MARADMIN 503/26 - Fiscal Year 2027 Reserve Component Corporal and Sergeant Promotion Guidance

Scope

MARADMIN 503/26, R 161530Z OCT 26, ends the Reserve Component Corporal and Sergeant promotion authority MARADMIN. It sets annual FY27 guidance for promotions to Cpl and Sgt in the Marine Corps Reserve, covering the Active Reserve (AR), the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). MARADMIN 502/26 is the Active Component companion.

Key paragraph map

• Para 1. The NCO promotion authority MARADMIN will no longer be released. This message supersedes it. Commands use MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2 as the reference when creating promotion warrants.
• Para 2. MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2 is the promotion authority for all USMCR LCpls and Cpls, AR, SMCR, and IRR, effective with 1 October 2026 promotions.
• Para 3. Cutting scores post in MCTFS after each month's select grades post. Commands keep each month's cutting scores for future reference. Scores also post on the Enlisted Promotions website.
• Para 4. Viewing cutoff scores in MCTFS, time in grade and time in service, PME, commander responsibilities, and the junior remedial process sit on the Enlisted Promotions website under Sergeants and Below Promotions.
• Para 5.a. FY27 quarterly promotion effective dates and record cutoff dates.
• Para 5.b. USMCR promotions take effect quarterly on the first day of October, January, April, and July. Date of rank equals the effective date. The JEPES score for consideration comes from the record cutoff date.
• Para 6. Enlisted promotion contacts.

FY27 effective and record cutoff dates

References

• MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, Enlisted Promotion Manual.
• MCO 1616.1, Junior Enlisted Performance Evaluation System (JEPES).

Contacts

• Enlisted promotions. (703) 784-9635, DSN 278-9635, SMB_Manpower_Enlisted_Promotions@usmc.mil.
• MMPB-11 action officers. The message names them. Current points of contact sit on the Enlisted Promotions website.

Status

Active. Signed 20 October 2026. The entry carries no external link until the portal confirms the message's own marines.mil article address. Find the message on the marines.mil MARADMIN index. The October 2026 reserve promotions ran under the last quarterly authority message, MARADMIN 444/26, before this guidance took over for FY27.