Fiscal Year 2023 Meritorious Promotions for Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Staff Noncommissioned Officers (SNCO)
This MARADMIN announces the Fiscal Year 2023 meritorious promotions for Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Staff Noncommissioned Officers, effective April 2, 2023. One Marine is promoted to Gunnery Sergeant and three Marines are promoted to Staff Sergeant. All selected Marines must have at least 24 months of obligated service remaining on their contract beginning on the date of promotion.
Issued: March 30, 2023
1. Per reference (a), 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. 1.a. Marines who do not comply with OBS requirements prior to 2 April 2023 are not authorized to be promoted and will not have their promotion effected in the Marine Corps Total Forces System (MCTFS) until they comply. 1.a.1. Commanders are authorized to locally extend Marines 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. 2. In accordance with references (a) through (f), authority is granted to meritoriously promote the Marines listed below with a date of rank and effective date of 2 April 2023 in accordance with reference (g). (Read from left to right) 2.a. To Gunnery Sergeant: Name MCC Aguilar, M. A. SAN 2.b. To Staff Sergeant: Name MCC Name MCC Bailon, N. S2H Catrina, L. E. S4R Padgett, J. M. SAQ 3. Congratulations to these Marines for exemplary performance and well-deserved meritorious promotion. 4. Release authorized by MajGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.