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MARADMIN 514/25

November Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Promotions for Active Reserve (AR), Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and December 2025 / January 2026 Planned SNCO Promotions for AR, SMCR, and IRR

This MARADMIN announces November 2025 Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) promotions for Active Reserve (AR), Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Marines, and provides projections for December 2025 and January 2026 promotions. Commanders are authorized to effect promotions for selected Marines upon receipt of this message and posting via Marine OnLine, but not prior to 1 November 2025.

Issued: October 30, 2025
1.  Upon receipt of this MARADMIN and posting of the
notification via Marine OnLine (MOL), but not prior to 1 November
2025, Commanders will effect the promotion of selected Marines per
paragraph 5100 of reference (a).  Cite this MARADMIN as authority
for promotion.
2.  Marines who do not possess an Expiration of Active Service or
Reserve Expiration of Current Contract of 31 October 2027 or later
are not authorized to be promoted.  Marines who do not comply with
Obligated Service (OBS) requirements before their seniority number
being reached will receive a date of rank and effective date for the
1st of the following month after compliance with OBS.
2.a.  Projections are an estimate only.  Based off monthly promotion
MARADMINS, there may be instances requiring an additional extension
to be completed.
2.b.  For additional details regarding OBS, Sequenced Professional
Military Education, and Commander requirements visit the Enlisted
Promotions website at https://www.manpower.marines.mil, click on
"Divisions" / "Manpower-Management" / "Performance-Branch"
/ "Promotion-Section" / "Enlisted-Promotions" / "SNCOs" / "Monthly
Promotion Requirements". 
3.  The numbers listed below indicate the senior number promoted the
previous month and the total number of Marines being promoted for
the current month per reference (b).  Numbers may not always add up
due to noncompetitive selections (Warrant Officer, Marine Corps
Enlisted Commissioning Education Program selects; assigned a
seniority number with an alpha letter), discharges, and promotion
restrictions.
4.  STATUS OF FY 2025 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
          NUMBER       SENIOR NO.  NOV 25  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM OCT 25  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR DEC 25
MGySgt         7          3          2         6             2
MSgt           27         12         6         18            2
GySgt          48         16         8         24            8
SSgt           67         22         11        34            11
5.  STATUS OF FY 2025 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SNCO
PROMOTION LISTS:
          NUMBER       SENIOR NO.  NOV 25  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM OCT 25  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR DEC 25
SgtMaj/MGySgt  48         4          4         8             4
1stSgt/MSgt    126        8          10        20            11
GySgt          187        16         16        32            16
SSgt           273        23         23        46            23
6.  STATUS OF FY 2025 INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SNCO PROMOTION
LISTS:
          NUMBER       SENIOR NO.  NOV 25  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM OCT 25  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR DEC 25
MSgt           126        1          1         2             1
GySgt          187        1          1         2             1
SSgt           273        3          3         7             3
7.  FY 2025 SNCO PROJECTED JANUARY 2026 PROMOTIONS: 
                  AR      SMCR    IRR
SgtMaj/MGySgt  (NOTE 1)    4    (NOTE 2)
1stSgt/MSgt       1        10   (NOTE 3)
GySgt             8        16      1
SSgt              11       23      3
Note 1:  List cleared.
Note 2:  There are no selections for this component.
Note 3:  No promotions due to TIG requirements.
8.  For Reserve SNCO allocation questions, call comm
(703) 784-9879.  Email inquiries to: joel.austin@usmc.mil.
9.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve only.
10.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.