1stLt Promotions for July 2021
This MARADMIN announces the promotion of 50 active duty officers and 3 reserve officers to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant (1stLt) for July 2021. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions with dates of rank ranging from July 1-29, 2021, and includes important guidance on promotion procedures, delays, and acceptance requirements.
Issued: June 15, 2021
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 officer's promotion may not be effected until that officer's 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 Branch's 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 Aaron A. Ramos 01Jul21 KBM Lucas T. Cornish 03Jul21 198 Daniel J. Gulino 03Jul21 15F Keanu J. Mendez 03Jul21 K03 Riley J. RowlesBirdsong 03Jul21 1NJ Edward M. Brown 06Jul21 1G9 Evan M. Cribb 06Jul21 K03 Matthew J. Francis 06Jul21 K71 Benjamin G. Garcy 06Jul21 1CK John W. Gaston 06Jul21 1UW Michael A. Howe 06Jul21 K71 James J. McCaffrey, Jr. 06Jul21 15N Chad E. McNamara 06Jul21 K71 John C. McPhail 06Jul21 1EG Mauro J. Reynoso 06Jul21 174 Robert E. Rice 06Jul21 K03 Austin P. Rine 06Jul21 K71 Jacob M. Sugg 06Jul21 1F1 Dylan P. Wall 06Jul21 V18 Kevin Xiang 06Jul21 1CM Keith C. Wright 07Jul21 1QD Easton S. Pittman 08Jul21 15H Kevin A. Kirk 09Jul21 1CG Hudson E. Sadler 09Jul21 142 Thomas P. Sun 09Jul21 K9R Alexander A. Uhl 10Jul21 K03 Tanner J. Cole 12Jul21 1NE Jacob T. Fretto 12Jul21 V26 Trenton T. Annis 13Jul21 122 Travis S. Blackmon 13Jul21 1G8 Casey C. Goldberg 13Jul21 1NE Christopher R. Keller 15Jul21 K71 Dawson J. MortensenChown 15Jul21 K03 Polo J. Sanchez 16Jul21 1EC Ryan A. Barber 19Jul21 V37 Mathew C. Molineros 20Jul21 15D Kyle K. Pergolino 20Jul21 1NA Ian C. Staggs 20Jul21 1YD Sean M. Thornton 20Jul21 J61 Jeremiah Cotto 22Jul21 1PF Edward T. Dellarso 25Jul21 K03 John T. Olsen 25Jul21 K03 Alexander N. Dehart 26Jul21 1Y6 Caleb A. Glaser 26Jul21 19G Eric A. Magill 26Jul21 K27 Christopher A. Bixby 27Jul21 V37 Zachary J. Moren 27Jul21 K03 Tan T. Phan 27Jul21 1CF Brian A. RamirezSandoval 27Jul21 1YD Joseph M. Tenney 29Jul21 K71 3. 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 reserve officers, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name DOR MCC Daniel F. Gottlieb 13Jul21 HAB Faith E. Richardson 27Jul21 19F Nicholas W. Tottis 27Jul21 SK5 4. 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. 5. Retirement and Transfer. Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion. An officer's selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component. 6. 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 2 and 3 (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. 7. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703) 784-9706 or DSN 278-9706. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Promotion Branch's internet web page at www.Marines.mil. Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mil. 8. Release authorized by BGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.