thedrifter
03-04-08, 07:56 PM
Been on a MiTT, worried about promotion? MMOA says no need
By Cpl. Sha’ahn Williams, MCB Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (March 4, 2008) -- Whether a lifer, or short-termer, most Marines have concerns about their promotion potential.
Lately, commissioned leathernecks supporting the Marine Corps in additional billets to fulfill Manpower requirements in roles not traditional to their occupational specialty, such as transition teams or as individual augments, have expressed worry that these assignments would hurt promotion potential.
To stomp the scuttlebutt and relieve the mental stress, All Marine Message 046/07 was released last year. The ALMAR explains the importance of these billets staffed by TT members and IAs, as these Marines compete for promotion with their peers.
As far as the promotion boards are concerned, the word from Manpower is that Marines serving in these non-traditional roles are vital to the Corps’ war effort, and there is no weight behind the fretting.
Because the non-traditional assignments often involve service outside the individual’s primary MOS and the normal chain of command, some Marines believed their evaluations would not receive the same consideration as those who were serving in more traditional positions within their designated occupational field, said Col. Steve Nitzschke, head, Manpower Management Officer Assignments here.
The ALMAR was published to alleviate the growing concerns as more and more Marines were assigned to fill such billets, he explained.
“The ultimate measure of a Marine’s competitiveness for promotion is individual performance, no matter what billet he or she may be filling. Ideally a Marine should be able to accomplish both during a normal tour and in operating forces, serving in a non-traditional role and in a more traditional billet within his or her primary MOS,” Nitzschke concluded.
According to the ALMAR, “enlisted and officer promotion board precepts now include the following language to emphasize the importance of service as a member of Transition Teams or Joint Individual Augments: “The War on Terrorism has seen the growth of billets not filled by Marine officers (staff noncommissioned officers for enlisted boards).
Officers and Staff NCOs assigned to the nation building crisis operations billets are critical to the success of our countries policies. The board should be especially diligent in weighing the qualifications of officers and Staff NCOs serving in Transitions Teams and Joint Individual Augmentation billets. Service in these billets should weigh equal to traditional Marine Corps officer and Staff NCO billets in the operational forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism during board deliberations.”
Ellie
By Cpl. Sha’ahn Williams, MCB Quantico
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (March 4, 2008) -- Whether a lifer, or short-termer, most Marines have concerns about their promotion potential.
Lately, commissioned leathernecks supporting the Marine Corps in additional billets to fulfill Manpower requirements in roles not traditional to their occupational specialty, such as transition teams or as individual augments, have expressed worry that these assignments would hurt promotion potential.
To stomp the scuttlebutt and relieve the mental stress, All Marine Message 046/07 was released last year. The ALMAR explains the importance of these billets staffed by TT members and IAs, as these Marines compete for promotion with their peers.
As far as the promotion boards are concerned, the word from Manpower is that Marines serving in these non-traditional roles are vital to the Corps’ war effort, and there is no weight behind the fretting.
Because the non-traditional assignments often involve service outside the individual’s primary MOS and the normal chain of command, some Marines believed their evaluations would not receive the same consideration as those who were serving in more traditional positions within their designated occupational field, said Col. Steve Nitzschke, head, Manpower Management Officer Assignments here.
The ALMAR was published to alleviate the growing concerns as more and more Marines were assigned to fill such billets, he explained.
“The ultimate measure of a Marine’s competitiveness for promotion is individual performance, no matter what billet he or she may be filling. Ideally a Marine should be able to accomplish both during a normal tour and in operating forces, serving in a non-traditional role and in a more traditional billet within his or her primary MOS,” Nitzschke concluded.
According to the ALMAR, “enlisted and officer promotion board precepts now include the following language to emphasize the importance of service as a member of Transition Teams or Joint Individual Augments: “The War on Terrorism has seen the growth of billets not filled by Marine officers (staff noncommissioned officers for enlisted boards).
Officers and Staff NCOs assigned to the nation building crisis operations billets are critical to the success of our countries policies. The board should be especially diligent in weighing the qualifications of officers and Staff NCOs serving in Transitions Teams and Joint Individual Augmentation billets. Service in these billets should weigh equal to traditional Marine Corps officer and Staff NCO billets in the operational forces supporting the Global War on Terrorism during board deliberations.”
Ellie