1stLt Promotions for January 2024
This MARADMIN authorizes the promotion of 39 officers to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant with effective dates throughout January 2024. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions and includes important guidance on promotion procedures, delays, and acceptance requirements.
Issued: December 14, 2023
1. Authority. Refs (a) through (g) 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. MMPB-10 will mail appropriate commissions to parent commands under separate cover. Expect 4-6 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 are located in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotions 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 officer(s) 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 Benjamin M. Keltos 01Jan24 K03 Keely Snyder 01Jan24 193 Jackson P. Galichon 04Jan24 V34 Trevor K. Bastion 05Jan24 J61 William C. Blecha 05Jan24 1JE Zachary E. Hoven 06Jan24 K71 Jack E. Jablonski 06Jan24 J61 Shannon D. ONeill 06Jan24 110 Gabriela N. Ortiz 06Jan24 1QB Benjamin A. Schwierking 06Jan24 1J8 Jacob J. Ambriole 07Jan24 K03 Douglas S. Karlson 07Jan24 K71 Alexander J. Mack 07Jan24 K03 Michael J. Paul 07Jan24 V32 Julius R. Rockhill 07Jan24 K9R Sheryar A. Shaikh 07Jan24 15L Jonathan C. Tariche 07Jan24 KF3 Dominic A. Walker 09Jan24 145 James P. Hutchinson 10Jan24 V36 Michael G. McCarthy 10Jan24 K71 Gillem C. McMillan 10Jan24 K71 Russell Y. Kim 14Jan24 1NF Greyson T. Anthos 15Jan24 K71 Nathin L. Hayes 15Jan24 IRT Nicholas W. Lowe 15Jan24 19F Colton J. Mitchell 20Jan24 124 Jacob D. Adams 21Jan24 012 Jacob A. Fuller 21Jan24 V37 Devin J. Roberts 21Jan24 K9R Mario A. Castaneda, Jr. 22Jan24 1QN Trevor R. Salom 22Jan24 K71 Adrian J. Torres 22Jan24 1QB Justin K. McBeth 23Jan24 1YB Brenden P. Lloyd 24Jan24 K03 Michael J. Dice 27Jan24 135 Matthew K. Boatner 29Jan24 1G9 Matthew K. Ferguson 29Jan24 K03 Stephen T. Lofy 29Jan24 K71 Phong M. Tran 29Jan24 1CM 3. Delay of Promotion 3.a. Commanding Officer Determination. Per refs (b) and (g), 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 (MMPB-10) 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. 3.b. Adverse Screening Process. Before the release of this promotion authority, all officers were screened for adverse or potentially adverse information. The names of those officers with records identified during the adverse screening process as containing adverse or potentially adverse information were removed from the promotion authority MARADMIN. Those officers will receive correspondence under separate cover from CMC (JPL). 4. 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. 5. 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 paragraph 2 (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 (MMPB-10) 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. 6. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9706 or DSN 278-9706. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Officer Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil. Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mil. 7. Release authorized by BGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.