1stLt Promotions for April 2026
This MARADMIN authorizes the promotion of 24 Marine officers from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant for April 2026, with dates of rank ranging from April 6-28, 2026. Commanding officers are authorized to effect these promotions immediately upon publication of this message, with physical commissions to follow within 4-6 weeks. Officers are automatically considered to have accepted promotion on their effective date unless they submit a letter of declination.
Issued: March 26, 2026
1. Authority. Refs (a) through (g) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions. This message is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions. Per the refs, CMC (MMPB-10) will not effect an officer's promotion until that officer's name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message. MMPB-10 will mail appropriate commissions to parent commands under separate cover. Expect 4-6 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 are located in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotions 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 officer(s) 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 Jayden T. Porter 06Apr26 V18 Alec Z. Drachenberg 09Apr26 J61 Dalton S. Manning 12Apr26 1J8 Garrett T. Gritzmacher 26Apr26 1CE Wyatt M. Beatini 27Apr26 15L Justin E. Bryant 27Apr26 K03 Alexandra M. Garcia 27Apr26 V11 David R. LeMoine 27Apr26 V25 John A. Luchsinger 27Apr26 19F Aaron T. Nguyen 27Apr26 19G Jalen T. Richardson 27Apr26 1NA Matthew P. Walker 27Apr26 K91 John P. Walsh 27Apr26 026 Thomas M. Beardsley 28Apr26 V44 Jared E. Carrasco 28Apr26 1NF Davin X. Gates 28Apr26 V35 Christopher T. Griffeth 28Apr26 1G9 Tyler D. Hadaway 28Apr26 1PN Diego G. Ibarra 28Apr26 1CE Ryan W. Jordan 28Apr26 1NG Aiden M. Nelson 28Apr26 V44 Christian M. Oller 28Apr26 TZ4 Nina Pappas 28Apr26 1NF Gregory P. Valencia 28Apr26 V37 3. Delay of Promotion 3.a. Commanding Officer Determination. Per refs (b) and (g), 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 of ref (a). Ref (a) requires written notification to the officer 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. Commanding Officers must also notify CMC (MMPB-10) prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion is not effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and to allow for the initiation of administrative action. Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation. 3.b. Adverse Screening Process. Before the release of this promotion authority, all officers are screened for adverse or potentially adverse information. If applicable, CMC (MMPB-10) removed the names of those officers with records identified during the adverse screening process as containing adverse or potentially adverse information from the promotion authority MARADMIN. Those officers will receive correspondence under separate cover from CMC (JPL). 4. 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. 5. 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 paragraph 2 (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 (MMPB-10) 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. 6. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9705 or DSN 278-9705. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Officer Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil. Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mil. 7. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.