1stLt Promotions for September 2019
This MARADMIN announces the promotion of 28 active duty officers and 2 reserve officers to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant for September 2019. The promotions are authorized by the Secretary of the Navy acting for the President, with effective dates ranging from September 2-30, 2019, and commanding officers are authorized to effect these promotions immediately upon publication of this message.
Issued: August 23, 2019
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 John R. Griffith 02Sep19 K71 Paul Hwang 02Sep19 19G Litthideth Phansiri 05Sep19 1G7 Ryan C. Ramsay 05Sep19 K71 Joel O. Onemu 07Sep19 1C1 Paige E. Kovalsky 08Sep19 K71 Benjamin J. Kurtz 08Sep19 152 Jonathan M. Scott 08Sep19 V22 Darren M. Tashima 08Sep19 K71 Chelsea P. Platt 09Sep19 1EN Alec J. Barrowcliff 13Sep19 V22 Scott A. Braud 14Sep19 1J0 Hunter D. Hageman 22Sep19 1NB Austin B. Vale 23Sep19 V61 Nathan B. Sturgeon 28Sep19 K71 John R. Rombach 29Sep19 K71 Jason P. Bender 30Sep19 1QE JoSeph G. Gillespie 30Sep19 K03 Jonathan D. Glatman 30Sep19 138 Sarah A. Hedges 30Sep19 K71 James F. Holland 30Sep19 1NJ Randy R. Horrillo 30Sep19 K03 Tyler M. Luby 30Sep19 1NA Sathya S. Manoharan 30Sep19 1NB Austin H. Raposa 30Sep19 15L Adam D. Taggett 30Sep19 K71 Kendall S. Tee 30Sep19 K03 Nolan A. Uribe 30Sep19 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 Thomas D. Sandoval 15Sep19 SL5 Aaron K. Shockley 22Sep19 SHP 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9706 or DSN 278-9706. Email address is OfficerPromotions@usmc.mil. 7. Release authorized by MajGen David A. Ottignon, Director, Manpower Management Division.