1stLt Promotions for September 2023
This MARADMIN authorizes the promotion of 35 active duty officers and 3 reserve officers to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant for September 2023. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions with dates of rank ranging from September 1-30, 2023, and includes guidance on promotion procedures, delays, and acceptance requirements.
Issued: August 30, 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> Jesus M. Camacho II 01Sep23 K03<br> Samuel J. Chon 03Sep23 1CN<br> Lucas J. Sass 08Sep23 1JC<br> Carlos E. Arellano, Jr. 09Sep23 1CQ<br> Colton D. Fromm 09Sep23 KF3<br> Ethan C. Collins 10Sep23 K03<br> Kyla D. Nolen 10Sep23 V25<br> Chad M. Schultz 10Sep23 K03<br> Kyle B. Sistrunk 10Sep23 1JZ<br> Bryan D. Burpee 11Sep23 K03<br> Joseph A. Harness 11Sep23 K27<br> Emily D. Jaeckle 12Sep23 J61<br> Rogers E. Prewitt, Jr. 16Sep23 1NH<br> Hunter W. Hardenberg 17Sep23 V15<br> Brett J. Hargis 17Sep23 1L2<br> Jeremiah C. Reynolds 17Sep23 1NE<br> Gabriela Torian 17Sep23 015<br> Dylan M. Jensen 18Sep23 K03<br> James C. Piggford 18Sep23 K03<br> Andrew C. Kilgore 20Sep23 121<br> Nicholas J. Trombatore 24Sep23 1JS<br> Daniel J. Bent 25Sep23 K03<br> Egan T. Nickerson 27Sep23 K03<br> Michael V. Fisher 30Sep23 K03<br> James K. Halvorson 30Sep23 K03<br> Cameron P. Joseph 30Sep23 V24<br> Tucker R. Leigland 30Sep23 V24<br> Brady M. Loveless 30Sep23 K03<br> Euxephrone E. Miller 30Sep23 TD9<br> Sean M. Mokarry 30Sep23 K03<br> Jack H. Ray 30Sep23 K03<br> Casey M. Shannahan 30Sep23 1YB<br> Liam J. Szentjobi 30Sep23 J61<br> Jacob R. Wilson 30Sep23 1QD<br> John R. Wilson 30Sep23 K03<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> Ryan C. Gunter 03Sep23 SJE<br> Benjamin D. Moreno 04Sep23 1NB<br> Bennett R. Tucker 30Sep23 W65<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.