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Just like the Army, the Marines use rifle qualification scores as part of their enlisted promotion system.

Basic Information

Use the recorded score achieved on the "KD" or "B-modified" course of fire during the current qualification period per MCO 3574.2_ regardless of the grade held. Failed initial attempts at qualification/requalification will not be reported unless the commander determines that the failure was the result of a lack of effort or negligence on the part of the Marine. Commanders will ensure that deserving Marines are given the opportunity to requalify.

If successful at a subsequent remedial attempt to qualify, enter the score of 190 regardless of the score actually achieved. If the individual has not yet fired for requalification during the current fiscal year prior to the cutoff date of the specific promotion quarter, use the most recent rifle qualification score. Marines who fail to qualify after subsequent remedial attempts will have an entry of "unqualified" (be assigned a "0") entered into the MCTFS, which will remain for composite score purposes until the Marine fires again in the next fiscal year (USMC) or rifle qualification period (USMCR).

Beginning 1 October 1997, all active duty and Reserve Marines will have a rifle qualification score included as part of their composite score computation, whether they are required to qualify that fiscal year or not. Marines serving in billets with rifle requalification waivers will have their most recent rifle qualification score used in the computation of their composite scores.

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the command to ensure that Marines who are recently joined by reason of Permanent Change of Station Orders, reenlistees with broken service, or who have executed an inter-component transfer (USMCR to USMC) are afforded the opportunity to requalify with the service rifle as soon as possible, unless a valid rifle requalification score can be obtained from either the MCTFS record or training record for the previous fiscal year or rifle qualification period. This prevents those eligible Marines from receiving "0000" composite scores.

Above Information Derived from MCO P1400.32C, Marine Corps Enlisted Promotion Manual