SECNAVINST 1412.9B - Headquarters Marine Corps

SECNAVINST 1412.9B7 Feb 2006recommended for promotion, the officer shall be considered forall purposes to have twice failed of selection for promotion.c. Officers who fail of selection for promotion remaineligible for consideration by subsequent promotion boards aslong as they remain on the active-duty list. Two or morefailures of selection subjects an officer to involuntaryretirement or separation under references (a) and (i). Officerssubject to retirement or discharge are not eligible for furtherconsideration for promotion.d. Officers in- or above-zone who are selected forpromotion but decline the appointment shall be considered to beabove-zone for subsequent promotion selection boards. Perreference (i), they will not be considered to have failed ofselection for promotion for purposes of entitlement toseparation pay under section 1174 of reference (a).18. Counseling of Officers Who Fail of Selection for Promotion.CMC (MMOA-4)/CMC (CMT) shall provide, upon request, counselingfor active duty officers who fail of selection for promotion.The Reserve Affairs Career Management Team shall providecounseling for Reserve chief warrant officers. Counseling shallconsist of reviewing the officer’s record and indicating anyfactors that may account for not having been selected. Thecounselor will be an officer experienced in officer personnelmatters who is senior to and, when practicable, in the samecompetitive category as the officer requesting counseling. Thecounselor may not be an officer who served as a member,recorder, or administrative support personnel for a promotionboard that failed to select the requesting officer forpromotion.19. Special Selection Boards. Officers eligible for promotionin- or above-zone who were either not considered by a selectionboard, or who were considered, but due to defects in the board'sproceedings as to them, did not receive lawful or properconsideration, may request consideration by a special selectionboard. Submit special selection board requests to CMC (MMPR-1)under the requirements provided in reference (j). Specialselection boards shall be convened, as determined by SECNAV,under the procedures established in reference (j).14Enclosure (4)