April 2003 Promotions for Staff Noncommissioned Officers (SNCOs) and May 2003 Planned Promotions for SNCOs

1. AS OF SOFTWARE RELEASE 2-01 NAMES ARE NO LONGER 
LISTED ON THE MARADMIN. THE SELECT GRADE RANK, SENIORITY NUMBER AND 
BOARD YEAR WILL BE LISTED ON THE "GRAD" SCREEN IN THE MCTFS. UNITS 
WILL RECEIVE A DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) WITH A SELECT GRADE DATE 
OF 1 APRIL 2003 FOR EACH MARINE TO BE PROMOTED. 
2. UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AND POSTING OF A SELECT GRADE ON 
THE DFR, BUT NOT PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF APRIL 2003, COMMANDERS WILL 
EFFECT THE PROMOTION OF SELECTED MARINES PER PAR 5100 OF THE 
REF. CITE THIS MARADMIN AS AUTHORITY FOR PROMOTION. 
3. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT PAR 3103.6 OF THE REF REQUIRES 
THAT MARINES IN THE GRADE OF GUNNERY SERGEANT AND ABOVE WHO HAVE 
SERVED AT LEAST 18 YEARS BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY 
SERVICE MUST AGREE TO SERVE 2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS, 
WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. BEFORE 
DELIVERING APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES TO MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY, 
COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE EACH MARINE HAS SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE 
REMAINING ON THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT TO ENABLE THEM TO SERVE AT LEAST 
2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. IF 
THE MARINE REFUSES TO EXTEND OR REENLIST TO HAVE SUFFICIENT 
OBLIGATED SERVICE, INFORM THE CMC (MMPR-2) OF THE MARINE'S REFUSAL. 
4. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN 
THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SYSTEM. THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE RECORD OF EACH 
SELECTED MARINE PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF 
APPOINTMENT TO ENSURE THE MARINE HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH 
STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL PERFORMANCE WHICH LED TO 
SELECTION. YOU ARE ENJOINED TO REVIEW PAR 1200.4, 1204 AND 3107 OF 
THE REF. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW OF APPLICABLE RECORDS, IF 
THE COMMANDER'S INTENT IS TO DELAY OR REVOKE THE PROMOTION OF A 
SELECTED MARINE THE REF PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND REPORTING 
INSTRUCTIONS. 
5. PROMOTION CERTIFICATES WITH THE NEW CMC SIGNATURE HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED BUT ARE NOT YET IN THE SYSTEM. COMMANDERS MAY PROMOTE 
MARINES AT APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES BUT CANNOT ISSUE THE ACTUAL 
CERTIFICATE UNTIL THEY ARE AVAILABLE. THE STOCK NUMBER OF THE NEW 
CERTIFICATE IS 0109LF9834800 REVISED 2/03. 
6. COMMANDERS WHO HAVE MARINES ATTACHED TO THEIR COMMAND/UNIT/DET, 
IN TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY STATUS MUST SEEK CONCURRENCE FROM THE 
MARINE'S PARENT COMMAND PRIOR TO EFFECTING THE PROMOTION. 
7. STATUS OF CY 2002 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS: 
NUMBER SENIOR NO. APR PROJECTED 
SELECTED PROM 1 MAR PROM FOR MAY 
GYSGT 1919 1766 120 60 
SSGT 3748 2789 271 263 
8. STATUS OF CY 2003 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS: 
NUMBER SENIOR NO. APR PROJECTED 
SELECTED PROM 1 MAR PROM FOR MAY 
SGTMAJ-MGYSGT 174 25 17 18 
1STSGT-MSGT 865 387 60 68 
9. FOR MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9710 
OR DSN 278-9710. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE 
PROMOTION SECTION INTERNET WEBSITE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT 
"CAREER," "MARINES," "PROMOTIONS," "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS," THEN 
"POINTS OF CONTACT."