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June 2026 Active-Duty SNCO Promotions and July 2026 Projected SNCO Promotions

MARADMIN 226/26·May 18, 2026·Official source

The promotion numbers, seniority sequencing, and projected monthly figures for active-duty Staff Noncommissioned Officer promotions from FY25 and FY26 selection lists. Applicable to the Active Component only.

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 151900Z MAY 26

MARADMIN 226/26

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//

SUBJ/JUNE 2026 ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTIONS FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED

OFFICERS (SNCOS) AND JULY 2026 PLANNED PROMOTIONS FOR SNCOS//

REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/MMPR-2/14JUN2012//

REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC/MPP-20/11MAY2026//

NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL.

REF B IS MPP-20 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTIONS//

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//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Upon receipt of this MARADMIN, but not prior to 

1 June 2026, Commanders will effect the promotion of selected active 

duty Marines per paragraph 5100 of reference (a).  Cite this 

MARADMIN as authority for promotion.  

2.  Marines who do not possess an Expiration of Active Service (EAS)

of 31 May 2028 or later are not authorized to be promoted.  Marines 

who do not comply with Obligated Service (OBS) requirements before 

their seniority number being reached will receive a date of rank and 

effective date for the 1st of the following month after compliance 

with OBS.

2.a.  For additional details regarding OBS, Sequenced Professional 

Military Education, Commander requirements, and requests for 

promotion backdates, visit the Enlisted Promotions website at 

https://www.manpower.marines.mil, click on “Divisions” / “Manpower

Management” / “Performance-Branch” / “Promotion-Section” / “Enlisted

Promotions” / “SNCOs.”

2.b.  Projections are an estimate only.  Based off monthly promotion

MARADMINS, there may be instances requiring an additional extension 

to be completed. 

3.  The numbers listed below indicate the senior number promoted the

previous month and the total number of Marines being promoted for

the current month per reference (b).  Numbers may not always add up 

due to noncompetitive selections (Warrant Officer, Marine Corps 

Enlisted Commissioning Education Program selects; assigned a 

seniority number with an alpha letter), alternate activations, 

discharges, and promotion restrictions.

4.  Projected Monthly Promotions

4.a.  STATUS OF FY 2025 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:

               NUMBER    SENIOR NO.   JUN 26  LAST SENIOR PROJECTED

GRADE          SELECTED  PROM MAY 26  PROM    NO. PROM    FOR JUL 26

SSGT            4265      4094         435    (Note 1) 

4.b.  STATUS OF FY 2026 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:

               NUMBER    SENIOR NO.   JUN 26  LAST SENIOR PROJECTED

GRADE          SELECTED  PROM MAY 26  PROM    NO. PROM    FOR JUL 26

SGTMAJ/MGYSGT   346         37          77       118          77

1STSGT/MSGT     1177       141         261       405         261

GYSGT           2352       247         250       492         250

SSGT           (NOTE 2)

4.c.  FY 2026 SNCO projected promotions:

GRADE           MONTH

                 AUG   SEP   OCT   NOV   DEC   JAN

SGTMAJ/MGYSGT     77 (Note 1)

1STSGT/MSGT      261 (Note 1)

GYSGT            250   250   125   125   125   125 

SSGT             (Note 2)

Note 1:  List cleared.  Alternates without a seniority number 

reported will be reconsidered on the FY27 boards.

Note 2:  Pending results of selection MARADMIN.

5.  For Enlisted Promotion matters call comm (703) 784-3982 or DSN

278-3982.  Email inquiries to: 

SMB_Manpower_Enlisted_Promotions@usmc.mil 

6.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Active Component only.

7.  Release authorized by MajGen 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. The MARADMIN directs commanders to paragraph 5100 of this manual as the authority for effecting SNCO promotions.

  • MPP-20 SNCO Promotions document (REF B, 11 May 2026)Reference

    This document from Manpower Plans and Policy provides the promotion numbers and senior numbers that drive the monthly figures listed in this MARADMIN.

  • This is the Manpower and Reserve Affairs website's enlisted promotions section for SNCOs, covering topics like promotion policies, reenlistment options, lateral moves, special duty assignments, and board schedules. Reserve SNCOs looking for official guidance on career progression, retention programs, or upcoming promotion boards would find this a useful starting point.

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