PromotionRoutine update
August 2026 First Lieutenant Promotions — Active Component and Reserve
The name list authorizing promotion to first lieutenant effective August 2026, covering both active-component and Reserve officers. Reserve officers appear separately in paragraph 3.
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 241920Z JUL 26 MARADMIN 339/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR AUGUST 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/Officer Promotions/UNIT:MMPB-10/TEL:(703) 784-9705/ EMAIL:officerpromotions@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 Acting 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 Cierra C. Ransom 01Aug26 1Y2 Bryce L. Uselis 01Aug26 K03 John Bosco 02Aug26 15W Kevin H. Amaya 03Aug26 V81 Zachary R. Anderson 03Aug26 K71 Brenden J. Armstrong 03Aug26 1G8 Roman A. Avila 03Aug26 1NL Michael H. Balbuena 03Aug26 124 Marelyn E. Barrios 03Aug26 1QE Bradley A. Biggs 03Aug26 1Y6 Garrett J. Bigham 03Aug26 1PR Trevon E. Bizzle 03Aug26 1G7 Lance E. Bokinskie 03Aug26 1NF James T. Bradsher 03Aug26 J61 Andrew O. Branch 03Aug26 V12 Micah D. Bremer 03Aug26 V32 Dylan M. Briggs 03Aug26 130 James J. Brownstein 03Aug26 K03 Rhys T. Carpenter 03Aug26 1PC Jesus R. ChaviraDiaz 03Aug26 1XC Tyler A. Chipman 03Aug26 V37 Alexis E. Clark 03Aug26 J61 Hector J. ColonMiro 03Aug26 V18 Owen T. Conlin 03Aug26 V18 Zariah N. Cooke 03Aug26 15J William E. Cooke 03Aug26 122 Jose A. CortorrealPerez 03Aug26 1J3 LaVance E. Cuiellette, Jr. 03Aug26 146 Catherine M. Darr 03Aug26 K71 Lauren T. Delgadillo 03Aug26 1G9 Christine S. Deocampo 03Aug26 1QP Christopher S. Douglas 03Aug26 K71 Cole A. Erickson 03Aug26 V16 James J. Eslick 03Aug26 193 Sam Esmaili 03Aug26 1PJ Kimani E. FernandezRoy 03Aug26 K03 Ryan F. Flanagan 03Aug26 1NB Brandon A. Friend 03Aug26 1G7 Jacob M. Frith 03Aug26 K71 Emma L. Gannett 03Aug26 137 Douglas M. Gaw 03Aug26 1XC Jaylee M. Giffin 03Aug26 1CC Angie N. Gillette 03Aug26 1EC Julio A. Giraldo 03Aug26 K9R Allison M. Gonzalez 03Aug26 1CN Paul W. Harris III 03Aug26 V35 Andrew T. Hernandez 03Aug26 V15 Matthew J. Horton 03Aug26 V18 Joshua G. Htoo 03Aug26 J61 Taylor C. Hughes 03Aug26 V8B Aldo Ibarra 03Aug26 1JZ Caitlynn M. Jenkins 03Aug26 V25 Riley C. Jones 03Aug26 V35 Joseph D. Kamin 03Aug26 1GT Michael J. Kendall 03Aug26 174 William M. Lawrence 03Aug26 1GR Tucker A. Leppa 03Aug26 1GD John R. Lopez 03Aug26 K71 William S. Lucas II 03Aug26 1LB Kaleb G. Lucero 03Aug26 K03 Colin J. Lundberg 03Aug26 V44 Vsevolod V. Lytvyn 03Aug26 121 Steven J. Madrid 03Aug26 1RS Mark J. Masini 03Aug26 KB6 Charles K. Massey IV 03Aug26 19F Garrett M. McCormick 03Aug26 1CV Matthew S. McGury 03Aug26 1EH Thomas G. Melonja 03Aug26 138 Christopher M. Montoya 03Aug26 15J Nathan J. Moore 03Aug26 1F7 Christian T. Murillo 03Aug26 J61 Grant P. Napierala 03Aug26 1CQ William Neubauer 03Aug26 V8A Kyra S. Norton 03Aug26 1GD Connor P. Penn 03Aug26 V16 Melina N. Peters 03Aug26 115 Warren A. Petteway II 03Aug26 V44 Sarah P. Phillips 03Aug26 J61 Daniel L. Pore III 03Aug26 K03 Seth C. Roberts 03Aug26 V18 Josiah D. Schumacher 03Aug26 V34 Jenna M. Seafuse 03Aug26 1L3 Andrew J. Seewald 03Aug26 J61 Hannah E. Shannon 03Aug26 J61 Alexander H. Shvets 03Aug26 1RX Madelyn A. Smith 03Aug26 143 Daniel R. Starozytnyk 03Aug26 122 Marquis E. Stewart 03Aug26 K03 Jeffry J. Stober, Jr. 03Aug26 1NG Benjamin N. Terry 03Aug26 1QF John C. Treanor 03Aug26 K71 Nicholas A. True 03Aug26 1Y2 Zachery R. Walton 03Aug26 1PJ Matthew I. Weiss 03Aug26 TMG Codi L. Weisz 03Aug26 K03 Arianna J. Werner 03Aug26 027 Katherine J. White 03Aug26 V34 Michael A. Whitmire 03Aug26 1PR Levi H. Williams 03Aug26 013 Nathan M. Williams 03Aug26 1YK Lauren A. Woodis 03Aug26 J61 Seth D. Wright 03Aug26 1PF Jeff Xiong 03Aug26 174 Kyle J. Zator 03Aug26 1G9 Aaron C. Zirbel 03Aug26 124 Nathan T. Cooper 05Aug26 19G Jacob H. Stern 06Aug26 19F William D. Bentley 09Aug26 146 Hubert W. Lange 09Aug26 1G9 Lanie G. Lopez 09Aug26 V24 Kyle M. Switzer 09Aug26 19F Davis K. Blake 10Aug26 V13 Daria O. Chalupa 10Aug26 J61 Zachary A. Cross 10Aug26 1NJ Pablo R. Garcia 10Aug26 1GR Christopher A. Lew 10Aug26 1NF Jessie LopezLeon 10Aug26 137 Rebecca L. Martinez 10Aug26 J61 Zachary S. Mason II 10Aug26 15R Samantha D. Mercurio 10Aug26 K03 Roentgen M. Mojado 10Aug26 TTX William B. Newberry 10Aug26 V18 Ivan J. NivicelaQuizphi 10Aug26 1NA Eric J. Pugh 10Aug26 K03 Daniel K. Winters, Jr. 10Aug26 1YB Justin W. Woolery 10Aug26 K03 Trevor C. Harrison 11Aug26 1F2 Joshua D. Contreras 12Aug26 1CQ Braxton T. Fisher 12Aug26 V44 Jake A. Grandolfo 12Aug26 TZ6 William J. Horton 12Aug26 V44 Joshua S. Kuik 12Aug26 V44 Hayden J. Smith 12Aug26 K03 Evan A. Nitzschke 14Aug26 K03 Daniel M. Soto 15Aug26 1NE Ryan A. Thompson 15Aug26 1CG James C. Fiscus 16Aug26 15E Trevor K. Hansen 16Aug26 121 Samuel P. Oakley 16Aug26 UBP Garrett Z. Ross 17Aug26 1NE LanceRonald P. Gabriel 22Aug26 K71 Anders E. Johnson 22Aug26 K03 Arush Naidu 23Aug26 1EC Joseph R. Hardenbergh 27Aug26 K71 Daniel A. Martinez 28Aug26 1QB Daniel J. Charlonis 30Aug26 15E Connor E. Cox 30Aug26 K71 Danielle M. Mann 30Aug26 1NF Max M. Jimenez 31Aug26 1CV Frank J. Mika V 31Aug26 1Y1 Elijah J. Parish 31Aug26 V17 Caleb S. Wallentine 31Aug26 1G8 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 John E. Argentieri 03Aug26 LOS Jake H. Black 03Aug26 HAB Shane P. Callahan 03Aug26 LOS David T. Chiep 03Aug26 SWD Brendan P. Coughlan 03Aug26 LOS William C. Ertl 03Aug26 S7G Benjamin R. Fero 03Aug26 LOS Trentin J. Gala 03Aug26 SMS Cesar D. IrahetaUrbina 03Aug26 SU6 Thomas M. Joven 03Aug26 LOS Timothy A. Kaske 03Aug26 S3A Derrick J. Lawson 03Aug26 LOS Jules C. Lemmon 03Aug26 LOS Bryce L. Limon 03Aug26 LOS Lawrence Z. Lin 03Aug26 LOS Shelby K. Mains 03Aug26 S7G William L. Martin 03Aug26 LOS Shea B. McCormic 03Aug26 LOS Chaz M. Mercer 03Aug26 LOS David S. Mitchell 03Aug26 SQP John M. Schafer 03Aug26 S2A Aaron B. Smith 03Aug26 LOS Daniel A. Vazquez 03Aug26 LOS John J. Wendling 03Aug26 S4F Christopher H. Widger 03Aug26 S97 Edward N. Wolford 03Aug26 S97 Brook C. Ziegelmeier 03Aug26 LOS Ryan M. Mattimoe 04Aug26 LOS Katarina M. Crowell 10Aug26 SN4 David A. Fuchs 10Aug26 LOS Brian M. Vazquez 20Aug26 SND 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 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.
- Title 10, U.S. CodeReference
The federal law that governs military officer promotions. This MARADMIN cites it as one of the foundational authorities regulating all Marine Corps officer promotions.
- Marine Corps Promotion Manual, Volume 1, Officer Promotions (MCO 1400.31D)Reference
The primary Marine Corps order governing how officer promotions are conducted. This MARADMIN notes that sample commissions and the oath of office can be found in chapter 6 of this order.
- Department of the Navy Commissioned Officer Promotion Program (SECNAVINST 1420.3)Reference
The Secretary of the Navy instruction that establishes the Navy-wide framework for commissioned officer promotions. It is cited here as one of the regulations governing these 1stLt promotions.
- Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual (MCO 1900.16 w/CH-3)Reference
The Marine Corps order covering separation and retirement policy. It is cited as one of the references regulating the promotion actions in this MARADMIN.
- Designation of Officers as Marine Corps Judge Advocate (SECNAVINST 1120.9B)Reference
The SECNAV instruction governing designation of Regular and Reserve Marine Corps officers as Judge Advocates. It is cited as a regulatory authority for the promotions listed in this MARADMIN.
- Promotion of Officers to First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps (SECNAVINST 1412.6M)Reference
The SECNAV instruction specifically authorizing promotion to the grade of First Lieutenant. This MARADMIN explicitly invokes it as the authority under which the Acting Secretary of the Navy approves the listed promotions.
- Baccalaureate Degree Requirement for Reserve Officers (MARADMIN 277/01)MARADMIN
An earlier MARADMIN establishing the baccalaureate degree requirement for Reserve officers. It is cited here as one of the governing references for these promotion actions, which is particularly relevant for Reserve Marines on the promotion list.
This appears to be the Marines.mil homepage rather than a dedicated Officer Promotions page, so it does not contain officer promotion information. Reserve officers looking for promotion boards, selection results, or related guidance should search for that content directly through the site or contact their chain of command.
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