Corps admits mistake.. But makes a larger one in the process of fixing it..

Okay Listed below are the 2 MARADMIN on this issue. Some how they messed up the 2800 Field Cutting scores on Oct 1. Well the first is the new scores anyone that had done anytime in the Corps knows those scores are way low. The other MARADMIN is the reasoning. Just FYI for those whom care.

Semper Fi
Cpl Hays

Date signed: 10/18/2001 MARADMIN Number: 512/01 R 180541Z OCT 01 ZYW
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MM//
TO MARADMIN
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UNCLAS //N01430//
MARADMIN 512/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MMPR-2//
SUBJ/CH 1 TO MCBUL 1430 (MARADMIN 452/01). OCTOBER 2001 REGULAR
/CORPORAL AND SERGEANT CUTTING SCORES//
POC/J.A.POPIELEC/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710/TEL:FAX DSN 278-9882//
RMKS/1. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF CHANGES TO THE OCT 01 REGULAR
CPL AND SGT CUTTING SCORES. THE SCORES LISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS
TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) ON THE "CCOS" PAGE ARE INCORRECT.
PMOS CPL SGT
2811 1201 1489
2818 1201 1489
2841 1201 1489
2844 1201 1489
2846 1201 1489
2847 1201 1489
2. THE CMC (MMPR-2) WILL INPUT A SELECT GRADE FOR 1 OCT 01 ON ALL
EFFECTED MARINES.
3. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL
COML (703) 784-9718/9 OR DSN 278-9718/9. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE
SUBMITTED VIA THE PROMOTION BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT
WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT "CAREER", "MILITARY", "PROMOTIONS", "ENLISTED
PROMOTIONS", THEN "POINTS OF CONTACT".
4. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 30 OCT 02.//
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Date signed: 10/18/2001 MARADMIN Number: 513/01 R 181618Z OCT 01 ZYW
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MP//
TO MARADMIN
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UNCLAS //N01400//
MARADMIN 513/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MP//
SUBJ/2800 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MODERNIZATION AND IMPACT UPON THE OCT
2001 CUTTING SCORES//
REF/A/MSG/CMC MP/250544ZSEP2001//
REF/B/DOC/MMPR-2/30OCT2000//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 452/01, MCBUL 1430, OCTOBER 2001 REGULAR
CORPORAL AND SERGEANT/PROMOTION AUTHORITY. REF B IS MCO P1400.32C
(ENLPROMMAN)//
POC/B. A. BOLTON/MAJ/-/DSN:278-9361/COMM:(703)784-9361//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM THE MARINE CORPS OF AN ERROR WHICH
OCCURRED IN THE COMPUTATION OF THE CUTTING SCORE FOR THE PROMOTION OF
REGULAR COMPONENT CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS IN MOS'S 2811, 2818, 2841,
2844, 2846, AND 2847. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MARADMIN DESCRIBES ACTIONS
TAKEN TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.
2. BACKGROUND
A. ON 1 OCT 01, HQMC TOOK THE NECESSARY STEPS TO IMPLEMENT
CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MODERNIZATION OF THE 2800 OCCUPATIONAL
FIELD. THESE CHANGES REQUIRED TWO SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS THAT IMPACT
UPON THE MARINE CORPS' MANPOWER PROCESS: CHANGES TO ASSOCIATED
TABLES OF ORGANIZATION (T/O) AND CHANGES TO THE PRIMARY MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) OF ENLISTED MARINES.
B. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 01, HQMC, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MCCDC, CHANGED
THE BILLET MOS FOR ALL BILLETS REQUIRING MOS 2811, 2818, AND 2841 TO
2844, 2846, AND 2847.
C. SIMULTANEOUSLY, HQMC BEGAN CHANGING THE PRIMARY MOS FOR
EVERY MARINE WITH THE MOS 2811, 2818, AND 2841.
D. THESE TWO CHANGES IMPACT UPON MANY ASPECTS OF THE MANPOWER
PROCESS TO INCLUDE ENLISTMENT, CLASSIFICATION, TRAINING, ASSIGNMENT,
PROMOTION, RETENTION, AND SRB PAYMENTS TO NAME A FEW.
E. THROUGHOUT PLANNING FOR THIS MODERNIZATION, MULTIPLE AGENCIES
THROUGHOUT THIS HEADQUARTERS WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER TO ENSURE ALL
ASPECTS OF THE MANPOWER PROCESS WERE PROPERLY WAR GAMED AND ALL STAFF
SECTIONS WITHIN THIS HEADQUARTERS WERE POISED TO HANDLE THE
MODERNIZATION.
F. UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE THESE EFFORTS AN ERROR IN CALCULATING
THE OCT 01 CUTTING SCORES OCCURRED. THIS HEADQUARTERS INTENDED TO
TREAT ALL MARINES IN THESE SKILLS AS A SINGULAR GROUP AND TO PUBLISH
THE SAME CUTTING SCORE FOR EACH MOS UNTIL WHICH TIME THE
MODERNIZATION WAS COMPLETE. THIS INTENT ENSURED EQUITABLE
PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARINES REGARDLESS OF THE MOS HELD.
G. REFERENCE (A) CONTAINED INCORRECT CUTTING SCORES FOR THE
MOS'S LISTED ABOVE. THESE SCORES PROMOTED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
MARINES WITHIN MOS 2811 WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY LIMITING THE NUMBER OF
PROMOTIONS IN THE OTHER FIVE MOS'S.
H. ONCE IDENTIFIED, THIS HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING
GUIDING PRINCIPLES AS IT DEVELOPED COURSES OF ACTION (COA) TO
ADDRESS THIS SITUATION:
(1) NO PROMOTIONS EFFECTED WILL BE REVOKED.
(2) CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE FAIR FOR ALL INVOLVED.
(3) CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL PROVIDE LONG TERM EQUITY FOR
REENLISTMENT AND PROMOTION IN THESE MOS'S.
(4) INDIVIDUAL MARINES WILL NOT BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY
MISTAKES MADE BY THE INSTITUTION.
I. AFTER THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION, THIS
HEADQUARTERS DECIDED TO SET THE CUTTING SCORE FOR EACH OF THESE
MOS'S TO 1201 FOR PROMOTION TO CORPORAL AND TO 1489 FOR PROMOTION
TO SERGEANT. THIS ACTION ENSURES THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES LISTED IN
PARAGRAPH 2H ARE NOT VIOLATED. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ACTION ENSURES
THAT EVERY MARINE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROMOTED WAS PROMOTED.
3. ACTION
A. COMMANDERS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THOSE AFFECTED BY
THIS SITUATION AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH THE PROMOTION PROCESS AS
OUTLINED IN REFERENCE (B) AND THROUGH UNIT DIARY FEEDBACK REPORTS.
B. IF A COMMANDER DETERMINES THAT A MARINE DOES NOT POSSESS
THOSE CHARACTERISTICS NECESSARY FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE,
THE COMMANDER MAY ELECT NOT TO PROMOTE THE MARINE PER REFERENCE (B).
C. HQMC (CODES: M&RA AND C4) WILL TAKE STEPS TO CONTINUE TO
MANUALLY MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF THE MANPOWER PROCESS IN THE FUTURE
TO ENSURE EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR THOSE MARINES EFFECTED BY THIS
SITUATION. FURTHER, WE WILL DEVELOP CONTROLS TO ENSURE CAREER
PROGRESSION MOS POPULATIONS ARE MAINTAINED AT THE REQUISITE
LEVELS DURING THE COMPLETION OF THE MODERNIZATION EFFORT.
4. THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//
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