MARADMIN 612/19 - Announcement of Authority for Early Reenlistment, Delegation of Reenlistment Approval Authority, and Changes to Promotion Requirements Policy

Scope

MARADMIN 612/19 announced authority for early reenlistment, delegated reenlistment approval authority, and changed promotion requirements policy, signed 2019-10-30. The message increased the Time in Service (TIS) requirement for promotion to Sergeant from 24 months to 48 months. Applicability is the Active Component.

Audience

• Marines pursuing reenlistment. Apply the early reenlistment framework.
• Career planners. Process reenlistments under the delegated authority.
• HQMC Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA) and MMPB-11. Adjudicate eligibility and manage selection lists.
• Corporals targeting promotion to Sergeant. The TIS requirement increased to 48 months under this message.

Key changes

• Early reenlistment authority granted.
• Reenlistment approval authority delegated to certain commanders.
• Sergeant TIS requirement increased from 24 months to 48 months.

Obligated service application

The portal applies this message with MCO P1400.32D for the SNCO obligated service rule.

• Marines selected to SSgt through SgtMaj or MGySgt need 24 months of obligated service remaining on contract from the promotion date.
• Commanding officers hold authority to locally extend Marines using projected tables in monthly promotion MARADMINs to avoid promotion delays.
• Marines with draw case codes AF, AH, AX, or AY are excluded from local extension and submit through the Total Force Retention System (TFRS).
• Reenlistment routes through four avenues. CRP, CGRP, lateral move, and standard reenlistment.
• The Direct Affiliation Program preserves promotion selection for active-to-reserve transitions per MCO 1040.31.
• Refusal of obligated service triggers removal from the selection list by MMPB-11 and ineligibility for future promotion selection boards in the same component. The ineligibility does not transfer between components.

Connection to higher policy

• MCO P1400.32D. Marine Corps Promotion Manual, Volume 2, Enlisted Promotions.
• MCO 1040.31. Enlisted Retention and Career Development Program.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MARADMIN 222/26. Forthcoming Changes to TIS for Promotion to Sergeant. Reduces TIS back to 30 months effective 2026-10-01. Its paragraph 2.a states the 48-month increase favored longevity over performance.
• MARADMIN 225/23. Establishment of the Small-Unit Leader Initiative (SULI). Created as a workaround to the 48-month TIS. Cancelled by MARADMIN 222/26.

Status

Signed 2019-10-30. Originator CMC Washington DC MRA MM. Applicability is the Active Component. The 48-month Sergeant TIS rule from this message is superseded by MARADMIN 222/26 effective 2026-10-01, which returns the requirement to 30 months. The early reenlistment and obligated service framework remains current in the portal's promotion and retention pages.