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David Botti
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Nov 26, 2007 11:47 AM
As the Marine Corps pushes to add 22,000 Marines by 2012, the Marine Corps Times is reporting one result of the drive may be an influx of unseasoned non-commissioned officers (NCO's). At issue is the dropping of promotion "cutting scores." These numbers represent the minimum amount of points a Marine needs to received a promotion in his occupational specialty. Marines make these scores by completing prescribed courses, performing on physical fitness tests, and receiving good marks from his/her superior, among other factors.
As the Marine Corps increases its enlisted end strength, some general officers have expressed concern that the time to promotion has shortened,” reads an October memo from the Center for Naval Analyses, sent to Lt. Gen. Ronald Coleman, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs in Quantico, Va. “If Marines are being promoted faster than normal, it would mean that the typical Marine in a particular grade (a sergeant, for example) now has less experience, than a typical sergeant in the past.”
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