October 2026 Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO) Promotions for Active Reserve (AR), Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and November/December 2026 Planned SNCO Promotions for AR, SMCR, and IRR

1.  Upon receipt of this MARADMIN, but not prior to
1 October 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 30 September 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 2026 AR SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
          NUMBER       SENIOR NO.  OCT 26  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM SEP 26  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR NOV 26
MGYSGT           7         5      (Note 1)  (Note 1)     (Note 1)
MSGT            26        18      (Note 1)  (Note 1)     (Note 1)
GySgt           69        36          6        41            6
SSgt           140       116          4       120            4
4.b.  STATUS OF FY 2026 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SNCO
PROMOTION LISTS:
          NUMBER       SENIOR NO.  OCT 26  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM SEP 26  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR NOV 26
SgtMaj/MGySgt   19         0          2         2            2
1stSgt/MSgt    115         0         10        10           10
GySgt          237         0         20        20           20
SSgt           384         0         32        32           32
4.c.  STATUS OF FY 2026 INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SNCO
PROMOTION LISTS:
          NUMBER       SENIOR NO.  OCT 26  LAST SENIOR  PROJECTED
GRADE     SELECTED     PROM SEP 26  PROM   NO. PROM     FOR NOV 26
MGySgt    (Note 2)     (Note 2)   (Note 2)  (Note 2)     (Note 2)
MSgt             3         0          2         2        (Note 1)
GySgt           17         0          3         3            3
SSgt            56         0          6         6            6
4.d.  FY 2026 SNCO PROJECTED DECEMBER 2026 PROMOTIONS:
                  AR        SMCR      IRR
SgtMaj/MGySgt   (Note 1)      2     (Note 2)
1stSgt/MSgt     (Note 1)     10     (Note 1)
GySgt              6         20       2
SSgt               4         32       6
Note 1:  No promotions due to TIG requirements or Grade Caps.
Note 2:  There are no selections for this component.
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.