Promotion to
Master Seargent and First Sergeant (E8)
The Gunnery Sergeant's Roles and Responsibilities
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The Master / First Sergeant's Roles and Responsibilities
Master Sergeant (MSgt) and First Sergeant, like Master Sergeants and
First Sergeants in the Army are paid the same.
 As
the 1st Sergeant, you will be the principal enlisted
advisor to your commander. Your primary and foremost requisite will
be outstanding leadership, combined with an exceptionally high degree
of professional competence and the ability to act independently as
the principal enlisted assistant to the commander in all administrative,
technical, and tactical requirements of the organization.
 As
the Master Sergeant, you will be the technical expert in your
field. Your primary prerequisite will be an outstanding proficiency
in the assigned MOS/OccFld, combined with an exceptionally high degree
of leadership and supervisory ability and the ability to act independently
as enlisted assistants to the commander in all administrative, technical,
and tactical requirements of your occupational specialty.
The Staff NCO Promotion Process
The Staff NCO (E6-E9) promotion process includes a centralized selection
board. The normal sequence from recommendation to promotion to Staff
NCO follows.
Basic Eligibility Requirements for Master and First Sergeant (E-8)
- Command recommendation
- 8 years Time-In-Service
- 48 Months Time-In-Grade
- Master Sergeant Candidates must complete the required
Professional Military Education (PME) course(s):
1) The Senior NCO (SNCO) Career Advanced Nonresident Program,
or
SNCO Career Advanced Distance Education Program
2) The War Fighting Skills Program
- First Sergeant Candidates must complete the required
PME courses:
1) The Senior NCO (SNCO) Career Nonresident Program/ SNCO Career
Distance Education Program, or The SNCO Resident Course Senior
2) The SNCO Career Advanced Nonresident Program,/ SNCO Career
Advanced Distance Education Program
3) The War Fighting Skills Program
4) The Staff Noncommissioned Officer Advanced Resident Course
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the 1st Sergeant, you will be the principal enlisted
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Note: Completion of a tour of duty as a Drill Instructor, Recruiter,
or Marine Security Guard assignment may replace the requirement to
complete the resident PME courses.
The Staff NCO Centralized Board
The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) will convene selection boards
each calendar year to examine the qualifications of Marines in the
grades of Sgt, SSgt, GySgt, MSgt and 1stSgt for the purpose of recommending
those "best and fully qualified" for promotion to the next higher
grade. The centralized promotion board generally consists of 16 to
18 members.
Note: You must indicate on your proficiency reports whether
you wish to be considered for promotion as a Master Sergeant (m) or
as a First Sergeant (f).
Your entire military career is evaluated to determine if you qualify
among the "best and fully qualified." This determination is based
on the "whole Marine" concept. In the course of their evaluations,
the Selection Board will consider your demonstrated performance/achievement,
leadership, professional and technical knowledge, experience (type
and level), growth potential, motivation, military proficiency, physical
fitness, personal appearance, conduct, moral character, and maturity.
General Board Procedures
The Selection Board will be told the number of promotions available
for each intended MOS for active duty Marines, Marines in the Active
Reserve (AR) Program, and in each occupational field for all other
reserve component Marines. The Selection Board will also be provided
with the records of Marines eligible to compete within each zone.
As the candidate you are entitled to correspond directly with the
President of the Selection Board considering their case for promotion.
Your personal correspondence may include, but is not limited to, letters
to the President, copies of award certificates, school completion
certificates, MCI’s, photographs, third party correspondence (letters
of recommendation or explanation), etc.
Correspondence to SNCO selection boards need to be addressed as follows:
President (Specific Board) Headquarters,
U.S. Marine Corps (MMPR-2)
Harry Lee Hall 17 LeJeune Road
Quantico, VA 22134-5104 5.
Note: All correspondence must be under cover letter, signed
by the eligible Marine, listing all material being forwarded to
the Selection Board as enclosures. The board will not consider correspondence
not meeting these criteria.
The Selection Process
The Marine Corps then takes all the selectees (without regard
to MOS), and assigns them a promotion sequence number, which is
assigned according to seniority.
For example, if you are on the GySgt list and you have the
most TIG as an SSgt, then you will be given the lowest sequence
number (0001).
Each month, over the next 12 months, the Marines will release the
sequence numbers of those to be promoted during that month.
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