Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Reserve First Sergeant and Sergeant Major Assignment Procedures and Billet Vacancies
This MARADMIN outlines the procedures for Reserve Gunnery Sergeants and First Sergeants to be considered for promotion to First Sergeant or Sergeant Major during the FY17 Reserve SNCO selection board. Eligible Marines must submit a letter of intent to the board by 24 January 2017 and an Administrative Action Form listing their preferred billet assignments from the available vacancies. The message includes detailed lists of available First Sergeant and Sergeant Major billets across various Reserve units nationwide.
Issued: December 29, 2016
1. Per reference (a), and in order to meet reserve manpower goals, reserve GySgts/1stSgts desiring promotion to 1stSgt/SgtMaj must comply with procedures unique for selection to this grade.<br>
a. To be considered for selection to 1stSgt/SgtMaj, eligible GySgts/1stSgts must submit a letter to the president of the selection board stating their intent to serve as a 1stSgt or SgtMaj. Letters requesting consideration for selection must be received no later than (NLT) 2359, 24 Jan 2017. Those eligible who do not submit a letter of intent to the board will not be considered for selection to 1stSgt or SgtMaj. Additionally, GySgts and 1stSgts will submit a separate Administrative Action (AA) Form (NAVMC 10274) addressed to the Reserve Affairs Sergeant Major indicating the choice(s) of all available respective SMCR 1stSgt and SgtMaj billets in which they are willing and able to serve. Further guidance on the AA Form is provided in paragraph 4. All attempts to assign Marines to one of their choices will be made, however, in all cases, assignments will be made based on the needs of the Marine Corps.<br>
b. Promotion allocations are made based on current available and potential open billet identification codes (BICs), therefore, failure to accept assignment to a specified billet may result in revocation of selection to 1stSgt or SgtMaj and involuntary transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). If eligible GySgts are not selected to 1stSgt and meet the eligibility criteria for their occfld, they will be considered for selection to MSgt within their occfld. Limited tour AR Marines may compete for selection to 1stSgt, however, if selected, their limited tour AR contract will be terminated NLT 15 May 2017 to allow for frocking and assumption of the assigned billet NLT 1 June 2017. Additionally, if a GySgt or 1stSgt is selected to the next grade and serving on Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS) orders, they will be required to request drop from ADOS orders effective 30 days prior to assuming the assigned billet resulting from the SMCR-IRR SNCO promotion board.<br>
c. Reference (d) explains the latest IDT travel reimbursement policy and is expected to continue during CY 2017. Eligible 1stSgts and SgtsMaj should familiarize themselves with the contents of reference (d) for the purposes of selecting potential billet assignments.<br>
d. Specific billet assignments for selected 1stSgts and SgtsMaj will be released under a separate MARADMIN after the promotion board results are published. The initial tour length will be three years for new selectees. Each selectee is required to obtain sufficient time with the appropriate Reserve End of Current Contract to cover the initial assignment.<br>
2. 1stSgt billet openings for the FY 2017 reserve (SMCR-IRR) SNCO selection board:<br>
Unit Location BIC<br>
A Co, 4th AAV Bn Norfolk VA M2183400004<br>
H and S Co (-), 4th Recon Bn San Antonio TX M1470100136<br>
C Co (-), 1/23 Corpus Christi TX M1411500004<br>
G Co, 2/23 Los Alamitos CA M1412500004<br>
WPNS Co (-), 3/23 Springfield MO M1413700004<br>
G Co, 2/24 Madison WI M1417500004<br>
A Co, 1/24 Grand Rapids MI M1416300004<br>
B Co, 1/24 Terre Haute IN M1416800004<br>
C Co, 1/24 Lansing MI M1416500004<br>
E Co, 2/25 Harrisburg PA M1422600004<br>
G Co, 2/25 Picatinny NJ M1422500004<br>
WPNS Co (-), 2/25 Garden City NY M1422700004<br>
I Co, 3/25 Johnson City TN M1421600004<br>
K Co, 3/25 North Versailles PA M1423400004<br>
L Co, 3/25 Columbus OH M1423600004<br>
WPNS Co (-), 3/25 Akron/North Canton OH M1423700004<br>
Hq Btry (-), 14th Mar Reg Dallas TX M1430100252<br>
F Btry, 2/14 Oklahoma City OK M1462300004<br>
K Btry, 2/14 Huntsville AL M1462400004<br>
HQ Btry, 3/14 Philadelphia PA M1433100217<br>
HQ Btry, 5/14 Seal Beach CA M1464100217<br>
C Co, 4th CEB Lynchburg VA M1440500004<br>
E Co, 4th CEB Bessemer AL M1440200004<br>
SPT Co, 6th Comm Bn Brooklyn NY M2168500006<br>
A Co, 4th LE Bn Lexington KY M2171200005<br>
B Co, 4th LE Bn North Versailles PA M2171300005<br>
SPT Co, 4th LE Bn Twin Cities/Minneapolis MN M2171600004<br>
CI/ HUMINT Co B Quantico VA M1480100020<br>
Prod and Analysis Co Buckley AFB CO M1480600032<br>
H and S Co, CLB-23 Fort Lewis WA M2942100208<br>
Engr Svc Co, CLB-23 Eugene/Springfield OR M2942400005<br>
MT Co, CLB-451 Orlando FL M2945400342<br>
SUP Co, CLB-451 Raleigh NC M2945300005<br>
HQ Co, CLR-4 Kansas City MO M2941100148<br>
FOOD SVC CO, CLR-45 Marietta GA M2944500007<br>
Bridge Co A, 6th ESBn Battle Creek MI M2133700005<br>
3. SgtMaj billet openings for the FY 2017 reserve (SMCR-IRR) SNCO selection board:<br>
Unit Location BIC<br>
4th Recon Bn San Antonio TX M1470100005<br>
3rd Force Recon Mobile AL M7301000005<br>
1/23 Houston TX M1411100004<br>
2/24, 23rd Mar Reg Chicago IL M1417100004<br>
HMH-772, MAG-49 McGuire AFB / Ft. Dix NJ M0177200004<br>
MACS-24, MACG-48 Virginia Beach/Dam Neck VA M0130900004<br>
MWSS-473(-) , MWSG-47, MAG-41 Miramar CA M0114900004<br>
VMGR-452, MAG-49 Newburgh NY M0123300004<br>
HMLA-773(-), MAG-49 Robbins AFB GA M0177300004<br>
MWSS-471(-), MAG-41 Minneapolis MN M0054100004<br>
CLB-23 Fort Lewis WA M2942100124<br>
6th ESBn Portland OR M2232100005<br>
The Reserve Affairs Sergeant Major is the authority for placement of all 8999s and will work to solidify assignment to these particular billets as priority fills and will provide an APPROVED billet letter of assignment with follow on phone call to the selected SgtMaj prior to appointment to effect movement and inter-unit transfer accordingly.<br>
4. Eligible GySgts/1stSgts who desire promotion to 1stSgt/SgtMaj will mail or email, as separate correspondence, a signed AA Form (NAVMC 10274) prepared in the following manner:<br>
To: RA Sergeant Major<br>
Subj: INTENT TO SERVE<br>
Address:<br>
Sergeant Major of Reserve Affairs (RA)<br>
Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps <br>
3280 Russell Road, Quantico, VA 22134<br>
Email: james.t.adams(at)usmc.mil<br>
Block 1. Action No<br>
Block 2. SSIC/File No.<br>
Block 3. Date<br>
Block 4. From<br>
Block 5. Organization and station<br>
Block 6. Via<br>
Block 7. To: Reserve Affairs Sergeant Major (RA)<br>
Headquarters Marine Corps, Reserve Affairs Division<br>
3280 Russell Road, Quantico, VA 22134<br>
Block 8. Subj: INTENT TO ACCEPT RESERVE FIRST SERGEANT BILLET<br>
Block 9. Copy To (As required)<br>
Block 10. Reference or authority<br>
Block 11. Enclosures (If any)<br>
Block 12. Supplemental information:<br>
The following are the reserve 1stSgt/SgtMaj billets listed in order of preference for which I would like to be considered during The FY 2017 reserve (SMCR-IRR) SNCO selection board:<br>
Unit Location<br>
a. Sample Elmendorf, AK –<br>
b. Sample Bessemer, AL –<br>
c. Sample Salt Lake City, UT –<br>
(List all billets willing to accept. If any billet is acceptable, state in the body of the AA Form your intent and willingness to accept any billet. Do not list every open billet individually). If selected to 1stSgt/SgtMaj, I will accept any billet assignment listed above, however, I understand that all assignments will be made based on the needs of the Marine Corps, and that failure to accept an assignment may result in revocation of my selection to 1stSgt/SgtMaj and involuntary transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve. End of the example.<br>
5. Per reference (e), all newly selected 1stSgts will be required to attend the annual First Sergeants Course aboard Quantico, VA:<br>
Course Report Convene Graduate<br>
1-17 26 Feb 17 27 Feb 17 10 Mar 17<br>
2-17 16 Jul 17 17 Jul 17 28 Jul 17<br>
There is no substitution for this course. Each 1stSgt select must coordinate a school seat upon release of the selection MARADMIN via their respective S-3/G-3 and MFR G-3 for approval.<br>
6. Per reference (f), all newly selected SgtsMaj will be required to attend the annual Sergeants Major Cornerstone Course in Quantico, VA, by attending the 2-17 course from 23 Apr – 05 May 2017. Each SgtMaj select must coordinate a school seat upon release of the selection MARADMIN via their respective S-3/G-3 and MFR G-3 for approval.<br>
7. Any questions concerning the promotion and/or assignment procedures should be addressed to the Sergeant Major of Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps, Quantico, VA, SgtMaj J. T. Adams Jr., DSN 278-9100, comm 703-784-9100 or james.t.adams(at)usmc.mil.<br>
8. Release authorized by Col James M. Morrisroe, Director, Reserve Affairs Division, Acting.