1stLt Promotions for July 2022
This MARADMIN announces the promotion of 41 officers (38 active duty and 3 reserve) to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant in July 2022. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions with dates of rank ranging from July 1-31, 2022, and includes administrative guidance on promotion procedures, delays, and acceptance requirements.
Issued: June 23, 2022
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 Hector M. Hernandez 01Jul22 K71 Liam S. Buhl 04Jul22 V35 Ashley V. Hunck 04Jul22 16D Jorge D. Lopez 04Jul22 V16 Aidan J. Odea 04Jul22 1EC Kevin J. OConnor 05Jul22 121 Samuel F. Neff 07Jul22 K03 Amanda C. Davies 10Jul22 1EC Tristan T. Hancock 10Jul22 K71 Ty C. Sarvis 10Jul22 1GT Zachary C. Allen 11Jul22 1YD Ryan S. Lopez 11Jul22 K78 Tyler D. Moore 11Jul22 1CN Jacob T. Newman 11Jul22 K03 Kevin H. Nguyen 11Jul22 1QB Philip J. Ramos 11Jul22 1QD Caleb K. Roberts 11Jul22 V25 Patrick J. Ryan 11Jul22 K03 Jackson B. Brooks 12Jul22 1XC Kevin M. Clements 12Jul22 19G Solomon N. Ott 12Jul22 V16 Matthew R. Jones 13Jul22 1F6 Michael I. Pfarrer 13Jul22 174 Nicholas P. Poe 17Jul22 K03 Lucas H. Williams 17Jul22 K03 Mitchell J. Amos 18Jul22 15F Nathaniel L. Stevens 18Jul22 J61 Collin M. Troxell 18Jul22 1GS Shawn T. Witschen 18Jul22 KBM Logan J. Woods 18Jul22 KBM Caleb G. Miller 24Jul22 TTZ Ethan P. Bilyeu 25Jul22 1XJ Andrew L. Harmon 25Jul22 K03 Hunter M. Lare 25Jul22 K03 Patrick J. Miller 25Jul22 K9R Jeremy P. Ratinaud 25Jul22 K03 Zechariah M. Lund 31Jul22 V16 Amanda J. Morgan 31Jul22 J61 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 Zachary A. Kitchen 11Jul22 1GS Roberto Galdeano, Jr. 18Jul22 K9R Sean P. Donovan 31Jul22 061 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 of 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 MajGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.