Officer Promotions for May 2019 and Projected Officer Promotions for June 2019
This MARADMIN announces officer promotions effective May 1, 2019, and projects officer promotions for June 2019. It authorizes the promotion of regular, reserve, and active reserve officers across multiple grades (Colonel through Captain) and warrant officers (CWO3 through CWO5), affecting hundreds of Marine Corps officers. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions and includes administrative guidance on promotion procedures, acceptance, and declination.
Issued: April 18, 2019
1. AUTHORITY. Refs (a) through (h) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions. This MARADMIN 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 Branchs homepage at <a href="http://www.Marines.mil">www.Marines.mil</a>. Under "Marines/Career," click on "Promotions." Click on "Officer Promotions," look under the "Reference" tab on the right side of the page.<br>
2. All officers promoted to the grade of colonel are required to submit current biographical data and photographs to the Director of Marine Corps History (HDR) as directed by MCO 5750.1H, page 2-5. See paragraph 14 for mailing address and POC information.<br>
3. Under the provisions of section 624 of refs (a) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named regular officers to the grade indicated. Rank, pay and allowances are effective from 1 May 2019.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Eric R. Dent Col QAB<br>
William Doctor, Jr. Col TMG<br>
Lina M. Downing Col NBP<br>
Neil J. Owens Col 1C1<br>
Alfred M. Sanchez Col QAS<br>
Rocky L. Checca LtCol 1W2<br>
Michael E. Clark LtCol V61<br>
Jason M. Condon LtCol 1JF<br>
Natasha M. Everly LtCol TRG<br>
Lucas S. Frank LtCol 1HT<br>
Belinda L. Jarolimek LtCol 007<br>
Aaron R. Krukow LtCol 1QA<br>
Stephen M. Ray LtCol NF3<br>
Benjamin R. Alexander Maj 1MX<br>
Kirk A. Baleskie Maj V14<br>
Patrick J. Bause Maj 1FT<br>
Brandon Bocian Maj 122<br>
Peter A. Bose Maj 19F<br>
Thomas A. Cecil Maj 1T3<br>
Christopher W. Collins Maj 1TV<br>
Christopher D. Cory Maj 1F5<br>
Ryan C. Coulter Maj 1MR<br>
Joshua E. Daly Maj 1JL<br>
Christopher M. Davis Maj K17<br>
Eric A. Eastman Maj G76<br>
Aaron J. Eichman Maj BAV<br>
Matthew C. Forman Maj V83<br>
Kerry E. Friedewald Maj 025<br>
Robert K. Gervasio Maj V36<br>
Anthony J. Giunipero Maj 063<br>
Nicholas C. Johnson Maj VR1<br>
Chad S. Kelling Maj 1A5<br>
David M. Miller Maj 007<br>
Michael J. Miller Maj 036<br>
Timothy M. Moore Maj 910<br>
Jason A. Oldenkamp Maj 1EA<br>
Kyle M. Padilla Maj V35<br>
Richard Pierre Maj 1C0<br>
Matthew L. Rostine Maj NBM<br>
James A. Sheehan Maj QAS<br>
Marianne C. Sparklin Maj 1GE<br>
Eric A. Stein Maj V25<br>
Nathaniel H. Thayer Maj U00<br>
Garrett W. Vetter Maj 1NA<br>
Jeffery J. Walker Maj 1GF<br>
John E. Willett Maj K32<br>
Scott H. Barbee Capt 1RV<br>
Aaron W. Barlow Capt 15H<br>
Mark J. Becker Capt K71<br>
James C. Bird Capt 1DX<br>
Luke N. Bradley Capt VM2<br>
Matthew J. Brockmann Capt 143<br>
Aaron D. Bucka Capt K71<br>
Boris Cabanne Capt V36<br>
James T. Camp Capt V18<br>
Jeremy G. Carter Capt V38<br>
Erik R. Christensen Capt 1DX<br>
Zachary R. Cocos Capt 1F4<br>
Cory S. Corbliss Capt V38<br>
Charles L. Cousineau Capt 1J2<br>
Jake C. DelaHanty Capt VLC<br>
Jorgeluis B. Diaz Capt 1JA<br>
Spencer T. Ernst Capt VLB<br>
Jesse G. Espinoza Capt 040<br>
Benjamin D. Farmer Capt A84<br>
Cory M. Ferns Capt VMA<br>
Jacob W. Foster Capt V37<br>
Joshua C. Geidel Capt 1Y3<br>
Adam C. Glass Capt 1R5<br>
Michael K. Goodman Capt 1NB<br>
Dylan E. Grandon Capt VHG<br>
Taylor R. Griffin Capt VMA<br>
Joshua P. Hays Capt 1C1<br>
Christian E. Hoffman Capt 1HN<br>
Martin R. HomanCruz Capt K71<br>
Luke D. Johnson Capt 016<br>
Mitchell E. Kain Capt 15E<br>
Alexander P. Kennett Capt VF1<br>
Sean P. Kierman Capt VHE<br>
Jacob D. Kirkpatrick Capt V31<br>
Christopher W. Lamaku Capt KA7<br>
James P. Large Capt TMG<br>
Brian D. Lewis Capt UKT<br>
Ronald F. Lima Capt 070<br>
Paul A. Magers Capt 1EC<br>
Joshua T. Mainetti Capt V12<br>
David M. Mancilla Capt 1C1<br>
Brenden D. McDaniel Capt 15B<br>
Bryan A. McDonnell Capt 016<br>
Darrin W. McElroy Capt 1HN<br>
Benjamin S. Meads Capt 1NA<br>
Christopher S. Melton Capt VLB<br>
Ian M. Mendoza Capt V34<br>
Aaron C. Miazga Capt 1EC<br>
James M. Myles Capt KAP<br>
Ross M. Ochs Capt 069<br>
Sean G. ODonnell Capt V38<br>
Seakun Oh Capt TMH<br>
Charles A. Palmer Capt 902<br>
Michael J. Pence Capt J9Z<br>
Nicholas V. Portera Capt VLA<br>
Spencer G. Press Capt 225<br>
Justin M. Rich Capt V32<br>
Joseph F. Riley IV Capt 1FN<br>
Bryan S. Rivas Capt 1JX<br>
Michael J. Rosenbaum, Jr. Capt VHM<br>
Andrew M. Sanchez Capt 077<br>
Bryan J. Shibley Capt VLA<br>
Bartosz D. Sobczyk Capt 143<br>
David J. Soler Capt 938<br>
Nicolas Solisz Capt V25<br>
Nicholas Z. Stanley Capt VLF<br>
Nathaniel G. Steele Capt VLB<br>
Andrew R. Stueve Capt VHM<br>
Nicholas D. Suh Capt 1FN<br>
Cory D. Tribble Capt 1RV<br>
Maxwell L. Villalba Capt VLA<br>
Adam J. Watson Capt 041<br>
Daniel I. Williams Capt V23<br>
Jonathan Y. Wong Capt 1CF<br>
Joseph M. Zarzycki Capt VM5<br>
4. Under the provisions of section 5589 of ref (a), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named limited duty officer (LDO) to the grade indicated. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 May 2019.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Kevin T. Brownlee Maj 1JN<br>
5. Under the provisions of section 14308 of ref (a), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named active reserve (AR) officers to the grade indicated. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 May 2019.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Victor A. Pastor Col QAQ<br>
Clare C. Hodge III LtCol 1FZ<br>
Chad C. Rieben Maj 1F1<br>
6. Under the provisions of section 14308 of ref (a), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officers to the grade indicated. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 May 2019.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Wayne A. Bodine Col 110<br>
Stewart M. Johnston Col 084<br>
Ross A. Meglathery Col 1WL<br>
Jonathan A. Doudna LtCol 077<br>
Thomas H. Evans LtCol IRR<br>
James W. Hill LtCol T13<br>
Daniel K. Nielson LtCol U18<br>
Michael P. Bennett Maj 1K1<br>
Cody J. Carroll Maj SB2<br>
Robert J. Christensen Maj B31<br>
William H. Duttweiler Maj SLM<br>
Nicolas A. Moore Capt IRR<br>
7. Under the provisions of section 578 of refs (a) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotions of the following named regular officers as indicated, to the permanent grade of Chief Warrant Officer Five (CWO5) and Chief Warrant Officer Three (CWO3). Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 May 2019.<br>
Name Grade MCC<br>
Wade A. Smith CWO5 1LK<br>
Robert F. Ferguson CWO4 G91<br>
Lawrence W. Lookabill CWO4 15A<br>
Stalin Somarriba CWO4 1CJ<br>
Justin M. Ermels CWO3 1YB<br>
Erick W. James CWO3 1PG<br>
Vanny J. Sim CWO3 091<br>
8. Delay of Promotion. Per refs (b) and (h), if the respective commanding officer determines that an officer is not mentally, physically, morally, or professionally qualified for promotion, the promotion shall not be effected. This includes the physical examination requirement for reserve officers per section 10206 ref (a). The officer shall be given written notice of the grounds for delay before the effective date of the appointment, unless it is impracticable to do so, in which case the notice shall be given as soon as practicable. CMC (MMPR-1) must also be notified prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion will not be effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and administrative action can be initiated. Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation.<br>
9. 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.<br>
10. 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 paragraphs 3 through 7 (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.<br>
11. The following FY19 promotions are projected for June 2019 and are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY19 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.<br>
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel<br>
Col<br>
MOS: 3404 list cleared list cleared<br>
Col (R) B. M. Wilson 37 B. M. Wilson 37<br>
LtCol (AR) M. R. Pearce 13 J. A. Olson 14<br>
LtCol (R) W. J. Ryan III 77 J. M. Fennell 80<br>
Maj<br>
MOS: 3404 L. E. MartinezPereira 21 L. E. MartinezPereira 21<br>
Maj (LDO)<br>
MOS: 6502 J. C. Tallman 3 J. C. Tallman 3<br>
Maj (AR) none none none none<br>
Maj (R) A. D. Hodlin 504 M. A. Capansky 506<br>
Capt B. D. Lemisch 843 D. W. Avery 918<br>
MOS: 3404 C. M. Hene 18 C. M. Hene 18<br>
Capt (R) none none none none<br>
CWO5 none none none none<br>
CWO4<br>
MOS: 0306 G. K. Eggers 4 J. J. Ezit III 5<br>
MOS: 0430 C. J. Riddleberger 5 C. J. Riddleberger 5<br>
MOS: 0620 R. P. Desamours 2 R. P. Desamours 2<br>
MOS: 5502 S. M. Wire 1 S. M. Wire 1<br>
MOS: 5702 K. E. Hoversten 2 S. M. Tanner 3<br>
MOS: 6004 J. L. Allen 1 J. L. Allen 1<br>
MOS: 6302 J. D. Smith 1 J. D. Smith 1<br>
MOS: 6502 J. H. Coville 1 J. H. Coville 1<br>
CWO3<br>
MOS: 0170 J. A. Giraldo 13 J. A. Giraldo 13<br>
MOS: 6004 E. Campbell 3 E. H. Pottmeyer 4<br>
12. The following FY20 promotions are projected for June 2019 and are subject to change. Promotions from the remaining FY20 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination and senate confirmation.<br>
Senior Officer Sel Junior Officer Sel<br>
Col W. R. Zuber 9 R. D. Storer 16<br>
Col (AR) none none none none<br>
LtCol M. R. Pasquali 20 A. D. Douvas 41<br>
LtCol (LDO)<br>
MOS: 6502 D. M. Gallagher 1 D. M. Gallagher 1<br>
Maj A. T. Moyer 243 J. D. Campbell IV 308<br>
Maj (LDO)<br>
MOS: 6004 D. L. Youmans 3 D. L. Youmans 3<br>
13. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703) 784-9706 or DSN 278-9706. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Promotion Branchs internet web page at www.Marines.mil. Email address is OfficerPromotions@usmc.mil.<br>
14. Per ref (i), material can be mailed to Marine Corps History Division (HDR), 3078 Upshur Avenue, Quantico, Virginia, 22134. POC is Ms. Annette Amerman at Comm (703) 432-4875 or DSN 378-4875. Email address is history.division@usmc.mil.<br>
15. Release authorized by MajGen Craig C. Crenshaw, Director, Manpower Management Division.