1stLt Promotions for December 2021
This MARADMIN announces the promotion of 107 officers (105 active duty and 2 reserve) to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant for December 2021. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions with dates of rank ranging from December 7-31, 2021, and includes important guidance on promotion procedures, delays, and acceptance requirements.
Issued: November 1, 2021
1. Authority. Refs (a) through (h) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions. This message is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions. Per the refs, an officer's promotion may not be effected until that officer's name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message. Appropriate commissions will be mailed to parent commands under separate cover. Expect 2-3 weeks for delivery. The commission is not the legal authority to promote and is not required to effect the promotion. For the purposes of conducting a promotion ceremony, sample commissions and the oath of office can be found in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotion Branch's homepage at www.Marines.mil. Under "Marines/Career," click on "Promotions." Click on "Officer Promotions," look under the "Reference" tab on the right side of the page. 2. Under the provisions of ref (f), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named officers on active duty, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name DOR MCC Quinlin J. Preston 07Dec21 130 Cameron L. Chiasson 12Dec21 V15 Devin W. Allen 13Dec21 L18 Nathaniel Armendariz 13Dec21 V37 Michael A. Barnes 13Dec21 K03 Javier E. Benabe 13Dec21 J61 Robert H. Booker 13Dec21 V32 Dawn J. Bybee 13Dec21 KBM Kent F. Cox 13Dec21 121 Damon A. Crossland 13Dec21 V34 Alexander H. Dines 13Dec21 1C1 Stephan J. Elliott 13Dec21 1US Christopher A. Haerr 13Dec21 K71 Brian A. Hanna 13Dec21 K03 Jerod T. HassellSexton 13Dec21 1GS Brian Lara 13Dec21 1NF Michael L. McGann 13Dec21 1GS Eugene T. Ozobia 13Dec21 1PB Alex Plascencia 13Dec21 15K Evan N. Turner 13Dec21 V13 James H. Warren 13Dec21 1GS Allister L. Young 13Dec21 15J Michael H. Carreiro 14Dec21 V12 Justus R. Johnson 14Dec21 1RT Delone T. Manns 14Dec21 121 Jordan C. Paine 14Dec21 116 Joseph M. Perez 14Dec21 19F Fernando J. TavarezPena 14Dec21 K03 Peter M. Taylor 14Dec21 1CE Richard Tseng 14Dec21 1CQ Josiah P. Blansett 15Dec21 122 Andrew J. Brown 15Dec21 K03 Nicole M. Csizma 15Dec21 K71 Monique E. Devitt 15Dec21 15L Isaiah D. Eckenwiler 15Dec21 V31 Aaron W. Mossor 15Dec21 K03 Paul K. Phillips 15Dec21 K03 Hunter C. Salerno 15Dec21 K03 Gabriel J. Smith 15Dec21 K71 Connor D. Ansberry 16Dec21 K91 Hailee J. Clark 16Dec21 1NF Anastasia F. Daven 16Dec21 K71 Shea P. Donnelly 16Dec21 1CF Griffen B. Hedrick 16Dec21 1Y2 Vinayak S. Lolla 16Dec21 K71 Eric M. Menser 16Dec21 KBM Matthew D. Mobley 16Dec21 K03 Justin A. Nieto 16Dec21 V33 Derric L. Salser 16Dec21 K78 Daniel P. Kelly 17Dec21 091 Trevor S. Walters 17Dec21 121 Matthew L. Anderson 18Dec21 1CF Jordon M. Bennett 18Dec21 V12 Richard C. Jones 18Dec21 175 Martin J. Kennedy 18Dec21 V37 William P. Reckley 18Dec21 122 Aaron M. SanMiguel 18Dec21 1Y4 Bennett F. Shelton IV 19Dec21 1YB Julian S. Adams 20Dec21 121 Jesse A. Adkins 20Dec21 K03 Anthony C. Biggs 20Dec21 K71 Paul J. Bourdon 20Dec21 1YB Daniel A. Camacho 20Dec21 1CQ Sean R. Charbonneau 20Dec21 TRN Cooper J. Chavis 20Dec21 V25 Matthew G. Colombo 20Dec21 15E Michael C. Damico II 20Dec21 15E Dominic A. Escuela 20Dec21 K27 Sean C. Ferraro 20Dec21 1PR Kristiana C. Fox 20Dec21 1JB Austin S. Francisco 20Dec21 1NH Nathan J. Gervaise 20Dec21 V13 Cristian C. Goujon 20Dec21 K71 Brandan R. Jansen 20Dec21 198 Samuel B. Kellogg 20Dec21 K03 Georgio C. Konstantaras 20Dec21 K9R Michael P. Lagalbo 20Dec21 023 Koty D. Lee 20Dec21 1RX Christopher Z. Long 20Dec21 1Y1 Joshua J. McGirl 20Dec21 115 Manuel Melendez 20Dec21 V32 Hector E. Orozco 20Dec21 1EC Keaton M. Paradeses 20Dec21 K71 Bobby Park, Jr. 20Dec21 124 Andres A. Salcido 20Dec21 1LB Nicholas J. Slominski 20Dec21 1PR William D. Thomas IV 20Dec21 1QD Samuel D. Thompson 20Dec21 K9R John C. Tilstra 20Dec21 1JV Nicole R. Trusty 20Dec21 1VU Ryan D. Wilson 20Dec21 VM5 Josephine V. Christenson 21Dec21 15B Kristopher R. Dietrich 21Dec21 15L Patrick W. Madden 21Dec21 V37 Michael B. Uhing 22Dec21 K03 Abed A. Ghozeil 23Dec21 K71 Abraham I. Ramirez 23Dec21 1L3 Muriel G. Waring 26Dec21 15L Martin M. Kern 27Dec21 1CJ Patrick F. Hennig 28Dec21 1GR Cameron T. Dixson 31Dec21 1CQ Patrick Q. Riley 31Dec21 1QD 3. Under the provisions of ref (f), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officers, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name DOR MCC Justice D. Chan 13Dec21 S6W Victoria J. Hicks 21Dec21 160 4. Delay of Promotion. Per refs (b) and (h), if the respective commanding officer determines that an officer is not mentally, physically, morally, or professionally qualified for promotion, the promotion shall not be effected. This includes the physical examination requirement for reserve officers per section 10206 of ref (a). The officer shall be given written notice of the grounds for delay before the effective date of the appointment, unless it is impracticable to do so, in which case the notice shall be given as soon as practicable. CMC (MMPR-1) must also be notified prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion will not be effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and administrative action can be initiated. Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation. 5. Retirement and Transfer. Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion. An officer's selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component. 6. Accepting and Declining Promotion. Any regular or reserve officer who is promoted under the refs is considered to have accepted such promotion on the effective date contained in paragraphs 2 and 3 (for purposes of date of rank, pay, and allowances in the grade to which promoted). To decline a promotion, an officer is required to submit a letter of declination to CMC (MMPR-1) expressly at the time their command notifies them of their promotion and directs that they begin wearing the insignia of the next higher grade. Any statement or action by the officer which signals their acceptance of the promotion, forever waives their right to decline. 7. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9706 or DSN 278-9706. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Promotion Branch's internet web page at www.Marines.mil. Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mil. 8. Release authorized by BGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.