Managing Partner of Courtney Military Law Group, P.C. Selected Through Competitive FY27 Promotion Process Based on Active Duty Service Record
Orange County, California — Kevin M. Courtney, Esq., Managing Partner of Courtney Military Law Group, P.C., has been selected for promotion to the grade of Major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. The selection was announced in ALNAV 024/26, released by the Acting Secretary of the Navy on May 7, 2026, naming Courtney among 288 unrestricted reserve officers chosen through the Marine Corps’ competitive FY27 promotion process.
Marine Corps officer promotions to the field grade ranks are determined by a competitive selection board that evaluates each officer’s complete service record — leadership performance, fitness report history, professional military education, and demonstrated potential for increased responsibility. Courtney was selected from the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), a status in which an officer holds a reserve commission but is not assigned to an active drilling unit. The board’s selection of Courtney reflects an assessment grounded entirely in the record he built during his active duty service as a Marine Corps Judge Advocate.
Courtney served on active duty as a Marine Corps Judge Advocate, handling military justice and administrative law matters across a range of matters affecting service members. Upon completing his initial service obligation, he made a deliberate decision to transition to civilian practice — not a departure from service, but a different form of it. As a civilian military law attorney, he recognized the opportunity to represent a broader range of service members and veterans than the institutional structure of active duty would have allowed.
He founded Courtney Military Law Group, P.C., a firm dedicated primarily to military law. The firm represents service members and veterans nationwide in some of the most consequential matters they will face: discharge upgrades, petitions to the Board for Correction of Military Records (BCMR) and Board for Correction of Naval Records (BCNR), administrative separation boards, boards of inquiry, security clearance defense, Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) appeals, and related proceedings.
The promotion board’s selection affirms the standard of service Courtney brought to his time on active duty. For Courtney, the commitment to those who serve has never stopped — it has simply taken a different form.
“Being selected for Major by a competitive promotion board — based solely on my active duty record — is an honor I don’t take lightly. The Marine Corps’ selection process is rigorous, and this recognition means a great deal. But the most important work I can do for Marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and veterans right now is the work we do every day at Courtney Military Law Group: fighting for their records, their reputations, and their futures. The uniform may change, but the mission doesn’t.” Kevin M. Courtney, Esq., Managing Partner, Courtney Military Law Group, P.C.
ABOUT COURTNEY MILITARY LAW GROUP, P.C.
Courtney Military Law Group, P.C. is a military law firm founded by a former Marine Corps Judge Advocate. The firm represents service members and veterans nationwide in matters involving discharge upgrades, BCMR and BCNR petitions, administrative separation boards, boards of inquiry, security clearance defense, CRSC appeals, and court-martial related matters. The firm’s mission is to restore honor and protect the reputations of those who have served.
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