MCBUL 1400. April 2006 Drilling Reserve (DR), Individual Ready (IRR), and Active Reserve (AR) Promotion Authority
This MARADMIN serves as the official promotion authority for April 2006 promotions of Lance Corporals and Corporals in the Drilling Reserve (DR), Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), and Active Reserve (AR) components. It provides guidance on accessing cutting scores and promotion parameters through the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and establishes criteria commanders must verify before effecting promotions with an effective date of April 1, 2006.
Issued: March 27, 2006
1. THIS MARADMIN IS THE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR DR, IRR AND AR LCPL'S AND CPL'S. THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) MAY NOW BE USED TO VIEW THE DR, IRR, AND THE AR CUTTING SCORES FOR THE CURRENT MONTH. YOU MAY ALSO USE THE MCTFS TO VIEW THE DR, IRR AND AR PROMOTION PARAMETERS FOR THE CURRENT PROMOTION QUARTER. THIS MAY BE DONE BY TYPING "CCOS" FROM THE MCTFS MAIN MENU AND THEN SELECTING THE DESIRED OPTION. IRR MARINES WILL USE THE SAME PROMOTION PARAMETERS AND THE SAME CUTTING SCORES AS DR MARINES. DR, IRR, AND AR 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 APRIL 06 SELECT GRADE GENERATED ON THE UNIT DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT. 3. REF A SETS FORTH GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR EFFECTING THE MONTHLY PROMOTION OF LCPL'S AND CPL'S OF THE DR, IRR, AND AR WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: A. SEL CPL ED: 20060401 B. SEL SGT ED: 20060401 C. DATE OF RANK: 20060401 D. EFFECTIVE DATE: 20060401 4. IRR MARINES AND THEIR COMMANDS SHOULD NOTE THAT THE APRIL 2006 COMPOSITE SCORES FOR IRR MARINES HAVE BEEN COMPUTED USING THE CHANGES PUBLISHED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF REF B. 5. 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". 6. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 7. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 31 MARCH 2007.