The Marine Corps released a change to MARADMIN 087/26, updating the zones, allocations, and Active Federal Active Duty Base Date (AFADBD) cutoffs for the FY26 Staff Sergeant promotion selection board. Everything else in the original MARADMIN 051/26 stays in effect. Only the numbers in the table below have changed.
Heads up: This MARADMIN explicitly does not apply to the Marine Corps Reserve. Reserve Sergeants are not affected.
Who it affects
Active component Sergeants being considered for promotion to Staff Sergeant. The MARADMIN states plainly: this does not apply to the Marine Corps Reserve.
If you are SMCR, IMA, or IRR, this one is not for you.
What you need to do
If you are an active component Sergeant, check your MOS row in the updated table against your date of rank (DOR) and AFADBD to confirm your zone status. The full table is in the MARADMIN.
If you are a Reserve Marine, nothing to do. This does not apply to you.
Key dates
- No deadlines are published in this MARADMIN. Board convening date and other timelines remain as stated in MARADMIN 051/26.
Updated allocations table
The table below reflects the changes announced in this MARADMIN. DOR and AFADBD cutoffs are listed by zone. "NA" means no cutoff applies for that field in that zone. MOS 1316, 6222, and 6227 remain closed.
| MOS | Alloc | AZ JR DOR | AZ AFADBD | PZ JR DOR | PZ AFADBD | BZ JR DOR | BZ AFADBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0111 | 161 | 20221201 | 20181126 | 20230701 | 20180814 | 20240401 | 20210301 |
| 0161 | 6 | 20230201 | NA | 20230801 | 20190724 | 20240201 | 20191118 |
| 0211 | 53 | 20220901 | NA | 20230901 | NA | NA | NA |
| 0231 | 118 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 0241 | 20 | 20200401 | 20140210 | 20210801 | NA | 20240501 | NA |
| 0261 | 6 | 20230802 | 20191028 | 20231201 | NA | 20240401 | NA |
| 0321 | 37 | 20231001 | NA | 20240801 | 20200720 | 20241001 | NA |
| 0363 | 30 | 20231001 | 20190916 | 20241001 | 20210712 | 20241001 | NA |
| 0369 | 352 | 20211101 | 20160725 | 20230301 | 20190219 | 20240101 | 20190923 |
| 0372 | 39 | 20220901 | NA | 20230201 | 20190114 | 20230701 | 20190729 |
| 0411 | 25 | 20230601 | 20190610 | 20230901 | 20200602 | 20231220 | NA |
| 0441 | 122 | 20230801 | 20190722 | 20240501 | 20200309 | 20241001 | NA |
| 0451 | 28 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 0511 | 18 | 20230401 | 20190304 | 20240901 | NA | NA | NA |
| 0629 | 168 | 20221001 | 20180319 | 20230701 | 20190610 | 20240301 | 20200224 |
| 0639 | 112 | 20231001 | NA | 20240601 | 20210503 | 20241001 | NA |
| 0679 | 106 | 20231001 | NA | 20240501 | 20200928 | 20241001 | NA |
| 0811 | 55 | 20221101 | 20181029 | 20230801 | 20200601 | 20240501 | 20200309 |
| 0848 | 42 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 0871 | 53 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 1141 | 7 | 20220201 | NA | 20221101 | 20181029 | 20230201 | NA |
| 1164 | 18 | 20211201 | NA | 20230101 | 20180820 | 20230801 | 20190916 |
| 1171 | 17 | 20231001 | NA | 20240201 | NA | 20241001 | 20210719 |
| 1316 | 0 | CLOSED | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1341 | 14 | 20211001 | 20170612 | 20221101 | 20160606 | 20230101 | 20181210 |
| 1345 | 26 | 20220801 | NA | 20230802 | 20190722 | 20240401 | 20201013 |
| 1361 | 6 | 20231101 | 20200817 | 20240701 | NA | NA | NA |
| 1371 | 59 | 20220701 | 20180611 | 20230601 | 20190610 | 20240301 | 20200615 |
| 1391 | 34 | 20230202 | NA | 20231201 | NA | 20240802 | 20210315 |
| 1721 | 74 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 1751 | 2 | 20230601 | NA | 20230701 | 20190617 | 20230801 | NA |
| 1834 | 45 | 20230801 | 20190916 | 20240501 | 20171023 | 20241001 | NA |
| 2111 | 57 | 20220701 | NA | 20240101 | 20190617 | 20241001 | NA |
| 2131 | 7 | 20230201 | NA | 20230701 | 20190603 | 20240201 | 20200127 |
| 2143 | 33 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2147 | 16 | 20231001 | NA | 20240901 | 20210719 | 20241001 | NA |
| 2161 | 3 | 20230901 | NA | 20231201 | 20200601 | 20240601 | NA |
| 2171 | 3 | 20220801 | 20180723 | 20230101 | NA | 20230802 | 20190916 |
| 2311 | 35 | 20220201 | NA | 20230801 | 20200107 | 20240601 | NA |
| 2336 | 58 | 20220401 | NA | 20221201 | 20181126 | 20230901 | 20190708 |
| 2629 | 118 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2651 | 30 | 20231001 | NA | 20240501 | 20200817 | 20241001 | NA |
| 2862 | 129 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2874 | 8 | 20230801 | NA | 20240601 | 20200921 | 20240601 | NA |
| 2887 | 6 | 20230801 | 20190729 | 20240801 | NA | NA | NA |
| 3044 | 10 | 20230801 | NA | 20240601 | 20200518 | 20241001 | NA |
| 3047 | 179 | 20230401 | 20190318 | 20231001 | 20200629 | 20241001 | NA |
| 3152 | 6 | 20230401 | 20170829 | 20230601 | 20190520 | 20230701 | 20190520 |
| 3381 | 55 | 20230101 | 20190102 | 20240301 | 20200706 | 20241001 | NA |
| 3432 | 24 | 20221001 | 20180507 | 20230601 | 20190909 | 20240301 | 20200831 |
| 3451 | 27 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 3529 | 91 | 20220901 | 20180716 | 20230601 | 20190610 | 20230901 | 20200210 |
| 3537 | 128 | 20220502 | 20180305 | 20230501 | 20181203 | 20231201 | 20171010 |
| 4133 | 7 | 20230101 | NA | 20240901 | 20200824 | 20240901 | NA |
| 4421 | 16 | 20230901 | 20190617 | 20240401 | 20191112 | 20241001 | 20210809 |
| 4591 | 38 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 4821 | 30 | 20220301 | 20180116 | 20230201 | 20180202 | 20230701 | 20190624 |
| 5512 | 5 | 20230101 | NA | 20231101 | NA | 20240701 | NA |
| 5524 | 24 | 20220701 | NA | 20230301 | 20190211 | 20240202 | NA |
| 5769 | 24 | 20230202 | NA | 20231001 | 20200713 | 20241001 | NA |
| 5811 | 76 | 20230301 | 20180806 | 20231201 | 20190923 | 20241001 | NA |
| 5821 | 16 | 20230601 | 20190506 | 20231102 | NA | 20240802 | NA |
| 5831 | 9 | 20230201 | 20180820 | 20230601 | NA | 20231201 | 20200803 |
| 5939 | 18 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 5948 | 19 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 5951 | 2 | 20230901 | 20190729 | 20240501 | 20200127 | 20240501 | NA |
| 5952 | 11 | 20230802 | NA | 20240801 | NA | 20240901 | NA |
| 5953 | 10 | 20230101 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 5954 | 16 | 20230501 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 5955 | 2 | NA | NA | 20240301 | NA | 20240901 | 20200817 |
| 5974 | 10 | 20230901 | NA | 20240801 | NA | NA | NA |
| 5979 | 10 | 20230901 | NA | 20240801 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6042 | 6 | 20220801 | 20180716 | 20240101 | 20200427 | 20240501 | 20201116 |
| 6046 | 32 | 20230201 | NA | 20231201 | 20200106 | 20241001 | 20200608 |
| 6048 | 32 | 20231001 | NA | 20240901 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6062 | 11 | 20231001 | 20190805 | 20240301 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6073 | 16 | 20210201 | 20150105 | 20221101 | 20161017 | 20230701 | 20190624 |
| 6074 | 7 | 20230201 | 20190415 | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6092 | 16 | 20230601 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6113 | 24 | 20230502 | 20200302 | 20240601 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6114 | 18 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6116 | 31 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6123 | 3 | 20210801 | NA | 20221001 | 20180904 | 20231001 | NA |
| 6124 | 5 | 20230502 | NA | 20240901 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6132 | 7 | 20230401 | 20190304 | 20231201 | NA | 20240701 | NA |
| 6153 | 10 | 20220901 | 20170626 | 20230501 | NA | 20240301 | NA |
| 6154 | 18 | 20231001 | NA | 20240801 | NA | 20240901 | NA |
| 6156 | 21 | 20230901 | 20190819 | 20240101 | NA | 20240901 | NA |
| 6173 | 14 | 20230701 | 20190624 | 20240501 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6174 | 18 | 20230801 | NA | 20240801 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6176 | 12 | 20231001 | NA | 20240301 | 20200113 | 20240701 | 20200615 |
| 6214 | 8 | 20210701 | NA | 20240101 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6216 | 4 | 20230901 | 20170724 | 20240101 | 20191021 | 20240501 | 20200210 |
| 6218 | 19 | 20230202 | 20190819 | 20230701 | 20190617 | 20240301 | NA |
| 6222 | 0 | CLOSED | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6227 | 0 | CLOSED | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6256 | 12 | 20231001 | NA | 20240901 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6258 | 11 | 20230301 | 20180723 | 20230401 | 20181210 | 20230901 | 20190805 |
| 6276 | 23 | 20230601 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6286 | 5 | 20211001 | NA | 20231001 | NA | 20240801 | 20191021 |
| 6288 | 11 | 20230301 | NA | 20240502 | 20191209 | 20240802 | NA |
| 6314 | 5 | 20230801 | NA | 20240601 | NA | NA | NA |
| 6316 | 8 | 20231001 | NA | 20240501 | 20191209 | 20240501 | NA |
| 6323 | 18 | 20220501 | 20180423 | 20230601 | 20190506 | 20240801 | 20200629 |
| 6324 | 19 | 20231001 | NA | 20240801 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6326 | 22 | 20230301 | NA | 20240301 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6336 | 6 | 20230901 | NA | 20240201 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6338 | 41 | 20230801 | 20180611 | 20240501 | 20191021 | 20241001 | NA |
| 6423 | 7 | 20230701 | NA | 20240401 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6432 | 12 | 20230201 | 20181029 | 20240301 | 20191021 | 20241001 | NA |
| 6469 | 28 | 20220601 | NA | 20240901 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6483 | 13 | 20221001 | 20180319 | 20230901 | 20190729 | 20240301 | 20191104 |
| 6492 | 10 | 20220901 | 20150818 | 20230801 | NA | 20240501 | NA |
| 6499 | 9 | 20220201 | NA | 20230401 | NA | 20241001 | 20191028 |
| 6531 | 31 | 20221201 | 20181113 | 20230701 | 20190916 | 20240301 | 20200113 |
| 6541 | 32 | 20230601 | 20190520 | 20231101 | 20200615 | 20240901 | NA |
| 6672 | 46 | 20220901 | 20180806 | 20230601 | 20191118 | 20240202 | 20201214 |
| 6694 | 18 | 20231001 | NA | 20240301 | NA | 20241001 | NA |
| 6842 | 17 | 20231001 | NA | 20240801 | 20190923 | 20240901 | NA |
| 7011 | 12 | 20230301 | NA | 20240201 | 20190924 | 20240830 | NA |
| 7041 | 18 | 20230601 | 20190916 | 20240401 | 20200106 | 20241001 | 20200106 |
| 7051 | 32 | 20230701 | 20190604 | 20240101 | 20191209 | 20241001 | 20210830 |
| 7212 | 53 | 20230901 | 20191118 | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 7240 | 42 | 20230901 | NA | 20240901 | NA | NA | NA |
| 7257 | 36 | 20231001 | NA | 20241001 | NA | NA | NA |
| 7314 | 7 | 20230301 | NA | 20231201 | 20191104 | 20240701 | NA |
| 7316 | 18 | 20230701 | NA | 20240601 | 20191118 | 20241001 | NA |
The official version
This is a change to MARADMIN 087/26. The original board guidance is in MARADMIN 051/26. POCs at Manpower Management Promotions Branch (MMPB-11): Maj William C. Griffin at william.c.griffin@usmc.mil / 703-784-3440, and MSgt Dathan T. Mills at dathan.mills@usmc.mil / 703-784-2765.
This is written by a reservist, for reservists. It is not an official publication of HQMC or MARFORRES. Always verify guidance with your command or unit S-1 before acting on any article or summary.