MCO P1400.32D W CH 1-2 - Marine Corps Promotion Manual, Volume 2, Enlisted Promotions (MARCORPROMMAN Vol 2, ENLPROM)

Scope

MCO P1400.32D, Volume 2 of the Marine Corps Promotion Manual, sets policy and procedures for enlisted promotions. The manual covers cutting scores, composite scores, time-in-grade and time-in-service requirements, PME completion for promotion, special-promotion programs, meritorious promotion, frocking, and Recruiter Specialty Promotion. Short title MARCORPROMMAN Vol 2, ENLPROM.

Audience

Every enlisted Marine reads this manual to understand their promotion path. Career planners and monitors apply it to assignment and promotion decisions. S-1 and unit administrators process the promotion warrants and entries in MCTFS. Commanders sign warrants and frocking authorizations under this manual.

Change history

• CH 1. 17 December 2008. Revised pages across Chapters 1 through 5 plus the Index. Added pages 1-10A, 1-12A, 1-16A, 2-16A, and 4-6A. Adjusted composite-score and cutting-score policy.
• CH 2. 14 June 2012. Substantial revision. Important changes include PME requirements for promotion, combat-zone policy, and updates spanning Chapters 1 through 6.

Chapter map

• Chapter 1. Eligibility, selection, and authority for enlisted promotions.
• Chapter 2. Composite scores, cutting scores, and the promotion zone.
• Chapter 3. Special-promotion programs and meritorious promotion.
• Chapter 4. Senior staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO) and staff sergeant promotions.
• Chapter 5. Reserve promotions.
• Chapter 6. Administrative procedures.

Connection to Marine Corps policy

The higher chain in the registry is thin, so the connections below run within Marine Corps policy.

• MCO 1400.31D. Marine Corps Promotion Manual, Volume 1, Officer Promotions. The companion volume. Enlisted promotions run under Volume 2.
• MCO 1610.7B. Performance Evaluation System. The underlying performance evaluation framework feeding promotion decisions.
• MCO 1616.1. Junior Enlisted Performance Evaluation System (JEPES). JEPES scores flow into the promotion pipeline this manual governs.
• MARADMIN 559/23. Junior enlisted remedial promotions automation. NOT RECOMMENDED entries continue to require a Page 11 under CH 2 of this manual.
• MCO 1000.6 (ACTSMAN). Lists the manual as a governing reference for assignment and classification work.
• Portal admin promotion pages source the manual directly, including enlisted promotion eligibility per Chapter 1 paragraphs 1202 through 1204, special promotion programs, and promotion restrictions and withholds. Commander pages on promotion withholds and reductions in grade cite it as well.

Authority

Commandant of the Marine Corps publishes the manual. Manpower Management Promotion Branch (MMPR-2) maintains it.

Status

Active. Both CH 1 and CH 2 are in force. The basic order plus the two changes form the operative document. Pair with MCO 1610.7B for the underlying performance evaluation framework.