FY26 STAFF SERGEANT PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD


https://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/4409899/fy26-staff-sergeant-promotion-selection-board/

R 191401Z FEB 26 MARADMIN 051/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FY26 STAFF SERGEANT PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/MSGID:  DOC/CMC/MMPR-2/14JUN2012// REF/B/MSGID:  MSG/CMC/221530ZAUG23// REF/C/MSGID:  MSG/CMC/151300ZSEP25// 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// POC/WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MMPB-11/TEL:703-784-3440/DSN 278-3440/ EMAIL:[email protected]//   POC/DATHAN.T.MILLS/MSGT/MMPB-11/TEL:703-784-2765/DSN 278-2765/ EMAIL:[email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  In accordance with the references, the FY26 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Promotion Selection Board (PSB) will convene on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 at Building 2008, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA,  for a period of about 8 weeks to consider all  sergeants (Sgt) for selection to SSgt. 2.  Professional Military Education.  A well-educated core of Staff Noncommissioned Officers is better able to contribute to the effectiveness and success of the Marine Corps. The following clarifications regarding professional military education (PME) are  provided specific to this board and all PME must be completed prior  to the board convening for consideration. 2.a.  Marines who complete the Marine Corps eLearning Ecosystem  (MCeLE) EPME5000 Course shall be considered qualified for the purposes of selection to SSgt.  Marines who fail to complete the MCeLE Course prior to the board convene date will be ineligible and incur a failure of selection. 2.b.  Those who complete any of the additional courses below will be considered higher qualified than those Marines that have only completed the MCeLE course. 2.b.1.  Resident Sergeants Course (T4M). 2.b.2.  Sergeants Course Seminar (315). 2.b.3.  Reserve Sergeants Course (CFF), if previously attached to  the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR). 2.c.  Marines currently serving in or re-assigned from a Billet Military Occupational Specialty (BMOS) of 8411, 8421, 8156, 0913, 8152, 8154, and 0911, to include Marines serving at Officer Candidate School (OCS) Quantico, VA and Newport, RI; specifically, in an 0911 billet in a permanent personnel capacity within the past 365 days are only required to complete the MCeLE course. 3.  Obligated Service 3.a.  Marines with an end of active service (EAS) date prior to  12 July 2026 on the date the board convenes will be administratively deleted, removed from consideration, and incur a failure of  selection. To avoid this, upon release of this MARADMIN Marines are authorized to submit the necessary reenlistment or extension request to gain additional service beyond the 12 July 2026 EAS cut-off date. Cite this MARADMIN as the authority to locally extend Marines to satisfy EAS requirements for consideration. 3.b.  Marines should expect to receive orders based off their selection and are encouraged to re-enlist prior to the board. 3.c.  Any Marine selected for promotion by the FY26 SSgt PSB must  have at least 24-months of obligated service remaining on contract  beginning on the date of their promotion to be promoted.  4.  For additional details regarding Marine responsibilities,  Commander responsibilities, board eligibility, removal from  consideration, and alternate selections 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”. 5.  Personal correspondence,  i.e. letters to the board president must be received prior to 2359, Eastern Standard Time (EST), on  27 March 2026.  Communications received after this time will not be  submitted to the board.  Submit all correspondence to the email address listed in paragraph 10.a. of this message. 6.  Details for updating the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and a Marine's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) are listed on the Enlisted Promotions website.   7.  All Sgts properly recommended for Accelerated Promotion, on  fitness reports with periods ending between 16 April 2025 through 7 April 2026, will be considered in the below zone with the Marines  in their MOS/OccFld who met the established time in grade and time  in service cutoff 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. 8.  The table below lists the Sgt to SSgt MOS's that "feed into"  the Intended MOS (IMOS) at the next higher grade indicated.   Marines serving in a basic MOS will be considered in their IMOS.   Marines who have a Primary MOS (PMOS) listed in column (A) as a  feeder MOS will compete for promotion to the IMOS listed in  column (B), provided they meet the eligibility requirements  listed in paragraph 8 below.   Column (A) Column (B) Column (A) Column (B) Column (A) Column (B)  0111         0111       0161       0161       0211       0211         0231       0231       0241       0241       0261       0261        0311       0369       0313       0363       0321       0321        0331       0369       0341       0369       0352       0369        0372       0372       0411       0411       0441       0441        0451       0451       0511       0511       0621       0629        0627       0629       0631       0639       0671       0679        0811       0811       0842       0848       0844       0848        0847       0848       0861       0871       1141       1141        1142       1164       1161       1164       1164       1164        1171       1171       1316       1316       1341       1341        1345       1345       1361       1361       1371       1371        1391       1391       1721       1721       1751       1751        1834       1834       2111       2111       2131       2131        2141       2143       2143       2143       2147       2147        2161       2161       2171       2171       2311       2311        2336       2336       2621       2629       2631       2629        2641       2629       2651       2651       2831       2862        2841       2862       2847       2862       2862       2862        2871       2874       2874       2874       2887       2887        3043       3047       3044       3044       3047       3047        3051       3047       3152       3152       3381       3381        3432       3432       3451       3451       3521       3529        3531       3537       4133       4133       4421       4421        4512       4591       4541       4591       4571       4591        4821       4821       5512       5512       5524       5524        5711       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        6214       6214       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       6531       6541       6541        6672       6672       6694       6694       6842       6842        7011       7011       7041       7041       7051       7051        7212       7212       7240       7240       7257       7257        7314       7314       7316       7316       9.  The tentative allocations, zones, and AFADBD cutoffs are  identified below.  Marines who have a 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 eligibility of those Marines whose DOR is earlier  than the DOR listed.                     SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT               ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE      BELOW ZONE IMOS ALLOC  JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD 0111  162  20221201 20181126  20230601    NA     20240401 20210222 0161    6  20230201    NA     20230801 20190724  20240201 20191118 0211   53  20220901    NA     20230901    NA        NA       NA 0231  116  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 0241   21  20200401 20140210  20210901    NA     20240801 20160815 0261    5  20230802 20191028  20231201 20190709  20240301 20200302 0321   39  20231001    NA     20240801 20200727  20241001    NA 0363   29  20231001 20190916  20241001 20201214  20241001    NA 0369  361  20211101 20160725  20230401 20180716  20240101 20200328 0372   42  20220901    NA     20230202    NA     20230801 20190715 0411   26  20230601 20190610  20230901 20200720  20240101 20200803 0441  128  20230801 20190722  20240501 20200803  20241001    NA 0451   27  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 0511   18  20230401 20190304  20240901    NA        NA       NA 0629  173  20221001 20180319  20230701 20190624  20240301 20200817 0639  112  20231001    NA     20240601 20210111  20241001    NA 0679  102  20231001    NA     20240501 20200810  20241001 20210927 0811   57  20221101 20181029  20230802    NA     20240501 20200413 0848   42  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 0871   53  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 1141    8  20220201    NA     20221101    NA     20230401    NA 1164   19  20211201    NA     20230101 20181203  20230802 20200309 1171   17  20231001    NA     20240201    NA     20241001 20210719 1316    0  20191201    NA        NA       NA        NA       NA 1341   14  20211001 20170612  20220901    NA     20230101 20181113 1345   26  20220801    NA     20230802 20190722  20240401 20201013 1361    5  20231101 20200817  20240701    NA        NA       NA 1371   60  20220701 20180611  20230601 20190617  20240301 20200803 1391   35  20230202    NA     20240101 20191028  20240802    NA 1721   76  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 1751    3  20230601    NA     20230701    NA     20231001 20190916 1834   46  20230801 20190916  20240501 20201013  20241001    NA 2111   57  20220701    NA     20240101 20190617  20241001    NA 2131    7  20230201    NA     20230701 20190603  20240201 20200127 2143   33  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 2147   16  20231001    NA     20240901 20210719  20241001    NA 2161    3  20230901    NA     20231201 20200601  20240601    NA 2171    3  20220801 20180723  20230101    NA     20230802 20190916 2311   37  20220201    NA     20230901 20190730  20240801 20200127 2336   62  20220401    NA     20230101 20181015  20231001 20190429 2629  119  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 2651   31  20231001    NA     20240501 20200824  20241001    NA 2862  130  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 2874    8  20230801    NA     20240601 20200921  20240601    NA 2887    6  20230801 20190729  20240801    NA        NA       NA 3044   10  20230801    NA     20240601 20200518  20241001    NA 3047  177  20230401 20190318  20231001 20200601  20241001 20210913 3152    6  20230401 20170829  20230601 20190909  20230701 20190617 3381   55  20230101 20190102  20240301 20200615  20241001    NA 3432   25  20221001 20180507  20230601 20190909  20240301 20201013 3451   27  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 3529   94  20220901 20180716  20230601 20190624  20230901 20200629 3537  128  20220502 20180305  20230501 20171016  20231201 20170828 4133   10  20230101    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 4421   16  20230901 20190617  20240401 20191112  20241001 20210809 4591   39  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 4821   29  20220301 20180116  20230101 20181210  20230701 20190610 5512    5  20230101    NA     20231101    NA     20240701    NA 5524   24  20220701    NA     20230301 20190211  20240202    NA 5769   25  20230202    NA     20231001 20200803  20241001    NA 5811   78  20230301 20180806  20231201 20200210  20241001    NA 5821   18  20230601 20190506  20231201    NA     20240901    NA 5831    9  20230201 20180820  20230601    NA     20231201 20200803 5939   18  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 5948   19  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 5951    2  20230901 20190729  20240501 20200127  20240501    NA 5952   11  20230802    NA     20240801 20200210  20240801    NA 5953   10  20230101    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 5954   15  20230501    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 5955    2     NA       NA     20240301    NA     20240901 20200817 5974   10  20230901    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 5979   10  20230901    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 6042    6  20220801 20180716  20240101 20200427  20240501 20201116 6046   31  20230201    NA     20231201 20191104  20240901    NA 6048   32  20231001    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 6062   11  20231001 20190805  20240101    NA     20241001    NA 6073   15  20210201 20150105  20220901    NA     20230701 20190624 6074    7  20230201 20190415  20241001    NA        NA       NA 6092   17  20230601    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 6113   24  20230502 20200302  20240601    NA     20241001    NA 6114   18  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 6116   31  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 6123    3  20210801    NA     20221001 20180904  20231001    NA 6124    5  20230502    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 6132    7  20230401 20190304  20231201    NA     20240701    NA 6153    8  20220901 20170626  20230401 20190305  20231001    NA 6154   17  20231001    NA     20240502    NA     20240901    NA 6156   21  20230901 20190819  20240101    NA     20240901    NA 6173   14  20230701 20190624  20240501    NA     20241001    NA 6174   18  20230801    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA 6176   12  20231001    NA     20240301 20200113  20240701 20200615 6214    5  20210701    NA     20240101    NA        NA       NA 6216    4  20230901 20170724  20240101 20191021  20240501 20200210 6218   21  20230202 20190819  20230801    NA     20240401 20191112 6222    0  20220901 20170605     NA       NA        NA       NA 6227    0  20220201    NA        NA       NA        NA       NA 6256   12  20231001    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 6258   14  20230301 20180723  20230701 20190610  20231201 20191118 6276   21  20230601    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 6286    5  20211001    NA     20231001    NA     20240801 20191021 6288   10  20230301    NA     20240501    NA     20240802    NA 6314    5  20230801    NA     20240601    NA        NA       NA 6316    8  20231001    NA     20240501 20191209  20240501    NA 6323   19  20220501 20180423  20230601    NA     20241001 20200608 6324   19  20231001    NA     20240801    NA     20241001    NA 6326   22  20230301    NA     20240301    NA     20241001    NA 6336    5  20230901    NA     20231102    NA     20240501    NA 6338   41  20230801 20180611  20240501 20191021  20241001    NA 6423    8  20230701    NA     20240501 20200608  20241001    NA 6432   13  20230201 20181029  20240301    NA     20241001    NA 6469   28  20220601    NA     20240901 20200810  20241001    NA 6483   15  20221001 20180319  20231101 20190618  20240501 20190617 6492   11  20220901 20150818  20230801    NA     20240502 20210607 6499    9  20220201    NA     20230401    NA     20241001 20191028 6531   30  20221201 20181113  20230701 20190722  20240301 20191028 6541   33  20230601 20190520  20231101 20200615  20240901    NA 6672   47  20220901 20180806  20230601 20191216  20240301 20200113 6694   18  20231001    NA     20240301    NA     20241001    NA 6842   17  20231001    NA     20240801 20190923  20240901    NA 7011   12  20230301    NA     20240201 20190924  20240830    NA 7041   19  20230601 20190916  20240401 20200106  20241001 20200810 7051   32  20230701 20190604  20240101 20200127  20241001    NA 7212   53  20230901 20191118  20241001    NA        NA       NA 7240   42  20230901    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA 7257   37  20231001    NA     20241001    NA        NA       NA 7314    7  20230301    NA     20231201 20191104  20240701    NA 7316   18  20230701    NA     20240601 20191118  20241001    NA THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  1316, 6222 and 6227. 9.a.  The above zone contains Marines who have previously received consideration in the promotion zone and failed selection.  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. 9.b.  Lateral Moves.  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 by 2359, EST on 3 April 2026.    9.c.  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 or IMOS 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).  9.d.  Questions regarding MOS allocations, zones, and AFADBD  cutoffs should be addressed to CMC (MPP-20) DSN:  278-9361 or  Comm (703) 784-9361. 10.  Points of Contact: 10.a.    President of the Board:             President, FY26 Staff Sergeant Promotion Selection Board             Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (MMPB-11)             2008 Elliot Road             Quantico, VA 22134-5030             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] 10.b.    Manpower Management Performance Branch (MMPB)             Commandant of the Marine Corps (MMPB)             Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps              2008 Elliot Road             Quantico, VA 22134-5030     10.b.1.  Records Management Unit (MMPB-22).  For questions regarding              the O-RMA submission process.             E-mail:  [email protected] 10.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. 10.b.3.  Enlisted Career Analyst and Evaluation Unit (MMPB-24).             For active-duty selection board counseling             and record review.             E-mail:  [email protected] 10.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)”            11.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 12.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,  Manpower Management Division.//