FY 2021 Non-Special Duty Assignment (Non-SDA) Meritorious Promotions
This MARADMIN announces the FY 2021 Non-Special Duty Assignment (Non-SDA) meritorious promotions for enlisted Marines to the ranks of Staff Sergeant and Gunnery Sergeant. Commanders are authorized to effect promotions on or after 2 April 2021 for 16 Marines selected for Gunnery Sergeant and 28 Marines selected for Staff Sergeant, with all promotions requiring 24 months of obligated service remaining on contract.
Issued: March 9, 2021
1. Upon receipt of this Marine Administrative Message (MARADMIN), but not prior to 2 April 2021, Commanders will effect the promotion of selected Marines per paragraph 5100 of reference (a). Cite this MARADMIN as authority for promotion. 2. Per reference (c), effective July 2020, Marines who are selected to the ranks of SSgt through SgtMaj/MGySgt, to include meritorious promotions, must have at least 24-months of obligated service (OBS) remaining on contract beginning on the date of their promotion. If the Marine refuses to extend or reenlist to have sufficient obligated service, inform CMC (MMPR-2) of the Marine's refusal. 2.a. Marines who do not comply with OBS requirements prior to 2 April 2021 are not authorized to be promoted and will not have their promotion effected in the Marine Corps Total Forces System (MCTFS) until they comply. 2.a.1. Commanders are authorized to locally extend Marines who who are identified as not being in compliance with OBS requirements. Unit Career Planners or other unit representatives completing the NAVMC 321a must cite this MARADMIN as the authority. Only the Commanding Officer or those serving in an acting capacity may sign the NAVMC 321a as the Administering Officer. Commanding Officers are not authorized to extend those Marines with draw case code (DCC) of AF, AH, AX, or AY. Marines with those DCCs must submit their extension for promotion to MMEA(HQMC) via the Total Force Retention System for appropriate action. Marines on limited duty or pending evaluation by a PEB may not be extended using this authority. 3. In accordance with the provisions of references (a) and (b), authority is granted to meritoriously promote the Marines listed below with a date of rank and effective date of 2 April 2021 in accordance with references (a) through (l). (Read from left to right) 3.a. To Gunnery Sergeant: Name MCC Name MCC Castro, CR 015 Chico, M SJS Dinagomez, RA 091 Duranvillapando, JG 1DX Farr, TJ 1NP Fierros, CM 1MP Gray II, JD 036 Hart, CW QAB Ingle, WS SKE Lamb, JM 1CN Mackey, BW 1R2 Paxson, JR 017 Skaggs, CC 1GT Skousen, NB V13 Thompson, AS SCQ Wilson, EM 1HL 3.b. To Staff Sergeant: Name MCC Name MCC Alaniz, A DJV Alcantar, EJ 239 Boardman, RA 015 Calderonlarios, FA VHE Carter, TJ 1NG Cox, AJ VLC Donnelly, PM 15L Dunchie, NL V12 Gentry, CL 036 Gibson, HJ V21 Harris, KP V13 Holt, DK SAT Hutchins, AD SJS Johnson Jr, DJ 074 Kelley, DA 198 Labraescudero, JT S8U Luna, AA J9E Mendoza, AG 1GH Parish, AE V25 Sachtjen, JM 1MR Santos, F 15B Santos, JL VFD Schuster, TA S6C Taft, FD 233 Vargas, BM B32 Villalba, RC 16D 4. Congratulations to these Marines for exemplary performance and well-deserved meritorious promotion. 5. Release authorized by BGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.