MARADMIN 153/21 - Clarification to Promotion Recommendation Process and Remedial Promotions

Scope

MARADMIN 153/21 clarifies the promotion recommendation process and remedial promotions under the Junior Enlisted Performance Evaluation System (JEPES). The message covers junior enlisted Marines. Applicability is the Active Component. MARADMIN 559/23 later automated the remedial promotion process in MCTFS and supersedes this message's remedial framework.

Audience

• Commanding officers. Certify promotion recommendation entries with the correct promotion authority. Apply the current MARADMIN 559/23 remedial framework.
• Career planners and S-1 staff. Track NOT RECOMMENDED entries and remedial promotion actions.
• Unit JEPES administrators. Review the remedial tab and complete corrections.

Inspection checklist reliance

The MCAAT admin promotions checklist cites this message on three items.

• Review of the remedial tab within JEPES, ensuring remedial promotion actions complete after the JEPES or MCTFS record correction. Companion references MCO 1616.1 chapter 2, MCO P1400.32D paragraph 2600, and MCTFSPRIUM 7-70702.
• Required Page 11 entries for negative promotion recommendations, cited with MARADMIN 150/16, 559/23, and 185/25.
• Certification of promotion recommendation entries by the individual holding promotion authority, cited with MCO P1400.32D paragraph 1200.3.

Connection to higher policy

• MCO P1400.32D. Marine Corps Promotion Manual, Volume 2, Enlisted Promotions. Parent order for the recommendation process.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MCO 1616.1. JEPES order. Chapter 2 pairs with this message on remedial tab review.
• MARADMIN 559/23. Junior Enlisted Remedial Promotions Automation. Current remedial framework. Sunset the WILL NOT PROMOTE entry and consolidated its function with NOT RECOMMENDED.
• MARADMIN 150/16. Quarterly Page 11 counseling for NOT RECOMMENDED to Corporal and Sergeant.
• MCTFSPRIUM 7-70702. MCTFS reporting procedure companion reference.

Status

Signed 2021-03-18. Originator CMC Washington DC MRA MM. Superseded by MARADMIN 559/23 for the remedial promotion framework. Verification caution. The MCAAT checklist still lists this message as a live reference for remedial tab review and promotion authority certification, so retire it only after the checklist references update.