The change is intended to let larger and more qualified groups of corporals compete for promotion to sergeant, according to ...

The Marine Corps officially cuts the time-in-service requirement for sergeant promotions in a new policy update effective ...

The Marine Corps is executing an about-face on a years-old policy that slowed promotion to sergeant, reducing the time ...

The number of years before qualifying for promotion to sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps just got reduced. Instead of four years, the time is now shortened to two and a half years, according to new ...

The new policy will favor merit over longevity, the service says.