MCO P1400.31C - Headquarters Marine Corps

3006 MARCORPROMMAN, VOL 1, OFFPROM
used to describe evolutions of briefing or voting cases. Only
board members and recorders are allowed in executive session,
and a recorder must be present during all executive sessions.
All Above-Zone cases must be briefed and voted upon in lineal
precedence order, as they will incur a failure of selection if
not selected. During this process, board members determine if
an eligible officer's record is competitive enough to merit
being a premier case. A premier case is an Above-Zone or Below-
Zone officer whose case will be briefed and voted on with the
In-Zone population. The criterion to become a premier case is
one affirmative vote from any member of the selection board.
Below-Zone cases may be reviewed in the same manner as the
Above-Zone population, or may be briefed by exception, as these
officers do not incur a failure of selection if not selected.
3. Full Case Preparation. Upon completion of the In-Out
session, time is allotted to thoroughly prepare any premier
cases as necessary.
4. Full Briefing and Voting. Once board members have completed
all case preparation, the final executive session commences.
Each eligible In-Zone and premier officer receives a full brief
from the member assigned his/her case. If adverse information
is present in an officer’s record, it must be briefed to the
entire board regardless of when the adverse information
occurred. Adverse information not documented in an officer’s
record cannot be briefed, even if it is known to the briefer or
another board member. Board members will be provided an
opportunity to comment as necessary after each eligible officer
is briefed. When all cases have been briefed, each member
determines for which officers they desire to vote "yes." The
number of "yes" votes a board member can cast is based on the
number of officers authorized to select (see paragraph 1018).
Selection boards are not required to select to allocation.
3007. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. Within the precept of the
selection board the Secretary of the Navy may provide special
consideration for items deemed important for consideration:
1. Skill Guidance. Any MOS that is designated as critically
short of requirements in the promotion plan may be identified as
a skill shortage in the precept for the grade being considered
for selection.
2. Joint Duty. Title 10 directs the Chairman of the Joint
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