January 2026 Active-Duty Corporal and Sergeant Promotion Authority
The official promotion authority for active-duty lance corporals and corporals advancing to corporal and sergeant effective 1 January 2026. Applies to active-duty Marines only; cutting scores are available in MCTFS after select grades post.
This is a routine update — a name list, a set of results, or a recurring notice. There is nothing here to translate into plain English, so the official text is reproduced in full below. Read it on marines.mil
Official text
R 082000Z JAN 26 MARADMIN 006/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/JANUARY 2026 ACTIVE-DUTY CORPORAL AND SERGEANT PROMOTION AUTHORITY// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO/MMPR-2/14JUN2012// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO/MRA/25NOV2020// NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL. REF B IS MCO 1616.1, JUNIOR ENLISTED PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (JEPES)// POC/WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MMPB-11/TEL: 703-784-3440 DSN 278-3440/ EMAIL: WILLIAM.C.GRIFFIN@USMC.MIL// POC/DATHAN T. MILLS/MSGT/MMPB-11/TEL: 703-784-2765 DSN 278-2765/ EMAIL: DATHAN.MILLS@USMC.MIL// POC/SETH D. EVANS/CIV/MMPB-11/TEL: 703-784-9635 DSN 278-9635/ EMAIL: SETH.D.EVANS.CIV@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN is the promotion authority for all lance corporals (LCpls) and corporals (Cpls) of the active duty Marine Corps. Cutting scores are available in the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) after the current month select grades post. Retain the current month cutting scores and with this MARADMIN for future reference. 2. For additional details regarding requirements related to viewing cutoff scores in MCTFS, time in grade, time in service, professional military education, commander responsibilities, and the junior enlisted remedial process, visit the Enlisted Promotions website at https://www.manpower.marines.mil, click on "Divisions" / “Manpower Management” / “Performance Branch” / “Promotion Section” / “Enlisted Promotions” / “Sergeants and Below Promotions”. 3. References (a) and (b) set forth guidance and instructions for effecting monthly promotions of LCpls and Cpls who meet the following criteria: 3.a. SEL CPL ED: 20260101 3.b. SEL SGT ED: 20260101 3.c. DATE OF RANK: 20260101 3.d. EFFECTIVE DATE: 20260101 4. The command cutoff for 1 January 2026 promotions is 30 November 2025. Entries with a date after 30 November 2025 will not count towards a 1 January 2026 promotion score. 5. For Marine enlisted promotion matters, e-mail inquiries to smb_manpower_enlisted_promotions@usmc.mil. 6. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//
Resources & references
The documents this bulletin points to, with a plain-English note on why each matters. Links marked CAC required need a government login.
- Enlisted Promotion Manual (MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2)Reference
This is the governing order for enlisted promotions in the Marine Corps. It sets the rules and requirements that this MARADMIN is executing authority under.
- Junior Enlisted Performance Evaluation System order (MCO 1616.1)Reference
This order establishes the JEPES framework used to evaluate junior enlisted Marines. It is directly relevant to how performance is assessed for Corporal and Sergeant promotion eligibility.
This is the Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs website, which covers a wide range of personnel topics including enlisted promotions, reenlistment options, assignments, and reserve-specific policies. Reservists may want to visit it to find information on career management, promotion boards, or reserve affairs resources managed out of Quantico.