CONVENING OF THE FY28 U.S. MARINE CORPS COLONEL, LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND MAJOR PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS, AND ALL-FULLY QUALIFIED CAPTAIN SELECTION PROCESS

R 021436Z APR 26
MARADMIN 151/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY28 U.S. MARINE CORPS COLONEL, LIEUTENANT
COLONEL AND MAJOR PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS, AND ALL-FULLY
QUALIFIED CAPTAIN SELECTION PROCESS//
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NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 622/25, FY28 U.S. MARINE CORPS OFFICER
PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS. REF B IS MCBUL 1400, OFFICER LINEAL
PRECEDENCE. REF C IS MCO P1070.12K W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL
RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM). REF D IS MCO 1610.7B
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES). REF E IS MCO 1553.4B
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF F IS MARADMIN 703/08,
OFFICER PME SUMMARY. REF G IS MARADMIN 634/23 CHANGE TO ANNUAL
FITNESS REPORT SCHEDULE FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT CAPTAIN THROUGH
LIEUTENANT COLONEL, SERGEANTS MAJOR, AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS.
REF H IS CHANGE 1 TO THE ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO THE
MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST AND BODY COMPOSITION EVALUATION
PROCESS.//
POC/MICHAEL J. COOK/MAJ/MMPB-10/-/TEL: (703)784-9703/
EMAIL:[email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. As announced by reference (a), the FY28 U.S.
Marine Corps Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major Promotion
Selection Boards, and All-Fully-Qualified-Officers List (AFQOL)
screening process for promotion to Captain will convene at 2008
Elliot Road, Quantico, VA 22134, as follows:
Selection To Component Bd.Corr.Due Convening Date
Col Active 24 Apr 26 5 May 26
LtCol Active 1 May 26 12 May 26
Maj Active 22 May 26 2 Jun 26
Capt* Active 22 Jan 27 2 Feb 27
* For promotion to the grade of captain, a promotion selection
board will not be convened. Instead, eligible officers will undergo
an All-Fully-Qualified-Officers List (AFQOL) process. The official
military records of all officers eligible for promotion to captain
will be screened to identify those officers fully qualified for
promotion to captain. Those officers determined not fully qualified
for promotion will be omitted from the AFQOL and incur a failure of
selection (FOS). The provisions set forth in this MARADMIN are
applicable to AFQOL process, to include reviewing and preparing
records for promotion consideration and submission of
correspondence.
2. Promotion Boards. The colonel through major promotion boards
will consider three categories of officers: above-zone, in-zone,
and below-zone. Officers defined as active-duty list (ADL) in
reference (b) on the date the board or process convenes are
eligible for their respective board. Officers with established
separation/retirement dates within 90 days of the convening date of
their respective board (except first lieutenants eligible for the
captain AFQOL screening process) will not be considered by the board
if the separation/retirement date is established by 2359 Eastern
Standard Time (EST) on the day before the board convenes. Captains
who are not U.S. citizens will not be considered for promotion to
major. Officers whose lineal control number (LCN) precedes the
senior officer in-zone are defined as above-zone. Those above-zone
officers who have not been previously considered are defined as
"above-zone, not previously considered." Officers in this status
are considered by the board to be in-zone. Officers may review
reference (b) and their eligibility for the board or process on the
internet at the officer promotion homepage. The senior and junior
officers in-zone and the junior officer eligible below-zone are as
follows (encl (1) of reference (b) applies):
2.a. Colonel Promotion Selection Board
2.a.1. Senior Officer In-Zone - LtCol Kearney, Christopher J.
DOR 1 Dec 21
LCN 13757000
2.a.2. Junior Officer In-Zone - LtCol Baker, Isaac S.
DOR 1 Sep 22
LCN 14099000
2.a.3. Junior Officer Below-Zone - LtCol Wisniewski III, Stanley C.
DOR 1 Aug 23
LCN 14558000
2.b. Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Board
2.b.1. Senior Officer In-Zone - Maj Castro, Victor G.
DOR 1 Aug 21
LCN 25232000
2.b.2. Junior Officer In-Zone - Maj Eklund, David A.
DOR 1 Jul 22
LCN 26244000
2.b.3. Junior Officer Below-Zone - Maj Rocco, Zachariah R.
DOR 1 Jul 23
LCN 27274000
2.c. Major Promotion Selection Board
2.c.1. Senior Officer In-Zone - Capt Battle, Kyle A.
DOR 1 Dec 21
LCN 38219000
2.c.2. Junior Officer In-Zone - Capt Hansen, Jessica R.
DOR 1 Dec 22
LCN 39779000
2.c.3. Junior Officer Below-Zone - Capt Sugg, Jacob M.
DOR 1 Nov 23
LCN 41658000
2.d. AFQOL Selection Process for Captain
2.d.1. Senior Officer In-Zone - 1stLt Cauchi, Nicholas J.
DOR 23 May 25
LCN 41300000
2.d.2. Junior Officer In-Zone -* 1stLt Towle, Malachi S.
DOR 7 May 26
LCN 45294000
*First Lieutenants must attain 2 years' time in grade before
promotion to Captain. This information provides officers with an
approximate indication of when they may expect to be considered for
promotion. Senior and/or junior officers may be adjusted before the
convening date depending upon attrition or status changes. An
officer's eligibility for consideration for promotion is determined
as of the date the board convenes. If an officer's DOR is such that
he or she will meet the minimum TIG by the convening date of the
board, then the officer is advised to prepare for consideration and
ensure ample time for review of their record. Information on
preparing for a promotion board is available at the officer
promotion homepage.
3. Deferment of eligibility. Marine Corps Officers who would be
eligible for consideration by a promotion selection board (PSB) as
an in-zone or above-zone eligible officer within one year of
placement on the ADL shall be informed that their eligibility for
such consideration will be deferred unless they specifically
request consideration. The officer may waive this deferment and
request consideration for promotion, in writing, as specified in
the MARADMIN which announced the officer's eligibility. Requests
must be received no later than the convening date of the board.
The Deputy Commandant (DC), Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA)
shall normally place such officers' records before the PSB.
4. Merit-Based Promotion List Reorder. Section 616h of Title 10,
U.S. Code, allows the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) to authorize
promotion boards to reorder recommended promotion lists based on
particular merit. The SECNAV has authorized both FY28 USMC Colonel
and Lieutenant Colonel Selection Boards to reorder 15 percent of
their respective selection lists atop the promotion list.
5. Body Composition. Reference (h) modifies the Height and Weight
requirement to a Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) requirement. At
present, there is no method for the Digital Boardroom to pull
current WHtR information. Accordingly, an officer will not be
viewed negatively solely because a current WHtR measurement is not
available to the board. However, previous Height and Weight
measurements contained within an officer's record will be
considered, as well as any fitness reports that were processed with
a WHtR directed comment. Officers who desire to have their current
WHtR made available to the board may submit WHtR documentation
signed by their Command Physical Training Representative as an
enclosure to their letter to the board pursuant to the instructions
outlined in reference (a). Submission of WHtR is optional.
6. Continuation Boards. A colonel continuation board will be held
separate from the brigadier general board and information regarding
that continuation board will be released by a separate message.
Upon conclusion of the lieutenant colonel and major promotion
selection boards, the boards will reconvene as continuation boards
as specified below. Officers may verify their eligibility for
consideration by contacting Commandant Marine Corps (CMC), Manpower
Management Separations and Retirement (MMSR). CMC (MMSR) will
adjust the mandatory retirement dates and/or notify the officers
selected for continuation, as applicable, after the promotion
selection results have been announced, or continuation in the case
of the FY28 USMC Colonel Continuation board.
The following continuation boards will be convened:
6.a. FY28 USMC Major Continuation Board
6.a.1. The board will consider regular unrestricted majors who, on
the day prescribed for removal from active duty, possess less than
18 years of active service, who have twice failed selection for
promotion to lieutenant colonel, who, as a result of not being
selected for promotion, are subject to involuntary discharge, who
are deemed by a majority of the members of the board to be fully
qualified for continuation and whose continuation is in the best
interests of the Marine Corps. The officers selected for
continuation will be continued on active duty until retirement-
eligible in accordance with (IAW) section 8323 of Title 10, U.S.
Code or until the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
6.a.2. In addition, the board will select for continuation Regular
Majors with a primary MOS of 1803, 4402; and across occupational
fields (Occfields) 17XX, 73XX, and 75XX who are subject to
involuntary discharge or retirement, this includes any officer
previously continued, and who are deemed by a majority of the
members of the board to be fully qualified for continuation or
continuation is in the best interests of the Marine Corps. The
period of continuation will be 5 years, 24 years of active
commissioned service, or until the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
6.b. FY28 USMC Captain Continuation Board.
6.b.1. The board will consider captains who possess over 15 years
of active service but less than 18 years of active service on the
day prescribed for removal from active duty, who have twice failed
selection for promotion to major, who, as a result of not being
selected for promotion, are subject to involuntary discharge, and
who are deemed by a majority of the members of the board to be fully
qualified for continuation and whose continuation is in the best
interests of the Marine Corps. The period of continuation will be
for 5 years or until the officers are retirement eligible under
section 8323 of Title 10, U.S. Code or until the age of 62,
whichever is earlier.
6.b.2. In addition, the board will select for continuation for a
period of 3 years, or until the age of 62, whichever is earlier,
those captains in the primary MOS of 4402; and across Occfields
17XX, 73XX and 75XX who, on the date of mandatory discharge, will
have less than 15 years of active commissioned service, including
any officer previously continued who is deemed by a majority of the
members of the board to be fully qualified for continuation and
whose continuation is in the best interests of the Marine Corps.
7. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//