Change 1 to the FY20 Sergeant Major Through Master Sergeant Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board
This MARADMIN announces changes to the allocations and zone cutoffs for the FY20 Sergeant Major through Master Sergeant Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board, reflecting current Marine Corps requirements. The message provides updated promotion zone dates and allocations by Intended Military Occupational Specialty (IMOS) for both Sergeant Major/Master Gunnery Sergeant and First Sergeant/Master Sergeant categories, and reminds Marines to ensure their records are complete and accurate, particularly regarding Professional Military Education (PME) completion.
Issued: September 18, 2019
1. This MARADMIN announces changes to the allocations and zone cutoffs established by reference (a) for the convening of the FY20 Sergeant Major through Master Sergeant Staff Noncommissioned Officer (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 FY20 Sergeant Major through Master Sergeant Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board are listed below:<br>
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 14 20130601 NA 20160101 19961105 20170501 19980720<br>
0161 1 20160901 19981207 20170501 NA 20171101 NA<br>
0291 4 20160101 NA 20160901 NA 20170101 NA<br>
0321 3 20140901 NA 20160501 NA 20160901 20001003<br>
0372 5 20140901 19990614 20150901 19980908 20150901 20020613<br>
0393 4 20150801 19990412 20170801 NA 20170901 NA<br>
0399 6 20160101 19970602 20160401 19961129 20160701 19960123<br>
0411 1 20130801 19970916 20140801 19960129 20140801 NA<br>
0491 13 20140801 19980901 20150901 20000622 20161001 20010409<br>
0681 1 20130101 NA 20160101 19941206 20170101 19961021<br>
0699 17 20140401 NA 20150701 NA 20160601 NA<br>
0811 6 20140501 NA 20170301 19990817 20170701 NA<br>
0848 2 20170401 19990921 20170801 19991229 20170801 NA<br>
0861 1 20130901 19970510 20131001 20000717 20131001 NA<br>
1169 6 20160701 NA 20170901 NA 20171001 NA<br>
1349 2 20130401 NA 20150201 NA 20160201 19961230<br>
1371 3 20120701 19940613 20140401 NA 20150401 NA<br>
1391 2 20140101 19940823 20150301 NA 20170701 NA<br>
1799 2 20161001 NA 20170901 20020625 20170901 NA<br>
1833 3 20140101 NA 20170201 19950627 20170901 NA<br>
1869 1 20150101 NA 20170701 20000104 20170701 NA<br>
2149 3 20150101 NA 20160201 19981026 20170201 NA<br>
2181 3 20150601 19950828 20160901 NA 20170801 19980325<br>
2311 3 20160101 NA 20170201 NA NA NA<br>
2336 2 20130901 19970709 20140801 NA 20141001 19990809<br>
2659 1 20160401 19980707 20160401 NA NA NA<br>
2691 1 20150501 NA 20150801 20010116 20150901 NA<br>
2891 6 20140301 19960102 20150101 NA 20170101 19970701<br>
3043 9 20140701 19960805 20150701 19980720 20170401 19971220<br>
3044 1 20130901 19970122 20140701 NA 20141001 NA<br>
3051 2 20110701 NA 20160101 19941207 20170201 19960903<br>
3052 1 20170201 NA 20171001 NA NA NA<br>
3112 2 20150901 19980901 20161001 19990426 20171001 20010212<br>
3381 6 20160701 19970709 20170801 NA 20170901 NA<br>
3432 1 20140501 NA 20150201 NA 20151001 NA<br>
3529 1 20140401 19960604 20150101 NA 20150501 NA<br>
3537 6 20150801 19961119 20170201 NA 20170901 19990111<br>
4421 2 20130901 NA 20160901 NA 20170801 20001023<br>
4591 2 20170501 20001011 20171001 19990608 20171001 20010703<br>
4821 2 20160101 NA 20170201 NA 20170701 19990201<br>
5524 1 20150501 NA 20170101 19990222 20170101 NA<br>
5769 1 20150701 NA 20160901 NA 20170701 NA<br>
5811 4 20160701 19990517 20170901 NA 20171001 19991228<br>
5821 2 20160901 NA 20171001 20010605 20171001 NA<br>
5831 3 20150801 NA 20170801 NA 20171001 NA<br>
5959 1 20160401 NA 20160901 NA 20161101 NA<br>
5993 1 20161001 19991129 20161101 20000705 20161101 NA<br>
6019 19 20160101 19980921 20170201 19980406 20170501 NA<br>
6046 1 20150201 NA 20170201 19960417 20170901 19980727<br>
6391 7 20140101 19960916 20150301 19960624 20160401 NA<br>
6591 2 20160301 19970624 20160401 NA 20160701 NA<br>
6672 3 20150701 19970127 20160301 NA 20170401 19990407<br>
6694 3 20140801 19970114 20170501 NA 20171001 NA<br>
7041 1 20160901 19951212 20170801 NA 20171101 20010731<br>
7212 2 20130901 19940705 20171101 NA NA NA<br>
7236 1 20140801 NA 20161001 20000710 20170201 20000131<br>
7242 1 20150901 NA 20170801 20000905 20170801 NA<br>
7291 1 20150801 NA 20170201 NA 20170601 20000912<br>
7314 1 20110901 NA 20150901 20010326 20150901 NA<br>
8412 14 20140701 NA 20160101 NA 20161001 NA<br>
8999 55 20151001 20000710 20161001 19981020 20170101 20001130<br>
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED: 0451, 0511, 2874, 3451, 4133, 6042, 6276, 6842, 7011 AND 7051.<br>
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 36 20141101 20010905 20160201 20010806 20161101 20031203<br>
0161 6 20150701 NA 20160801 NA NA NA<br>
0211 3 20120401 20010625 20121101 20020410 20130101 20010604<br>
0231 12 20140201 20020729 20141101 20030203 20151201 NA<br>
0241 3 20150701 19990921 20151101 20010724 20160701 NA<br>
0261 1 20151101 NA 20160901 20040524 20160901 NA<br>
0321 10 20130301 20030616 20141201 NA 20160201 20010503<br>
0372 26 20141201 NA 20160201 20040609 20161201 NA<br>
0393 5 20131101 NA 20140501 NA 20160901 20040614<br>
0399 62 20151001 20010611 20160801 20020715 20161002 NA<br>
0411 4 20151101 20010924 20160701 NA 20161001 20040412<br>
0451 1 20140201 20021112 20141101 NA 20160201 20021007<br>
0491 35 20160301 20050418 20161201 NA NA NA<br>
0511 1 20150801 NA 20160801 20020807 20160801 NA<br>
0521 1 NA NA 20141001 NA NA NA<br>
0681 6 20120401 NA 20131001 20000918 20160701 20001011<br>
0699 71 20151001 20011217 20160801 20030603 20161201 NA<br>
0811 11 20150801 20030623 20160801 NA NA NA<br>
0848 6 20150801 20020611 20160801 20020101 20160901 NA<br>
0861 6 20140501 20040120 20141101 NA 20160301 20040106<br>
1169 12 20151001 20010827 20160801 NA 20161001 20030313<br>
1349 11 20150901 19991129 20160801 20011022 20160901 20030629<br>
1371 10 20141001 20010507 20150701 NA 20151101 20031112<br>
1391 4 20151101 NA 20160901 20000530 20161001 20030818<br>
1799 13 20160201 20030105 20160401 20060131 20161201 NA<br>
1833 16 20151001 NA 20160801 NA NA NA<br>
1869 3 20150801 20031102 20151001 NA 20160901 20040628<br>
2149 6 20131201 20010925 20150701 20010326 20151201 NA<br>
2181 8 20140901 NA 20151001 NA 20161001 20040913<br>
2311 3 20150701 19991101 20150801 NA 20151101 NA<br>
2336 17 20151001 NA 20161101 20031201 20161101 NA<br>
2659 4 20160301 NA 20161201 20040914 20161201 NA<br>
2691 11 20150101 20040803 20160301 20030226 20161201 20041025<br>
2874 1 20151101 20000530 20151101 NA NA NA<br>
2891 15 20150801 20021118 20160801 20020529 20160801 NA<br>
3043 25 20141101 20010813 20151101 20020909 20160901 20031215<br>
3044 3 20141101 20020910 20151201 NA 20160901 20050815<br>
3051 7 20140801 NA 20151101 20001010 20160901 20010917<br>
3112 3 20160101 NA 20161001 NA NA NA<br>
3381 14 20151101 20020610 20160901 20020624 20161001 NA<br>
3432 3 20151201 NA 20160301 20011223 20160801 NA<br>
3451 2 20151201 NA 20160201 20040330 20160301 NA<br>
3529 16 20141001 20001228 20151001 20020916 20160701 20001010<br>
3537 17 20150901 NA 20160801 20010423 20160801 20020611<br>
4133 4 20151101 20020909 20161101 NA 20161201 NA<br>
4421 4 20160101 NA 20160301 NA 20161201 NA<br>
4591 6 20160201 NA 20161201 NA NA NA<br>
4821 7 20150519 NA 20160701 19980608 20160701 NA<br>
5512 1 20120101 NA 20130901 NA 20151001 NA<br>
5524 1 20110901 NA 20140901 20010917 20150701 NA<br>
5769 5 20151001 20020904 20161101 20030826 20161101 NA<br>
5811 9 20150801 20010213 20151101 20010924 20160801 NA<br>
5821 5 20160201 20040920 20161201 NA NA NA<br>
5831 3 20151101 20020118 20160301 NA 20160901 NA<br>
5959 4 20150401 NA 20160401 20050627 20160701 NA<br>
5993 5 20160201 NA 20161201 NA NA NA<br>
6019 37 20140901 20010821 20150701 19991101 20151001 19991028<br>
6042 2 20141101 20020924 20151101 20030609 20160901 20030408<br>
6046 9 20141001 20010917 20151001 20020821 20160801 NA<br>
6276 1 20151001 NA 20160701 20001023 20160801 20011218<br>
6391 28 20141001 19980727 20150801 20011009 20160102 NA<br>
6591 12 20141001 20011126 20151001 20020422 20160901 NA<br>
6672 11 20151001 20011215 20160801 20011126 20161001 NA<br>
6694 5 20151101 NA 20161101 NA NA NA<br>
7011 1 20150101 NA 20160201 20031008 20161201 20031104<br>
7041 4 20150901 NA 20160801 20021022 20160801 NA<br>
7051 1 20151101 20020408 20151101 NA 20151201 NA<br>
7212 6 20151101 NA 20161201 NA NA NA<br>
7236 3 20141001 NA 20151101 20030805 20161201 20040412<br>
7242 1 20151201 20030915 20151201 NA NA NA<br>
7291 9 20140501 20010924 20151101 NA 20160301 20050313<br>
7314 3 20130301 20030628 20141101 NA 20161201 20070312<br>
8412 36 20150702 20020916 20160201 NA 20161001 NA<br>
8999 142 NA NA 20161201 NA NA NA<br>
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED: 3052 AND 6842.<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 Marine's record. It is not an official part of a Marine's 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. It is critical that eligible Marines ensure their record includes evidence of PME completion.<br>
4. Current policy requires that all update material must be received no later than 10 calendar days prior to the board convene date. Communications received after 2359 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 5 October 2019 will not be submitted to the board. This change only applies to personal correspondence submitted to the President of the board. All other material that is properly updated to the Marine's official record prior to the board convene date, e.g., course completion certificates, photos, etc., will still be viewed by the board.<br>
5. It is requested that the information contained in this bulletin receive the widest dissemination.<br>
6. This MARADMIN will be posted to the Promotion Branch website. Enlisted Promotion homepage: 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) Messsages".<br>
7. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.<br>
8. Release authorized by MajGen David A. Ottignon, Director, Manpower Management Division.