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MARADMIN 238/26

June 2026 Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Promotions for Active Reserve (AR), Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and July/August 2026 Planned SNCO Promotions for AR, SMCR, and IRR

This MARADMIN announces June 2026 Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) promotions for Marine Corps Reserve components (Active Reserve, Selected Marine Corps Reserve, and Individual Ready Reserve) and provides projections for July/August 2026 promotions. Commanders are authorized to effect promotions upon receipt but not prior to 1 June 2026, with specific service obligation requirements that must be met before promotion.

Issued: May 27, 2026
1.  Upon receipt of this MARADMIN, but not prior to
1 June 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 May 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.  For additional details regarding OBS, Sequenced Professional 
Military Education, Commander requirements, and requests for 
promotion backdates, visit the Enlisted Promotions website at 
https://www.manpower.marines.mil, click on "Divisions" / "Manpower
Management" / "Performance-Branch" / "Promotion-Section" / "Enlisted
Promotions" / "SNCOs."
2.b.  Projections are an estimate only.  Based off monthly promotion
MARADMINS, there may be instances requiring an additional extension 
to be completed.
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.  JUN 26  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM MAY 26  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR JUL 26
SgtMaj/MGySgt  48         32          4        36            4
1stSgt/MSgt    136        95         11        106           11
GySgt          187        125        16        141           15
SSgt           273        187        23        210           21
4.b.  STATUS OF FY 2025 INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SNCO
PROMOTION LISTS:
          NUMBER       SENIOR NO.  JUN 26  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM MAY 26  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR JUL 26
MGySgt    (Note 2)     (Note 2)   (Note 2)  (Note 2)     (Note 2)
MSgt            6          4         1         5         (Note 1)
GySgt           7      (Note 1)   (Note 1)  (Note 1)     (Note 1)
SSgt            36        25         3         28            3
4.c.  FY 2025 SNCO PROJECTED AUGUST 2026 PROMOTIONS:
                  AR      SMCR     IRR
SgtMaj/MGySgt     0        4     (Note 2) 
1stSgt/MSgt       0        11    (Note 1) 
GySgt             0        15    (Note 1) 
SSgt              0        20       5     
4.d.  STATUS OF FY 2026 AR SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
          NUMBER       SENIOR NO.  JUN 26  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM MAY 26  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR JUL 26
MGYSGT         7          3       (Note 3)  (Note 3)         1
MSGT           26         6          3         9             3
GySgt          69         12         6         18            6
SSgt           140        40         20        60            20
4.e.  FY 2026 SNCO PROJECTED AUGUST 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, and Programming Branch (RAP), Enlisted Plans (RAP-2).
6.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve only. 
7.  Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, 
Manpower Management Division.