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MARADMIN 296/16

Change 1 to the FY16 Staff Sergeant Selection Board

This MARADMIN announces changes to the allocations and zone cutoffs for the FY16 Staff Sergeant Selection Board, reflecting current Marine Corps requirements. The message provides updated promotion zones (above zone, promotion zone, and below zone) and allocations for each intended military occupational specialty (IMOS), with some MOSs closed to promotion. Marines are reminded to ensure their records are complete and accurate, particularly regarding Professional Military Education (PME) completion, as those missing required PME will be briefed as "not fully qualified" for selection.

Issued: June 13, 2016
1.  This MARADMIN announces changes to the allocations and zone cutoffs established by reference (a) for the convening of the FY16 Staff Sergeant Selection Board.  These changes are reflective of the current requirements of the Marine Corps.<br>
2.  As zones and allocations are subject to change prior to or during boards, all Marines are reminded of their responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of their records.  The intended military occupational specialty (IMOS) allocations and modified zones for the FY 2016 Staff Sergeant Selection Board are listed below:<br>
                    SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT<br>
                ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE       BELOW ZONE<br>
IMOS  ALLOC   JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD<br>
0111    180  20130301 20080811  20140301 20091117  20140601    NA<br>
0161      9  20110401    NA     20140101 20071113  20140202    NA<br>
0211     82  20130601    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
0231     72  20130601 20091019  20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
0241     28  20120301 20070521  20130101 20070626  20130901 20091102<br>
0261      4  20121201    NA     20130701    NA     20140501    NA<br>
0313     29  20130301 20070820  20140601 20091207  20140601    NA<br>
0321     27  20120501 20080325  20120801 20090120  20130601 20090803<br>
0369    248  20110801 20060613  20130301 20070104  20131201 20070822<br>
0372     97  20120201    NA     20130901 20090824  20140601    NA<br>
0411     26  20130401    NA     20140501 20090713  20140601    NA<br>
0431    105  20130601    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
0451     14  20130601    NA     20140501 20090713  20140501    NA<br>
0481     32  20121001 20090112  20130701 20100914  20131001    NA<br>
0511     10  20130502    NA     20140501 20090112  20140601    NA<br>
0619     47  20110701 20070116  20130401 20080721  20140101 20090510<br>
0629    152  20110101 20070709  20120502    NA     20131001 20090511<br>
0659    170  20130601    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
0689     47  20130601    NA     20140401 20100615  20140601    NA<br>
0811     31  20111101    NA     20121001 20070529  20130501    NA<br>
0848     25  20130601    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
0861     63  20130601    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
1141     13  20121001 20060522  20130901 20060601  20131201 20090209<br>
1142     11  20121001 20070129  20130601 20080908  20140101 20090511<br>
1161      8  20110301    NA     20121101 20071113  20130901    NA<br>
1171     14  20120101 20080128  20130501    NA     20140601 20070319<br>
1316      2  20110801    NA     20120301    NA     20130601    NA<br>
1341     21  20091001 20041025  20111001    NA     20130201 20070417<br>
1345     29  20100101    NA     20111201    NA     20130401 20080512<br>
1361      3  20100601    NA     20110701    NA     20140101    NA<br>
1371     46  20101101 20060712  20120301 20080109  20130701 20080818<br>
1391     27  20111101 20070116  20130601 20081014  20140101 20100920<br>
1812     16  20130601    NA     20140502    NA        NA       NA<br>
1833     33  20100601    NA     20120201 20080422  20140101 20081117<br>
2111     28  20120601    NA     20130601 20081201  20140101 20090706<br>
2131      5  20121001 20050705  20130601 20090511  20140201 20080714<br>
2141     12  20110801    NA     20120701    NA     20130301 20091020<br>
2146      9  20121101    NA     20130401    NA     20131101 20091116<br>
2147      6  20111001    NA     20120801    NA     20130201 20081208<br>
2161     11  20130501    NA     20140701    NA     20140801    NA<br>
2171      6  20111201 20070604  20121201    NA     20130801 20060828<br>
2311     23  20121001 20080107  20130802    NA     20140101 20101012<br>
2336     33  20121001    NA     20130401    NA     20130901    NA<br>
2621     59  20130601    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
2631     12  20130601    NA     20140802    NA        NA       NA<br>
2651     21  20130401    NA     20131201 20100712  20140601    NA<br>
2671     10  20111001 20080520  20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
2673      6  20120501    NA     20130401 20090420  20140101    NA<br>
2674      6  20111001 20060522  20130801    NA     20140101    NA<br>
2676      4  20121001    NA     20130401 20081027  20130401    NA<br>
2823      5  20130501    NA     20140501    NA        NA       NA<br>
2862    112  20121101 20070212  20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
2874      2  20130501    NA     20131101    NA        NA       NA<br>
2887      5  20130101    NA     20140501    NA        NA       NA<br>
3043    105  20130201    NA     20140101 20100607  20140601    NA<br>
3044     10  20130501    NA     20140201    NA     20140601    NA<br>
3051     52  20101101 20050502  20121102    NA     20140101 20090223<br>
3052      4  20100802    NA     20120101    NA     20120701    NA<br>
3112     18  20130601    NA     20140301    NA     20140601    NA<br>
3381     49  20120301    NA     20131001 20070604  20140601    NA<br>
3432     20  20130601    NA     20140501 20100809  20140601    NA<br>
3451     31  20130601    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
3529     70  20110801    NA     20120502    NA     20130601    NA<br>
3537    138  20110302    NA     20121201 20080421  20131201 20081028<br>
4133      8  20130201    NA     20140802    NA        NA       NA<br>
4341     14  20130601    NA     20140401 20100104  20140601    NA<br>
4421     31  20130601    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
4612      2  20120802    NA     20140202    NA     20140501 20081027<br>
4671      3  20120101    NA     20121201    NA     20130801    NA<br>
4821     22  20110901 20071203  20121001    NA     20130501    NA<br>
5512      4  20121101    NA     20130701 20090615  20140501    NA<br>
5524      8  20110801 20070116  20120101    NA     20121101 20090126<br>
5711     29  20120801 20070402  20140501    NA     20140601    NA<br>
5811     72  20130601    NA     20140601 20090713  20140601    NA<br>
5821     18  20130601    NA     20140502    NA        NA       NA<br>
5831     20  20130501    NA     20140601 20090810  20140601    NA<br>
5939      2  20130401 20070410  20131001 20060822  20131201 20070820<br>
5948      7  20130601    NA     20140101    NA        NA       NA<br>
5952      7  20130601    NA     20140801    NA        NA       NA<br>
5953     11  20130601    NA     20140801    NA        NA       NA<br>
5954      7  20130501    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
5974      6  20130501    NA     20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
5979      4  20130501    NA     20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
6042      3  20110401    NA     20120401 20070925  20130501    NA<br>
6046     33  20121201 20080609  20140201 20081117  20140601    NA<br>
6048     29  20121102    NA     20140401 20080908  20140501    NA<br>
6062      9  20130502    NA     20140501 20080908  20140601    NA<br>
6092     15  20130601    NA     20140501    NA        NA       NA<br>
6113     27  20130601    NA     20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
6114     26  20120201 20070116  20140501 20090615  20140601    NA<br>
6116     38  20120802    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
6123      4  20110401    NA     20130201    NA     20140301    NA<br>
6124      5  20110701 20060619  20120601    NA     20130401    NA<br>
6132      8  20130501    NA     20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
6153     11  20111101 20080107  20130101    NA     20140101    NA<br>
6154     22  20120802    NA     20140401 20080825  20140601    NA<br>
6156     13  20101201 20070808  20120101    NA     20130701    NA<br>
6173     14  20130101    NA     20140101    NA     20140501    NA<br>
6174     11  20111001    NA     20130401 20070910  20140401    NA<br>
6176      8  20101201 20070103  20111001    NA     20120701 20071113<br>
6212      4  20120401    NA     20130601    NA     20140301    NA<br>
6216     10  20130601 20071030  20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
6217     23  20130601    NA     20140702    NA        NA       NA<br>
6218      6  20110601    NA     20120701    NA     20130901    NA<br>
6222      3  20110801    NA     20121201    NA     20140101 20090427<br>
6223      2  20080801    NA     20131201    NA     20140401 20071030<br>
6227      2  20120701    NA     20130802    NA     20140301 20081020<br>
6252      4  20120501    NA     20130601    NA     20140401 20070702<br>
6256      6  20130202    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
6257      8  20130501    NA     20140901    NA        NA       NA<br>
6276     17  20121101    NA     20140501    NA        NA       NA<br>
6286      3  20120301    NA     20130502    NA     20140101 20101206<br>
6287      4  20130301    NA     20140501    NA        NA       NA<br>
6314      4  20130401 20081208  20130601    NA     20140101 20100712<br>
6316      4  20130501    NA     20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
6317     11  20100701    NA     20130502 20081103  20140501    NA<br>
6323      7  20110501 20061127  20120301    NA     20120801    NA<br>
6324     10  20100401 20060501  20100901    NA     20111101 20070806<br>
6326     33  20110801    NA     20131201    NA     20140601    NA<br>
6332      7  20111001 20060612  20120801    NA     20130901 20080714<br>
6336      5  20120501    NA     20140202    NA        NA       NA<br>
6337      5  20110801    NA     20140301    NA     20140601    NA<br>
6338     10  20101101 20060109  20121101 20071113  20140301    NA<br>
6423      6  20120501    NA     20130901    NA     20140101    NA<br>
6432      5  20120101    NA     20130501 20080728  20131001    NA<br>
6483     11  20130301    NA     20140101    NA     20140601    NA<br>
6492      6  20130501    NA     20140101 20080603  20140601    NA<br>
6499      6  20130101 20080714  20130601 20081209  20140501 20080818<br>
6531     23  20120501    NA     20130901    NA     20140502    NA<br>
6541      4  20110501 20050808  20110701 20070205  20120101    NA<br>
6672     31  20120401    NA     20130802    NA     20140101 20090908<br>
6694      2  20101001 20040802  20101101    NA     20110801 20060515<br>
6842     11  20120101    NA     20131101    NA     20140601    NA<br>
7011     11  20130202    NA     20140601    NA        NA       NA<br>
7041     19  20130601    NA     20140502    NA     20140601    NA<br>
7051     30  20130201 20080812  20140101    NA     20140601    NA<br>
7212     10  20100801    NA     20120401 20080527  20131201 20081117<br>
7236     15  20130401    NA     20140601 20110124  20140601    NA<br>
7242     10  20130501    NA     20140502    NA        NA       NA<br>
7257     38  20130601    NA     20140801    NA        NA       NA<br>
7314      7  20121101 20080630  20130502    NA     20131001    NA<br>
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  4641, 5951, 6073, 6074, 6213, 6253, 6258, 6282, 6283, 6288, 6313, 6333, 6386, 6469 AND 7372.<br>
3.  Professional Military Education (PME).  The selection guidance (precepts) for Marines includes a reminder of the requirement for PME.  Marines are advised to ensure that course completion  information is included in their official military personnel file (OMPF).  Additionally, Marines are encouraged to review their master brief sheet (MBS) to ensure their PME completion is reflected.  The MBS is only a tool to summarize a Marines record.  It is not an official part of a Marines record, therefore it is not considered official source documentation.  As a reminder, Marines "eligible for selection" missing evidence of required PME will be briefed as "not fully qualified" for selection.<br>
4.  It is requested that the information contained in this bulletin receive widest dissemination.<br>
5.  This MARADMIN will be posted to the Promotion Branch website.  Enlisted Promotion home page:  www.manpower.usmc.mil, select "Active Marine," "Promotion Branch (MMPR)," then "Enlisted Promotions."  From there, to find this MARADMIN:  click on "Message Traffic," then "Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Messages."<br>
6.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.<br>
7.  This MARADMIN is cancelled 30 June 2017.<br>
8.  Release authorized by Mr. C. F. Swain, Director, Manpower Management Division, Acting.