R 120931Z JUN 15
MARADMIN 285/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR JULY 2015//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CONGRESS//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC MMPR-1/YMD:20060809//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20060328//
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/CMC MMSR/YMD:20070606//
REF/E/MSGID: DOC/SECNAV/YMD:19881025//
REF/F/MSGID: DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20051209//
REF/G/MSGID: DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20060207//
REF/H/MSGID: MSG/MP/120935ZJUN2001//
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.//
POC/S. R. WRIGHT/MAJ/UNIT:HD MMPR-1/-/TEL:(703) 784-9703/EMAIL:SHANA.WRIGHT(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF F, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY, AS INDICATED, TO THE PERMANENT GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT. RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE INDICATED.
NAME                            DOR          MCC
KEVIN J. AYRES                  01JUL15      146
MATTHEW E. CETTA                06JUL15      V15
CHRISTIAN G. COLE               06JUL15      KBM
MARK L. DELAPENA                06JUL15      V16
KEVIN D. HARTNESS               06JUL15      K9R
ANTHONY C. KEMP                 06JUL15      2WL
NICHOLAS T. LARSON              06JUL15      K9R
ERIK P. SCHMIDT                 06JUL15      1JT
JOSEPH L. TERMINI               06JUL15      K9R
KYLE P. WESTMAN                 06JUL15      J9M
ROBERT L. COGGINS               12JUL15      V13
MARKUS B. GIBSON                12JUL15      198
GAVIN Q. HOLTZ                  12JUL15      K03
MICHAEL D. LOWERY               12JUL15      V16
GILBERT PEREZ                   12JUL15      092
DAVID A. REEVES                 12JUL15      1EG
ERIC J. TEMPLETON               12JUL15      198
CHARLES A. FOLK                 13JUL15      J61
RICHARD C. JORDAN III           13JUL15      J61
BRIAN M. MORIARTY               13JUL15      K9R
MICHAEL J. WAGNER               13JUL15      1NJ
RYAN A. BERTSCH                 14JUL15      K9R
CHARLES A. BLACKMAN             17JUL15      K9R
MATTHEW B. ROWLAND              17JUL15      K9R
MARCOS A. NUNEZ                 19JUL15      1G7
JAMES G. STOUFFER III           19JUL15      J61
CHRISTOPHER J. DANFORTH         20JUL15      J9M
CALEB P. MARSHALL               20JUL15      1QH
ROMULUS DIEUJUSTE               26JUL15      19E
JOSHUA K. LITTELL               27JUL15      175
2. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF F, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED RESERVE OFFICERS, AS INDICATED, TO THE PERMANENT GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT. RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE INDICATED.
NAME                            DOR          MCC
MICHAEL R. CATHEY               16JUL15      HAB
JACOBSUN M. MURPHY              27JUL15      SD6
3. 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.
4. 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 1 AND 2 (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.
5. 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. CLICK ON "MARINES, "GO TO THE "CAREER" SECTION UNDER "INFORMATION FOR MARINES," AND THEN CLICK ON "PROMOTIONS." CLICK ON "OFFICER PROMOTIONS," THEN LOOK UNDER "CONTACTS."
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//