{"id":31567,"date":"2023-04-28T12:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T12:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/28\/marine-corporals-can-soon-promote-to-rank-of-sergeant-a-year-earlier\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:57:19","slug":"marine-corporals-can-soon-promote-to-rank-of-sergeant-a-year-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/04\/28\/marine-corporals-can-soon-promote-to-rank-of-sergeant-a-year-earlier\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine corporals can soon promote to rank of sergeant a year earlier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some Marine corporals soon will be eligible for promotion to the rank of sergeant after only three years in the service, thanks to the overhaul <\/b>of a 2019 policy that had bumped up the time-in-service requirement to four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The change, to be announced in a forthcoming Marine administrative message, comes as the Marine Corps is revamping its promotion and other human resources policies in an effort to retain more Marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effective June 1, a \u201chigh-performing, committed\u201d corporal with three years\u2019 service can get promoted from the E-4 paygrade to E-5, according to the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The corporal must have completed required professional military education; secured the recommendation of the lieutenant colonel in their chain of command; and met the promotion cutoff score<\/a>, which incorporates rifle and martial arts scores, physical fitness, education and input from the command.<\/p>\n\n\n\t