Revised Marine Corps Policy for Posthumous Promotion of Junior Enlisted Marines

1. PURPOSE. TO PROMULGATE REVISED POLICY
REGARDING THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION OF MARINES TO THE RANKS OF
PFC THROUGH SGT FOR REGULAR AND RESERVE MARINES.
2. BACKGROUND.
A. THE CMC HAS DIRECTED THE CURRENT POLICY FOR POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTIONS FOR JUNIOR ENLISTED MARINES BE REVISED. THE NEW POLICY
FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS TO THE RANKS OF PFC THROUGH SGT WILL MORE
ACCURATELY REFLECT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SACRIFICES OF THESE
JUNIOR MARINES. THE NEW POLICY EXPANDS THE CRITERIA USED TO
IDENTIFY JUNIOR ENLISTED MARINES WHO WERE OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR
PROMOTION BY THEIR COMMANDER BUT WHO HAVE DIED PRIOR TO THE DATE
AUTHORIZED FOR THEIR PROMOTION. THIS NEW POLICY WILL BE MORE
CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT POLICY FOR SNCO POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS AS
OUTLINED IN REF A.
3. POLICY. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS CONTAIN THE REVISED CRITERIA
FOR DETERMINING A DECEASED MARINE'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION TO THE RANKS OF PFC THROUGH SGT.
A. IN ALL CASES, POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED WHEN
THE MARINE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING THE DEATH WOULD NOT SERVE TO BRING DISCREDIT UPON THE
MARINE CORPS. THE BENEFICIARY(IES) OF A MARINE APPROVED FOR
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION UNDER PARA 3D AND 3E BELOW WILL NOT BE ENTITLED
TO RECEIVE ANY BONUSES, GRATUITY, OR PAY AND ALLOWANCES BY VIRTUE OF
THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION. IN CASES OF POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY OF
PROMOTIONS (WHEN A MARINE DIES ON OR AFTER THE AUTHORIZED DATE OF
PROMOTION), PARA 3F OF THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON
ENTITLEMENTS.
B. APPROVAL AUTHORITY. APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ALL POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTIONS OF PVTS THROUGH CPLS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN
THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS LIES WITH COMMANDERS IDENTIFIED IN PARA
1200.3.B OF REF A.
C. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS REVISED POLICY WILL BE 7 OCTOBER
2001, WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR.
ACCORDINGLY, THIS REVISED POLICY WILL BE RETROACTIVE FOR MAKING
DETERMINATIONS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS FOR ALL
PVTS THROUGH CPLS WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY SINCE 7 OCTOBER 2001.
D. POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION TO THE GRADES OF CPL AND SGT. ALL
JUNIOR ENLISTED MARINES IN THE GRADES OF LCPL OR CPL, WHO DIE IN THE
LINE OF DUTY PRIOR TO THE AUTHORIZED EFFECTIVE DATE OF THEIR
PROMOTION, ARE AUTHORIZED POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER
GRADE IF:
(1) THE MARINE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR REGULAR PROMOTION AT THE
TIME OF DEATH AND THE MARINE'S COMPOSITE SCORE WOULD HAVE MET THE
REQUISITE CUTTING SCORE FOR ANY MONTH WITHIN THAT PROMOTION QUARTER
(THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR A "SELECT GRADE" ENTRY IN THE DIARY
FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM
(MCTFS)); OR
(2) THE MARINE WAS OFFICIALLY APPROVED FOR MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION AT THE TIME OF DEATH.
EXAMPLE 1: ON 31 AUGUST A LCPL WITH THE PMOS OF 0311 HAS A
COMPOSITE SCORE OF 1590 COMPUTED FOR THE 1ST QUARTER OF THE YEAR AND
IS RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION BY HIS COMMANDER DURING EARLY
SEPTEMBER. THE MARINE DIES ON 15 SEPTEMBER. THE CUTTING SCORE FOR 1
OCTOBER IS ANNOUNCED AT 1598 ON 24 SEPTEMBER. THE CUTTING SCORE FOR
1 NOVEMBER IS ANNOUNCED AT 1595 ON 24 OCTOBER. ON 24 NOVEMBER, HQMC
ANNOUNCES THE CUTTING SCORE FOR THE DECEMBER PROMOTION PERIOD AT
1585. UPON ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE REQUIRED CUTTING SCORE FOR DECEMBER
AND RECOGNITION THAT THE DECEASED MARINE'S COMPOSITE SCORE WAS
SUFFICIENT FOR PROMOTION, THE COMMANDER IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THE
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION AND PREPARE A WARRANT TO CPL WITH A DOR OF 15
SEPTEMBER FOR DELIVERY TO EITHER THE CACO OR CMC (MRPC) AS SPECIFIED
IN PARA 5.
EXAMPLE 2: A LCPL IS OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY AN AUTHORIZED
COMMANDER ON 23 MARCH FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION TO CPL, TO BE
EFFECTIVE 2 APRIL. THE MARINE DIES ON 25 MARCH. THE COMMANDER IS
AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION AND PREPARE A WARRANT
TO CPL WITH A DOR OF 25 MARCH FOR DELIVERY TO EITHER THE CACO OR CMC
(MRPC) AS SPECIFIED IN PARA 5.
E. POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION TO THE GRADES OF PFC AND LCPL. ALL
JUNIOR ENLISTED MARINES IN THE GRADES OF PVT OR PFC, WHO DIE IN THE
LINE OF DUTY ANYTIME DURING THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE DATE AUTHORIZED
FOR REGULAR PROMOTION, ARE AUTHORIZED POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION TO THE
NEXT HIGHER GRADE IF:
(1) THE MARINE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR REGULAR PROMOTION AT THE
TIME OF DEATH (THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR A "SELECT GRADE" ENTRY IN
THE DFR IN MCTFS); OR
(2) THE MARINE WAS OFFICIALLY APPROVED FOR MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION AT THE TIME OF DEATH.
EXAMPLE 1: A PFC WILL HAVE THE REQUIRED 8 MONTHS TIME IN GRADE
(TIG) AND 9 MONTHS TIME IN SERVICE (TIS) FOR PROMOTION TO LCPL FOR A
1 DECEMBER REGULAR PROMOTION AND HIS COMMANDER HAS RECOMMENDED HIM
FOR PROMOTION. THE MARINE DIES ON 7 NOVEMBER. THE COMMANDER IS
AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION AND PREPARE A WARRANT
TO LCPL WITH A DOR OF 7 NOVEMBER FOR DELIVERY TO EITHER THE CACO OR
CMC (MRPC) AS SPECIFIED IN PARA 5.
EXAMPLE 2: A PFC IS OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY AN AUTHORIZED
COMMANDER ON 23 MARCH FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION TO LCPL TO BE
EFFECTIVE ON 2 APRIL. THE MARINE DIES ON 25 MARCH. THE COMMANDER
IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION AND PREPARE A
WARRANT TO LCPL WITH A DOR OF 25 MARCH FOR DELIVERY TO EITHER THE
CACO OR CMC (MRPC) AS SPECIFIED IN PARA 5.
F. POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY OF A REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
WHEN DEATH OCCURS ON OR AFTER THE DATE AUTHORIZED FOR PROMOTION. A
MARINE WHO HAS MET ALL THE CRITERIA FOR REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION TO PFC THROUGH SGT BUT DIES ON OR AFTER THE DATE
AUTHORIZED FOR PROMOTION, BUT PRIOR TO AN ACTUAL PROMOTION CEREMONY,
WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR OFFICIAL RECORDS AND PAY PURPOSES TO HAVE
BEEN OFFICIALLY PROMOTED ON THE ORIGINAL DATE AUTHORIZED. THIS IS
NOT A POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION, AS DEFINED IN TITLE 10, SECTION 1522 AND
SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS 3D AND 3E ABOVE. IT IS A POSTHUMOUS
DELIVERY OF A REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION. THE
BENEFICIARY(IES) WOULD RATE ANY ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND/OR
ENTITLEMENTS THAT THE PROMOTION WOULD NORMALLY ALLOW HAD THE MARINE
BEEN PROMOTED IN A CEREMONY PRIOR TO THE MARINE'S DEATH. IN THESE
CASES OF POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY OF PROMOTION, THE COMMAND WILL PREPARE
THE PROMOTION WARRANT IN THE SAME MANNER AS FOR REGULAR OR
MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS AS OUTLINED IN PARA 5103 OF REF A AND FORWARD
THE WARRANT TO EITHER THE CACO OR CMC (MRPC). NO REFERENCE TO
"POSTHUMOUS" WILL BE MADE ON THE PROMOTION WARRANT UNDER THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
EXAMPLE: A CPL WITH THE PMOS 0311 HAS A COMPOSITE SCORE OF 1720
AND THE REQUIRED CUTTING SCORE FOR 0311 FOR THE NOVEMBER PROMOTION
PERIOD IS ANNOUNCED AS 1715. THE MARINE HAS A "SELECT GRADE" FLAG
ON THE UNIT'S DFR BUT IS IN TRANSIT OR ON LEAVE ON THE 1ST OF
NOVEMBER. THE MARINE DIES ON 2 NOVEMBER PRIOR TO THE PROMOTION
BEING EFFECTED AT AN APPROPRIATE CEREMONY. THE COMMANDER WILL
DELIVER THE PROMOTION WARRANT WITH A DOR OF 1 NOVEMBER TO EITHER THE
CACO OR CMC (MRPC). THE CACO WILL DELIVER THE WARRANT TO THE NEXT
OF KIN AND WILL ADVISE THE BENEFICIARIES THAT ANY ADDITIONAL
ENTITLEMENTS FOR THE 2 DAYS OF PAY/ENTITLEMENTS AT THE RANK OF SGT
ARE AUTHORIZED.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION. RESPONSIBILITIES SET FORTH
IN PARA 4A ARE APPLICABLE TO POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION DETERMINATIONS FOR
MARINES WHOSE DEATH OCCURRED AFTER 1 JUNE 2005, AND ARE APPLICABLE
FOR ALL FUTURE DETERMINATIONS. RESPONSIBILITIES SET FORTH IN PARA 4B
ARE ONLY APPLICABLE TO POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION DETERMINATIONS FOR
MARINES WHOSE DEATH OCCURRED ON OR AFTER 7 OCTOBER 2001, BUT PRIOR
TO 1 JUNE 2005.
A. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS FOR DEATHS
OCCURING ON OR AFTER 1 JUNE 2005.
(1) COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES. FOR ALL DEATHS OF MARINES IN
THE RANK OF PVT THROUGH CPL THAT OCCUR ON OR AFTER 1 JUNE 2005, A
DETERMINATION OF THE PROMOTION STATUS OF THE MARINE WILL BE MADE BY
THE COMMAND. UPON THE DEATH OF A MARINE IN THE RANK OF PVT THROUGH
CPL, THE COMMANDER WILL, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:
(A) REVIEW THE DECEASED MARINE'S PROMOTION STATUS TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THE MARINE MET THE CRITERIA FOR POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION OR POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY OF A REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION LISTED IN PARA 3D OR 3E.
(B) VERIFY THAT DEATH WAS IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND THAT
THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE MARINE'S DEATH WOULD NOT BRING
DISCREDIT UPON THE MARINE CORPS.
(C) VERIFY THAT THE DECEASED MARINE WAS NOT IN A
PROMOTION RESTRICTION STATUS.
(D) IF A MARINE IS APPROVED BY THE COMMAND FOR REGULAR OR
MERITORIOUS POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION, PREPARE THE PROMOTION WARRANT AS
DIRECTED IN PARA 5, AS APPLICABLE, AND FORWARD TO EITHER THE CACO OR
CMC (MRPC) FOR DELIVERY TO THE NEXT OF KIN.
(E) IF A MARINE'S DEATH OCCURS ON OR AFTER THE DATE
AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED FOR REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION, BUT
PRIOR TO AN ACTUAL PROMOTION CEREMONY, PREPARE THE PROMOTION WARRANT
AS DIRECTED IN PARA 3F FOR POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY. FORWARD TO EITHER
THE CACO OR CMC (MRPC) FOR DELIVERY TO THE NEXT OF KIN.
(F) INCLUDE THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION (CMC
(MMPR-2)) AS AN INFO ADDRESSEE ON THE PERSONNEL CASUALTY REPORT
(PCR) SUBMITTED TO THE CASUALTY BRANCH (CMC (MRPC)), WITH ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING
COMMENTS ANNOTATED IN BLOCK 61 (ADDITIONAL REMARKS) FOR ALL MARINES:
(I) NOT ELIGIBLE FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION DUE TO
TIME IN GRADE/TIME IN SERVICE (TIG/TIS) REQUIREMENTS;
(II) COMMAND WILL POSTHUMOUSLY PROMOTE WITH NO
ENTITLEMENT TO INCREASED PAY/BENEFITS TO THE BENEFICIARY;
(III) COMMAND WILL EFFECT POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY OF
REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION WITH ENTITLEMENT TO INCREASED
PAY/BENEFITS TO THE BENEFICIARY;
(IV) ELIGIBLE FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION BASED ON
TIG/TIS BUT PENDING FINAL DETERMINATION UPON RECEIPT OF MONTHLY
CUTTING SCORES FOR THE QUARTER;
(V) ELIGIBLE FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION BASED ON
TIG/TIS BUT NOT QUALIFIED DUE TO COMPOSITE SCORE NOT MEETING THE
CUTTING SCORE.
(VI) ELIGIBLE FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION BASED ON
TIG/TIS BUT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION BY COMMANDER (STATE
REASON).
(G) IF A DETERMINATION OF PROMOTION STATUS FOR A LCPL OR
CPL CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL A LATER DATE WITHIN THE PROMOTION QUARTER
(I.E. AWAITING CUTTING SCORES TO BE ANNOUNCED), THE COMMAND WILL
TRACK MONTHLY CUTTING SCORES TO DETERMINE IF THE MARINE'S COMPOSITE
SCORE MEETS THE CUTTING SCORE FOR ANY OF THE SUBSEQUENT MONTHS IN THE
PROMOTION QUARTER.
(I) IF THE MARINE IS LATER FOUND QUALIFIED FOR
PROMOTION DURING THE QUARTER AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CUTTING
SCORES, PREPARE THE APPROPRIATE WARRANT AS DIRECTED IN PARA 5 AND
DELIVER TO EITHER THE CACO OR CMC (MRPC) FOR SUBSEQUENT PRESENTATION
TO THE MARINE'S NEXT OF KIN. ADDITIONALLY, SUBMIT AN UPDATED PCR TO
THE CMC (MRPC) OUTLINING THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION SO THAT THE
REVISED DD FORM 1300 CAN BE PREPARED AND SENT TO THE CACO FOR
DELIVERY TO THE NEXT OF KIN.
(II) IF THE MARINE'S COMPOSITE SCORE DOES NOT MEET
THE REQUIRED CUTTING SCORE BY THE END OF THE QUARTER, THE MARINE
WILL BE CONSIDERED NOT QUALIFIED FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION. NOTIFY
CMC (MRPC) THAT THE MARINE WAS NOT QUALIFIED WITH AN UPDATE TO THE
PCR.
(2) CMC (MRPC) RESPONSIBILITIES.
(A) WHEN THE PCR FROM THE COMMAND INDICATES A DECEASED
MARINE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR EITHER POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION OR
POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY OF A REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION, PREPARE
THE INITIAL DD FORM 1300 (REPORT OF CASUALTY) TO REFLECT THE
PROMOTION STATUS.
(B) IF BLOCK 6L OF A PCR IS ANNOTATED "ELIGIBLE FOR
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION BUT PENDING FINAL DETERMINATION UPON RECEIPT OF
MONTHLY CUTTING SCORES", NOTIFY THE CACO THAT A POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION
DETERMINATION IS PENDING.
(C) UPON RECEIPT OF AN UPDATED PCR FROM THE COMMAND
INDICATING THAT A MARINE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR A POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION LATER IN THE QUARTER, PREPARE A REVISED DD FORM 1300
(REPORT OF CASUALTY) AND FORWARD TO THE CACO FOR DELIVERY TO THE
MARINE'S NEXT OF KIN.
(D) UPON RECEIPT OF AN UPDATED PCR FROM THE COMMAND
INDICATING THAT A MARINE WAS NOT APPROVED OR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION, NOTIFY THE CACO.
(E) REVISE THE CASUALTY ASSISTANCE CALLS OFFICER (CACO)
GUIDE TO REFLECT REVISED POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION POLICY.
(3) CACO RESPONSIBILITIES.
(A) BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WHEN DISCUSSING POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION STATUS WITH THE NEXT OF KIN TO ENSURE THAT THE PROMOTION
INFORMATION PROVIDED HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE
COMMANDER WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION.
(B) IF NOTIFIED BY THE CMC (MRPC) THAT A COMMANDER HAS
APPROVED EITHER A POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION OR A POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY OF A
REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION FOR A DECEASED MARINE, UPON RECEIPT
FROM CMC (MRPC) OR THE RESPECTIVE COMMAND, DELIVER THE WARRANT TO
THE NEXT OF KIN AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. ENSURE THAT THE NEXT
OF KIN UNDERSTAND THAT POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS DO NOT CARRY ANY
ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL PAY/BENEFITS; HOWEVER, POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY
OF A REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION DOES ENTITLE THE
BENEFICIARY(IES) TO ANY ADDITIONAL PAY/BENEFITS THAT WOULD ACCRUE
FROM THE DATE OF RANK AS INDICATED IN PARA 3F.
(C) IF NOTIFIED BY THE CMC (MRPC) THAT A POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION DETERMINATION FOR A LCPL OR CPL CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL A
LATER DATE (I.E. AWAITING MONTHLY CUTTING SCORES TO CPL OR SGT),
EXPLAIN TO THE NEXT OF KIN THAT THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING
QUALIFICATION FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION MAY TAKE UP TO 3-MONTHS
DEPENDING ON THE MONTH OF THE MARINE'S DEATH.
(D) UPON SUBSEQUENT RECEIPT OF A POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION
WARRANT AND A REVISED DD FORM 1300 FOR A MARINE WHOSE POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION QUALIFICATION COULD NOT BE INITIALLY DETERMINED, DELIVER
THESE DOCUMENTS TO THE NEXT OF KIN AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY.
(4) CMC (MMPR-2) RESPONSIBILITIES.
(A) REVISE REF A TO REFLECT THIS POLICY CHANGE.
(B) MAINTAIN A DATABASE ON ALL POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION CASES
FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE.
B. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS FOR DEATHS
OCCURING ON OR AFTER 7 OCTOBER 2001 BUT PRIOR TO 1 JUNE 2005.
(1) CMC (MMPR-2) RESPONSIBILITIES.
(A) THE CMC (MMPR-2) HAS REVIEWED THE REGULAR PROMOTION
STATUS OF ALL MARINES IN THE GRADES OF PVT THROUGH CPL WHO DIED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY FROM 7 OCTOBER 2001 TO BEFORE 1 JUNE 2005 TO
DETERMINE IF, AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH, THEY MET THE REVISED
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN.
(B) IN CASES WHERE A DECEASED MARINE WOULD HAVE MET THE
BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND CUTTING SCORE REQUIREMENTS (IF
APPLICABLE) FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION, HAD THEY SURVIVED, MMPR-2 WILL
NOTIFY THE RESPECTIVE COMMAND VIA NAVAL MESSAGE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER
RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN. THE MESSAGE WILL REQUEST COMMAND
VERIFICATION THAT THE MARINE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION, WAS NOT
IN A PROMOTION RESTRICTION STATUS, AND THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
DEATH WOULD NOT BRING DISCREDIT UPON THE MARINE CORPS.
(2) COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES.
(A) UPON NOTIFICATION OF A MARINE'S ELIGIBILITY FOR
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION BY THE CMC (MMPR-2), THE COMMAND WILL:
(I) VERIFY THAT THE DEATH WAS IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
(II) VERIFY THAT THE DECEASED MARINE WAS
RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION, WAS NOT IN A PROMOTION RESTRICTION
STATUS, AND THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE DEATH WOULD
NOT BRING DISCREDIT UPON THE MARINE CORPS.
(III) NOTIFY THE CMC (MMPR-2), WITH THE CMC (MRPC)
AS AN INFO ADDRESSEE, VIA NAVAL MESSAGE, THAT (A) THE COMMAND HAS
APPROVED THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION OF THE DECEASED MARINE; OR (B) THE
DECEASED MARINE IS NOT QUALIFIED FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION AND
PROVIDE THE REASON FOR THE DISQUALIFICATION.
(IV) IF A MARINE IS APPROVED BY THE COMMANDER FOR
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION, PREPARE THE APPROPRIATE WARRANT AS DIRECTED IN
PARA 5 AND MAIL IT TO THE CMC (MRPC). THE CMC (MRPC) WILL
COORDINATE DELIVERY TO THE CACO FOR SUBSEQUENT PRESENTATION TO THE
MARINE'S FAMILY.
(B) BECAUSE THE RECORDS REVIEW OF THE DEATHS OCCURRING PRIOR
TO 1 JUNE 2005 CONDUCTED BY THE CMC (MMPR-2) DID NOT IDENTIFY
DECEASED MARINES WHO WERE OFFICIALLY APPROVED FOR MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION AT THE TIME OF DEATH, THE COMMAND WILL NOTIFY THE CMC
(MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE IF A DECEASED MARINE MET THIS CRITERIA
FOR POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION. THE COMMAND WILL PREPARE THE APPROPRIATE
WARRANT AS DIRECTED IN PARA 5 AND MAIL IT TO THE CMC (MRPC) FOR
DELIVERY TO THE CACO.
(3) CMC (MRPC) RESPONSIBILITIES.
(A) PREPARE A REVISED DD FORM 1300 UPON RECEIPT OF NAVAL
MESSAGE IDENTIFYING A DECEASED MARINE FOR WHOM THE COMMAND WILL
EFFECT THE POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION.
(B) UPON RECEIPT OF THE WARRANT FROM THE COMMAND,
FORWARD THE WARRANT AND THE REVISED DD FORM 1300 TO THE CACO FOR
DELIVERY TO THE DECEASED MARINE'S NEXT OF KIN. IN CASES WHERE THE
CACO HAS TRANSFERRED, DESIGNATE A NEW CACO TO DELIVER THESE
DOCUMENTS TO THE NEXT OF KIN.
(4) CACO RESPONSIBILITIES.
(A) UPON RECEIPT FROM THE CMC (MRPC), DELIVER THE
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION WARRANT AND THE REVISED DD FORM 1300 TO THE
DECEASED MARINE'S NEXT OF KIN.
(B) ENSURE THE NEXT OF KIN UNDERSTAND THAT THE POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION DOES NOT ENTITLE THE BENEFICIARIES TO ANY ADDITIONAL
PAY/BENEFITS.
5. PREPARATION OF POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION WARRANTS. IN ALL
CASES WHERE A POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION (EITHER REGULAR OR MERITORIOUS)
TO THE RANK OF PFC THROUGH SGT HAS BEEN APPROVED, THE COMMANDER WILL
PREPARE AN APPROPRIATE PROMOTION WARRANT AND FORWARD IT TO EITHER
THE CASUALTY ASSISTANCE CALLS OFFICER (CACO) OR THE CMC (MRPC). IF
THE NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS OF THE CACO ARE KNOWN TO THE COMMAND,
THE WARRANT SHOULD BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE CACO VIA THE MOST
EXPEDITIOUS MEANS. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CACO SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE
WARRANT DIRECTING THE CACO TO DELIVER THE WARRANT AND THE DD FORM
1300 (FORWARDED FROM THE CMC(MRPC)) TO THE NEXT OF KIN AT THE SAME
TIME. IF THE NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS OF THE CACO ARE NOT KNOWN TO
THE COMMAND, THE WARRANT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CMC(MRPC). THE
CMC(MRPC) WILL FORWARD THE WARRANT TO THE CACO ALONG WITH THE DD
FORM 1300 FOR DELIVERY TO THE NEXT OF KIN. THE DATE OF RANK (DOR)
ON THE WARRANT SHOULD BE LISTED AS THE DATE OF DEATH. POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION WARRANTS WILL REFLECT THE RANK TO WHICH THE MARINE IS
POSTHUMOUSLY PROMOTED WITH THE WORD "POSTHUMOUSLY" INCLUDED IN
PARENTHESES NEXT TO THE RANK (I.E. CORPORAL (POSTHUMOUSLY)). IN THE
CASE OF A MARINE WHO WAS APPROVED FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION, INCLUDE
THE WORD "MERITORIOUS" IN PARENTHESES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RANK
AND PRECEDING THE WORD "POSTHUMOUSLY" (I.E. SERGEANT (MERITORIOUS)
(POSTHUMOUSLY)). IN THE SPACE PROVIDED FOR "AUTHORITY" TYPE "TITLE
10 U.S. CODE SECTION 1522". IN THE SPACE PROVIDED FOR THE "DATE
PROMOTION IS EFFECTIVE FOR PAY AND ALLOWANCES" TYPE "NO ADDITIONAL
PAY AND ALLOWANCES AUTHORIZED". SAMPLE WARRANTS FOR POSTHUMOUS
PROMOTION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE CMC (MMPR-2) WEB PAGE AT
WWW.USMC.MIL, SELECT "CAREER", "MARINES", "PROMOTIONS" AND THEN
"ENLISTED PROMOTIONS".
6. THIS POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
RESERVE.
7. POINTS OF CONTACT ARE MAJ J. A. MCLAUGHLIN, HEAD, ENLISTED
PROMOTION SECTION, DSN 278-9710 COMM (703) 784-9710, EMAIL:
JAMES.MCLAUGHLIN@USMC.MIL, OR MRS L. A. ECKER, ASST HEAD,
ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION, DSN 278-9711 COMM (703) 784-9711,
EMAIL: LESLEY.ECKER@USMC.MIL.
8. THIS POLICY WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT REVISION OF REF A
ANTICIPATED FOR RELEASE DURING 4TH QUARTER OF FY 2005.