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What you must know up front
Almar 026/96 states "A Marine who does not complete the required PME, WILL NOT BE SELECTED FOR PROMOTION and ultimately be required to separate under the enlisted career force controls."
MCO P1400.32C The Enlisted Promotion Manual states the PME requirements for promotion.
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The minimum PME requirements for promotion
The minimum PME requirements are exactly that, THE MINIMUM! You should always strive to better yourself and not stop at the requirements. This includes attending the Resident Course for your grade, it all adds to competitiveness by showing professional growth. Remember, your record represents you.

Sergeant to Staff Sergeant
The Marine NCO (MCI 03.3k)
The NCO Non-resident Program (MCI 7000)
The Sergeants Non-resident Program (MCI 8000)
Sergeants Distance Education Program (MCI 8010)
Either of the four MCI's listed, will satisfy the minimum requirements to be eligible for selection.

Staff Sergeant to Gunnery Sergeant
The SNCO Distance Education Program (MCI 7100)
This is the minimum requirement to be eligible for selection.

Gunnery Sergeant to Master Sergeant
The SNCO Advanced Distance Education Program (MCI 7200)**
The Warfighting Skills Distance Education Program (MCI 7400)**
The SNCO Advanced Course Non-resident (MCI 7200) and the Warfighting Skills Non-resident Course (MCI 7400) are required to be eligible for selection.

Gunnery Sergeant to First Sergeant
The SNCO Career Distance Education Program (MCI 7100)***
The SNCO Career Course, Resident
The SNCO Advanced Distance Education Program (MCI 7200)**
The SNCO Advanced Course, Resident
The Warfighting Distance Education Program (MCI 7400)**
Either the MCI 7100 or the Career Course Resident and all the rest of the listed are needed to satisfy the minimum requirements to be eligible for selection.

PME/Service School Equivalency Codes
Sergeants Course Resident (Code L87)
SNCO Career Course Resident (Code L86)
SNCO Advanced Course Resident (Code L77)

**Maradmin 260/03 announced the discontinuation of the SNCO Advanced Distance Education Program (7200). It has been replaced with the revised SNCOADEP known as the SNCO Advanced DEPWF (8200). The Promotion Manual has not yet been revised to reflect this change. However, Marines who have completed the 7200 series must complete the Warfighting Skills (7400) MCI to be PME complete for either 1STSGT or MSGT, Marines who complete the 8200 will be considered PME complete as well.

***Maradmin 337/04 announced the discontinuation of the SNCO Career Distance Education Program (7100). This course has been replaced with the revised SNCODEP (8100). Marines who have completed the 7100 series or the 8100 series will be considered PME complete.

ALMAR 156/96 STATES "If a Marine has successfully graduated Recruiter, Drill Instructor or MSG School, and has completed the Non-resident PME requirements for promotion to the next grade, the listed codes can be entered into the MCTFS as substitution for the resident schools."
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