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MARADMIN 721/18

Change 1 to the FY19 Active Reserve (AR) Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board

This MARADMIN announces changes to the FY19 Active Reserve (AR) Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board, which will convene on January 23, 2019, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA for approximately 7 weeks. It updates MOS allocations, zone cutoffs, and eligibility requirements for promotion boards from Sergeant to Master Gunnery Sergeant, and provides guidance on digital photograph submission requirements for Marines in the AR program.

Issued: December 21, 2018
1.  As announced by reference (a), the FY19 Active Reserve (AR) Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board will convene on 23 January 2019 at Harry Lee Hall, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA, for a period of about 7 weeks.  This MARADMIN announces changes to reference (a) for the the FY19 Active Reserve (AR) Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Selection Board.  These changes are reflective of the current requirements of the Marine Corps.  This MARADMIN message pertains to members of the AR program only.<br>
2.  Photographs.  In accordance with reference (b), digital photographs are to be submitted to the CMC, Manpower Management Records and Performance (MMRP) at smb.manpower.mmrp.ph@usmc.mil via an authorized Combat Camera (COMCAM).  If a Marine does not have access to a COMCAM, but some other means of taking a digital photograph is available, the photograph may be e-mailed via the commands organizational mailbox or via the Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Inspector-Instructor (I&I), Marine Security Guard Detachment Commander, Command Sergeant Major, First Sergeant or Senior Executive to the following e-mail address: smb.manpower.mmrp.ph@usmc.mil.  Marines who submit a digital photograph to the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) may confirm receipt by reviewing their OMPF via Marine Online (MOL), checking the MMRP home page or contacting the CMC (MMRP-20).<br>
3.  The table below lists the Military Occupational Specialty MOS(s) that "feed to" the Primary (MOS) at the next higher grade indicated.  Marines serving in a basic MOS will be considered in their PMOS.  Marines who have a PMOS listed in column (A) as a feeder MOS will compete for promotion to the PMOS listed in column (B), provided they meet the eligibility requirements listed in paragraph 4.  Note:  The AR program does not rate PMOS 8412 staff sergeants, however, they are allowed to join the program.  The 8412 population is considered a critical MOS in the AR program and therefore authorizes staff sergeants to join the population prior to holding the rank of gunnery sergeant.  Staff sergeants in the 8412 population will maintain their previous Primary MOS (PMOS) until they are promoted.  Those who meet the time-in-grade/time-in-service when the promotion board is in session are eligible.  Packages for 8412 staff sergeants will be screened using their 8412 IMOS, vice their PMOS.  For proper order read left to right, i.e. column A to column B.<br>
    MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT<br>
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)<br>
0111       0111       0399       0399       0491       0491<br>
0699       0699       2181       2181       3043       3043<br>
3529       3529       4821       4821       6019       6019<br>
8412       8412<br>
           GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT<br>
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)<br>
0111       0111       0231       0231       0369       0399<br>
0411       0411       0451       0451       0491       0491<br>
0629       0699       0679       0699       1169       1169<br>
2111       2181       3043       3043       3051       3051<br>
3451       3451       3529       3529       3537       3537<br>
4821       4821       5769       5769       6046       6046<br>
6048       6019       6073       6019       6114       6019<br>
6116       6019       6153       6019       6154       6019<br>
6156       6019       6174       6019       6176       6019<br>
6216       6019       6217       6019       6256       6019<br>
6257       6019       6276       6276       6316       6391<br>
6317       6391       6324       6391       6336       6391<br>
6337       6391       6591       6591       6672       6672<br>
7041       7041       8412       8412<br>
         STAFF SERGEANT TO GUNNERY SERGEANT<br>
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)<br>
0111       0111       0231       0231       0321       0321<br>
0369       0369       0411       0411       0431       0491<br>
0451       0451       0629       0629       0679       0679<br>
1141       1169       1142       1169       1161       1169<br>
2111       2111       3043       3043       3051       3051<br>
3451       3451       3529       3529       3537       3537<br>
4821       4821       5769       5769       6046       6046<br>
6048       6048       6073       6073       6114       6114<br>
6116       6116       6154       6154       6156       6156<br>
6174       6174       6176       6176       6216       6216<br>
6217       6217       6256       6256       6257       6257<br>
6276       6276       6316       6316       6317       6317<br>
6324       6324       6336       6336       6337       6337<br>
6531       6591       6541       6591       6672       6672<br>
7041       7041<br>
FEEDER     IMOS<br>
8412       8412<br>
              SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT<br>
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)<br>
0111       0111       0231       0231       0311       0369<br>
0321       0321       0341       0369       0411       0411<br>
0431       0431       0451       0451       0621       0629<br>
0671       0679       1141       1141       1142       1142<br>
1161       1161       2111       2111       3043       3043<br>
3051       3051       3451       3451       3521       3529<br>
3531       3537       4821       4821       5711       5769<br>
6046       6046       6048       6048       6073       6073<br>
6113       6113       6114       6114       6116       6116<br>
6154       6154       6156       6156       6173       6173<br>
6174       6174       6176       6176       6216       6216<br>
6217       6217       6256       6256       6257       6257<br>
6276       6276       6316       6316       6317       6317<br>
6322       6322       6324       6324       6326       6326<br>
6336       6336       6337       6337       6531       6531<br>
6541       6541       6672       6672       7041       7041<br>
4.  As zones and allocations are subject to change prior to or during the board, all Marines are reminded of their responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of their records.  The tentative allocations, zones, and Armed Forces Active Duty Base Date (AFADBD) cutoffs are as follows:<br>
      MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT<br>
            ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE  BELOW ZONE<br>
PMOS ALLOC  JR DOR AFADBD   JR DOR AFADBD   JR DOR AFADBD<br>
0111   4    151001 950823    160901  NA       NA     NA<br>
2181   1      NA     NA      161101  NA       NA     NA<br>
3529   1      NA     NA      151101  NA       NA     NA<br>
6019   2      NA     NA      161201  NA       NA     NA<br>
8412   1    150901   NA      161001  NA       NA     NA<br>
THE FOLLOWING PMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0399, 0491, 0699, 3043, AND 4821.<br>
          GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT<br>
            ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE  BELOW ZONE<br>
PMOS ALLOC  JR DOR AFADBD   JR DOR AFADBD   JR DOR AFADBD<br>
0111   5    140601   NA     150501 000907   150501 021024<br>
0399   1      NA     NA     160101   NA       NA     NA<br>
0411   1    150401   NA       NA     NA       NA     NA<br>
0491   1    141101   NA     150901 030519     NA     NA<br>
0699   1      NA     NA     150401   NA       NA     NA<br>
2181   2    130201   NA     150201   NA       NA     NA<br>
3043   2    150801   NA     151101 011006     NA     NA<br>
3451   1      NA     NA     160201   NA       NA     NA<br>
3529   3      NA     NA     150102   NA       NA     NA<br>
3537   1    130401   NA     160801   NA       NA     NA<br>
5769   2      NA     NA     150101   NA       NA     NA<br>
6019   3    150601   NA     160301   NA       NA     NA<br>
6391   1      NA     NA     160501   NA       NA     NA<br>
6591   2    150801   NA       NA     NA       NA     NA<br>
6672   1      NA     NA     150701   NA       NA     NA<br>
7041   1      NA     NA     150901   NA       NA     NA<br>
8412   5    141001   NA     160801   NA       NA     NA<br>
THE FOLLOWING PMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0231, 0451, 1169, 1349, 3051, 4821, 6046, AND 6276.<br>
          STAFF SERGEANT TO GUNNERY SERGEANT <br>
            ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE  BELOW ZONE<br>
PMOS ALLOC  JR DOR AFADBD   JR DOR AFADBD   JR DOR AFADBD<br>
0111  11    150701 050216   160101 051001   160101 060405<br>
0321   1      NA     NA     151201   NA       NA     NA<br>
0369   5    151201   NA     160401   NA       NA     NA<br>
0411   2    120301   NA     170401   NA       NA     NA<br>
0451   1    151201   NA     160801   NA       NA     NA<br>
0491   1    160501   NA     160702   NA       NA     NA<br>
0679   1    131001   NA       NA     NA       NA     NA<br>
2111   1    130901   NA     140101   NA       NA     NA<br>
3043   2    151001   NA     151201   NA       NA     NA<br>
3051   1      NA     NA     170301   NA       NA     NA<br>
3451   2    150201   NA     170101   NA       NA     NA<br>
3529   4    110701   NA     150601   NA       NA     NA<br>
3537   1    121101   NA     160701   NA       NA     NA<br>
5769   2    130901   NA     150901   NA       NA     NA<br>
6046   1      NA     NA     160501 070423     NA     NA<br>
6073   1      NA     NA     120801   NA       NA     NA<br>
6216   2    130601   NA     160301   NA       NA     NA<br>
6217   1      NA     NA     160601   NA       NA     NA<br>
6256   1      NA     NA     130601   NA       NA     NA<br>
6276   1      NA     NA     150801   NA       NA     NA<br>
6316   1    110101   NA     NA       NA       NA     NA<br>
6336   1      NA     NA     160501   NA       NA     NA<br>
6591   3    151001   NA     170401   NA       NA     NA<br>
6672   1    160701 061219   160901   NA       NA     NA<br>
7041   1    150801   NA     160701   NA       NA     NA<br>
8412   2      NA     NA     170801   NA       NA     NA<br>
THE FOLLOWING PMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0231, 0629, 1169, 4821, 6048, 6114, 6116, 6154, 6156, 6174, 6176, 6257, 6317, 6324, AND 6337.<br>
             SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT<br>
            ABOVE ZONE      PROMOTION ZONE  BELOW ZONE<br>
PMOS ALLOC  JR DOR AFADBD   JR DOR AFADBD   JR DOR AFADBD<br>
0111  26    150401 110115   151001 091201   151001 100830<br>
0231   1    160401   NA       NA     NA       NA     NA<br>
0321   1      NA     NA     150401   NA       NA     NA<br>
0369   3    150401   NA     160401   NA       NA     NA<br>
0411   3    120401   NA     161001 120106     NA     NA<br>
0431   3    150308   NA     170227   NA       NA     NA<br>
0451   1      NA     NA     160202   NA       NA     NA<br>
0679   1    111115   NA     131001   NA       NA     NA<br>
2111   2    140101 070706   140401 070809   140401 100628<br>
3043   8    130701 070725   141203   NA       NA     NA<br>
3051   3    100701   NA     160401   NA       NA     NA<br>
3451   2    150401   NA     151001   NA       NA     NA<br>
3529   6    120101   NA     150401   NA       NA     NA<br>
3537   1    140701   NA     141001   NA       NA     NA<br>
4821   3    150401   NA     161001   NA       NA     NA<br>
5769   4      NA     NA     161001   NA       NA     NA<br>
6046   1    130401 071229   130801   NA       NA     NA<br>
6048   2    140901   NA     160911   NA       NA     NA<br>
6073   1    140315   NA     170101 120416     NA     NA<br>
6154   2    141001   NA     170101   NA       NA     NA<br>
6156   1      NA     NA     140101   NA       NA     NA<br>
6173   1      NA     NA     130903   NA       NA     NA<br>
6176   1    110602   NA     151201   NA       NA     NA<br>
6216   2    121001   NA     140101 081121     NA     NA<br>
6217   2      NA     NA     161001   NA       NA     NA<br>
6256   2    110701   NA     150802   NA       NA     NA<br>
6276   3    160301   NA     160701   NA       NA     NA<br>
6316   1    120101   NA     150420   NA       NA     NA<br>
6336   1    120612   NA     160401   NA       NA     NA<br>
6531   1    151010   NA     160401   NA       NA     NA<br>
6541   1    150614   NA     160401   NA       NA     NA<br>
6672   2    140203   NA     160801   NA       NA     NA<br>
7041   2    131001   NA     160401 110701     NA     NA<br>
THE FOLLOWING PMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  0629, 1141, 1142, 1161, 6113, 6114, 6116, 6174, 6257, 6317, 6324, AND 6337.<br>
5.  Commanders/Inspector-Instructors are directed to disseminate the information contained in this MARADMIN to all eligible Marines under their cognizance.<br>
6.  RAM-3 Career Advisory Cell provides OMPF review and career counseling for all members of the Reserve Component (AR, SMCR, IMA, IRR).  To request counseling services, send an email to "SMB_MANPOWER_CAC@usmc.mil" with your name, Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier (EDIPI), contact information and service you are requesting.  More information can be found by accessing www.manpower.usmc.mil.  Click on "Reserve Marine," "Personnel Management (RAM)," "Individual & Reserve Programs (RAM-3)," and "Career Counseling."<br>
7.  This MARADMIN will be posted to the Promotion Branch web site.<br>
8.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.<br>
9.  Release authorized by MajGen Craig C. Crenshaw, Director, Manpower Management Division.