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MARADMIN 486/16

Change 1 to the FY 2017 Sergeant Major Through Master Sergeant Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board

This MARADMIN announces changes to the allocations and zone cutoffs for the FY 2017 Sergeant Major through Master Sergeant Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board, originally established in MARADMIN 431/16. The changes reflect current Marine Corps requirements and include updated promotion zones (above zone, promotion zone, and below zone) and allocations for various military occupational specialties (IMOS). Marines are reminded to verify the completeness and accuracy of their records, particularly Professional Military Education (PME) completion documentation, as those missing required PME will be briefed as "not fully qualified" for selection.

Issued: September 15, 2016
1.  This MARADMIN announces changes to the allocations and zone cutoffs established by reference (a) for the convening Of the FY17 Sergeant Major through Master Sergeant SNCO Selection Board.  These changes are reflective of the current requirements of the Marine Corps.<br>
2.  As zones and allocations are subject to change prior to or during boards, all Marines are reminded of their responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of their records.  The intended military occupational specialty (IMOS) allocations and modified zones for the FY 2017 Sergeant Major through Master Sergeant Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board are listed below:<br>
          FY17 SERGEANT MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT<br>
               ABOVE ZONE        PROMOTION ZONE       BELOW ZONE<br>
IMOS ALLOC JR DOR    AFADBD    JR DOR    AFADBD    JR DOR    AFADBD<br>
0111  10  20100901  19921102  20110901  19921210  20120701  19930301<br>
0291   5  20110601  19950101  20120601  19961021  20130601  19970311<br>
0321   2  20120601  19950123  20120901  19970113  20130701     NA<br>
0369  15  20110801  19950320  20120801  19960923  20150101  19941107<br>
0372   3  20110901     NA     20120901  19970404  20121001  19960826<br>
0393   2  20130801  19961209  20150401     NA        NA        NA<br>
0411   3  20110301     NA     20120801  19950710  20130801  19960826<br>
0451   1  20110601  19921129  20120501     NA     20130901  19971221<br>
0491   6  20110901  19950821  20120701     NA     20130101  19940725<br>
0511   1  20110701  19930802  20140401     NA     20140901     NA<br>
0681   1  20100201     NA     20120101     NA     20120201     NA<br>
0689   1  20121001  19961009  20140701     NA     20140901  19970722<br>
0699  11  20090701     NA     20100601     NA     20110801  19921019<br>
0811   2  20120601  19931012  20130301  19941130  20130701  19940914<br>
0848   1  20130301  19930621  20130401  19960106  20130401     NA<br>
0861   2  20110901     NA     20120601     NA     20120901     NA<br>
1169   2  20120301  19921109  20140201  19921019  20150101  19950118<br>
1349   2  20100701  19940315  20110501  19950425  20120601     NA<br>
1391   2  20090701  19930623  20110601     NA     20120501     NA<br>
1812   1  20110101     NA     20110501     NA     20150101  19960730<br>
1833   4  20100301  19930208  20120201  19950110  20140301     NA<br>
2149   1  20100101     NA     20100401     NA     20110301     NA<br>
2181   1  20110401     NA     20120701     NA     20130301     NA<br>
2311   3  20100301     NA     20120101     NA     20150101  19921230<br>
2336   3  20091101  19970826  20111201  19970721  20121001     NA<br>
2691   4  20110901     NA     20120801     NA     20130101     NA<br>
2891   3  20100401  19920915  20110501  19930824  20110701     NA<br>
3043   5  20120101     NA     20130401     NA     20130601  19970203<br>
3051   2  20090801  19900123  20110201     NA     20110701     NA<br>
3052   2  20110101     NA     20150101     NA        NA        NA<br>
3112   4  20090801     NA     20150501  19990524  20150501     NA<br>
3381   5  20110301     NA     20120601     NA     20140601  19940720<br>
3432   1  20120201     NA     20120601     NA     20140401     NA<br>
3451   1  20100801  19910717  20110801     NA     20140101     NA<br>
3529   3  20110601  19910924  20120401  19931206  20130101  19940711<br>
3537   6  20110201  19910923  20120301  19930614  20140201  19931102<br>
4133   1  20130201  19960928  20131101  20010901  20131101     NA<br>
4341   1  20110601     NA     20110701     NA     20150301  19960909<br>
4421   1  20111001     NA     20130801  19961028  20130901  19940126<br>
4691   1  20101201     NA     20111201     NA     20130901  19971105<br>
5524   1  20110601     NA     20130101     NA     20140301     NA<br>
5711   2  20090701     NA     20130401     NA     20150301     NA<br>
5811   3  20120401  19940202  20120901     NA     20130701     NA<br>
5959   1  20130301     NA     20130801     NA     20131001     NA<br>
5993   1  20120701     NA     20120801     NA     20121001     NA<br>
6019  13  20120101  19910723  20130101  19941018  20140101  19951211<br>
6046   2  20120301  19931102  20130101     NA     20140501     NA<br>
6391   7  20110101     NA     20120101  19931129  20130101  19950123<br>
6591   2  20100701     NA     20110501  19940913  20120501  19950531<br>
6672   3  20110501     NA     20120501     NA     20130601     NA<br>
6694   1  20120901     NA     20140801  19960807  20140801     NA<br>
6842   2  20100101     NA     20110801     NA     20150101     NA<br>
7041   2  20130101  19940816  20140201  19931012  20150101     NA<br>
7212   2  20090501     NA     20130901  19940705  20130901     NA<br>
7236   1  20130101     NA     20140501     NA     20140801     NA<br>
7242   1  20120801  19970127  20130801     NA     20140801  19990517<br>
7291   1  20110601  19960402  20120601  19970603  20120601     NA<br>
8412  11  20110401  19950814  20120501  19961016  20130301  19980127<br>
8999  74  20111201  19970923  20130801  19961021  20140701  19951231<br>
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0161, 1371, 2651, 2823, 2874, 3044, 4821, 5512, 5821, 5831, 6042, 6276, 7011, 7051, 7314 AND 7372.<br>
            FY17 FIRST SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT<br>
               ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE       BELOW ZONE<br>
IMOS ALLOC JR DOR    AFADBD    JR DOR    AFADBD    JR DOR    AFADBD<br>
0111  40  20100101  19980623  20110201  20000223  20120401  20000627<br>
0161   2  20121101     NA     20140402     NA        NA        NA<br>
0211   7  20090301  19970916  20090501  19981102  20100101  19990518<br>
0231  11  20101101  19980616  20110201  20000725  20111201  19980714<br>
0241   3  20111001     NA     20120101  19980207  20120801     NA<br>
0261   1  20121101     NA     20130801     NA     20140201  20021028<br>
0321   3  20110401     NA     20110501  20011128  20120801     NA<br>
0369  29  20101001  19980714  20110701     NA     20130801  19990907<br>
0372   9  20130101  20020820  20131001     NA     20140201  20030728<br>
0393   4  20120101     NA     20120601     NA     20130201     NA<br>
0411   6  20110701     NA     20121201  19971027  20140301     NA<br>
0451   2  20120801     NA     20121001     NA     20130701     NA<br>
0491  29  20120501  19990228  20140101  20020122  20140501  20040615<br>
0511   1  20120201  19990106  20120301     NA     20120801     NA<br>
0681   2  20090101  19981027  20090701  19961118  20100401     NA<br>
0689   4  20120701  19970503  20130101     NA     20130401     NA<br>
0699  41  20101001  19980608  20110801     NA     20120701     NA<br>
0811   6  20091001     NA     20110701     NA     20130701  19980914<br>
0848   5  20091201     NA     20110201  19990622  20130701     NA<br>
0861   5  20121101  20020519  20121101     NA     20130301  20030423<br>
1169  11  20120402     NA     20130801     NA     20140402     NA<br>
1349   7  20100901     NA     20110801  19980921  20120801  19990707<br>
1371   5  20101101  19990524  20110701     NA     20120101  19990125<br>
1391   7  20100801  19961203  20120901  19970210  20131101     NA<br>
1812   1  20100701     NA     20110901     NA     20130701  19970715<br>
1833   6  20090901  19971230  20101001     NA     20130801  19990708<br>
2149   5  20091101     NA     20101101     NA     20111101  19990614<br>
2181   5  20110601     NA     20110901     NA     20120101     NA<br>
2311   6  20071101  19960703  20100801  19971020  20130701     NA<br>
2336  11  20130201     NA     20140101  20030913  20140301  20030602<br>
2691   8  20120201     NA     20120501  20000214  20130101  19991001<br>
2823   2  20091001     NA     20110101  19990308  20130101  20010611<br>
2874   1  20111201  20000131  20130301     NA     20130701     NA<br>
2891  15  20100801  19971020  20111101  19981005  20120901  19990831<br>
3043  17  20110201     NA     20120701     NA     20121101  20010618<br>
3044   3  20120401  20011029  20131001     NA     20140201     NA<br>
3051   5  20100201     NA     20110901  19951003  20120801  19970804<br>
3052   5  20071101     NA     20130901     NA        NA        NA<br>
3112   6  20120301     NA     20140601     NA        NA        NA<br>
3381  12  20110901  19980420  20120901  19990817  20130701     NA<br>
3432   3  20110701     NA     20120301     NA     20130101  20000531<br>
3451   2  20110901  19990719  20130101  20010529  20130301     NA<br>
3529  14  20100901  19970519  20111001  19980428  20120801  19980526<br>
3537  22  20111001  19980429  20130801  19970512  20140402     NA<br>
4133   5  20110401  20000620  20130701     NA     20140501     NA<br>
4341   4  20110301     NA     20121201     NA     20140101  20010703<br>
4421   3  20111201     NA     20120401  20001023  20120801     NA<br>
4691   3  20110101     NA     20120201     NA     20130101  19980910<br>
4821   6  20100801     NA     20110901     NA     20130801     NA<br>
5524   2  20090701  19970603  20090901     NA     20100801     NA<br>
5711   2  20110901     NA     20111201     NA     20120701     NA<br>
5811   8  20120801     NA     20130801  19990201  20130801  20000731<br>
5821   5  20120801     NA     20131001  19980927  20131201     NA<br>
5831   2  20120401  20010125  20131001     NA     20131101     NA<br>
5948   1  20120301     NA     20140301  19970902  20140301     NA<br>
5959   1  20120701  19960924  20121101     NA     20130301  20030106<br>
5979   1  20130101     NA     20140501     NA        NA        NA<br>
6019  38  20090701  19970624  20100801  19971104  20110801  19970121<br>
6042   1  20120801     NA     20120901     NA     20131101  20000821<br>
6046   7  20100801  19970218  20120801  19980727  20130901  20000828<br>
6276   1  20101101  19980202  20111101     NA     20130801  19980909<br>
6391  18  20100801  19950828  20101101  19981013  20110201  20000425<br>
6591  10  20101101  19980729  20110801     NA     20120101  19980303<br>
6672  14  20110101  19981228  20120201     NA     20131101  20010110<br>
6694   4  20130101  20010522  20140101     NA        NA        NA<br>
6842   4  20090901     NA     20120401  20000221  20130301  20010820<br>
7041   4  20110801     NA     20130701  19981130  20140402     NA<br>
7051   5  20110101     NA     20121001     NA     20131201  20010129<br>
7212   4  20100801     NA     20140201     NA        NA        NA<br>
7236   2  20120401     NA     20131001  20011210  20131001     NA<br>
7242   3  20101101     NA     20120101     NA     20131001     NA<br>
7291   7  20100401  20000905  20111101     NA     20120601  20020828<br>
7372   1  20070901     NA     20090901     NA     20110201     NA<br>
8412  29  20120301  19990720  20130102  20010604  20140102  20020211<br>
8999 160     NA        NA     20140401     NA        NA        NA<br>
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  2651, 5512, 5939, 7011 AND 7314.<br>
3.  Professional Military Education (PME).  The selection guidance (precepts) for Marines includes a reminder of the requirement for PME.  Marines are advised to ensure that course completion information is included in their official military personnel file (OMPF).  Additionally, Marines are encouraged to review their master brief sheet (MBS) to ensure their PME completion is reflected.  The MBS is only a tool to summarize a Marines record.  It is not an official part of a Marines record, therefore it is not considered official source documentation.  As a reminder, Marines "eligible for selection" missing evidence of required PME will be briefed as "not fully qualified" for selection.<br>
4.  It is requested that the information contained in this MARADMIN receive widest dissemination.<br>
5.  This MARADMIN will be posted to the Promotion Branch website.  Enlisted Promotion home page:  www.manpower.usmc.mil, select "Active Marine," "Promotion Branch (MMPR)," then "Enlisted Promotions."  From there, to find this MARADMIN:  click on "Message Traffic," then "Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Messages."<br>
6.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.<br>
7.  This MARADMIN is cancelled 30 September 2017.<br>
8.  Release authorized by MajGen Craig Q. Timberlake, Director, Manpower Management Division.