Regulation 5, Chapter 1, Subsection 4
Added in a stipulation that requires every member that decides to promote another member to have obtained FEAT {Z} before they can issue the promotion.
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New:
Added in a stipulation that requires every member that decides to promote another member to have obtained FEAT {Z} before they can issue the promotion.
Old:
- Officers have priority on promotions. OSEAC and Warrant Officers are required to bring E4+ promotion recommendations to the attention of an active officer to ensure personnel are recognized in a timely manner. Officer attention is not required for auto-promotions.
- An active officer is an officer actively manning a HQ station, or an officer present on the working floor
- Personnel under the rank of O4 cannot promote personnel who have not reached their RST without prior permission from an O4+ officer. If an O4+ officer approves a pre-mature RST promotion, the promoter must note who approved it in the Manual PTS or PTS post.
- RST should never be waived unless personnel are consistently performing their duties beyond requirements and expectations.
- If promoting someone by over 10% of their RST you must have OSD+ approval. Otherwise, officers ranked O4+ can waive RST with less than 10% left.
- For example, if you want to promote a PO1 with only 17 days service time, you must have OSD approval. 10% of the E7 RST is 2 days, and the gap you are bypassing is 4 days.
- Junior Officers and Warrant Officers are encouraged to converse with each other about individuals deserving of a promotion.
- If you wish to recommend someone for a promotion, please utilize the PTS Recommendation Tab found here.
- E8 ranks (E8A & E8B) are considered as one rank.
New:
- Officers have priority on promotions. OSEAC and Warrant Officers are required to bring E4+ promotion recommendations to the attention of an active officer to ensure personnel are recognized in a timely manner. Officer attention is not required for auto-promotions.
- An active officer is an officer actively manning a HQ station, or an officer present on the working floor
- Personnel under the rank of O4 cannot promote personnel who have not reached their RST without prior permission from an O4+ officer. If an O4+ officer approves a pre-mature RST promotion, the promoter must note who approved it in the Manual PTS or PTS post.
- RST should never be waived unless personnel are consistently performing their duties beyond requirements and expectations.
- If promoting someone by over 10% of their RST you must have OSD+ approval. Otherwise, officers ranked O4+ can waive RST with less than 10% left.
- For example, if you want to promote a PO1 with only 17 days service time, you must have OSD approval. 10% of the E7 RST is 2 days, and the gap you are bypassing is 4 days.
- Junior Officers and Warrant Officers are encouraged to converse with each other about individuals deserving of a promotion.
- If you wish to recommend someone for a promotion, please utilize the PTS Recommendation Tab found here.
- All personnel are required to have obtained FEAT {Z} before promoting, regardless of rank.
- E8 ranks (E8A & E8B) are considered as one rank.

Chief Warrant Officer 5, US Marines
Senior Warrant Officer Advisor for the Marine Corps (SWOAMC)
Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (OSEAC)
United States Defense Force (USDF)
