MCBUL 1400. January 2008 Drilling Reserve (DR), Individual Ready (IRR), and Active Reserve (AR) Promotion Authority
This MARADMIN establishes promotion authority for January 2008 for Drilling Reserve (DR), Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), and Active Reserve (AR) Lance Corporals and Corporals. It provides guidance on accessing cutting scores through the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and outlines criteria that must be met before effecting promotions, with an effective date of January 1, 2008.
Issued: December 27, 2007
1. THIS MARADMIN IS THE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR DR, IRR AND AR LCPL'S AND CPL'S. THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) MAY NOW BE USED TO VIEW THE DR, IRR, AND THE AR CUTTING SCORES FOR THE CURRENT MONTH. YOU MAY ALSO USE THE MCTFS TO VIEW THE DR, IRR AND AR PROMOTION PARAMETERS FOR THE CURRENT PROMOTION QUARTER. THIS MAY BE DONE BY TYPING "CCOS" FROM THE MCTFS MAIN MENU AND THEN SELECTING THE DESIRED OPTION. IRR MARINES WILL USE THE SAME PROMOTION PARAMETERS AND THE SAME CUTTING SCORES AS DR MARINES. DR, IRR, AND AR CUTTING SCORES SHOULD BE PRINTED FROM THE "CCOS"
SCREEN AND ATTACHED WITH THIS MARADMIN TO BE USED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. NOTE THAT ANY MOS LISTED ON THE "CCOS" SCREEN AS "9999" IS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION. CUTTING SCORES ALSO WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION WEB PAGE.
2. TO ELIMINATE ERRONEOUS PROMOTIONS AND DELAYS IN PROMOTING DESERVING MARINES, COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET:
A. RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AS THE OFFICIAL PROMOTION AUTHORITY.
B. RECEIPT OF 1 JANUARY 08 SELECT GRADE GENERATED ON THE UNIT DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT.
3. REF A SETS FORTH GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR EFFECTING THE MONTHLY PROMOTION OF LCPL'S AND CPL'S OF THE DR, IRR, AND AR WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
A. SEL CPL ED: 20080101
B. SEL SGT ED: 20080101
C. DATE OF RANK: 20080101
D. EFFECTIVE DATE: 20080101
4. IRR MARINES AND THEIR COMMANDS SHOULD NOTE THAT IRR COMPOSITE SCORES ARE COMPUTED PER THE PROVISIONS OF REF B.
5. FOR MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9717 OR DSN 278-9717. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE PROMOTION BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT "CAREER", "MARINES", "PROMOTIONS", "ENLISTED", "CONTACTS".6. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 31 DECEMBER 2008.
8. MARADMIN: RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL. S. M. FENSTERMACHER, DIRECTOR, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION.