A Brief Guide To Promotional Points This table shows the minimum Promotional Points (PP), and the Expert Infantry Course Units (EICU) required for each rank within the UNMC. The former are earned by various actions for which awards are granted, while the latter require you to pass the Expert Infantry Course of training run by the Corps. See the Decorations, Medals & Awards for details of these awards and their points values. For a more detailed explanation see the Rank & Insignia pages. * Note that promotions to those ranks marked with an asterisk depends upon vacancies within your unit, or other postings. Points Non Commissioned Officers Commissioned Officers EICU PP 120+ 58,000+ Command Sergeant Major - CSM General of the Marine Corps* - GMC 48,000+ Command Sergeant Major - CSM General * - GEN 39,000+ Command Sergeant Major - CSM Lieutenant General * - LGEN 31,000+ Command Sergeant Major - CSM Major General * - MGEN 24,000+ Command Sergeant Major - CSM Brigadier General * - BGEN 72+ 18,000+ Sergeant Major - SM Colonel - COL 36+ 13,000+ Master Sergeant - MSGT Lieutenant Colonel - LTC 9,000+ Sergeant First Class - SFC Major - MAJ 12+ 6,000+ Staff Sergeant - SSGT Captain - CPT 4,000+ Sergeant - SGT First Lieutenant - 1LT 2,000+ Corporal - CPL Second Lieutenant - 2LT 500+ Other Ranks Private First Class - PFC Not Aplicable 0+ 250+ Private - PVT 0+ Private - PVT aka 'Recruit' or 'Rookie' Top END OF DOCUMENT