MCBUL 1400. January 2005 Drilling Reserve (DR) Promotion Authority and Active Reserve (AR) Corporal and Sergeant Cutting Scores
This MARADMIN establishes promotion authority for January 2005 Drilling Reserve (DR) and Active Reserve (AR) Marines to the ranks of Corporal and Sergeant. It provides cutting scores for AR promotions only, while DR cutting scores must be accessed through the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS). The message includes specific cutting scores by MOS and lists occupational fields closed for promotion.
Issued: December 22, 2004
1. THIS MARADMIN IS THE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR DRILLING RESERVE (DR) AND ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), BUT DOES NOT LIST CUTTING SCORES FOR DR. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ONLY THE AR CUTTING SCORES WILL BE LISTED ON THIS MARADMIN. USE THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) TO VIEW THE DR CUTTING SCORES FOR THE CURRENT MONTH. YOU MAY ALSO USE THE MCTFS TO VIEW THE DR AND AR PROMOTION PARAMETERS FOR THE CURRENT PROMOTION QUARTER. THIS MAY BE DONE BY TYPING "CCOS" FROM THE MCTFS MAIN MENU AND THEN SELECTING THE DESIRED OPTION. DR CUTTING SCORES SHOULD BE PRINTED FROM THE "CCOS" SCREEN AND ATTACHED WITH THIS MARADMIN TO BE USED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. NOTE THAT ANY MOS LISTED ON THE "CCOS" SCREEN AS "9999" IS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION. CUTTING SCORES ALSO WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION WEB PAGE. DO NOT USE THE "CCOS" SCREEN TO OBTAIN AR CUTTING SCORES. AR CUTTING SCORES SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THIS MARADMIN OR THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION WEB PAGE. 2. TO ELIMINATE ERRONEOUS PROMOTIONS AND DELAYS IN PROMOTING DESERVING MARINES, COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: A. RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AS THE OFFICIAL PROMOTION AUTHORITY. B. RECEIPT OF 1 JANUARY 05 SELECT GRADE GENERATED ON THE UNIT DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR). 3. THE REF SETS FORTH GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR EFFECTING THE MONTHLY PROMOTION OF LCPL'S AND CPL'S OF THE DR AND AR WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: A. SEL CPL ED: 20050101 B. SEL SGT ED: 20050101 C. DATE OF RANK: 20050101 D. EFFECTIVE DATE: 20050101 E. AR CUTTING SCORES TO CPL: OCCFLD/MOS CUTTING SCORE OCCFLD/MOS CUTTING SCORE 0193 1411 0699 1567 3043 1514 6391 1543 6591 1527 F. AR OCCFLDS/MOS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION TO CPL: 0291, 0369, 0411, 0491, 1169, 1349, 2146, 2181, 3051, 3451, 3529, 3537, 4421, 5711, 6019, 6046, 6672, 7011, 7041, AND 8421. G. AR CUTTING SCORES TO SGT: OCCFLD/MOS CUTTING SCORE OCCFLD/MOS CUTTING SCORE 0193 2020 0699 1548 2181 1520 3043 1966 3451 1483 6019 1956 6591 1506 6672 1485 8421 1427 H. AR OCCFLDS/MOS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION TO SGT: 0369, 0411, 0491, 1169, 1349, 1391, 2146, 3051, 3529, 3537, 4421, 5711, 6046, 6042, 6391, 7011, AND 7041. 4. FOR MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9717 OR DSN 278-9717. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE PROMOTION BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT "CAREER", "MILITARY", "PROMOTIONS", "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS", "POINTS OF CONTACT". 5. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 6. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 31 DECEMBER 2005.