DECEMBER 2014 REGULAR CORPORAL AND SERGEANT PROMOTION AUTHORITY
Date Signed: 11/25/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 614/14
MARADMINS : 614/14
R 241612Z NOV 14
MARADMIN 614/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/DECEMBER 2014 REGULAR CORPORAL AND SERGEANT PROMOTION AUTHORITY//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMPR-2/14JUN2012//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN/191227ZJUN2007//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN/281456ZJUN2007//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN/171628ZNOV2010//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN/151908ZJUN2012//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL W/ CH 2, REF B IS MARADMIN 370/07, REF C IS MARADMIN 391/07, REF D IS MARADMIN 640/10, REF E IS MARADMIN 314/12.//
POC/M.L. PETERS/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718/EMAIL:MICHELLE.PETERS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  USE THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) TO VIEW THE ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION PARAMETERS FOR THE CURRENT PROMOTION QUARTER AND THE ACTIVE DUTY CUTTING SCORES FOR THE CURRENT PROMOTION MONTH. THIS MAY BE DONE BY TYPING "CCOS" FROM THE MCTFS MAIN MENU AND THEN SELECTING THE DESIRED OPTION. CUTTING SCORES SHOULD BE PRINTED FROM THE "CCOS" SCREEN AND ATTACHED WITH THIS MARADMIN TO BE USED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. NOTE THAT ANY MOS LISTED ON THE "CCOS" SCREEN AS "9999" IS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION. CUTTING SCORES ALSO WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION WEB PAGE.
2.  REF A SETS FORTH GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR EFFECTING THE MONTHLY PROMOTION OF LANCE CORPORALS AND CORPORALS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
    A.  SEL CPL ED: 20141201
    B.  SEL SGT ED: 20141201
    C.  DATE OF RANK: 20141201
    D.  EFFECTIVE DATE: 20141201
3.  COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET:
    A.  RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AS THE OFFICIAL PROMOTION AUTHORITY.
    B.  RECEIPT OF 1 DECEMBER 2014 SELECT GRADE GENERATED ON THE UNIT DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT.
    C.  PRIOR TO BEING PROMOTED TO CORPORAL, ALL LANCE CORPORALS MUST HAVE COMPLETED EITHER THE MARINE NET COURSE LEADING MARINES DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE MCI LEADING MARINES OR FUNDAMENTALS OF MARINE CORPS LEADERSHIP PER REFERENCES (B), (C), AND (D).
    D.  PRIOR TO BEING PROMOTED TO SERGEANT, ALL CORPORALS MUST HAVE COMPLETED EITHER THE MARINE NET CORPORALS COURSE, OR A COMMAND SPONSORED RESIDENT CORPORALS COURSE, PER REFERENCE (E).
4.  COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL MARINES WHO ARE NOT PME COMPLETE BY THE 15TH OF THE MONTH PRIOR TO THEIR PROMOTION MONTH SHOULD BE RAN AS "NOT REC" FOR PROMOTION. THIS WILL PREVENT PROMOTIONS FROM BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM DESERVING MARINES WHO HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR PME. MARINES WHO ARE "NOT REC" BUT THEN COMPLETE THEIR PME PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF THEIR PROMOTION MONTH CAN THEN BE PROMOTED IF THE COMMANDER CHOOSES TO RECOMMEND THEM AND TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION.
5.  LANCE CORPORALS AND CORPORALS WHO MEET THE CUTTING SCORE, BUT ARE NOT PME COMPLETE AND ARE NOT RAN AS "NOT REC" WILL NOT BE SELECTED FOR PROMOTION. THEIR COMMANDS WILL RECEIVE AN ADVISORY STATING "NOT SELECTED, REQUIRED PME NOT COMPLETE." THE PME STATUS OF THESE MARINES WILL BE MONITORED BY CMC, MMPR-2 AND IF THEY COMPLETE THE REQUIRED PME AFTER SELECT GRADES HAVE POSTED AND PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF THE PROMOTION MONTH THEIR SELECT GRADES WILL BE RAN.
6.  FOR MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9717 OR DSN 278-9717. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE PROMOTION BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWW.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 "NCO MESSAGES."
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//