1stLt Promotions for August 2023
This MARADMIN authorizes the promotion of active duty and reserve Marine officers to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant for August 2023. The message lists 159 active duty officers and 32 reserve officers with their respective dates of rank (DOR) ranging from August 1-31, 2023, and provides guidance on promotion procedures, delays, and acceptance requirements.
Issued: July 27, 2023
1. Authority. Refs (a) through (g) 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 4-6 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 officer(s) 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> Luke R. Mrakovich 01Aug23 1NG<br> Randall D. Lee 02Aug23 V15<br> Benjamin J. Powers 03Aug23 1JY<br> Alexander M. Cappellino 06Aug23 V36<br> Aaron M. Walker 06Aug23 1QR<br> Jared A. Browne 07Aug23 15J<br> Brady A. Fogler 07Aug23 1CE<br> Jaden W. Holcombe 07Aug23 K03<br> Jack E. Lorentzen 07Aug23 K03<br> Garret A. Potter 07Aug23 013<br> Gabriel A. Falcon 12Aug23 152<br> Seamus P. Lucy 12Aug23 121<br> Mia D. Miller 13Aug23 1YB<br> Joshua B. Rillera 13Aug23 K03<br> Gabriel Soto II 13Aug23 V32<br> Garrett M. Stull 13Aug23 K03<br> Jacob A. Yehl 13Aug23 19F<br> Harold H. Abel 14Aug23 1YD<br> Max J. Allen 14Aug23 1NG<br> Khalid A. Awad 14Aug23 1CQ<br> Derek T. Bell 14Aug23 K71<br> Brandon L. Bennett 14Aug23 V35<br> Matthew T. Benson 14Aug23 193<br> Travis M. Borkey 14Aug23 V32<br> Shamar J. Bowen 14Aug23 014<br> Matthew A. Brines 14Aug23 V28<br> Marquise D. Browder 14Aug23 K03<br> Hayden R. Brown 14Aug23 V21<br> Brittani L. Buchman 14Aug23 198<br> Daniel J. Burke 14Aug23 15A<br> KevAughn U. Burney 14Aug23 122<br> Elijah D. Campiglio 14Aug23 1EM<br> Emilio J. Chavez 14Aug23 K03<br> Skye J. Ciaccio 14Aug23 1EE<br> Summer R. Ciaccio 14Aug23 174<br> Anthony J. Collier 14Aug23 1CK<br> Colin P. Colpoys 14Aug23 1GT<br> Caleb R. Cox 14Aug23 V18<br> Rachel K. Culp 14Aug23 1PF<br> David J. Custodio 14Aug23 1NG<br> Kyle J. Daly 14Aug23 K8A<br> Allison M. Diamond 14Aug23 V32<br> Alec F. Dilullo 14Aug23 K03<br> Diana L. Disu 14Aug23 1F4<br> Hannah M. Dixon 14Aug23 1EN<br> Raymond G. Dunn 14Aug23 1NB<br> Dylan T. Enyeart 14Aug23 1Y3<br> Joseph M. Falco, Jr. 14Aug23 15D<br> Gillian C. Feasel 14Aug23 1CS<br> Taylor R. Frye 14Aug23 1PJ<br> Jonathan J. Gares 14Aug23 1NB<br> Elias R. Gavilan 14Aug23 1GS<br> Douglas C. Gentry 14Aug23 1CQ<br> Matthew E. Goldworm 14Aug23 1JA<br> Anthony M. Goodyear 14Aug23 K03<br> Taylor D. Gray 14Aug23 1JH<br> Alexis T. Hall 14Aug23 1GT<br> Daniel J. Higgins 14Aug23 V11<br> Katie N. Hult 14Aug23 1GR<br> Samuel J. Ignaczak 14Aug23 V18<br> Amber M. Jadus 14Aug23 1PM<br> Connor A. Keane 14Aug23 124<br> Joshua M. Kelly 14Aug23 1Y2<br> Willard W. Kelly 14Aug23 1EG<br> Daniel C. Kim 14Aug23 1JB<br> Phillip A. Kirk 14Aug23 K03<br> Nicholas C. Kiser 14Aug23 1JQ<br> Troy A. Kurtz 14Aug23 V31<br> Sean M. Laird 14Aug23 1EG<br> Taran T. Lambert 14Aug23 193<br> Esteban Lopez 14Aug23 V18<br> Jeffrey M. Marek 14Aug23 V21<br> Gretchen A. Martin 14Aug23 121<br> Ryan J. McCandless 14Aug23 1EG<br> Jenna B. McCullar 14Aug23 V34<br> Olivia A. McDaniel 14Aug23 1CQ<br> Thomas J. McGuire 14Aug23 15L<br> Justin M. McMonigle 14Aug23 1G8<br> Erin E. McNamara 14Aug23 J61<br> David M. Miller 14Aug23 130<br> Hannah G. Milton 14Aug23 TTZ<br> Tarnashia L. Moore 14Aug23 K27<br> Elliot M. Nabatov 14Aug23 143<br> Josiah A. Olson 14Aug23 V14<br> Thomas C. Peagler 14Aug23 19G<br> Erika L. Pecce 14Aug23 1QE<br> Jose M. Perez 14Aug23 1J3<br> Andreja M. Petrulis 14Aug23 124<br> David H. Phipps 14Aug23 V14<br> William R. Prowse 14Aug23 K03<br> Martin QuevedoChirinos 14Aug23 1NB<br> Griffin B. Reagan 14Aug23 K03<br> Reginald B. Richardson 14Aug23 K03<br> Brianna N. Robertson 14Aug23 K9R<br> Marc P. Robertson 14Aug23 V13<br> Diony J. Rojas 14Aug23 VHE<br> Clay D. Roubal 14Aug23 K03<br> Sophie L. Rowe 14Aug23 K9R<br> Steven K. Ruane 14Aug23 1QP<br> William C. Russell 14Aug23 J61<br> Yusuf Said 14Aug23 1NB<br> Gerrit T. Schaafsma 14Aug23 1PB<br> Benjamin F. Schlottman 14Aug23 1CF<br> William N. Scott 14Aug23 1JS<br> Anthony G. Sikorski 14Aug23 167<br> Thomas E. Simpson 14Aug23 122<br> Nathaniel J. Smith 14Aug23 1JD<br> Michael A. Sparks 14Aug23 K03<br> Charles H. Switzer 14Aug23 121<br> Samuel M. Todd 14Aug23 V31<br> Martin TorresAcosta 14Aug23 K03<br> Shanna N. Unger 14Aug23 J61<br> Zachary M. VanFaussien 14Aug23 V37<br> Kaitlin R. Warnke 14Aug23 K71<br> Andrew C. Wetzel III 14Aug23 K03<br> Gordon M. Behr 15Aug23 J61<br> Joshua T. Burns 15Aug23 K03<br> Sabrina I. Camino 15Aug23 K71<br> Ryan A. Case 15Aug23 J61<br> Jacob G. Estes 15Aug23 J61<br> Ahad A. Ikram 15Aug23 V26<br> Paije R. Johnson 15Aug23 1NE<br> Kyle G. Lesmes 15Aug23 1CF<br> Andrew J. Manning 15Aug23 1JJ<br> Martin J. Mayer 15Aug23 018<br> Brennan D. McLean 15Aug23 J61<br> Nicholas J. Palmer 15Aug23 J61<br> Rebeka L. Parent 15Aug23 J61<br> Tyler C. Patrick 15Aug23 J61<br> Mark A. Rivera 15Aug23 124<br> Dustin P. Rowe II 15Aug23 J61<br> Mara B. Royse 15Aug23 K03<br> Laurel E. Sitton 15Aug23 098<br> Michael G. Thompson, Jr. 15Aug23 J61<br> Maxwell L. Zoberman 15Aug23 J61<br> Kera A. Olsen 19Aug23 124<br> Caden M. Scott 19Aug23 V17<br> Grant M. Daniel 20Aug23 K03<br> Wilson C. Priefer 20Aug23 V28<br> Jacob R. Friend 21Aug23 K09<br> David R. Harris 21Aug23 1NE<br> Luke F. McCaleb 21Aug23 V32<br> Christopher M. Escobedo 23Aug23 1PN<br> Michael W. Rector 25Aug23 1NA<br> Allegra O. Pankratz 26Aug23 1NE<br> Braeden C. McClain 27Aug23 V25<br> Sean N. Warrington 27Aug23 K03<br> Jakob T. Fennell 28Aug23 01A<br> Kleyn C. Lopez 28Aug23 01A<br> Kara R. Paradowski 28Aug23 1PB<br> Adan P. Renner 28Aug23 V14<br> Alex C. Sullivan 28Aug23 V34<br> Jordan E. Saxe 30Aug23 K03<br> Heather R. Woolridge 30Aug23 K79<br> Akeem K. Archer 31Aug23 KF1<br> Matthew F. Fish 31Aug23 15L<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(s), as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated.<br> Name DOR MCC<br> Aidan M. Welch 07Aug23 130<br> Grover M. Barham III 13Aug23 SJ6<br> Danielle M. Audino 14Aug23 1YB<br> Kristin D. Bales 14Aug23 1FS<br> Audra T. Cabey 14Aug23 1ES<br> Joseph Y. Fifield 14Aug23 094<br> Isabel J. Gutierrez 14Aug23 1J0<br> Raymond M. Holden, Jr. 14Aug23 SN4<br> Lydia E. Kuehnert 14Aug23 W65<br> Sean C. Mahoney 14Aug23 1Y9<br> Hope E. Nelson 14Aug23 312<br> John W. Arnett 15Aug23 PLC<br> Isaac R. Branson 15Aug23 PLC<br> Samuel P. Follansbee 15Aug23 PLC<br> Samuel L. French 15Aug23 PLC<br> Jordan L. Galik 15Aug23 PLC<br> Courtney M. Giebel 15Aug23 PLC<br> Mary L. Goff 15Aug23 PLC<br> Max J. Goldberg 15Aug23 PLC<br> Jennifer C. Heltsley 15Aug23 022<br> Samuel A. Hjerrild 15Aug23 PLC<br> Jonathan E. Hutter 15Aug23 PLC<br> Daniel Kim 15Aug23 J61<br> Wade A. Lopiccolo 15Aug23 017<br> Kevin T. Marchand 15Aug23 PLC<br> Stelios A. McDonald 15Aug23 098<br> Edward C. Ramirez, Jr. 15Aug23 PLC<br> Ryan J. Rescsanski 15Aug23 PLC<br> Seth A. Shepherd 15Aug23 PLC<br> Rory G. Smith 15Aug23 PLC<br> Jacob H. Stern 15Aug23 PLC<br> 4. Delay of Promotion<br> 4.a. Commanding Officer Determination. Per refs (b) and (g), 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.<br> 4.b. Adverse Screening Process. Before the release of this promotion authority, all officers were screened for adverse or potentially adverse information. The names of those officers with records identified during the adverse screening process as containing adverse or potentially adverse information were removed from the promotion authority MARADMIN. Those officers will receive correspondence under separate cover from CMC (JPL).<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 inquiries may be submitted via the Promotion Branch's internet web page at www.Marines.mil. Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mil.<br> 8. Release authorized by BGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.