MCBUL 1400. March 2006 Regular Corporal and Sergeant Promotion Authority
This MARADMIN authorizes the March 2006 regular promotion cycle for active duty Lance Corporals to Corporal and Corporals to Sergeant. Commanders must verify receipt of this message and the 1 March 2006 select grade on unit diary feedback reports before effecting promotions with an effective date of 1 March 2006.
Issued: February 24, 2006
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. TO ELIMINATE ERRONEOUS PROMOTIONS AND DELAYS IN PROMOTING DESERVING MARINES, COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: A. RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AS THE OFFICIAL PROMOTION AUTHORITY. B. RECEIPT OF 1 MARCH 06 SELECT GRADE GENERATED ON THE UNIT DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT. 3. THE REF SETS FORTH GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR EFFECTING THE MONTHLY PROMOTION OF LCPL'S AND CPL'S OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: A. SEL CPL ED: 20060301 B. SEL SGT ED: 20060301 C. DATE OF RANK: 20060301 D. EFFECTIVE DATE: 20060301 4. 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. SELECT "CAREER", "MARINES", "PROMOTIONS", "ENLISTED", "CONTACTS". 5. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 6. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 28 FEBRUARY 2007.