FY26 Meritorious Promotions — Prior Service Recruiter Staff NCOs (July 2026)
The July 2026 meritorious promotion list for Prior Service Recruiter Staff NCOs, naming two Marines selected for promotion to Staff Sergeant and Gunnery Sergeant effective 2 July 2026.
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 291649Z JUN 26 MARADMIN 300/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FY26 MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS FOR PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER (PSR) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS// REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC/251258ZSEP25// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCRC/1JUN2026// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 455/25, FY26 MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS FOR PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS (PSR), EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY (EAD) RECRUITERS, AND SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS (SNCO). REF B, JULY 2026 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF ACTIVE DUTY AND PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS.// 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:703-784-9720/DSN 278-9720/ EMAIL:DATHAN.MILLS@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Upon receipt of this Marine Administrative Message (MARADMIN), but not prior to 2 July 2026, Commanders will effect the promotion of selected Marines. Cite this MARADMIN as authority for promotion. 2. Meritorious Promotion List 2.a. To Staff Sergeant: Name MCC Cashwell Jr., B.N. 903 2.b. To Gunnery Sergeant. Name MCC Diosdado, D. 915 3. Marines who are selected to the ranks of SSgt through SgtMaj/MGySgt, to include meritorious promotions, must have at least 24-months of obligated service (OBS) remaining on contract beginning on the date of their promotion. If the Marine refuses to extend or reenlist to have sufficient obligated service, inform CMC (MMPB-11) of the Marine's refusal. 3.a. Marines who do not comply with OBS requirements prior to 2 July 2026 are not authorized to be promoted and will not have their promotion effected in the Marine Corps Total Forces System (MCTFS) until they comply. 3.b. Commanders are authorized to locally extend Marines who are identified as not being in compliance with OBS requirements. Unit Career Counselors or other unit representatives completing the NAVMC 321A must cite this MARADMIN as the authority. Only the Commanding Officer or those serving in an acting capacity may sign the NAVMC 321A as the Administering Officer. Commanding Officers are not authorized to extend those Marines with a draw case code (DCC) of AF, AH, AX, or AY. Marines with those DCCs must submit their extension for promotion to MMEA (HQMC) via the Total Force Retention System for appropriate action. Marines on limited duty or pending evaluation by a PEB may not be extended using this authority. 4. The Marine's immediate commander with promotion authority is responsible for generating and presenting the certificate of appointment. The first General Officer may sign meritorious warrants at his or her discretion. 5. In accordance with the provisions of reference (a), authority is granted to meritoriously promote the Marines listed above with a date of rank and effective date of 2 July 2026. 6. Congratulations to these Marines for exemplary performance and well-deserved meritorious promotion. 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.
- FY26 Meritorious Promotion Allocations for PSR, EAD Recruiters, and SMCR SNCOs (MARADMIN 455/25)MARADMIN
This is the governing message that established the FY26 meritorious promotion allocations for Prior Service Recruiters, Extended Active Duty recruiters, and SMCR SNCOs. This MARADMIN cites it as the authority under which the listed promotions are granted.
- July 2026 SNCO Meritorious Promotions of Active Duty and Prior Service Recruiters (MCRC, 1 Jun 2026)Reference
This is the MCRC document that underlies the specific promotion selections announced in this MARADMIN. It is the source document identifying the Marines selected for meritorious promotion effective 2 July 2026.
- Extension Request Form (NAVMC 321A)Reference
This form is used to locally extend a Marine who does not meet the 24-month obligated service requirement before their promotion can be effected. Commanders and Career Counselors processing extensions for promoted Marines must cite this MARADMIN as the authority on the form.