R 231850Z DEC 15
MARADMIN 647/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY 2016 RESERVE 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND BILLET VACANCIES//
REF/A/DOC/MARADMIN 226-15/YMD:  20150504//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 630-15/YMD:  20151217//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 1300.8/YMD:  20140918//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 489-14/YMD:  20140925//
REF/E/DOC/MARADMIN 431-15/YMD:  20150901//
REF/F/DOC/MARADMIN 495-15/YMD:  20151006//
NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS FY16 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE AND POLICIES. REFERENCE (B) IS CHANGE 2 TO THE FY 2016 RESERVE (SMCR-IRR) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD. REFERENCE(C) IS THE CURRENT PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REFERENCE (D) IS THE INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT BULLETIN. REFERENCE (E) IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY16 FIRST SERGEANT COURSE CID M02L645. REFERENCE (F) IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 CORNERSTONE: THE COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP COURSE (FORMERLY THE COMMANDANT’S COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP)/POC/J. T. ADAMS/SGTMAJ/UNIT: MRA (RA)/TEL: 703-784-9100/EMAIL: JAMES.T.ADAMS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Per reference (a), and in order to meet reserve manpower goals, reserve GySgts/1stSgts desiring promotion to 1stSgt/SgtMaj must comply with procedures unique for selection to this grade.
    a.  To be considered for selection to 1stSgt/SgtMaj, eligible GySgts/1stSgts must submit a letter to the president of the selection board stating their intent to serve as a 1stSgt or SgtMaj.  Letters requesting consideration for selection must be received NLT 2359, 27 Jan 2016.  Those eligible who do not submit a letter of intent to the board will not be considered for selection to 1stSgt or SgtMaj.  Additionally, GySgts and 1stSgts will submit a separate Administrative Action (AA) Form (NAVMC 10274) addressed to the Reserve Affairs Sergeant Major indicating the choice(s) of all available respective SMCR 1stSgt and SgtMaj billets in which they are willing and able to serve.  Further guidance on the AA Form is provided in paragraph 4.  All attempts to assign Marines to one of their choices will be made; however, in all cases, assignments will be made based on the needs of the Marine Corps. 
    b.  Promotion allocations are made based on current available and potential open billets (BICs); therefore, failure to accept assignment to a specified billet may result in revocation of selection to 1stSgt or SgtMaj and involuntary transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).  If eligible GySgts are not selected to 1stSgt and meet the eligibility criteria for their occfld, they will be considered for selection to MSgt within their occfld.  Limited tour AR Marines may compete for selection to 1stSgt; however, if selected, their limited tour AR contract will be terminated NLT 15 May 2016 to allow for frocking and assumption of the assigned billet NLT 1 June 2016.  Additionally, if a GySgt or 1stSgt is selected to the next grade and serving on Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS), they will be required to request drop from ADOS orders effective 30 days prior to assuming the assigned billet resulting from the SMCR-IRR SNCO promotion board.
    c.  Reference (d) explains the latest IDT travel reimbursement policy and is expected to continue during CY 2016.  Eligible 1stSgts and SgtsMaj should familiarize themselves with the contents of reference (d) for the purposes of selecting potential billet assignments.
    d.  Specific billet assignments for selected 1stSgts and SgtsMaj will be released under separate MARADMIN after the promotion board results are published.  The initial tour length will be three years for new selectees.  Each selectee is required to obtain sufficient time with the appropriate Reserve End of Current Contract to cover the initial assignment.
2.  1stSgt billet openings for the FY 2016 reserve(SMCR-IRR) SNCO selection board:
Unit                          Location                   BIC
HQSVC Co, 4th AAV Bn          Tampa, FL                  M2183100253
B Co, 4th AAV Bn              Jacksonville, FL           M2188300004
E Co, 4th TKBn                Fort Knox, KY              M2140300004
Hq Co, 23d Mar                San Bruno, CA              M1410100159
Wpns Co (-), 1/23             Austin, TX                 M1413300004
G Co, 2/23                    Los Alamitos, CA           M1412500004
F Co, 2/24                    Milwaukee, WI              M1417400004
TRK Co (-), 25th Mar Regt     Erie/Ebensburg, PA         M1466200004
A Co, 1/24                    Grand Rapids, MI           M1416300004
C Co, 1/24                    Lansing, MI                M1416500004
I Co, 3/25                    Johnson City, TN           M1421600004
K Co, 3/25                    North Versailles, PA       M1423400004
Comm Co, 14th Mar Regt        Cincinnati, OH             M1400400004
HQ Btry, 2/14                 Grand Prairie, TX          M1462100196
I Btry, 3/14                  Allentown, PA              M1433500004
M Btry, 3/14                  Chattanooga, TN            M1434500004
A Co, 4th CEB                 Charleston, WV             M1440300004
H and S Co, 4th LAR Bn        Camp Pendleton, CA         M1403100388
A Co, 4th LAR Bn              Camp Pendleton, CA         M1403200005
B Co, 4th LAR Bn              Frederick, MD              M1403300005
D Co, 4th LAR Bn              Quantico, VA               M1403500005
A Co, 6th Comm Bn             Amityville/Farmingdale, NY M2168300004
SVC Co, 6th Comm Bn           Brooklyn, NY               M2168400004
A Co, 4th LE Bn               Lexington, KY              M2171200005
D Co (-), 4th LE Bn           Billings/Anchorage, MT     M2171500005
Engr Svc Co, CLB-25           South Bend, IN             M2943400005
H and S Co, CLB-451           Charlotte, NC              M2945100022
Maint Co, CLB-453/Det         Waco/Wichita, TX           M2948000005
Comm Co (-) (CLR 45)          Greensboro, NC             M2944200021
Lndg Spt Co (-) (CLR 45)      Savannah/Puerto, Rico, GA  M2944600004
Bridge Co B, 6th ESB          Folsom, PA                 M2231700005
Bridge Co C, 6th ESB          Memphis, TN                M2232600005
Bulk Fuel Co A (-), 6th ESB   Tucson, AZ                 M2906300005
Bulk Fuel Co C, 6th ESB       Phoenix, AZ                M2242900005
3.  SgtMaj billet openings for the FY 2016 reserve (SMCR-IRR) SNCO selection board:
Unit                          Location                   BIC
4th Force Recon               Alameda, CA                M2835200004
4th TKBn                      San Diego, CA              M2144100005
2/23                          Pasadena, CA               M1412100004
1/24, 25th Mar Regt           Detroit, MI                M1416100004
3/25 (2016)                   Brook Park, OH             M1423100004
2/14                          Grand Prairie, TX          M1462100005
3d ANGLICO                    Bell, CA                   M2162600004
6th ANGLICO                   Concord, CA                M2162900004
VMGR-452, MAG-49              Newburgh, NY               M0123300004
HMM-774, MAG-49               Norfolk, VA                M0177400004
MALS-41, MAG-41               Ft Worth, TX               M0113600004
MTACS-48, MACG-48             Great Lakes, IL            M0114600004
CLB-453                       Aurora, CO                 M2946100017
The Reserve Affairs Sergeant Major is the authority for placement of all 8999s and will work to solidify assignment to these particular billets as priority fills and will provide an APPROVED billet letter of assignment with follow on phone call to the selected SgtMaj prior to appointment in order to effect movement and inter-unit transfer accordingly.
4.  Eligible GySgts/1stSgts who desire promotion to 1stSgt/SgtMaj will mail or email, as separate correspondence, a signed AA Form (NAVMC 10274) prepared in the following manner:
To: RA Sergeant Major
Subj: Intent to serve
Address:
         Sergeant Major of Reserve Affairs (RA)
         Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps
         3280 Russell road, Quantico, VA 22134
Email:   james.t.adams(at)usmc.mil
    Block 1. Action No
    Block 2. SSIC/File No.
    Block 3. Date
    Block 4. From
    Block 5. Organization and station
    Block 6. Via
    Block 7. To: Reserve Affairs Sergeant Major (RA)
                 Headquarters Marine Corps, Reserve Affairs Division
                 3280 Russell Road, Quantico, VA 22134
    Block 8. Subj: Intent to accept reserve First Sergeant billet
    Block 9. Copy TO (As required)
    Block 10. Reference or authority
    Block 11. Enclosures (If any)
    Block 12. Supplemental information:
The following are the reserve 1stSgt/SgtMaj billets listed in order of preference for which I would like to be considered during The FY 2016 reserve (SMCR-IRR) SNCO selection board:
        Unit                        Location
    a.  Sample                      Elmendorf, AK –
    b.  Sample                      Bessemer, AL –
    c.  Sample                      Salt Lake City, UT –
(*List all billets willing to accept.  If any billet is acceptable, state in the body of the AA Form your intent and willingness to accept any billet.  Do not list every open billet individually).  If selected to 1stSgt/SgtMaj, I will accept any billet assignment listed above; however, I understand that all assignments will be made based on the needs of the Marine Corps, and that failure to accept an assignment may result in revocation of my selection to 1stSgt/SgtMaj and involuntary transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve.  End of the example.
5.  Per reference (e), all newly selected 1stSgts will be required to attend the annual First Sergeants Course aboard Quantico, VA:
Course     Report          Convene        Graduate
1-16       28 Feb 16       29 Feb 16      11 Mar 16
2-16       17 Jul 16       18 Jul 16      29 Jul 16
There is no substitution for this course.  Each 1stSgt select must coordinate a school seat upon release of the selection MARADMIN via their respective S-3/G-3 and MFR G-3 for approval.
6.  Per reference (f), all newly selected SgtsMaj will be required to attend the annual Sergeants Major Cornerstone Course in Quantico, VA, by attending either the 2-16 course from 25 Apr – 6 May 2016, or by attending an alternate course (1-17) with actual course dates to be published via separate MARADMIN during 2016.  Each SgtMaj select must coordinate a school seat upon release of the selection MARADMIN via their respective S-3/G-3 and MFR G-3 for approval.
7.  Any questions concerning the promotion and/or assignment procedures should be addressed to the Sergeant Major of Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps, Quantico, VA, SgtMaj J. T. Adams Jr, DSN 278-9100; comm 703-784-9100 or james.t.adams(at)usmc.mil.
8.  Release authorized by Col R. T. Tobin, Director, Reserve Affairs Division, Acting.//