Marine Minute: New SNCO Promotion Warrant

Video by Lance Cpl. Oneg Plisner

Defense Media Activity - Marines

Dec. 14, 2021 | 1:00

I’M LANCE CORPORAL ONEG PLISNER WITH YOUR MARINE MINUTE. A NEW STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION WARRANT WAS CREATED THAT SUPPORTS ENLISTED EMPOWERMENT AND FORCE MODERNIZATION.
PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE, JUNIOR ENLISTED AND STAFF N-C-O PROMOTION WARRANTS WERE IDENTICAL, IMPLYING THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH STAFF N-C-OS AND JUNIOR MARINES.
THE NEW WARRANT CLARIFIES THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT SET STAFF N-C-OS APART AND EMPOWERS THEM TO INSTITUTE THEIR LEADERSHIP AS A STANDARD IN ALL UNITS.
THE COMMANDANT’S PLANNING GUIDANCE STATES THAT THE MARINE CORPS WILL GENERATE A COMPREHENSIVE, YET SUCCINCT AND UNDERSTANDABLE HIERARCHY OF ORDERS AND DIRECTIVES THAT DEFINE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE ENTERPRISE.
SERGEANT MAJOR TROY E. BLACK SAID, “DOCTRINE IS A GUIDING DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES EXPECTATIONS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES. WHAT THE CORPS DEMANDS OF ITS MARINES MUST START ON PAPER.”
THESE CHANGES REQUIRE STAFF N-C-OS TO EXERCISE THEIR AUTHORITY AS THE CORPS SHIFTS TO A 21ST CENTURY WARFIGHTING MODEL. THAT’S IT FOR YOUR MARINE MINUTE. FOR MORE NEWS AROUND THE CORPS, GO TO MARINES.MIL.