{"id":15012,"date":"2020-09-04T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T19:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/04\/no-more-free-points-a-look-inside-the-corps-upcoming-junior-marine-promotion-system\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:07:20","slug":"no-more-free-points-a-look-inside-the-corps-upcoming-junior-marine-promotion-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/04\/no-more-free-points-a-look-inside-the-corps-upcoming-junior-marine-promotion-system\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No more free points\u2019: A look inside the Corps\u2019 upcoming junior Marine promotion system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Wednesday administrative message the Corps announced it be will launching a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/08\/26\/marine-corps-officially-removes-photo-requirements-for-promotions-packages\/\" target=_blank>promotion system<\/a> for juniors Marines, ditching the proficiency and conduct marks known as pros\/cons for JEPES: the junior enlisted performance evaluation system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps hopes the new system will improve its ability to select <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/01\/10\/new-in-2020-slower-promotions-to-sergeant-and-staff-sergeant-revamped-re-enlistment-process\/\" target=_blank>corporals and sergeants<\/a>, encourage competition throughout the Marine Corps and end the stigmas that all a Marine needs for promotion is the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/marine-corps-times\/2019\/10\/04\/changes-to-marine-corps-martial-arts-program-brings-rank-restriction-for-brown-and-black-belts\/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20being%20sergeants,warrior%20culture%E2%80%9D%20of%20the%20Zulus.\" target=_blank>run fast and do a lot of pullups<\/a>, Sgt. Major Robert Williamson, with Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, told Marine Corps Times in a Thursday phone interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPros and cons weren\u2019t exactly broken, but we can use technology to improve that process,\u201d Williamson said. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what JEPES is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/03\/corps-ditching-procons-for-new-evaluation-system-for-junior-marines\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6159344.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Corps ditching pro\/cons for new junior Marine evaluation system<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The JEPES system will consist of four equally weighted parts, including warfighting, physical toughness and mental agility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process to develop JEPES started in 2018, but Williamson said the Corps has been searching for a way to improve sergeant and corporal promotions for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is something that the force wants,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a good thing we are actually giving them (the fleet Marine force) what they have been asking for, for a while now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new system, set to start February 1, 2021, will be made up of three objective scores \u2015 called war fighting, physical toughness and mental agility \u2015 combined with a more subjective score provided by a Marine\u2019s command, called command input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four \u201cpillars\u201d will be weighted equally when producing the final cutting score, Williamson told Marine Corps Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new system will no longer consider time in grade and time in service for the calculation, eliminating the \u201cfree points\u201d Marines would get \u201cjust because you were breathing for the last 90 days,\u201d Williamson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war fighting score will be based on a Marine\u2019s rifle range score and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program level. The physical toughness score will include a Marine\u2019s physical fitness test and combat fitness test scores. And the mental agility score will be based on the primary military education the Marine has completed, along with any college courses taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The command input score will be on a 0.0 to 5.0 scale and a Marine who just \u201cmeets expectations,\u201d is expected to receive marks between 2.0 and 3.0, a significantly larger range than the 4.0 to 4.4 range used for an equivalent Marine in the pro\/con systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat bell curve when you look at the average is a very high, very narrow bell curve,\u201d Williamson told Marine Corps Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new system \u201callows us to differentiate that top 10 percent, that middle 25 percent and so on, which help break out the performers and enable that elicit competition,\u201d Williamson added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When filling out the command input, section leaders are directed to focus in on a Marine\u2019s personal character, military occupational specialty knowledge and leadership abilities \u2015 another break from the old pro\/con systems that included other parts of a Marine\u2019s career already factored into their score, like how well they did on a PFT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the current system, \u201cthe PFT itself is almost considered three times and Marines who maybe phenomenal at their MOS just can\u2019t get over the physical fitness aspect,\u201d of the scoring system, the sergeant major said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By removing the overlap in scoring the Corps hopes to end the stigma that all the Marine Corps cares about is athletic ability, regardless of leadership ability or job knowledge, Williamson added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese four pillars identify exactly what we are looking for,\u201d Williamson said. \u201cIt allows those commanders to talk about that Marine\u2019s character, their leadership ability and, equally important, their proficiency at their MOS and their ability to accomplish the mission,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps also hopes that the equal weight of the four pillars will remove some of the subjectivity that can creep into the pro\/con system when different units score Marines slightly differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JEPES systems also will change how MarineNet calculates courses \u2015 now basing the points a Marine gets for completing an online course on how hard the course was, how long it was expected to take and how much the Corps wanted the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another key change will be the monthly updates to the score, meaning Marines will no longer have to wait a full quarter to see the PFT or rifle range included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system also will come with two trackers: one allowing a Marine to compare 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