MARADMIN 389/26

FY27 MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD

August 25, 2026Active
R 242100Z AUG 26
MARADMIN 389/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY27 MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT STAFF
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD//
POC/WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MMPB-11/TEL: 703-784-3440/DSN 278-3440/
EMAIL: [email protected]//
POC/EMILY R. WELCH/MSGT/MMPB-11/TEL: 703-784-2765/DSN 278-2765/
EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The FY27 Master Gunnery Sergeant and Master
Sergeant Promotion Selection Board (PSB) will convene on Tuesday,
27 October 2026 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”.
3.  All correspondence submitted to the President of the board must
be received no later than 2359, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on
16 October 2026.
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 Marine Corps
eLearning Ecosystem (MCeLE) 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 FY27 E8 Redesignation Board
(Pilot) will not be considered on the FY27 Master Gunnery Sergeant
Selection Board.
8.  All Gunnery Sergeants selected on the FY27 First Sergeant
Selection Board will not be considered on the FY27 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            0648            0648
0681            0681            0699            0699
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            7240            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            0648            0648
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            5955            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
6214            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
7240            7240            7291            7291
7314            7314            7316            7316
8157            8157            8412            8412
11.  The tentative allocations, junior DORs for the Above Zone (AZ),
Promotion Zone (IZ), Below Zone (BZ), and Armed Forces Active Duty
Base Date (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 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.  For proper order
read left to right:
11.a.  Master Gunnery Sergeant:
IMOS ALLOC     AZ     AFADBD      IZ     AFADBD      BZ     AFADBD
0111    17  20230201 20050718  20240601 20070305  20240901    NA
0161     1  20170501    NA     20240601    NA     20240901 20060821
0211     1  20240201 20060619  20240601    NA     20250401 20120830
0291     6  20230501    NA     20240601 20061128  20250301 20070220
0321     1  20220101    NA     20230101 20040927  20230101 20050627
0372     3  20220701 20010709  20230501 20060328  20230801 20040601
0399    13  20230801    NA     20240801    NA     20250401    NA
0411     3  20220701    NA     20240601    NA     20240901    NA
0451     2  20230201    NA     20240701    NA     20240901    NA
0491    14  20210401 20050622  20230801 20071009  20230801 20090804
0648     1  20230601    NA     20240701    NA        NA       NA
0681     1  20230801 20020904  20240801 20060213  20240901 20051025
0699    18  20230601    NA     20240701 20051129  20240901 20080324
0848     1  20230901 20070108  20230901    NA     20240701 20080721
0869     1  20221001    NA     20240601    NA     20250401    NA
1169     3  20230701 20051114  20240601    NA     20240901    NA
1349     3  20220701    NA     20240801 20050322  20240801    NA
1371     4  20230701    NA     20240801    NA     20240901    NA
1795     2  20230901    NA     20240901 20080609     NA       NA
1799     4  20230301 20071105  20240601    NA     20240901    NA
1834     2  20230801 20070731  20240901 20070917  20240901    NA
2149     4  20210101 20000711  20220101 20020720  20240601 20051011
2181     2  20230801    NA     20240901 20071210  20250201    NA
2311     2  20230201    NA     20250101    NA     20250301    NA
2336     1  20230501 20050808  20230501 20051011  20230801    NA
2659     1  20210901    NA     20230801    NA     20240201    NA
2691     2  20220901 20060926  20220901    NA     20230301    NA
2891     5  20240401 20091024  20240901 20060508  20250101    NA
3044     1  20211001    NA     20230901    NA     20240801    NA
3047    11  20230701 20070709  20240901 20050913  20250201    NA
3152     2  20230201    NA     20230901    NA     20240901 20060905
3381     5  20240401 20041012  20240801 20051107  20250101    NA
3432     1  20211001    NA     20230701 20070227  20230801    NA
3451     4  20230801    NA     20240901    NA     20250301    NA
3529     5  20230101 20030904  20240401 20041012  20250401    NA
4133     1  20230901 20070612  20240901 20081027  20240901    NA
4421     1  20230701    NA     20240801 20070625  20240801    NA
4591     4  20230701 20051024  20240801    NA     20240901    NA
4821     3  20210901    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA
5769     2  20240401 20050926  20240901    NA        NA       NA
5811     5  20230601    NA     20250301 20050110     NA       NA
5831     2  20220301    NA     20250101 20051228     NA       NA
5959     1  20220301 20030917  20221201 20030811  20230801 20071010
5993     7  20230801    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA
6019    19  20240301    NA     20250401 20061113  20250401    NA
6046     2  20230101 20040218  20250401    NA        NA       NA
6276     2  20220501 20040517  20240901 20080617  20240901    NA
6391     8  20230101    NA     20240701 20050726  20250201    NA
6591     6  20220601    NA     20240601 20051114  20250401    NA
6672     4  20230701 20060807  20240801    NA     20240901 20090223
6694     2  20230801 20060913  20240801 20090824     NA       NA
6842     2  20210601    NA     20240601    NA     20240901    NA
7011     1  20221001 20050601  20230901 20080908     NA       NA
7051     4  20210701    NA     20240701 20080401  20240701    NA
7240     3  20221001 20070806  20240801    NA     20240901    NA
7291     4  20210701    NA     20230701    NA     20240801 20090324
7316     1  20230101    NA     20230801    NA        NA       NA
8157     1  20220801    NA     20230901 20041206  20240701    NA
8412    12  20220901 20061227  20230601    NA     20240601 20071029
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED: 0393, 0511, 0871, 1391, 2874,
3537, 5512, 5519, 5522, 5523, 5524, 5821, 6042, 7041, 7212, AND
7314.
11.b.  Master Sergeant:
IMOS ALLOC     AZ     AFADBD      IZ     AFADBD      BZ     AFADBD
0111    43  20221001 20090908  20230901 20110906  20231201 20120820
0161     2  20221101    NA     20240201    NA     20240401    NA
0211     9  20210301 20090120  20210401    NA     20211001 20110404
0231    13  20220801    NA     20230101    NA     20231101    NA
0241     1  20210301 20090330  20210401    NA     20210901    NA
0261     4  20201201    NA     20221101 20100524  20240101    NA
0321     9  20210201    NA     20221001    NA     20230801 20100726
0372    23  20221001 20100621  20230901    NA     20240501    NA
0393     1  20211001 20091102  20220201 20080811  20220201    NA
0399    51  20221201 20090706  20231101 20100719  20240102    NA
0411    10  20221001 20091102  20230701 20091026  20240101    NA
0451     4  20220801 20080512  20231001 20120410  20240501    NA
0491    56  20230101 20120618  20240201 20140915  20240501    NA
0511     1  20221101    NA     20230701    NA     20240501 20110919
0648     2  20221201 20110502  20231101    NA        NA       NA
0681     6  20210801 20060918  20221001    NA     20230901 20120806
0699    59  20221201 20110502  20230901 20120131  20231201 20131209
0848     5  20220701    NA     20221101 20110214  20230801    NA
0869     5  20220901 20081103  20230701 20100621  20231001 20111212
0871     4  20220901 20110502  20230101 20100907  20231001 20111114
1169     7  20221001    NA     20230701 20110404  20230801    NA
1349    17  20230402    NA     20240401 20090526  20240501    NA
1371    10  20230201    NA     20231101 20110321  20240101    NA
1391     5  20221001    NA     20230901 20110620  20240501 20111128
1795     7  20230101    NA     20240201 20110711  20240501    NA
1799     9  20211001 20100907  20220901    NA     20231001    NA
1834    13  20230101    NA     20240501 20110719     NA       NA
2149     6  20230201    NA     20240401 20090921  20240401    NA
2181    11  20221001    NA     20231101    NA     20240501 20100920
2311     3  20200101 20070129  20210301 20081229  20211101 20080902
2336    17  20221201    NA     20231101 20110627  20240501    NA
2659     5  20220801    NA     20240201 20140519     NA       NA
2691     9  20230201    NA     20231201 20131104  20240101 20130318
2874     1  20210101    NA     20220701    NA     20231001 20120207
2891    20  20221001    NA     20230901 20120109  20240501    NA
3044     8  20230101    NA     20240201 20150106     NA       NA
3047    38  20220901 20080902  20230801 20090323  20240501 20130520
3152     6  20230102    NA     20231201    NA     20240501    NA
3381    10  20221101 20100823  20230801    NA     20231201    NA
3432     4  20220901    NA     20230901 20110307  20231101 20120820
3451     5  20230201 20110906  20240201 20140811     NA       NA
3529    20  20221001 20090126  20230801 20110110  20240501 20110718
3537    20  20220901 20090615  20230801 20090420  20240402 20121022
4133     3  20230101 20100907  20230901    NA     20240201    NA
4421     3  20230201    NA     20230901    NA     20231201    NA
4591     6  20230101 20110906  20240101 20120507  20240201    NA
4821     5  20221001 20090112  20230701    NA     20231002    NA
5519     1  20220901 20070918  20240401 20090608  20240401    NA
5524     1  20190901    NA     20240401    NA     20240501    NA
5769     5  20230101 20110620  20240201 20130805  20240501    NA
5811    14  20230102    NA     20230801 20100607  20240501 20120910
5821     4  20220901    NA     20230801    NA     20240401    NA
5831     6  20220801    NA     20240401 20081020  20240401    NA
5959     1  20230201 20111205  20240101 20120117  20240201 20111212
5993     7  20230201    NA     20240201    NA        NA       NA
6019    50  20220701 20061219  20230701 20070109  20230901 20101213
6042     2  20221201 20100802  20231101    NA     20240201 20130225
6046     9  20220701 20071016  20230701 20091026  20230901 20110711
6276     5  20220801 20080721  20240501 20110801  20240501    NA
6391    29  20220701 20050815  20230701 20081208  20240102 20130722
6591    12  20221101 20101025  20230801 20110124  20240201 20120709
6672     4  20230101 20110613  20230701 20090223  20230901    NA
6694     4  20221101    NA     20240101 20120618  20240201 20140317
6842     6  20221001    NA     20231001    NA        NA       NA
7011     3  20221101    NA     20231201    NA     20240401    NA
7041     5  20221101    NA     20231001 20110912  20240401 20100111
7051     7  20220801    NA     20230701    NA     20240401    NA
7212    11  20230101    NA     20240201 20150112     NA       NA
7240     9  20230101 20120625  20240201 20121022  20240201    NA
7291     4  20220201 20101018  20231001 20100823  20240101    NA
7314     5  20230201 20090127  20240201    NA        NA       NA
8412    34  20230201    NA     20231201    NA     20240501    NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS ARE CLOSED: 5512, 5522, 5523, 7316, AND 8157.
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, EDT on 26 October 2026.
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.
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, FY27 Master Gunnery Sergeant and Master
           Sergeant Promotion Selection Board
           Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (MMPB-11)
           2008 Elliot Road
           Quantico VA 22134-5103
           Comm:  (703) 432-9482, DSN:  278-9482
           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).  For questions regarding
           the O-RMA submission process.
           Comm:  (703) 432-2043, DSN:  278-2043
           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.
           Comm:  (703) 784-2768, DSN: 278-2768
           For Policy and Compliance/Corrections:
           E-mail:  [email protected].
           For FitRep Processing:
           Comm:  (703) 784-3901, DSN: 278-3901
           E-mail:  [email protected].
12.b.3.  Enlisted Career Analyst and Evaluation Unit
           (MMPB-24).  For selection board counseling and record
           review.
           Comm:  (703) 784-3929, DSN: 278-3929
           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) 784-9322/9323, DSN:  278-9322/9323
           E-Mail:  [email protected]
13.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
14.  Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//

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