R 281247Z AUG 25 MARADMIN 408/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FY26 MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD// POC/WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MMPB-11/-/TEL:703-784-3440/ EMAIL:[email protected]// POC/DATHAN.T.MILLS/MSGT/MMPB-11/-/TEL:703-784-2765/ EMAIL:[email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The FY26 Master Gunnery Sergeant and Master Sergeant Promotion Selection Board (PSB) will convene on Tuesday, 28 October 2025 at Building 2008, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA, for a period of about five weeks to consider all Master Sergeants and Gunnery Sergeants for selection to the next higher grade. 2. For additional details regarding Marine Responsibilities, Commander Responsibilities, Board Eligibility, Removal from Consideration, Professional Military Education requirements, and Alternate Selection visit the Enlisted Promotions website at https://www.manpower.marines.mil click on “Manpower Management” / “Performance Branch" / “Promotion Section” / “Enlisted" / “Enlisted Promotions" / “SNCOs” and “Preparation”. These policies impact all FY26 SNCO PSBs. 3. All correspondence submitted to the President of the board must be received no later than 2359, Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 14 October 2025. 4. Details for updating the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) are listed on the Enlisted Promotions website. 5. Professional Military Education (PME) Requirements. 5.a. Master Sergeant to Master Gunnery Sergeant: No PME requirement for selection or promotion. 5.b. Gunnery Sergeant to Master Sergeant: Complete the MarineNet course EPME7000BA and then have completed any one of the following courses: SNCO Leadership School, SNCO Leadership School Seminar, Resident Advanced School, Advanced School Seminar, Resident Career Course, or Career Course Seminar, or if previously affiliated with the Marine Corps Reserves the Reserve Advanced Course or the Reserve Career Course. 6. Special Duty Assignment PME waivers will be granted in accordance with the details on the Enlisted Promotions website. This exemption does not apply to the EPME requirements. 7. All Master Sergeants selected on the FY26 E8 Redesignation Board (Pilot) will not be considered on the FY26 Master Gunnery Sergeant Selection Board. 8. All Gunnery Sergeants selected on the FY26 First Sergeant Selection Board will not be considered on the FY26 Master Sergeant Selection Board. 9. All gunnery sergeants who meet the DOR and AFADBD cutoff for their MOS will be considered for selection to master sergeant. 10. The table below lists the MOS's that "feed into" the Intended MOS (IMOS) at the next higher grade indicated. Marines serving in a basic MOS are considered in their IMOS. Marines with a Primary MOS (PMOS) listed in column (A) as a feeder MOS compete for promotion to the IMOS listed in column (B), provided they meet the eligibility requirements listed in paragraph 11 below. 10.a. Master Sergeant to Master Gunnery Sergeant: COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) MSGT FEEDER MGYSGT IMOS MSGT FEEDER MGYSGT IMOS 0111 0111 0161 0161 0211 0211 0231 0291 0241 0291 0261 0291 0321 0321 0372 0372 0393 0393 0399 0399 0411 0411 0451 0451 0491 0491 0511 0511 0521 1795 0681 0681 0699 0699 0811 0869 0848 0848 0869 0869 0871 0871 1169 1169 1349 1349 1371 1371 1391 1391 1795 1795 1799 1799 1833 1834 1834 1834 2149 2149 2181 2181 2311 2311 2336 2336 2659 2659 2691 2691 2874 2874 2891 2891 3044 3044 3047 3047 3152 3152 3381 3381 3432 3432 3451 3451 3529 3529 3537 3537 4133 4133 4421 4421 4591 4591 4821 4821 5512 5512 5519 5519 5522 5522 5523 5523 5524 5524 5769 5769 5811 5811 5821 5821 5831 5831 5959 5959 5993 5993 6019 6019 6042 6042 6046 6046 6276 6276 6391 6391 6591 6591 6672 6672 6694 6694 6842 6842 7011 7011 7041 7041 7051 7051 7212 7212 7236 7240 7240 7240 7242 7240 7291 7291 7314 7314 7316 7316 8157 8157 8412 8412 10.b. Gunnery Sergeant to Master Sergeant: COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) GYSGT FEEDER MSGT IMOS GYSGT FEEDER MSGT IMOS 0111 0111 0161 0161 0211 0211 0231 0231 0241 0241 0261 0261 0321 0321 0363 0393 0369 0399 0372 0372 0411 0411 0451 0451 0491 0491 0511 0511 0521 1795 0629 0699 0639 0699 0679 0699 0681 0681 0811 0869 0848 0848 0869 0869 0871 0871 1169 1169 1349 1349 1361 1371 1371 1371 1391 1391 1711 1799 1721 1799 1751 1795 1833 1834 1834 1834 2111 2181 2131 2181 2141 2149 2146 2149 2147 2149 2161 2181 2171 2181 2311 2311 2336 2336 2629 2691 2651 2659 2862 2891 2874 2874 2887 2891 3044 3044 3047 3047 3152 3152 3381 3381 3432 3432 3451 3451 3529 3529 3537 3537 4133 4133 4421 4421 4591 4591 4821 4821 5512 5512 5521 5519 5522 5522 5523 5523 5524 5524 5769 5769 5811 5811 5821 5821 5831 5831 5939 5993 5948 5993 5951 5959 5952 5959 5953 5959 5954 5959 5974 5993 5979 5993 6042 6042 6046 6046 6048 6019 6062 6019 6073 6019 6074 6019 6092 6019 6113 6019 6114 6019 6116 6019 6123 6019 6124 6019 6132 6019 6152 6019 6153 6019 6154 6019 6156 6019 6173 6019 6174 6019 6176 6019 6212 6019 6213 6019 6216 6019 6217 6019 6218 6019 6222 6019 6223 6019 6227 6019 6252 6019 6253 6019 6256 6019 6257 6019 6258 6019 6276 6276 6282 6019 6283 6019 6286 6019 6287 6019 6288 6019 6314 6391 6316 6391 6317 6391 6323 6391 6324 6391 6326 6391 6332 6391 6336 6391 6337 6391 6338 6391 6423 6391 6432 6391 6469 6391 6483 6391 6492 6391 6499 6391 6591 6591 6672 6672 6694 6694 6842 6842 7011 7011 7041 7041 7051 7051 7212 7212 7236 7240 7240 7240 7242 7240 7291 7291 7314 7314 7316 7316 8157 8157 8412 8412 11. The tentative allocations, zones, and AFADBD cutoffs are identified below. Marines with a DOR that is earlier than the DOR identified for a zone are eligible for consideration in that zone. When an AFADBD is specified, it pertains only to those Marines with the listed DOR. The AFADBD is not applicable for determining eligibility of those Marines whose DOR is earlier than the DOR listed. 11.a. Master Gunnery Sergeant: ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE IMOS ALLOC JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD 0111 16 20220301 20011029 20230201 20050830 20230701 NA 0211 2 20230101 20050517 20240101 NA 20240201 NA 0291 6 20230101 20050517 20230901 NA 20240401 NA 0321 1 20220101 20050718 20220101 20051011 20230101 20040927 0372 3 20220101 NA 20220701 20010709 20230101 NA 0393 1 20230101 NA 20230401 NA NA NA 0399 15 20230301 NA 20230801 NA NA NA 0411 1 20211001 NA 20211101 NA 20221001 20041206 0491 5 20200201 NA 20210401 20050622 20210801 NA 0511 1 20190701 20040412 20190901 NA 20230201 20060801 0681 1 20220301 20010725 20230801 20020904 20230801 NA 0699 22 20220101 NA 20230401 NA 20230901 20080825 0848 2 20220601 NA 20230901 20070108 20230901 NA 0869 4 20211001 NA 20221001 NA NA NA 0871 3 20200301 NA 20220701 20060221 20230501 20070904 1169 3 20230301 20030728 20230701 20051114 20240101 NA 1349 3 20210601 NA 20220701 NA 20230801 NA 1371 6 20220201 20040601 20230701 20050718 20230701 NA 1795 2 20200201 NA 20230901 NA NA NA 1799 6 20220301 NA 20230301 20071105 20240201 NA 1834 4 20210901 NA 20230801 20070731 20230801 NA 2181 4 20210501 NA 20230301 NA 20240301 NA 2311 1 20220101 20030922 20230101 NA 20230301 NA 2336 7 20211001 20050411 20230301 NA 20230801 NA 2659 2 20201201 NA 20230501 NA 20240201 20060605 2691 2 20211001 20050926 20220901 20060926 20220901 20080616 2891 6 20220401 NA 20240401 20091024 20240401 NA 3047 19 20220301 NA 20230701 20070709 20240201 NA 3152 2 20220801 NA 20230201 NA 20230801 NA 3381 4 20210901 NA 20230601 NA 20240401 NA 3432 2 20190901 NA 20210801 NA 20230701 20070227 3451 1 20230201 NA 20230801 NA NA NA 3529 5 20200201 NA 20220601 NA 20240301 20040824 3537 8 20201001 20010611 20221001 NA 20230801 NA 4133 1 20220701 NA 20230901 20070612 20230901 NA 4421 2 20230201 20060213 20230901 20061127 20230901 NA 4591 1 20230301 20060912 20230701 20051024 20230801 20081015 5512 1 20200701 20030728 20230901 NA NA NA 5523 1 20190101 19981013 20240101 NA NA NA 5769 3 20211001 NA 20240401 20050926 20240401 NA 5811 4 20220801 20030505 20230601 NA NA NA 5831 2 20200701 NA 20220301 NA 20230301 NA 5993 4 20220901 NA 20230801 NA NA NA 6019 14 20220201 NA 20240301 20061010 20240401 NA 6042 1 20220101 NA 20230901 20070108 20230901 NA 6276 1 20210701 NA 20220301 NA 20220501 NA 6391 3 20220101 NA 20220301 20021216 20220401 NA 6591 3 20200701 NA 20220301 20020520 20230401 20040908 6672 8 20210601 20030201 20230801 20050425 20230901 NA 6694 1 20221001 20060522 20230801 20060913 20230801 NA 6842 1 20210601 NA 20230101 NA 20230701 20051011 7041 1 20230401 20040803 20230401 NA 20230801 NA 7212 2 20211001 20060626 20221101 NA 20230701 NA 7240 2 20220901 20070709 20221001 20070806 20221101 NA 7314 1 20200101 NA 20240101 NA NA NA 8157 1 NA NA 20220801 NA 20230901 NA 8412 8 20210801 20041020 20220201 NA 20221001 20030818 THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED: 0161, 0451, 1391, 2149, 2874, 3044, 4821, 5519, 5522, 5524, 5821, 5959, 6046, 7011, 7051, 7291, 7316. 11.b. Master Sergeant: ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE IMOS ALLOC JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD 0111 37 20210701 20040928 20220701 NA 20221201 NA 0161 1 20220101 NA 20221101 20100510 20221101 NA 0211 11 20200201 20080602 20210401 20090622 20210601 NA 0231 27 20210101 20080602 20220201 NA 20230402 NA 0241 4 20200201 NA 20210201 20080513 20210401 20070925 0261 2 20201201 20050906 20210301 20071203 20210501 20080211 0321 6 20201101 NA 20210801 20080325 20220801 20080811 0372 25 20220402 NA 20221001 20110912 20221001 NA 0393 2 20201201 20071203 20210701 20070820 20210901 NA 0399 64 20211001 20100412 20221001 20090302 20230101 20111205 0411 1 20211001 20090706 20220101 20090622 20220101 NA 0451 1 20210801 NA 20220801 20080512 20220801 NA 0491 12 20220201 NA 20230101 20110718 20230201 20120611 0511 4 20191201 20060807 20221101 20091013 20221101 NA 0681 2 20210701 20071009 20210801 20060918 20210801 NA 0699 73 20211201 20090728 20221101 20111017 20230102 NA 0848 5 20210801 20081105 20211001 NA 20221101 20100621 0869 6 20220102 20110523 20220901 20080623 20221001 20090415 0871 6 20210901 20080114 20220801 NA 20221001 NA 1169 6 20211001 NA 20220801 20080908 20221101 NA 1349 20 20210801 NA 20230402 NA NA NA 1371 16 20211201 20090706 20221201 20100809 20230201 NA 1391 9 20211101 NA 20221001 NA NA NA 1795 2 20220301 NA 20230101 NA NA NA 1799 11 20210301 20090518 20211001 20100823 20221101 20110919 1834 16 20220402 NA 20230101 NA NA NA 2149 14 20210501 20081121 20230201 20101102 20230201 NA 2181 11 20211101 NA 20230201 NA NA NA 2311 2 20190801 NA 20191101 NA 20200101 NA 2336 26 20211101 NA 20221201 NA NA NA 2659 4 20210801 NA 20220701 NA 20230201 NA 2691 15 20211001 20010419 20230101 20100907 20230201 NA 2874 1 20191201 20070806 20210101 NA 20220701 NA 2891 29 20210901 NA 20221001 NA NA NA 3044 4 20220201 NA 20230101 NA NA NA 3047 29 20210901 20090622 20220801 20081027 20221101 20110516 3152 11 20210801 NA 20230102 NA NA NA 3381 11 20210801 NA 20221001 20100602 20230402 NA 3432 6 20211001 20080825 20220201 NA 20230101 20110808 3451 1 20220201 NA 20230201 20110906 20230201 NA 3529 24 20201001 NA 20220901 20080624 20230402 NA 3537 13 20210801 NA 20220801 20081117 20220901 20090921 4133 2 20220101 NA 20230101 20100907 20230101 NA 4421 9 20220201 NA 20230201 NA NA NA 4591 5 20220201 20100920 20230101 20120604 20230201 NA 4821 6 20210801 20080527 20220801 NA 20221001 20100823 5512 1 20210101 NA 20210101 NA NA NA 5519 2 20210701 20080616 20220901 20070918 20220901 NA 5523 1 20190701 20050613 20200901 20050919 20200901 NA 5769 5 20210701 NA 20230101 20110412 20230101 NA 5811 11 20220402 NA 20220801 20080818 20230102 NA 5821 1 20210901 NA 20220801 NA 20220901 NA 5831 4 20210701 NA 20220901 20090127 20220901 NA 5959 4 20210701 20060213 20220201 NA 20230201 NA 5993 9 20220201 NA 20230201 NA NA NA 6019 40 20210201 NA 20220101 20090316 20220901 20071022 6042 1 20220201 20090420 20221101 NA 20221201 NA 6046 1 20201201 20080310 20201201 20080422 20220701 20071016 6276 4 20210701 NA 20220701 NA 20221101 20100913 6391 32 20210201 NA 20211101 20080721 20221101 NA 6591 11 20210901 20080609 20221001 20090406 20230101 NA 6672 14 20211101 NA 20221101 NA 20230101 NA 6694 3 20220201 NA 20230201 NA NA NA 6842 3 20220201 20090914 20221201 20100831 20221201 NA 7011 4 20220101 NA 20221101 NA NA NA 7041 2 20211001 NA 20220801 20060925 20220901 NA 7051 7 20200301 20090105 20210901 20080527 20221001 20090615 7212 10 20220201 NA 20230101 NA NA NA 7240 13 20210301 NA 20230101 NA NA NA 7291 3 20210401 NA 20220201 20090831 20220201 20100719 7314 2 20210901 NA 20230201 20090127 20230201 NA 7316 1 20211201 NA 20230201 NA NA NA 8157 2 NA NA 20221001 NA 20230102 NA 8412 28 20220201 NA 20230102 20121126 20230201 NA THE FOLLOWING IMOS IS CLOSED: 5522. 11.c. The above zone contains Marines who previously received consideration in the promotion zone and failed selection. 11.d. Details related to lateral moves (LATMOVE) are listed on the Enlisted Promotions website. Marines who received an adjusted date of rank or make a LATMOVE after this MARADMIN is released must notify MMPB-11 in writing by 2359, EST on 23 October 2025. 11.e. All Marines who meet the requirements set forth in this MARADMIN and on the Enlisted Promotions Unit website will compete for promotion in the MOS assigned on the day prior to the convening date of the board. MOS changes after the date of this MARADMIN are not authorized without the prior approval of Manpower Plans Programs and Budget Branch (MPP-20). 11.f. Questions regarding MOS allocations, zones, and AFADBD cutoffs should be addressed to MPP-20 DSN: 278-9361 or Comm (703) 784-9361. 12. Points of Contact: 12.a. President of the Board: President, FY26 Staff Sergeant Promotion Selection Board Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (MMPB-11) 2008 Elliot Road Quantico VA 22134-5103 Comm: (703) 784-3982/2765/3908/3440 or DSN: 278-3982/2765/3908/3440 Board Support, Comm: (703) 784-3909/3915 or DSN: 278-3909/3915 E-mail: [email protected] 12.b. Manpower Management Performance Branch (MMPB) Commandant of the Marine Corps (MMPB) Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps 2008 Elliot Road Quantico, VA 22134-5030 12.b.1. Records Management Unit (MMPB-22). To submit documents for inclusion into the OMPF or for OMPF questions. E-mail: [email protected] 12.b.2. Performance Evaluation Unit (MMPB-23). For questions regarding fitness report submissions and date gaps. Note: Submitted FitReps pending processing at MMPB-23 will be expedited for the board. Do not call or email to expedite the processing of submitted reports as it will only delay processing. E-mail: [email protected] for general questions. E-mail: [email protected] for administrative corrections. 12.b.3. Enlisted Career Analyst and Evaluation Unit (MMPB-24). For selection board counseling and record review. E-mail: [email protected] 12.c. Separation and Retirement Branch (MMSR), Active Duty Retirement Section (MMSR-2) Commandant of the Marine Corps (MMSR-2) 3280 Russell Road Quantico, VA 22134-5103 Comm: (703) 784-9324, DSN: 278-9324 E-Mail: [email protected] 13. The information in this MARADMIN should receive widest dissemination. 14. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 15. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//