FY 19 Active and Reserve Combat Meritorious Promotion Allocations for the First and Second Quarter

1.  Purpose. Policy established in accordance with references (a) through (d) enables commanders to recognize outstanding leadership on the battlefield with combat meritorious promotions.<br>
2.  Background.  This message provides amplification and clarification to the references and provides all combat meritorious promotion allocations to the Commander, U.S. Marine Central Command (COMUSMARCENT) for enlisted Marines within the active and reserve component.  COMUSMARCENT may apportion allocations to deserving units or by fair share and nominate Marines for meritorious promotion.<br>
3.  Reference (a) established policy that authorizes commanding generals to award combat meritorious promotions to active duty Marines in the grades of private through corporal in numbers that do not exceed quarterly meritorious promotion allocations. Therefore, commanding generals are authorized to award combat meritorious promotions to private first class through sergeant, within the quotas assigned by CMC (MPP-20 and RAP). In the case of sergeant and staff sergeant, commanding generals will submit to CMC (MMPR-2),by naval correspondence, recommendations for combat meritorious promotions to staff sergeant and gunnery sergeant. Marines already selected for the next grade by a regular promotion board are still eligible for meritorious promotion to that grade. This program is in addition to the non-combat meritorious promotion program.<br>
4.  Commanders will prepare certificates of appointment in accordance with reference (a).<br>
5.  The meritorious promotion allocations for first and second quarter are:<br>
Rank                  Act. Alloc    Res. Alloc   Min Time in Service<br>
Private First Class    Unlimited     Unlimited       None<br>
Lance Corporal               1               0       None<br>
Corporal                     6               0       6 mos<br>
Sergeant                     4               0       18 mos<br>
Staff Sergeant               1               0       4 yrs<br>
Gunnery Sergeant             0               0       6 yrs<br>
5.a.  Nominations for sergeant and staff sergeants must be submitted to the CMC (MMPR-2) via the Automated Message Handling System (AMHS) to include the following:<br>
Rank     Name     EDIPI     MCC/Unit     Date of Rank<br>
5.b.  Allocations for active component Marines are applicable to all active reserve component.<br>
5.c.  Promotions to private first class through gunnery sergeant may be effective in any month between October 2018 and March 2019. The date of rank will be the 2nd day of the month in which the promotion is awarded.  The effective date for pay and allowances will be the date signed by the promotion authority and will be released by CMC (MMPR-2).<br>
5.d.  TIG requirements are waived in the case of meritorious promotions but TIS requirements are mandatory. TIS requirements are as of the effective date of promotion.<br>
5.e.  Certificates of appointment for combat meritorious promotions will include "(combat meritorious)".  For example, a warrant should read "I do appoint this Marine a sergeant (combat meritorious)".<br>
5.f.  Authority to effect SNCO promotions will be transmitted via naval message.<br>
5.g.  Unused allocations will not be carried over into the third and fourth quarter of FY19.<br>
6.  For enlisted promotion matters call comm (703) 784-9717 or DSN 278-9718.  Email inquiries may be submitted to: enlistedpromotions@usmc.mil.  Click on Compatibility View Settings in the options menu, and ensure that display intranet sites is unchecked.  This maradmin will be posted to the promotion branch website: www.manpower.usmc.mil, select "Active Marine", "Manpower Management (MM)", "Promotion Branch", then "Enlisted Promotions".  From there click on "Message Traffic", then "SNCO Messages", then click on the Meritorious tab.<br>
7.  Release authorized by MajGen Craig C. Crenshaw, Director, Manpower Management Division.