R 271307Z MAY 26 MARADMIN 236/27 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR JUNE 2026// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS// REF/B/MSGID:MCO/CMC/YMD:20211028// REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190328// REF/D/MSGID:MCO/CMC/YMD:20190215// REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20181010// REF/F/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190415// REF/G/MSGID:MSG/MP/DTG:120935ZJUN2001// NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C.  REF B IS MCO 1400.31D, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS.  REF C IS SECNAVINST 1420.3, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION PROGRAM.  REF D IS MCO 1900.16 W/CH-3, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.  REF E IS SECNAVINST 1120.9B, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATE.  REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.6M, PROMOTION OF OFFICERS TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE) IN THE NAVY AND TO THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE MARINE CORPS.  REF G IS MARADMIN 277/01, BACCALAUREATE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS.// POC/M. J. COOK/MAJ/UNIT:HD MMPB-10/TEL:(703) 784-9705/ EMAIL:[email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Authority.  Refs (a) through (g) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions.  This message is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions.  Per the refs, CMC (MMPB-10) will not effect an officer's promotion until that officer's name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message. MMPB-10 will mail appropriate commissions to parent commands under separate cover.  Expect 4-6 weeks for delivery.  The commission is not the legal authority to promote and is not required to effect the promotion.  For the purposes of conducting a promotion ceremony, sample commissions and the oath of office are located in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil. Under "Marines/Career," click on "Promotions."  Click on "Officer Promotions," look under the "Reference" tab on the right side of the page. 2.  Under the provisions of ref (f), the Acting Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named officer(s) on active duty, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name                            DOR          MCC Garrett R. Hatch                01Jun26      K03 Alexander C. Hipp               01Jun26      J61 John E. Morris                  01Jun26      15L Schuyler J. Sanchack            01Jun26      1JW Maximilian K. Valentine         01Jun26      1NP Madeline I. Chilton             03Jun26      K71 Stephen W. Farris               03Jun26      K03 Jack P. McBrayer                03Jun26      K03 Kyle D. Smith                   03Jun26      1R1 Nicholas F. Ericson             07Jun26      K03 Angel FernandezHernandez        07Jun26      QAF Auryndette M. West              07Jun26      1PM Benjamin K. Boyer               08Jun26      K03 Connor J. Lehr                  08Jun26      1PB William S. Park                 08Jun26      V34 Zachary K. Reed                 08Jun26      K03 Christian L. Simonsen           08Jun26      K03 Sam R. Sniffen                  08Jun26      1CQ Alexander J. Hardin             09Jun26      K03 Jose C. Acevedo                 10Jun26      K71 Javier J. Cruz                  13Jun26      1NC Cole M. Habben                  14Jun26      K03 Gabriel N. Holley               14Jun26      193 Robert T. Modar                 14Jun26      V18 William J. Rifley               14Jun26      028 James T. Selcke                 14Jun26      1C1 Patrick J. Beres                15Jun26      1GE Mario J. Celi                   15Jun26      1J8 Clark H. Klitenic               15Jun26      V28 Zachary J. Graham               17Jun26      J61 Matthew O. Chan                 18Jun26      V27 Elena L. Petersen               21Jun26      1NG Ethan R. Springfield            21Jun26      138 Thomas D. DeCaro                22Jun26      V24 Michael A. Fraticelli           22Jun26      1GR Dylan N. Fritz                  22Jun26      1Y6 Ceaser J. Gonzalez, Jr.         22Jun26      K03 Joseph G. Gottesman             22Jun26      1EG Trevor C. Johnson               22Jun26      K71 Jake R. Jones                   22Jun26      1LB Miguel Millan                   22Jun26      K03 Thomas S. Payton, Jr.           22Jun26      K03 Jacob R. Romanello              22Jun26      1QG Charles J. Ross                 22Jun26      K03 Donovan A. Thornhill            22Jun26      19F William O. Valentine            22Jun26      124 Hugo O. Flores                  24Jun26      1EE John L. Fischbach               28Jun26      V15 Edward W. Knowles III           28Jun26      K9R Jacob F. Saldana                28Jun26      V25 James A. Avila                  29Jun26      124 Martin S. Herrera               29Jun26      K71 Joseph R. Coonen                30Jun26      1NB Mark B. Mattei                  30Jun26      K03 Samuel A. Medina                30Jun26      J61 Nicholas O. Redding             30Jun26      1QF 3.  Under the provisions of ref (f), the Acting Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officer(s), as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name                            DOR          MCC Peter J. Cannella               03Jun26      SK5 Jesus Mosqueda                  13Jun26      SQA Dustan R. Jones                 22Jun26      S11 Dawn E. Parry                   28Jun26      S26 4.  Delay of Promotion 4.a.  Commanding Officer Determination. Per refs (b) and (g), if the respective commanding officer determines that an officer is not mentally, physically, morally, or professionally qualified for promotion, the promotion shall not be effected.  This includes the physical examination requirement for reserve officers per section 10206 of ref (a).  Ref (a) requires written notification to the officer of the grounds for delay before the effective date of the appointment, unless it is impracticable to do so, in which case the notice shall be given as soon as practicable.  Commanding Officers must also notify CMC (MMPB-10) prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion is not effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and to allow for the initiation of administrative action.  Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation. 4.b.  Adverse Screening Process.  Before the release of this promotion authority, all officers are screened for adverse or potentially adverse information. If applicable, CMC (MMPB-10) removed the names of those officers with records identified during the adverse screening process as containing adverse or potentially adverse information from the promotion authority MARADMIN.  Those officers will receive correspondence under separate cover from CMC (JPL). 5.  Retirement and Transfer.  Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion.  An officer's selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component. 6.  Accepting and Declining Promotion.  Any regular or reserve officer who is promoted under the refs is considered to have accepted such promotion on the effective date contained in paragraphs 2 and 3 (for purposes of date of rank, pay, and allowances in the grade to which promoted).  To decline a promotion, an officer is required to submit a letter of declination to CMC (MMPB-10) expressly at the time their command notifies them of their promotion and directs that they begin wearing the insignia of the next higher grade.  Any statement or action by the officer which signals their acceptance of the promotion, forever waives their right to decline. 7.  For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9705 or DSN 278-9705.  Email inquiries may be submitted via the Officer Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil.  Email address is [email protected]. 8.  Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//