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For sergeants looking to be selected for staff sergeant, time-in-service requirements will increase from 48 months to 60 months, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/07\/17\/new-commandant-considering-1-year-leave-of-absence-for-moms-and-changes-to-evaluating-and-promoting-marines\/\">time-in-grade requirements <\/a>will be bumped from 27 months to 36 months, according to an October 2019 MARADMIN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change is meant to standardize what it means to be a sergeant or staff sergeant between slow- and fast-promoting military occupancy specialties and increase the expertise of those ranks while reducing the turnover of sergeants and staff sergeants being promoted then getting out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/10\/31\/corps-increases-time-in-service-requirements-for-sergeants-and-staff-sergeants-revamps-re-enlistment-to-increase-retention\/\" target=_blank>the Marine Corps said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional changes seek to streamline the re-enlistment process in the hopes of improving retention.<\/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\/2019\/10\/03\/marine-commandant-considers-major-changes-to-improve-force-retention\/\" 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\/5722055.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\">Marine commandant considers major changes to improve force retention<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Marine Corps is considering major changes for a more nimble reenlistment process, and a retention policy that focuses on talent not promotion, as the force prepares for the future.<\/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\">Marines in Tier 1 or Tier 2 of the First Term Alignment Program will have the opportunity to seek approval of their re-enlistment packages from their commanding general. 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