MCBUL 1420. FY 05 Allocations for Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) /Non Commissioned Officer Meritorious Promotions

1.  PURPOSE.  TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF
EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-QUALIFIED IRR MARINES TO THE GRADE OF CPL AND SGT
IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE WHILE
SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE REFERENCE PROVIDES GENERAL GUIDANCE ON
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE IRR WHILE IN
AN ACTIVE DUTY STATUS OTHER THAN MOBILIZED.  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON IRR MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS AND INCLUDES
INFORMATION ON MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS IN AN
ACTIVE STATUS DUE TO MOBILIZATION. 
3.  POLICY.  PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED BY CMC(RA) ON
THE FIRST DAY OF EACH FISCAL QUARTER AND FORWARDED TO COMMANDING
GENERAL, MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION COMMAND (MOBCOM) VIA SEPARATE
CORRESPONDENCE.  ALLOCATIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE FORMULA IN PARA
4102.2 OF REF A.  GUIDANCE FOR BOTH IRR MARINES ON ACTIVE DUTY - NOT
MOBILIZED AND THOSE MOBILIZED WILL BE THE SAME.  SELECTION BOARDS
WILL BE HELD SEPARATELY WITH MARINES COMPETING SEPARATELY WITHIN
EACH CATEGORY. 
A.  MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF IRR MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN AN
ACTIVE STATUS - NOT MOBILIZED. 
(1)  MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE: ADSW (WITH ACTIVE OR RESERVE
COMPONENT ORDERS); AND EXERCISE SUPPORT ORDERS.  MARINES MUST BE ON
ADSW ORDERS FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS. 
(2)  ALLOCATION FORMULA USED: NO MORE THAN 1/4 OF ONE PERCENT OF THE
CPLS AND NO MORE THAN 1 PERCENT OF THE LCPLS ON BOARD ON THE 1ST DAY
OF THE QUARTER. 
B.  MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF IRR MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN AN
ACTIVE STATUS - MOBILIZED. 
(1)  MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE ALL IRR MARINES MOBILIZED 
WITH A COMPONENT CODE OF "KM". 
(2)  THE ALLOCATION FORMULA IS THE SAME AS LISTED ABOVE.
C.  IF THE ALLOCATIONS DERIVED FROM THESE FORMULAS ADD UP TO LESS
THAN ONE, CMC(RA) WILL NOT FORWARD ANY ALLOCATIONS TO MOBCOM FOR
THAT QUARTER, AND THE ALLOCATIONS WILL BE CARRIED TO FUTURE QUARTERS
UNTIL ONE ALLOCATION IS REACHED.  PACKAGES RECEIVED DURING QUARTERS
FOR WHICH THERE ARE NO ALLOCATIONS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE BOARD IS
CONDUCTED.  ONCE ONE OR MORE ALLOCATIONS ARE REACHED, CMC(RA) WILL
THEN FORWARD ALLOCATIONS TO MOBCOM.
4. TASKS. 
A.  CMC(RA) WILL CALCULATE PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS QUARTERLY AND
FORWARD TO CG, MOBCOM. MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS WILL BE
ESTABLISHED FOR IRR MEMBERS IN BOTH AN ACTIVE DUTY STATUS (NOT
MOBILIZED) AND FOR THOSE IRR MEMBERS MOBILIZED.  IF NO ALLOCATIONS
ARE PROVIDED,  CMC(RA) WILL FORWARD NOTICE TO MOBCOM AND CG, MOBCOM
WILL NOT CONDUCT A MERITORIOUS PROMOTION BOARD.    
B.  CG, MOBCOM.  CONDUCT QUARTERLY MERITORIOUS IRR SELECTION BOARDS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS MARADMIN.  PROVIDE LIST OF SELECTEES TO MMPR
AND RA.  DATES FOR PUBLISHING ALLOCATIONS, SUBMITTING PACKAGES,
CONDUCTING SELECTION BOARDS AND ASSIGNING PROMOTION DATES ARE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF MOBCOM.  MOBCOM WILL PUBLISH SELECTION
ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGES UPON RELEASE OF THE PROMOTION BOARDS.  
C.  UNIT COMMANDERS.  SUBMIT NOMINEE PACKAGES TO THE APPROPRIATE
BOARD.  PACKAGES CAN BE MAILED TO COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS
MOBILIZATION COMMAND ATT: SGTMAJ, 15303 ANDREWS RD, KANSAS CITY MO
64147.  NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES IN FORCE
ORDER 1430.1 AND MUST INCLUDE:
(1)  A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE NARRATIVE RECOMMENDATION.  SUCH
NARRATIVE RECOMMENDATION SHOULD INCLUDE STATEMENTS CONCERNING
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, CIVIC ACTIVITIES, ANY EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY
EXPERIENCES, AND ANY PERTINENT MILITARY OR CIVILIAN EDUCATION OR PME
COMPLETED. 
(2)  CERTIFICATION THAT ALL DATA, AS DEPICTED IN THE PACKAGE HAS
BEEN VERIFIED THROUGH MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM AND THAT THE
MARINE RECOMMENDED MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS DEFINED IN THE
FORCE ORDER. 
(3)  COPY OF SERVICE RECORD BOOK PAGES 3, 11, 12, AND 13 ONLY IF ANY
ENTRIES ARE ADVERSE IN NATURE.  IF NOT REQUIRED, SO INDICIATE ON THE
ENDORSEMENT.
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 SEP 05.