1stLt Promotions for July 2020
This MARADMIN announces the promotion of 64 officers (63 active duty and 1 reserve) to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant for July 2020. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions with dates of rank ranging from July 1-31, 2020, and includes important guidance on promotion procedures, delays, and acceptance requirements.
Issued: June 10, 2020
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.<br> 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.<br> Name DOR MCC<br> Ian W. Koon 01Jul20 V17<br> Tye R. Rodne 01Jul20 1NG<br> Benjamin D. Cocks 02Jul20 K03<br> Michael Q. Myers 02Jul20 K03<br> Matthew P. Maloney 06Jul20 1JB<br> Jared A. Mickley 06Jul20 K03<br> Zachary R. Amos 07Jul20 K03<br> Bryson A. Curtin 07Jul20 19F<br> Patrick J. Ekhlas 07Jul20 1JW<br> Christopher R. Felice 07Jul20 1NB<br> Auden J. Fortier 07Jul20 K03<br> Jake D. Kiremidjian 07Jul20 K03<br> Ariel Y. Kirschbaum 07Jul20 1NB<br> Travis G. Korhorn 07Jul20 193<br> Daniel G. Labore 07Jul20 1NA<br> Bailey R. Mahoney 07Jul20 1JN<br> Jacob A. Piotrowski 07Jul20 K03<br> Robert G. Schultz 07Jul20 K91<br> Logan M. Skeens 07Jul20 KBM<br> Seth W. Sympson 07Jul20 19D<br> Garrett P. Walters 07Jul20 1QD<br> John C. Wilson 07Jul20 V24<br> Carlos A. Rodriguez 08Jul20 K71<br> Trevor W. Barrow 10Jul20 J44<br> Joseph A. Keenan 12Jul20 K71<br> Benjamin Gurary 13Jul20 K03<br> Carl J. Steidl 13Jul20 1PB<br> Rueben A. Valdez 13Jul20 K03<br> Karankenny K. Vaswani 13Jul20 1C0<br> Tristan J. Albert 14Jul20 K71<br> Gerardo Espinalfranco 14Jul20 1CE<br> John E. Harden 14Jul20 K03<br> Marcus S. Kroh 14Jul20 V12<br> Peter J. Spinks 14Jul20 165<br> Lee R. Walker 14Jul20 1Y1<br> Blake A. Donley 15Jul20 K03<br> William M. Martin 20Jul20 1QN<br> Corey R. Torres 20Jul20 1CN<br> John R. Hicks 21Jul20 1F6<br> Brandt M. Waesche 21Jul20 K71<br> Trevahn M. Williams 21Jul20 K03<br> Alexander L. Barton 23Jul20 K71<br> Matthew R. Dunaway 23Jul20 1JY<br> Christian J. Giordano 23Jul20 K03<br> Mckenna J. Henyon 23Jul20 K03<br> Douglas I. MacDonald 23Jul20 1JN<br> Zachary M. Mullins 23Jul20 K03<br> Harley D. Korte 27Jul20 V34<br> Brendan M. Cowie 28Jul20 124<br> Thomas J. Dehoney 28Jul20 116<br> Jack A. Heckler 28Jul20 K03<br> Rachel M. Mooney 28Jul20 1G7<br> Naro J. Neang 28Jul20 015<br> Benjamin S. Paris 28Jul20 K03<br> Tyler J. Potts 28Jul20 K03<br> Thomas A. Sheldon 28Jul20 K71<br> Dominick M. Tranfaglia 28Jul20 124<br> Karen A. Nightingale 29Jul20 K03<br> Sariq Z. Sheikh 29Jul20 15F<br> Kevin R. Albagli 30Jul20 V12<br> John P. Myhra 30Jul20 1NH<br> Avery W. Soong 30Jul20 K03<br> Rian S. Andreasen 31Jul20 K03<br> Geoffrey M. Justice 31Jul20 1PL<br> 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 officer, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated.<br> Name DOR MCC<br> Kyle W. Rodewald 07Jul20 HAB<br> 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.<br> 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.<br> 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.<br> 7. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9706 or DSN 278-9706. Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mail.onmicrosoft.com.<br> 8. Release authorized by MajGen David A. Ottignon, Director, Manpower Management Division.