July 2003 Promotions for Staff Noncommissioned Officers (SNCOs) and August 2003 Planned Promotions for SNCOs

1. AS OF SOFTWARE RELEASE 2-01 NAMES ARE NO LONGER
LISTED ON THE MARADMIN MESSAGE. THE SELECT GRADE RANK, SENIORITY
NUMBER AND BOARD YEAR WILL BE LISTED ON THE "GRAD" SCREEN IN THE
MCTFS. UNITS WILL RECEIVE A DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) WITH A
SELECT GRADE DATE OF 1 JULY 2003 FOR EACH MARINE TO BE PROMOTED.
2. UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE AND POSTING OF A SELECT
GRADE ON THE DFR, BUT NOT PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF JULY 2003, COMMANDERS
WILL EFFECT THE PROMOTION OF SELECTED MARINES PER PAR 5100 OF THE
REF. CITE THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE AS AUTHORITY FOR PROMOTION.
3. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT PAR 3103.6 OF THE REF REQUIRES
THAT MARINES IN THE GRADE OF GUNNERY SERGEANT AND ABOVE WHO HAVE
SERVED AT LEAST 18 YEARS BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY
SERVICE MUST AGREE TO SERVE 2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS,
WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. BEFORE
DELIVERING APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES TO MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY,
COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE EACH MARINE HAS SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE
REMAINING ON THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT TO ENABLE THEM TO SERVE AT LEAST
2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. IF
THE MARINE REFUSES TO EXTEND OR REENLIST TO HAVE SUFFICIENT
OBLIGATED SERVICE, INFORM THE CMC (MMPR-2) OF THE MARINE'S REFUSAL.
4. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN
THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SYSTEM. THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE RECORD OF EACH
SELECTED MARINE PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF
APPOINTMENT TO ENSURE THE MARINE HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH
STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL PERFORMANCE WHICH LED TO
SELECTION. YOU ARE ENJOINED TO REVIEW PAR 1200.4, 1204 AND 3107 OF
THE REF. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW OF APPLICABLE RECORDS, IF
THE COMMANDER'S INTENT IS TO DELAY OR REVOKE THE PROMOTION OF A
SELECTED MARINE THE REF PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND REPORTING
INSTRUCTIONS.
5. PROMOTION CERTIFICATES WITH GENERAL HAGEE'S SIGNATURE ARE NOW
AVAILABLE. THE NEW CERTIFICATES WILL BE USED FOR ALL PROMOTIONS
DATED BACK TO 1 FEBRUARY 2003. THE STOCK NUMBER OF THE NEW
CERTIFICATE IS 0109-LF-888-1030 REVISED 2/03. EACH PACKAGE CONTAINS
25 CERTIFICATES.
6. COMMANDERS WHO HAVE MARINES ATTACHED TO THEIR COMMAND/UNIT/DET,
IN TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY STATUS MUST SEEK CONCURRENCE FROM THE
MARINE'S PARENT COMMAND PRIOR TO EFFECTING THE PROMOTION.
7. STATUS OF CY 2002 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
 NUMBER SENIOR NO. JUL PROJECTED
 SELECTED PROM 1 JUN PROM FOR AUG
SSGT 3748 3575 88 LIST CLEARED
8. STATUS OF CY 2003 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
 NUMBER SENIOR NO. JUL PROJECTED
 SELECTED PROM 1 JUN PROM FOR AUG
SGTMAJ-MGYSGT 174 84 22 12
1STSGT-MSGT 865 573 61 38
GYSGT 1788 0 232 270
9. FOR MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9710
OR DSN 278-9710. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE
PROMOTION SECTION INTERNET WEBSITE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT
"CAREER," "MARINES," "PROMOTIONS," "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS," THEN
"POINTS OF CONTACT."