MCO P1400.31C - Headquarters Marine Corps

3001 MARCORPROMMAN, VOL 1, OFFPROM
b. Master Brief Sheet (MBS). The MBS is a factual summary
of the OMPF and is used as a tool by board members to assist in
reviewing an officer’s record.
c. Written Communication by Eligible Officers (Update
Material)
(1) All eligible officers are authorized to send
communication to the selection board, per sections 614 and 14106
of Title 10, U.S. Code and SECNAVINST 1412.9B. This information
can call attention to any matter that the officer considers
important to their case. All information, to include third
party letters, certificates, etc. must be submitted under cover
letter to the selection board and endorsed by the eligible
officer. Any material received without the officer's
endorsement will not be submitted to the board. In the event an
electronic photograph can not be submitted to the Personnel
Management Support Branch (CMC (MMSB)) for inclusion in the
OMPF, an eligible officer may submit a hard-copy photo as update
material. The CMC (MMPR) must be in physical receipt of update
material before midnight (Eastern Time) on the day before the
date the board convenes, per sections 614 and 14106 of Title 10,
U.S. Code and SECNAVINST 1412.9B. Material can be mailed to:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMPR-1)
ATTN: PRESIDENT, (SPECIFIC BOARD)
HARRY LEE HALL
17 LEJEUNE ROAD
QUANTICO, VA, 22134-5104
(2) Officers are encouraged to ensure CMC (MMPR) has
physically received such information. Verification can be
accomplished via the Officer Promotion website as noted in the
convening MARADMIN for the board. Update material does not
become part of the officer’s OMPF. After a board report has
been approved, update material is destroyed. Therefore,
officers are strongly encouraged to submit all OMPF documents to
the CMC (MMSB) as a first course of action.
d. Discrepancy Notices. Discrepancy notices are written
requests from board members for clarification or amplification
of information found in an officer's OMPF. The Commandant of
the Marine Corps (MMSB) is the sole agency authorized to furnish
information related to discrepancy notices. The CMC (MMPR) is
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