April 2026 Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Promotions for Active Reserve (AR), Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and May/June 2026 Planned SNCO Promotions for AR, SMCR, and IRR
This MARADMIN announces April 2026 Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) promotions for Active Reserve (AR), Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) components, along with projected promotions for May and June 2026. Commanders are authorized to effect promotions upon receipt but not prior to 1 April 2026, with specific obligated service requirements that must be met before promotion.
Issued: March 20, 2026
1. Upon receipt of this MARADMIN, but not prior to
1 April 2026, Commanders will effect the promotion of selected
Marines per paragraph 5100 of reference (a). Cite this MARADMIN
as authority for promotion.
2. Marines who do not possess an Expiration of Active Service or
Reserve Expiration of Current Contract of 31 March 2028 or later
are not authorized to be promoted. Marines who do not comply with
Obligated Service (OBS) requirements before their seniority number
being reached will receive a date of rank and effective date for the
1st of the following month after compliance with OBS.
2.a. Projections are an estimate only. Based off monthly promotion
MARADMINS, there may be instances requiring an additional extension
to be completed.
2.b. For additional details regarding OBS, Sequenced Professional
Military Education, and Commander requirements, visit the Enlisted
Promotions website at https://www.manpower.marines.mil, click
on "Divisions" / "Manpower Management" / "Performance-Branch"
/ "Promotion-Section" / "Enlisted Promotions" / "SNCOs" / "Monthly
Promotion Requirements."
3. The numbers listed below indicate the senior number promoted the
previous month and the total number of Marines being promoted for
the current month per reference (b). Numbers may not always add up
due to noncompetitive selections (Warrant Officer and Marine Corps
Enlisted Commissioning Education Program selects; assigned a
seniority number with an alpha letter), discharges, and promotion
restrictions.
4. Projected Monthly Promotions
4.a. STATUS OF FY 2025 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SNCO
PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. APR 26 LAST SENIOR PROJECTED
GRADE SELECTED PROM MAR 26 PROM NO. PROM FOR MAY 26
SgtMaj/MGySgt 48 24 4 28 4
1stSgt/MSgt 126 75 10 85 10
GySgt 187 95 15 110 15
SSgt 273 140 23 164 23
4.b. STATUS OF FY 2025 INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SNCO
PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. APR 26 LAST SENIOR PROJECTED
GRADE SELECTED PROM MAR 26 PROM NO. PROM FOR MAY 26
MGySgt (Note 2) (Note 2) (Note 2) (Note 2) (Note 2)
MSgt 6 (Note 3) 1 4 (Note 3)
GySgt 7 6 1 7 (Note 1)
SSgt 36 19 3 22 3
4.c. FY 2025 SNCO PROJECTED JUNE 2026 PROMOTIONS:
AR SMCR IRR
SgtMaj/MGySgt 0 4 (NOTE 2)
1stSgt/MSgt 0 11 1
GySgt 0 16 (NOTE 1)
SSgt 0 23 3
4.d. STATUS OF FY 2026 AR SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. APR 26 LAST SENIOR PROJECTED
GRADE SELECTED PROM MAR 26 PROM NO. PROM FOR MAY 26
MGYSGT 7 0 2 2 1
MSGT 26 0 3 3 3
GySgt 69 0 6 6 6
SSgt 140 0 20 20 20
4.e. FY 2026 SNCO PROJECTED JUNE 2026 PROMOTIONS:
AR SMCR IRR
SgtMaj/MGySgt (NOTE 3) 0 0
1stSgt/MSgt 3 0 0
GySgt 6 0 0
SSgt 20 0 0
Note 1: List cleared.
Note 2: There are no selections for this component.
Note 3: No promotions due to TIG requirements.
5. For Reserve SNCO allocation questions, contact Reserve Affairs
Policy, Plans, & Programming Branch (RAP), Enlisted Plans (RAP-2).
6. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve only.
7. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.