USMC FITREP Section I Comment Examples
Marine FITREP inputs come in two parts: terse billet accomplishments (semicolon-separated, no pronouns) and the Section I narrative in reporting-senior voice assessing character, leadership, and potential. Fictional pattern examples below.
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Billet accomplishments (squad leader)
Led 13-Marine rifle squad through 6 platoon attacks and 2 combined-arms exercises; qualified 100% of squad on annual rifle and pistol requalification; managed $340K in serialized equipment with zero losses; graduated Corporals Course as class honor graduate.
Billet accomplishments (admin chief)
Supervised 4-Marine administration section supporting 850 Marines; processed 1,240 personnel actions with 99% first-pass accuracy; reduced average awards processing time from 21 to 9 days; audited 850 record books ahead of the IG inspection with zero findings.
Section I narrative (promotion push)
Sergeant Vasquez is the finest squad leader I have observed in this command. A composed, technically masterful Marine whose squad set the battalion standard in every evaluated event this period. Unlimited potential — promote at the earliest opportunity and assign to billets of increased responsibility now.
Section I narrative (solid performer)
Corporal Reed is a dependable, hard-working Marine who performed every assigned task to standard and volunteered for the battalion's most demanding working parties. With continued mentorship and increased billet responsibility, Reed will develop into a strong small-unit leader. Promote with peers.
Rules that get these approved
- Billet accomplishments: no pronouns, no adjectives — verbs and numbers separated by semicolons.
- Section I is the reporting senior's evaluative voice — character, leadership, potential.
- End Section I with a clear promotion statement; its strength is read as a ranking signal.