1stLt Promotions for January 2020
This MARADMIN authorizes the promotion of 42 active duty officers and 2 reserve officers to the permanent grade of First Lieutenant (1stLt) for January 2020. The message provides the legal authority for commanding officers to effect these promotions with dates of rank ranging from January 1-31, 2020, and includes administrative guidance on promotion procedures, delays, and acceptance.
Issued: December 18, 2019
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 Bryan D. Torres 01Jan20 K03 Halrolina Williams 03Jan20 K9R Aaron J. Porcarelli 04Jan20 V38 Jacob P. Schaeffer 04Jan20 15L Kaitlin D. DeAraujo 05Jan20 1UR Ryan C. Saul 05Jan20 15B David A. Wardle 05Jan20 1JJ Connor J. Lockett 06Jan20 K03 Andrew W. Probst 06Jan20 V24 Nicholas R. Scherer 06Jan20 V32 Joshua A. Arvizu 08Jan20 1NH Cordel A. Frovarp 08Jan20 1NA Brandon R. Karnes 08Jan20 V21 Matthew W. McLean 08Jan20 K71 David S. Min 08Jan20 K03 Gabriel M. Morales 08Jan20 1GT Juan P. MovillaDiago 08Jan20 1PB Siddharth Aloni 09Jan20 146 JohnPaul R. Kaczor 09Jan20 1L7 Codey A. Flickinger 11Jan20 1NC Jonathan D. Hassl 11Jan20 1L1 John W. Moran 12Jan20 K71 David B. Brzozowski 13Jan20 K03 Jay S. Caluna 13Jan20 K03 Payton S. Stonefield 13Jan20 V32 Ryan J. Cruz 15Jan20 1NA Ethan C. Kay 18Jan20 V16 Tyler J. Hubbs 19Jan20 128 Alexander C. LaHote 19Jan20 K03 Robert H. Shaw 19Jan20 K03 Mark J. Dewyea 20Jan20 J61 Chase A. Johnston 20Jan20 V03 Jesus S. Lopez, Jr. 20Jan20 1DN Joshua K. Yamamoto 20Jan20 1PB Andrew C. Soto 22Jan20 138 Marshall L. Lambert 26Jan20 1L3 Joseph W. Hilliard 27Jan20 K9R Allen W. Roberts 27Jan20 K71 Austin K. Witthuhn 29Jan20 V24 Matthew P. Devlin 31Jan20 19G Barbara S. Ripa 31Jan20 J61 Lance M. Schaefer 31Jan20 K03 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 Cherise A. Cody 13Jan20 1EC Aneesah L. Akbaruqdah 26Jan20 KBM 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 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 address is OfficerPromotions@usmc.mil. 8. Release authorized by MajGen David A. Ottignon, Director, Manpower Management Division.