PromotionRoutine update
First Lieutenant Promotions for March 2026
The official name list and dates of rank for Marine Corps officers promoted to first lieutenant in March 2026. Applies to both active component and Reserve officers; individual MCC codes indicate component and unit assignment.
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 251626Z FEB 26 MARADMIN 065/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2026// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS// REF/B/MSGID:MCO/CMC/YMD:20211028// REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190328// REF/D/MSGID:MCO/CMC/YMD:20190215// REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20181010// REF/F/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190415// REF/G/MSGID:MSG/MP/DTG:120935ZJUN2001// NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C. REF B IS MCO 1400.31D, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS. REF C IS SECNAVINST 1420.3, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION PROGRAM. REF D IS MCO 1900.16 W/CH-3, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF E IS SECNAVINST 1120.9B, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATE. REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.6M, PROMOTION OF OFFICERS TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE) IN THE NAVY AND TO THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE MARINE CORPS. REF G IS MARADMIN 277/01, BACCALAUREATE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS.// POC/M. J. COOK/MAJ/UNIT:HD MMPB-10/TEL:(703) 784-9705/ EMAIL:MICHAEL.J.COOK@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Authority. Refs (a) through (g) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions. This message is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions. Per the refs, CMC (MMPB-10) will not effect an officer's promotion until that officer's name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message. MMPB-10 will mail appropriate commissions to parent commands under separate cover. Expect 4-6 weeks for delivery. The commission is not the legal authority to promote and is not required to effect the promotion. For the purposes of conducting a promotion ceremony, sample commissions and the oath of office are located in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil. Under "Marines/Career," click on "Promotions." Click on "Officer Promotions," look under the "Reference" tab on the right side of the page. 2. Under the provisions of ref (f), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named officer(s) on active duty, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name DOR MCC Kim A. Denton 01Mar26 J61 Joshua L. Lewis 11Mar26 J61 Juan C. Ibarra 13Mar26 J61 Joshua A. Radke 18Mar26 V44 Dylan A. Abel 23Mar26 1PB Bonjoffrey B. Abuan 23Mar26 1NE Vito S. Acosta 23Mar26 1JB Joseph S. Adcock 23Mar26 1JF Naomi N. Allsman 23Mar26 K71 Derek R. AltieryRodriguez 23Mar26 160 Amanda N. Alvarado 23Mar26 135 Jose G. Alvarez 23Mar26 K71 Hussein A. Alzubaidy 23Mar26 K71 Antkare J. Anderson 23Mar26 1JC Alec M. Apperti 23Mar26 1CS Zachary R. Araneta 23Mar26 K71 Lynn P. Ashby 23Mar26 K71 Justin R. Aughe 23Mar26 1PN Heath C. Ault 23Mar26 V27 Jasmine E. Bailey 23Mar26 J61 Adam M. Baj 23Mar26 KBM Robert F. Barie V 23Mar26 V28 Jared T. Bascio 23Mar26 V35 Julian S. Baseman 23Mar26 121 Stephen M. Battersby 23Mar26 165 Zachary I. Becan 23Mar26 V28 Braden J. Behr 23Mar26 193 Donald C. Belt II 23Mar26 091 Alexander L. Bergin 23Mar26 15Y Dhahraun B. Bivins 23Mar26 040 Conway Bolt IV 23Mar26 K71 Maxwell R. Bosman 23Mar26 1NG Abel J. Bowden 23Mar26 1RX Kieshonna C. Brooks 23Mar26 1R1 Jordan L. Burkhardt 23Mar26 093 Kyle J. Byrdsong 23Mar26 1EG Ethan M. Cady 23Mar26 K03 Alyssa M. Cain 23Mar26 1G8 Michael Cappuccilli 23Mar26 036 John M. Carey 23Mar26 KBM John J. Carroll III 23Mar26 121 Jadon K. Carroll 23Mar26 1NA Robert B. Castleberry 23Mar26 115 Jackson S. Chilton 23Mar26 1LB Xavier T. Clark 23Mar26 1PL Esha A. Clements 23Mar26 1QD James N. Cooper 23Mar26 011 Lyndell B. Cooper 23Mar26 K03 William B. Copleston 23Mar26 V15 Kody L. Cox 23Mar26 K03 Kaycee M. CoxPhilyaw 23Mar26 1GT Trevor A. Crist 23Mar26 1GT Antonio J. Cruz 23Mar26 1NA Jacob B. Cuellar 23Mar26 146 Karlton O. Cupit 23Mar26 1PF Jacob D. Danes 23Mar26 V37 Austin J. DeLaRiva 23Mar26 1XC Tyler J. DeLaura 23Mar26 1JX Tyler J. Dellinger 23Mar26 1US Jonas G. Dewald 23Mar26 V18 Braden N. Diaz 23Mar26 1G7 Daniel C. Dittmann 23Mar26 121 Ryan J. Doorhy 23Mar26 1NC Grayson R. Dow 23Mar26 115 John W. Elam 23Mar26 1GT Quansulo T. Ellis 23Mar26 KBM Stephen J. Espey 23Mar26 114 Shane N. Eustace 23Mar26 174 Turner M. Evans 23Mar26 V34 Shaye M. Farley 23Mar26 1CF Christian T. FlowersDeLosh 23Mar26 1JH HarryClyde K. Foncham 23Mar26 1C1 Joseph J. Funston IV 23Mar26 J61 Dominic L. Gibson 23Mar26 1Y2 Benjamin W. Giessinger 23Mar26 1NA Zachary J. Ginder 23Mar26 1NE Joseph G. Glover 23Mar26 1RU Demetrios J. Goddard 23Mar26 V16 Isaac R. Gonzalez 23Mar26 19F Joseph R. Gore 23Mar26 1NL Alexis A. Goya 23Mar26 K03 Gavin J. Greenhill 23Mar26 1NC Aidan L. Greer 23Mar26 V13 Roman Groenewold 23Mar26 1QE Lee A. Gulley, Jr. 23Mar26 VRA Ishmael Gutierrez 23Mar26 TP6 Johnathan GutierrezMaya 23Mar26 J61 Robyn E. Guy 23Mar26 K03 Brandon J. Haag 23Mar26 K71 Samuel D. Haita 23Mar26 1YB Chance M. Halfhill 23Mar26 026 Seth R. Halman 23Mar26 1R2 Halley A. Ham 23Mar26 15G Jeremy T. Hannah 23Mar26 1NP Kyle P. Hansen 23Mar26 1Y1 Chase S. Harrison 23Mar26 K71 Wyatt A. Hasch 23Mar26 V11 Joshua L. Hewey 23Mar26 160 John M. Hirsh 23Mar26 V34 Tyler M. Holtke 23Mar26 1YB Jacob A. Houston 23Mar26 K03 Johnathon L. Ireland 23Mar26 TD9 Ken F. Jachmann 23Mar26 1NF Kyle B. Jackson 23Mar26 K03 Michael R. Jung 23Mar26 132 Caroline A. Katzmann 23Mar26 1QN Patrick L. Kelly 23Mar26 124 Khaleid J. Kinsey 23Mar26 1GT Alexia A. Kizer 23Mar26 1YE Logan M. Kohlrus 23Mar26 124 Tyler E. Koontz 23Mar26 15J Hunter B. Kopacz 23Mar26 1L7 James A. Korzenik 23Mar26 1CF Dylan R. Kovach 23Mar26 V82 Kyle R. Kraemer 23Mar26 15A Shane M. Lashlee 23Mar26 132 Alexander D. Le 23Mar26 1NE Jack O. Lee 23Mar26 V32 Peter C. Leonard 23Mar26 1G7 Scott E. Locker 23Mar26 1NB Dalton H. Locklear 23Mar26 1JJ Michael A. Lord 23Mar26 1GS Brian W. Loughran 23Mar26 1Y4 Wolfgang J. Lynn 23Mar26 K71 Robert D. Marquez 23Mar26 V32 Charles A. Martin 23Mar26 V15 Michaela G. Masters 23Mar26 15A Christophe S. Matthews 23Mar26 K03 Michael J. Mayfield 23Mar26 1PB Jacob D. Mays 23Mar26 K03 Keion J. McCormick 23Mar26 132 Joel J. McEnnis 23Mar26 198 Luke A. McInerney 23Mar26 1NE Harper V. McKerrow 23Mar26 V35 Lance T. McLaughlin 23Mar26 V31 Benjamin M. Mees 23Mar26 1RT Lorenzo F. Meigs 23Mar26 121 Mitchell R. Meyer 23Mar26 193 James P. Mills 23Mar26 V37 Nicholas D. Mills 23Mar26 1G8 Andrejs J. Minka 23Mar26 K03 Clark R. Mollencop 23Mar26 1GS Gina M. Monahan 23Mar26 1CH Max R. Mora 23Mar26 1G9 Leander C. Murphy 23Mar26 174 Joseph W. Nameth 23Mar26 1GR Hemchan Narain 23Mar26 15L Cristian A. NazarioRodriguez 23Mar26 15A Conor W. Neil 23Mar26 135 Georgiy V. Nemkov 23Mar26 TP6 Samantha R. Nordhaus 23Mar26 KF2 Braden J. Olson 23Mar26 092 Mahesh P. Pai 23Mar26 122 Micah S. Parker 23Mar26 1FT John D. Patterson 23Mar26 TSR Owen R. Pease 23Mar26 1GT Abelardo A. Peralta 23Mar26 V22 Charles E. Perryman 23Mar26 19G Tyler A. Petrella 23Mar26 V26 Brandon Pieszala 23Mar26 J61 John E. Poulin 23Mar26 15E Jacob T. Pulling 23Mar26 VM6 Nicholas A. Ravida 23Mar26 1L1 Samuel C. Reed 23Mar26 K71 Parker J. Retes 23Mar26 1RX Riley J. Reutener 23Mar26 142 Chase W. Ricketts 23Mar26 VFG Chase F. Robinett 23Mar26 V26 Ethan J. Robinson 23Mar26 142 Joseph A. Robinson 23Mar26 1J1 Colin D. Rockwell 23Mar26 122 Adrian Rodriguez 23Mar26 1R3 Collin R. Rook 23Mar26 1F1 Cade B. Roske 23Mar26 1EG Clayton H. Rustmann 23Mar26 1GS Julian J. Saenz, Jr. 23Mar26 V32 Destiny N. Sanchez 23Mar26 1XJ Luke G. Scherer 23Mar26 114 Matthew A. Sciandra 23Mar26 V22 John R. Scott 23Mar26 V35 Andrew R. Sekerak 23Mar26 K03 Hunter D. Sheets 23Mar26 1JX Mitchell A. Shinskie 23Mar26 V32 Samuel G. Smith 23Mar26 V11 Kenneth D. Snell 23Mar26 SR2 Jonathan L. SosaOrta 23Mar26 124 Samuel P. Stallworth 23Mar26 V44 Ozrick A. Stavreff 23Mar26 V44 Maximillia P. Steinbach 23Mar26 V24 Carter A. Stevenson 23Mar26 1EC Michael D. Sullivan 23Mar26 K03 Nicolas D. Supnet 23Mar26 1NF Matthew R. Sweeney 23Mar26 V44 Jackson P. Swift 23Mar26 19G Lukasz Szczygielski 23Mar26 1QR Daniel R. Tabor 23Mar26 1JB Benjamin M. Tafoya 23Mar26 K03 DianeMae O. Tan 23Mar26 1YE Kyle J. Taylor 23Mar26 124 Selma J. Taylor 23Mar26 1QH Langston K. Thomas 23Mar26 V24 Zachery T. Thompson 23Mar26 174 Kaden B. Tjeerdsma 23Mar26 1JJ Charles G. Towle 23Mar26 V12 Noah M. Trahar 23Mar26 V35 Shane M. Tully 23Mar26 1Y4 Robert L. Turner 23Mar26 1QB Thomas A. Undercuffler 23Mar26 175 Katerina A. Valenta 23Mar26 1QE Cristian A. Valenzuela 23Mar26 122 Eric Vasquez, Jr. 23Mar26 15G Makayla N. Vogt 23Mar26 15A Patrick R. Waldron 23Mar26 VFE Sean M. Walroth 23Mar26 1Y2 Noah R. Waters 23Mar26 V37 Charles V. Weiss 23Mar26 V28 Todd C. Welsh 23Mar26 V44 Chloe S. Wilson 23Mar26 146 Cooper T. Wilson 23Mar26 116 Evelyne M. Witherell 23Mar26 K71 Shaughn P. Wright 23Mar26 121 Taylor A. Ziska 23Mar26 1F2 Zachary P. Zobel 23Mar26 1CL 3. Under the provisions of ref (f), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officer(s), as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated. Name DOR MCC Connor J. Archibald 23Mar26 S8S John P. Barrett 23Mar26 SL6 Kevin A. Belfon 23Mar26 SDN Preston B. Bremus 23Mar26 SCH Juan P. Carbone 23Mar26 SK5 Andrew S. Fisher 23Mar26 SC2 Matthew R. Flaim 23Mar26 S7A Wade D. Hembree 23Mar26 SKB Keshun M. Jackson 23Mar26 SKB Markus R. Jackson 23Mar26 SMG Duyoung Lee 23Mar26 SND Jacob P. Lerch 23Mar26 S5N Lee W. Mauldin 23Mar26 SD6 Nicholas K. Nishikawa 23Mar26 SM7 James K. Robertson 23Mar26 SP4 Jose M. Sanchez, Jr. 23Mar26 HAB Matthew D. Strong 23Mar26 SJT Fritznick Thelusca 23Mar26 SDN Christophe M. Trinkus 23Mar26 SYF Cameron B. Wood 23Mar26 S2J 4. Delay of Promotion 4.a. Commanding Officer Determination. Per refs (b) and (g), if the respective commanding officer determines that an officer is not mentally, physically, morally, or professionally qualified for promotion, the promotion shall not be effected. This includes the physical examination requirement for reserve officers per section 10206 of ref (a). Ref (a) requires written notification to the officer of the grounds for delay before the effective date of the appointment, unless it is impracticable to do so, in which case the notice shall be given as soon as practicable. Commanding Officers must also notify CMC (MMPB-10) prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion is not effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and to allow for the initiation of administrative action. Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation. 4.b. Adverse Screening Process. Before the release of this promotion authority, all officers are screened for adverse or potentially adverse information. If applicable, CMC (MMPB-10) removed the names of those officers with records identified during the adverse screening process as containing adverse or potentially adverse information from the promotion authority MARADMIN. Those officers will receive correspondence under separate cover from CMC (JPL). 5. Retirement and Transfer. Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion. An officer's selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component. 6. Accepting and Declining Promotion. Any regular or reserve officer who is promoted under the refs is considered to have accepted such promotion on the effective date contained in paragraphs 2 and 3 (for purposes of date of rank, pay, and allowances in the grade to which promoted). To decline a promotion, an officer is required to submit a letter of declination to CMC (MMPB-10) expressly at the time their command notifies them of their promotion and directs that they begin wearing the insignia of the next higher grade. Any statement or action by the officer which signals their acceptance of the promotion, forever waives their right to decline. 7. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9705 or DSN 278-9705. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Officer Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil. Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mil. 8. 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.
- Title 10, U.S. Code (Ref A)Reference
The statutory legal foundation for Marine Corps officer promotions. This MARADMIN cites it as one of the authorities regulating all officer promotions.
- Marine Corps Promotion Manual, Volume 1, Officer Promotions (MCO 1400.31D)Reference
The primary Marine Corps order governing officer promotions. This MARADMIN directs readers to its Chapter 6 for sample commissions and the oath of office for promotion ceremonies.
- Department of the Navy Commissioned Officer Promotion Program (SECNAVINST 1420.3)Reference
The SECNAV instruction establishing the Navy Department's framework for commissioned officer promotions. This MARADMIN lists it as a governing authority for the promotions announced.
- Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual (MCO 1900.16 w/Ch-3)Reference
The Marine Corps order covering separation and retirement procedures. This MARADMIN cites it as one of the references regulating officer promotions.
- Designation of Officers as Marine Corps Judge Advocate (SECNAVINST 1120.9B)Reference
The SECNAV instruction governing designation of Regular Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve officers as Judge Advocates. This MARADMIN cites it as a governing authority applicable to the promotions listed.
- Promotion of Officers to First Lieutenant (SECNAVINST 1412.6M)Reference
The SECNAV instruction specifically authorizing promotion of officers to First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. This MARADMIN invokes it as the direct authority under which the Secretary of the Navy authorizes the listed promotions.
- Baccalaureate Degree Requirement for Reserve Officers (MARADMIN 277/01)MARADMIN
An earlier MARADMIN addressing the baccalaureate degree requirement for Reserve officers. This MARADMIN cites it as one of the references regulating the officer promotions announced.
This appears to be the Marines.mil homepage rather than a dedicated Officer Promotions page, so it does not contain promotion-specific information such as selection board schedules, results, or eligibility guidance. Reserve officers looking for promotion details should search for a more targeted resource on Marines.mil or contact their chain of command.
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