMPF DOCUMENT SUBMISSION TIMELINES.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMRP-20) FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF WITHIN 60 DAYS OF A SELECTION BOARD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS FOR FY14 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD."   WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FITNESS REPORTS, ALL OMPF DOCUMENTS, PARTICULARLY DIGITAL PHOTOS, MUST BE FORWARDED TO AND RECEIVED BY CMC (MMRP-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 (MMRP-50) AFTER CONDUCTING A SELF AUDIT AND FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 11.A. (MMRP-50) CONTACT INFORMATION IS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 14.C.4.
     B. COMMANDERS 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 (MMRP-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, 15 JULY 2014.  SEE PARAGRAPH 14 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 STAFF 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 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD (SEE PARAGRAPH 14 FOR COMPLETE ADDRESS);
             (C) UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE MARINE;
             (D) THE MARINE MUST PERSONALLY SIGN THE COVER LETTER.  MATERIAL SUBMITTED WITHOUT A COVER LETTER, UNSIGNED, OR RECEIVED AFTER 2359, 15 JULY 2014 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 MMRP, (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 ATERIAL IS RECEIVED.  MMRP WILL PUSH THE INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL BOARD ROOM.
12.  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.
13.  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 (MMRP) AT MMSBCVIC.MMSB.USMC.MIL VIA AN AUTHORIZED COMBAT CAMERA INFORMATION CENTER (COMCAM).  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 MMRP HOMEPAGE OR CONTACTING THE CMC (MMRP-20).
     B.  HARDCOPY.  HARDCOPY PHOTOGRAPHS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) AT THE ADDRESS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 14. 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.  MARINES WHO NEGLECT TO EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE IN CONFIRMING THEIR PHOTOGRAPH POSTED TO THEIR OMPF WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS OF SUBMISSION AND WHO NEGLECT TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE THEY IDENTIFIED THE ERROR WITH MMRP BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE ARE UNLIKELY TO RECEIVE FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT FOR REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.  IF THE PHOTO FAILS TO POST, THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE MUST CONTACT MMRP TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE FOR RESOLUTION IN ORDER FOR THE PROMOTION BOARD TO PROPERLY CONSIDER THE PHOTO.
     E.  REVIEWING PHOTO SUBMISSION.  MARINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF PHOTO BY CMC (MMRP-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 (MMRP-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.
14.  HOMEPAGE, ADDRESSES, AND POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION:
     A.  ADDRESS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD:
         PRESIDENT
         FY14 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
         HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
         HARRY LEE HALL
         17 LEJEUNE ROAD
         QUANTICO VA 22134-5104
         PHONE NUMBER COMM: 703-784-9708 OR DSN: 278-9708
         FAX MATERIAL TO COMM: 703-784-9884 OR DSN: 278-9884
         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
         (2) SECTION HEAD, DSN: 278-9710/11
             PROMOTION CHIEF, DSN: 278-9710/11
             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) ELIGIBILITY/UPDATE MATERIAL RECEIVED:  CLICK ON THE "MY ELIGIBILITY" LINK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE.  IF IN THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION, DATA WILL POPULATE AND ANY UPDATE MATERIAL RECEIVED WILL BE MARKED ACCORDINGLY.
             (B) INFORMATION FOR PREPARING FOR A BOARD:  CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS," "SNCO SELECTION BOARDS," "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 RECORDS AND PERFORMANCE BRANCH
         (1) MMRP-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 (MMRP-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) MMRP-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 MMRP HOMEPAGE.  FROM THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE, UNDER "RELATED LINKS, SELECT "RECORDS AND PERFORMANCE BRANCH (MMRP)," SELECT  "OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE," SELECT "DIGITAL PHOTO REQUIREMENTS."  UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS," SELECT "DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY."
         (4) MMRP-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 "RECORDS AND PERFORMANCE BRANCH (MMRP), "THEN "MMRP-50 OFFICER-ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELING." FROM THIS HOMEPAGE, ACTIVE DUTY MARINES CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON RECEIVING CAREER COUNSELING GUIDANCE AND PREPARING FOR A BOARD.
     D.  SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT BRANCH (MMSR)
         3280 RUSSELL ROAD
         QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
         MMSR-2, REGULAR RETIREMENT
         COMM: 703-784-9324; DSN 278-9324.
15.  THE INFORMATION IN THIS MARADMIN SHOULD RECEIVE WIDEST DISSEMINATION.
16.  THIS MARADMIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEB SITE.
17.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
18.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 30 APRIL 2015.
19.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY DIRECTOR MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION BGEN M.J. MONAHAN.//