1stLt Promotions for April 2018
This MARADMIN authorizes the promotion of 16 officers on active duty to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant, with effective dates ranging from April 1-30, 2018. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions and includes administrative guidance on promotion procedures, acceptance, and declination processes.
Issued: March 13, 2018
1. Authority. Refs (a) through (h) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions. This message is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions. Per the refs, an officers promotion may not be effected until that officers name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message. Appropriate commissions will be mailed to parent commands under separate cover. Expect 2-3 weeks for delivery. The commission is not the legal authority to promote and is not required to effect the promotion. For the purposes of conducting a promotion ceremony, sample commissions and the oath of office can be found in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotion Branches homepage at www.Marines.mil. Under "Marines/Career," click on "Promotions." Click on "Officer Promotions," look under the "Reference" tab on the right side of the page. 2. Under the provisions of ref (f), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named officers on active duty, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name DOR MCC Garyth J. Barnes 01Apr18 1G7 Diego Castro 02Apr18 1NK Michael G. Stickel 02Apr18 K03 Conner H. Allender 08Apr18 K03 Kevin A. Jobst 23Apr18 1NH Brandon M. Marquette 23Apr18 K71 William D. Barnett 29Apr18 115 Michael P. Degrove 29Apr18 199 Daniel L. Gonzales, Jr. 29Apr18 19F Nathan M. Kossey 29Apr18 V32 Jacob J. Singer 29Apr18 1QB Christopher J. Tighe 29Apr18 1NA Joseph I. Ettien 30Apr18 K03 Ronald E. Harrell III 30Apr18 142 Spencer J. Morris 30Apr18 1CF Kyle G. Schiegner 30Apr18 K71 3. Retirement and Transfer. Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion. An officers selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component. 4. Accepting and Declining Promotion. Any regular or reserve officer who is promoted under the refs is considered to have accepted such promotion on the effective date contained in paragraph 2 (for purposes of date of rank, pay, and allowances in the grade to which promoted). To decline a promotion, an officer is required to submit a letter of declination to CMC (MMPR-1) expressly at the time their command notifies them of their promotion and directs that they begin wearing the insignia of the next higher grade. Any statement or action by the officer which signals their acceptance of the promotion, forever waives their right to decline. 5. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9706 or DSN 278-9706. Email address is OfficerPromotions@usmc.mil. 6. Release authorized by MajGen Robert F. Castellvi, Director, Manpower Management Division.