The new promotion board will convene on Jan. 8 and is expected to take several weeks, he said. It will select 1,003 Marines to advance to E-8, of which 185 will be new first sergeants.

Private Christian Keith Llewellyn graduated from basic training for the United State Marine Corps on Aug. 7 at the USMC Recruit Depot in San Diego, Calif. Recruits must complete an intense 12-week ...