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MARADMIN 609/24

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

This MARADMIN announces January 2025 Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) promotions for Active Reserve (AR), Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) personnel, and provides February 2025 promotion projections. Commanders are authorized to effect promotions for selected Marines effective 1 January 2025 or later, upon receipt of this message and posting of notifications via Marine Online (MOL).

Issued: December 17, 2024
1.  Upon receipt of this Marine Administrative 
Message (MARADMIN) and posting of the notification via Marine On 
Line (MOL), but not prior to 1 January 2025, Commanders will
effect the promotion of selected Marines per paragraph 5100 of 
reference (a).  Cite this MARADMIN as authority for promotion.
2.  For additional details regarding Obligated Service (OBS), 
Sequenced Professional Military Education (PME), and Commander 
requirements visit the Enlisted Promotions website at 
https://www.manpower.marines.mil click on "Manpower Management" / 
"Performance Branch" / "Promotion Section" / "Enlisted Promotion" /
"Staff Noncommissioned Officers Promotions" / "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 2024 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
          SENIOR NO    SENIOR NO   JAN 25  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM DEC 24  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR FEB 25
MGySgt        11          4          0         4             1
MSgt          37          14         3         17            1
GySgt         86          44         11        55            13
SSgt          147         68         10        78            16
5.  STATUS OF FY 2024 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SNCO
PROMOTION LISTS:
           SENIOR NO   SENIOR NO   JAN 25  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE      SELECTED    PROM DEC 24  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR FEB 25
SgtMaj/MGySgt  50         9          2         11            3       
1stSgt/MSgt    109        37         8         45            12
GySgt          252        81         17        98            24
SSgt           578        193        41        236           51
6.  STATUS OF FY 2024 INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SNCO PROMOTION
LISTS:
           SENIOR NO   SENIOR NO   JAN 25  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE      SELECTED    PROM DEC 24  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR FEB 25
MSgt           3        (Note 1)
GySgt          14         8          2         10            2
SSgt           81         26         6         32            8
Note 1:  List Cleared. 
7.  FY 2025 SNCO PROJECTED MARCH PROMOTIONS: 
               AR    SMCR    IRR         
SgtMaj/MGySgt  0     2       0
1stSgt/MSgt    2     9     (Note 1)
GySgt          8     18      2      
SSgt           16    39      6
Note 1:  List Cleared. 
8.  For Reserve SNCO allocation questions, call comm 
(703) 784-0581 or DSN 278-0581.  Email inquiries to: 
jerome.vereen@usmc.mil.
9.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve only. 
10.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, 
Manpower Management Division.