R 082345Z MAY 15
MARADMIN 242/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY15 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC (MMPR-2)/YMD:20120614//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D CH2, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS//
POC/D. J. SAUCIER/MSGT/CMC (RAP)/703-784-9136/EMAIL:RAP(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/G. M. MUSKIEVICZ/SGTMAJ/CMC(RA)/703-784-9100/EMAIL: GEORGE.MUSKIEVICZ@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR FY15 MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF EXCEPTIONAL AR MARINES TO THE GRADES OF CORPORAL AND SERGEANT IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE. THESE MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS ARE FOR AR MARINES PERFORMING DUTY AT UNITS THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE COMMAND OF MARFORRES. UNITS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
    A. HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
    B. TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM)
    C. EWTGPAC
    D. MARFORCOM/MARFORPAC/MARFOREUR/AF
    E. MCRC (NON SDA)
2. BACKGROUND. REF (A) PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR MERITORIOUS NCO PROMOTIONS. MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF AR MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY ARE AUTHORIZED ANNUALLY VICE QUARTERLY. ANNUAL MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS TAKE EFFECT IN AUGUST FOR PROMOTION TO SERGEANT AND SEPTEMBER FOR PROMOTION TO CORPORAL.
3. INFORMATION
    A. ALLOCATIONS: SERGEANT (1), CORPORAL (1)
    B. NOMINATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO CMC(RA)
4. THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS APPLY FOR NOMINATIONS:
    A. NOMINATIONS MUST ARRIVE AT CMC(RA) NLT 30 JUNE 2015 UTILIZING STANDARD NAVAL LETTER FORMAT. INCLUDE THE COMMANDER’S NARRATIVE RECOMMENDATION CITING THE MARINE’S LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, CIVIC ACTIVITIES, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT MILITARY OR CIVILIAN INFORMATION. COMPLETED PACKAGES MAY BE SCANNED AND EMAILED TO THE RA SGTMAJ OR MAILED TO:
           SGTMAJ, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION
           MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS, HQMC
           3280 RUSSELL RD
           QUANTICO, VA 22134
    B. NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL CONSIST OF:
        (1)  NOMINATION LETTER THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
            (A) TRAINING/SERVICE INFORMATION NOT UPDATED IN MCTFS
            (B) CURRENT OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH WITH HT/WT CERTIFICATION
            (C) CERTIFIED COPY OF PAGES 3 AND 11 (UNIT PUNISHMENT BOOK (NAVMC 10132)  AND PAGE 13, IF APPLICABLE)
    C. THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLY:
        (1) MEET MINIMUM TIME-IN-SERVICE REQUIREMENT PER REF (A)
        (2) NO NJP OR COURTS-MARTIAL DURING CURRENT CONTRACT
        (3) MUST BE PME COMPLETE FOR PRESENT GRADE
        (4) CURRENT FIRST CLASS PFT AND CFT
        (5) QUALIFIED WITH T/O WEAPON (UNLESS NOT REQUIRED)
        (6) AVG PRO/CON AT LEAST 4.5/4.5 IN GRADE
        (7) NO POSITIVE URINALYSIS, DRUG OR ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENSES
        (8) THESE MINIMUM CRITERIA ARE NOT WAIVERABLE
5. BOARD RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BOARD.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//