FY26 GUNNERY SERGEANT PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD


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R 251548Z NOV 25 MARADMIN 561/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FY26 GUNNERY SERGEANT PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/MSGID:  DOC/CMC/MMPR-2/14JUN2012// REF/B/MSGID:  MSG/CMC/221530ZAUG23// REF/C/MSGID:  MSG/CMC/151300ZSEP25// POC/WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MMPB-11/TEL:703-784-3440/ EMAIL:[email protected]// POC/DATHAN.T.MILLS/MSGT/MMPB-11/TEL:703-784-9720 DSN 278-9720/ EMAIL:[email protected]// NARR/REF (A) IS MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL. REF (B) IS MARADMIN 412/23, TRANSITION FROM OPTICAL DIGITAL IMAGING RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ODI-RMS) TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PROFESSIONAL FILE RECORDS MANAGEMENT APPLICATION (O-RMA) FOR STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).  REF (C) is MARADMIN 428/25, FY26 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION BOARD SCHEDULE AND POLICIES// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  In accordance with the references, the Fiscal Year 2026 Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Promotion Selection Board (PSB) will convene on Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 2008 Elliot Road, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA, for a period of about 8 weeks to consider all staff sergeants (SSgt) for selection to GySgt. 2.  For additional details regarding Marine responsibilities, commander responsibilities, board eligibility, removal from consideration, professional military education (PME) requirements, and alternate selection visit the Enlisted Promotions website at https://www.manpower.marines.mil click on “Divisions” / “Manpower Management” / “Performance Branch” / “Promotion Section” / “Enlisted Promotions” / “SNCOs” / and “Preparation”. 3.  Personal correspondence,  i.e. letters to the board president, must be received prior to 2359, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on 3 January 2026.  Communications received after this time will not be submitted to the board. 4.  As announced in reference (b), details for updating Marines' OMPF via O-RMA are listed on the Performance Branch website by by following the instructions in paragraph 2, then clicking on “ORMA and MBS”. 5.  Marines recommended for Accelerated Promotion on fitness reports with periods ending between 15 January 2025 through 12 January 2026 will be considered in the below zone if they meet the established time in grade and time in service cutoffs for promotion consideration. Identification and eligibility of these Marines are contingent upon timely receipt of the fitness reports by Manpower Management Performance Branch, Records and Performance, Performance Evaluation Unit (MMPB-23), within 30 days after the end of the reporting period. 6.  Feeder MOS chart.  The table below lists MOS's that "feed into" the Intended MOS (IMOS) at the next higher grade.  Marines serving in a basic MOS will be considered in their IMOS.  Marines who have a Primary MOS (PMOS) listed in column (A) have the feeder MOS to compete for promotion to the IMOS listed in column (B), provided they meet the eligibility requirements listed in paragraph 7 below. For proper order read left to right, i.e. column A to column B. COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)  0111       0111       0161       0161       0211       0211  0231       0231       0241       0241       0261       0261  0321       0321       0363       0363       0369       0369  0372       0372       0411       0411       0441       0491  0451       0451       0511       0511       0629       0629  0639       0639       0679       0679       0681       0681  0811       0869       0848       0848       0871       0871  1141       1169       1142       1169       1161       1169  1164       1169       1171       1169       1316       1349  1341       1349       1345       1349       1361       1361  1371       1371       1391       1391       1721       1721  1751       1751       1833       1834       1834       1834  2111       2111       2131       2131       2141       2143  2143       2143       2147       2147       2161       2161  2171       2171       2311       2311       2336       2336  2629       2629       2651       2651       2862       2862  2874       2874       2887       2887       3043       3047  3044       3044       3047       3047       3051       3047  3152       3152       3381       3381       3432       3432  3451       3451       3529       3529       3537       3537  4133       4133       4421       4421       4591       4591  4821       4821       5512       5512       5521       5521  5522       5522       5523       5523       5524       5524  5769       5769       5811       5811       5821       5821  5831       5831       5939       5939       5948       5948  5951       5951       5952       5952       5953       5953  5954       5954       5955       5955       5974       5974  5979       5979       6042       6042       6046       6046  6048       6048       6062       6062       6073       6073  6074       6074       6092       6092       6113       6113  6114       6114       6116       6116       6123       6123  6124       6124       6132       6132       6153       6153  6154       6154       6156       6156       6173       6173  6174       6174       6176       6176       6212       6218  6216       6216       6217       6218       6218       6218  6222       6222       6227       6227       6252       6258  6256       6256       6257       6258       6258       6258  6276       6276       6282       6288       6286       6286  6287       6288       6288       6288       6314       6314  6316       6316       6317       6338       6323       6323  6324       6324       6326       6326       6332       6338  6336       6336       6337       6338       6338       6338  6423       6423       6432       6432       6469       6469  6483       6483       6492       6492       6499       6499  6531       6591       6541       6591       6672       6672  6694       6694       6842       6842       7011       7011  7041       7041       7051       7051       7212       7212  7236       7240       7240       7240       7242       7240  7257       7291       7314       7314       7316       7316  8412       8412 7.  The tentative allocations, zones, and Armed Forces Active Duty Base Date (AFADBD) cutoffs are identified below.  Marines with a date of rank (DOR) that is earlier than the DOR identified for a zone are eligible for consideration in that zone for that IMOS. When an AFADBD is specified, it pertains only to those Marines with the listed DOR.  The AFADBD is not applicable for determining the eligibility of Marines whose DOR is earlier than the DOR listed.                 ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE       BELOW ZONE IMOS  ALLOC   JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD 0111    99   20221201 20150511  20231201 20160614  20240702 20181029 0161     2   20220102    NA     20230201 20141020  20230301    NA 0211    39   20220301 20130903  20231101 20150622  20240801 20160802 0231    56   20230301 20150921  20240801 20160705  20240901    NA 0241     1   20201101 20111205  20201101    NA     20201201 20111212 0261     2   20220101 20141014  20220201 20150302  20221001    NA 0321     9   20211201    NA     20220301 20151002  20230101 20151214 0363    13   20230402    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 0369   143   20221201 20140623  20240701 20150622  20240901    NA 0372    41   20221001 20131021  20231101 20140527  20240701 20140428 0411     8   20230201 20151026  20230301    NA     20240301 20161017 0451     7   20230201    NA     20240501    NA     20240901    NA 0491   105   20230901    NA     20240901 20171016  20240901    NA 0511    11   20211201    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 0629    82   20221201 20150217  20240101 20160125  20240801 20160808 0639    38   20220201 20141103  20230401 20160222  20240501 20170619 0679    42   20230301 20150323  20240201 20160808  20240701    NA 0681    10   20210401    NA     20211101    NA     20221201 20150126 0848    12   20220301    NA     20231101    NA     20240501 20170619 0869    13   20201201 20120904  20211101 20130122  20220201    NA 0871    24   20230401    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 1169    19   20221101 20130114  20230102 20150824  20231201 20140527 1349    38   20230702    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 1361     1   20221101    NA     20240401    NA     20240702    NA 1371    40   20230702    NA     20240701 20160119  20240901    NA 1391    14   20221201 20150615  20240101 20160201  20240701 20150803 1721    36   20230402    NA     20240701    NA     20240901    NA 1751     7   20230301    NA     20240201 20160705  20240401    NA 1834    46   20230702    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 2111    37   20211001 20130506  20240701 20150622  20240901    NA 2131     1   20230101    NA     20231201    NA     20240501    NA 2143     6   20230401    NA     20240402    NA     20240801    NA 2147     6   20210201 20130520  20220101    NA     20240301 20161017 2161     3   20230301    NA     20240701    NA        NA       NA 2171     2   20211201 20130422  20220201    NA     20230201 20140728 2311    16   20200501    NA     20211201 20130903  20230101 20150810 2336    40   20221101 20140825  20231101 20150914  20240701 20150608 2629    46   20230401    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 2651    17   20230401    NA     20240901 20180116  20240901    NA 2862    54   20230702    NA     20240901 20170522  20240901    NA 2874     4   20230301 20160627  20240501    NA        NA       NA 2887     3   20230101    NA     20240402    NA        NA       NA 3044     8   20230201    NA     20240101 20150316  20240901    NA 3047    67   20211201 20150601  20221101 20140609  20231101 20130903 3152    16   20211201 20150120  20230301 20160209  20240901 20160711 3381    26   20211201 20140203  20230101 20160119  20240401 20170103 3432    14   20210601 20140317  20220301    NA     20231101    NA 3451    12   20230702    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 3529    61   20221001 20140728  20240701 20121217  20240901    NA 3537    83   20220602 20130408  20231101 20140922  20240801    NA 4133     3   20220101    NA     20230101    NA     20231201 20151013 4421     9   20230101 20150126  20240301 20160809  20240901    NA 4591    25   20230501 20150413  20240901    NA        NA       NA 4821    13   20211001 20130408  20221101 20140113  20231101 20150713 5512     1   20200801    NA     20210601    NA     20220301    NA 5521     4   20221201    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 5522     1   20201201 20130401  20221101    NA        NA       NA 5523     2   20171001 20100712  20221201 20150824  20221201    NA 5524     6   20201201    NA     20211101 20140811  20221101 20141104 5769     9   20230401    NA     20240501    NA        NA       NA 5811    21   20211201 20130819  20230101 20140902  20231101 20130507 5821     9   20221101    NA     20231101 20150810  20240701 20150713 5831     4   20230102    NA     20231101 20141014  20240102    NA 5939     4   20230301 20151130  20240901 20170320  20240901    NA 5948     3   20230401    NA     20240401 20161024  20240901    NA 5951     0   20220201    NA        NA       NA        NA       NA 5952     2   20230401    NA     20240301    NA     20240901 20170313 5953     3   20230201    NA     20240201    NA     20240301    NA 5954     6   20221101 20130624  20240501    NA     20240901    NA 5955     1   20221101 20130624  20231101    NA        NA       NA 5974     8   20230401    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 5979     4   20230301    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 6042     1   20230301 20160119  20231101    NA     20240101 20150921 6046     9   20211201 20140512  20221101 20120820  20230101 20150720 6048     8   20210201 20110425  20211001    NA     20221101 20140609 6062     4   20220201 20130114  20240201    NA     20240401    NA 6073     5   20221001 20110711  20221001    NA     20231101    NA 6074     3   20221201    NA     20240401    NA     20240801    NA 6092    11   20230101 20140915  20240401 20140902  20240801    NA 6113     7   20200701    NA     20210601    NA     20230101    NA 6114    12   20230402    NA     20240701    NA     20240901    NA 6116    16   20230301 20150921  20240501    NA     20240901    NA 6123     2   20210401 20130520  20211001    NA     20220201    NA 6124     1   20200501    NA     20210601 20130909  20231101    NA 6132     4   20220201    NA     20240501    NA     20240701    NA 6153     0   20190301 20120326     NA       NA        NA       NA 6154    13   20230301    NA     20240501    NA     20240901    NA 6156    10   20230101 20140428  20240101    NA     20240701    NA 6173     5   20211201 20140617  20230401 20160307  20240201    NA 6174     4   20230201    NA     20240201 20150601  20240401 20170206 6176     6   20230301    NA     20240301 20160906  20240402    NA 6214     0   20180201 20100628     NA       NA        NA       NA 6216     6   20230401 20160718  20240701    NA        NA       NA 6218    19   20221101 20140825  20231101 20130722  20240301 20160822 6227     1   20211201    NA     20230401 20141020  20230702    NA 6256     0   20230301    NA        NA       NA        NA       NA 6258     3   20230201 20140922  20230301 20150824  20230301    NA 6276    11   20220101 20150202  20240401 20170313  20240901    NA 6286     1   20230201    NA     20240201 20150309  20240201    NA 6288     5   20230201    NA     20240301 20150504  20240702    NA 6314     1   20221101    NA     20240301    NA     20240401    NA 6316     6   20230702    NA     20240501    NA        NA       NA 6323    12   20211101 20130617  20231201    NA     20240901    NA 6324     8   20221101    NA     20231201 20151013  20240901 20170320 6326    13   20220301    NA     20240301 20160705  20240901    NA 6336     3   20230401    NA     20240501    NA     20240901    NA 6338    21   20220301    NA     20240101    NA     20240701    NA 6423     4   20220301    NA     20240201 20160216  20240401    NA 6432     8   20230201 20150323  20240401 20161024  20240501    NA 6469    10   20220102    NA     20230301 20141103  20240401 20161017 6483     6   20220201 20140915  20220602    NA     20231201    NA 6492     4   20220201 20130603  20221201    NA     20230301 20140922 6499     4   20210201    NA     20221201    NA     20240301    NA 6591    31   20221201 20150720  20240101    NA     20240801 20161017 6672    26   20221201 20141020  20230401    NA     20240702 20171023 6694     4   20230401 20160201  20240201 20160718  20240401 20160523 6842    15   20230401    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 7011     4   20230301 20150713  20231201 20141117  20240301 20140428 7041    10   20220201 20131028  20230201 20140922  20230401 20160919 7051    21   20230101 20151214  20240801    NA     20240901    NA 7212    21   20230201    NA     20240701 20160620  20240901    NA 7240    23   20230401    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 7291    14   20230401    NA     20240701 20170213  20240801    NA 7314     7   20230301    NA     20240430    NA     20240901    NA 7316     8   20230301    NA     20240801 20160620  20240801    NA 8157     2   20001201    NA     20201001    NA        NA       NA 8412    25   20230901    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  5951, 6153, 6214, AND 6256. 7.a.  All Marines are reminded of their responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of their records prior to the convene date of the board regardless of what zone they are in. 7.b.  Details related to lateral moves (LATMOVE) are listed on the Performance Branch website by following the instructions in paragraph 2, then clicking on “Promotion Basics”.  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 3 January 2026. 7.c.  All Marines who meet the requirements set forth in this MARADMIN and on the Performance Branch 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). 7.d.  Questions regarding MOS allocations, zones, and AFADBD cutoffs should be addressed to MPP-20 DSN: 278-9361 or Comm (703) 784-9361. 8.  Any Marine selected for promotion by the FY26 GySgt PSB must have at least 24-months of obligated service remaining on contract from the date of their promotion. 9.  Points of Contact: 9.a.  President of the Board:             President, FY26 Gunnery Sergeant Promotion             Selection Board             Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (MMPB-11)             2008 Elliot Road             Quantico, VA 22134-5030             Comm:  (703) 784-3982/2765/3908 or             DSN:  278-3982/2765/3908             Board Support, Comm:  (703) 784-3908/3982 or             DSN:  278-3908/3982             E-mail:  [email protected] 9.b.  Manpower Management Performance Branch (MMPB)             Commandant of the Marine Corps (MMPB)             Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps             2008 Elliot Road             Quantico, VA 22134-5030 9.b.1.  Records Management Unit (MMPB-22).  For questions regarding             the ORMA submission process.             E-mail:  [email protected] 9.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.             Comm:  (703) 784-2768, DSN: 278-2768             E-mail:  [email protected] for general             questions.             E-mail:  [email protected] for             administrative corrections. 9.b.3.  Enlisted Career Analyst and Evaluation Unit (MMPB-24).             For active duty selection board counseling             and record review.             E-mail:  [email protected] 9.c.    Separation and Retirement Branch (MMSR)             Commandant of the Marine Corps             3280 Russell Road             Quantico, VA 22134-5103             Active Duty Retirement Section (MMSR-2)             Comm:  (703) 784-9322, DSN:  278-9322             Email:  [email protected]             Website:  www.manpower.usmc.mil, click on             “Divisions” / “Manpower Management” / “Separation and             Retirements Branch (MMSR)” 10.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 11.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//