USMC 1stLt Promotions for January 2026
This MARADMIN authorizes the promotion of 24 officers on active duty to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant, with effective dates ranging from January 4-26, 2026. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions and outlines procedures for promotion delays, acceptance, and declination.
Issued: December 29, 2025
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, CMC (MMPB-10) will not effect an officer's promotion 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 James P. Stanley 04Jan26 1R2 Guan L. Wei 04Jan26 1JD Russell C. Gadd 05Jan26 1EC Tyler S. Walker 05Jan26 044 William H. Ongay 06Jan26 15A Kaden S. Cuevas 08Jan26 1G7 Anthony D. Kissik 08Jan26 K03 Kubwimanam L. King 09Jan26 15D Daniel R. Larson 10Jan26 1GS Daniel H. Mejia 11Jan26 1GS Garrett J. Quinn 11Jan26 198 Scott A. Miklosz 13Jan26 V27 Steven R. Muirhead 14Jan26 15A Kohl R. Hammer 19Jan26 1PR Brady F. Steen 19Jan26 K03 Ryan L. Stoddard 19Jan26 J61 Dominic J. Pastorelle 20Jan26 K71 James F. Therrell 21Jan26 122 Jackson W. Ladd 23Jan26 1PR Mohammed A. Jelani 24Jan26 038 Anna L. Ward 24Jan26 1YK Alexus R. Harris 25Jan26 V13 Benjamen W. Richert 25Jan26 1PJ Luke I. Jimenez 26Jan26 122 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). Ref (a) requires written notification to the officer 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. Commanding Officers must also notify CMC (MMPB-10) prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion is not effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and to allow for the initiation of administrative action. 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 are screened for adverse or potentially adverse information. If applicable, CMC (MMPB-10) removed the names of those officers with records identified during the adverse screening process as containing adverse or potentially adverse information 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)784-9705 or DSN 278-9705. 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 Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.