R 161325Z DEC 14
MARADMIN 656/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/JANUARY 2015 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTIONS FOR ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), AND INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) AND FEBRUARY 2015 PLANNED SNCO PROMOTIONS FOR AR, SMCR, AND IRR//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMPR-2/14JUN2012//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MMSR/06JUN2007//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, MARINE CORPS ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL. REF B IS MCO 1900.16, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.//
POC/M. L. PETERS/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718/EMAIL:MICHELLE.PETERS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. UNITS WILL RECEIVE A DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) WITH A SELECT GRADE DATE OF 1 JANUARY 2015 FOR EACH MARINE TO BE PROMOTED. THE SELECT GRADE RANK, SENIORITY NUMBER, AND BOARD YEAR WILL BE LISTED ON THE "GRAD" SCREEN IN THE MCTFS.
2. UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AND POSTING OF A SELECT GRADE ON THE DFR, BUT NOT PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF JANUARY 2015, COMMANDERS WILL EFFECT THE PROMOTION OF SELECTED MARINES PER PAR 5100 OF REF A. CITE THIS MARADMIN AS AUTHORITY FOR PROMOTION.
3. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT REF B REQUIRES THAT MARINES IN THE GRADE OF GUNNERY SERGEANT AND ABOVE WHO HAVE SERVED AT LEAST 18 YEARS MUST HAVE 2 QUALIFYING YEARS (50 POINTS PER YEAR) BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER TO THE RESERVE RETIRED LIST AT THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE. BEFORE DELIVERING APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES TO MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY, COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE EACH MARINE HAS SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING ON THEIR RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT TO ENABLE THEM TO SERVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. IF THE MARINE REFUSES TO EXTEND OR REENLIST TO HAVE SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE, INFORM CMC (MMPR-2) OF THE MARINE'S REFUSAL.
4. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SYSTEM. THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE RECORD OF EACH SELECTED MARINE PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT TO ENSURE THE MARINE HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL PERFORMANCE WHICH LED TO SELECTION. YOU ARE ENJOINED TO REVIEW PAR 1200.4, 1204, AND 3107 OF REF A. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW OF APPLICABLE RECORDS, IF THE COMMANDER'S INTENT IS TO DELAY OR REVOKE THE PROMOTION OF A SELECTED MARINE, REF A PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS.
5. THE NUMBERS LISTED IN PAR 6 INDICATE THE SENIORITY NUMBER PROMOTED THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE TOTAL NUMBER TO BE PROMOTED FOR THE CURRENT MONTH. HOWEVER, THE NUMBERS MAY NOT ALWAYS ADD UP. THIS IS DUE TO MARINES SELECTED NONCOMPETITIVELY (WO SELECTS) WHO ARE ASSIGNED A SENIORITY NUMBER WITH AN ALPHA LETTER, MARINES WHO ARE DISCHARGED, AND MARINES IN A PROMOTION RESTRICTION STATUS. TO AVOID ERRONEOUS PROMOTIONS OF SNCOS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDERS FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE IN PAR 1 AND ONLY PROMOTE MARINES WITH A SELECT GRADE DATE IN THE MCTFS.
6. STATUS OF FY 2014 ACTIVE RESERVE SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
                NUMBER      SENIOR NO.     JAN 15      PROJECTED
GRADE           SELECTED    PROM DEC 14     PROM       FOR FEB 15
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT     13             10          3          CLEARED
1STSGT/MSGT       26             22          4          CLEARED
GYSGT             43             35          4             4
SSGT              43             35          4             4
7. STATUS OF FY 2014 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
                NUMBER      SENIOR NO.     JAN 15      PROJECTED
GRADE           SELECTED    PROM DEC 14     PROM       FOR FEB 15
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT     45             32           4            4
1STSGT/MSGT      148            112          12           12
GYSGT            240            181          20           20
SSGT            1201            901         100          101
8. STATUS OF FY 2014 INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
                NUMBER      SENIOR NO.     JAN 15     PROJECTED
GRADE           SELECTED    PROM DEC 14     PROM      FOR FEB 2015
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT    N/A            N/A         N/A          N/A
1STSGT/MSGT        1              1       CLEARED      CLEARED
GYSGT              9              9       CLEARED      CLEARED
SSGT              57             41          6            4
9. 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."
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//