R 141530Z DEC 23
MARADMIN 629/23
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBINED AWARDS RESULTS AND CEREMONY//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/9MAY2005//
REF/B/MSG/MARADMIN 561/23//
REF/C/DOC/JTR/4JAN22//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1650.39B, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBINED AWARDS PROGRAM. REF B IS MARADMIN 561/23, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBINED AWARDS AND CEREMONY EVENT. REF C IS THE JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS//
POC/S. N. SOKOL/MAJ/TECOM SSEC/TEL: (703) 432-0245/EMAIL: STEPHANIE.SOKOL@USMC.MIL//
POC/D. P. FOLEY/MAJ/TECOM ADJ/TEL: (703) 432-0861/EMAIL: DAVID.FOLEY@USMC.MIL//
POC/J. S. BIGGER/CAPT/TECOM G-3 COPSO/TEL: (703) 432-2324/EMAIL: JAMES.BIGGER@USMC.MIL//
POC/C.CHAVEZ/MSGT/HQMC PROMOTIONS BRANCH/TEL: (703) 784-9718/EMAIL: CAROLIN.CHAVEZ@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This message announces the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Combined Awards Program (CAP) winners, runners-up, and announcement of the ceremony.
2.   In accordance with the references, the CMC recognized recipients in the following four awards categories:  Recruiter of the Year, Drill Instructor of the Year, Marine Security Guard of the Year, and Marine Combat Instructor of the Year.
3.  On behalf of the CMC, Commanding General Training and Education (TECOM), takes pleasure in congratulating the following Marines on their selection:
3a. Winners:
Staff Sergeant Russell B. Cowan    Marine Corps Recruiter of the Year
(Recruiting Station San Diego)
Staff Sergeant Bryan V. Labiosa    Drill Instructor of the Year
(Recruit Depot Parris Island)
Staff Sergeant Matthew M. Kinsman  Marine Security Guard of the Year
(Marine Security Guard School)
Staff Sergeant Jose R. Acevedo Jr. Combat Instructor of the Year
(School of Infantry-East)
3b. Runners-up:
Staff Sergeant Tristan R. Wiggin   Marine Corps Recruiter of the Year
(Recruiting Station Tampa)
Staff Sergeant Jonathon R. Savage  Drill Instructor of the Year
(Recruit Depot San Diego)
Gunnery Sergeant Trevor J. Bowen   Marine Security Guard of the Year
(Marine Corps Embassy Security Group, Region 3)
Staff Sergeant Russell M. Regehr   Combat Instructor of the Year
(School of Infanty-West)
4.  TECOM will coordinate the combined awards ceremony with CMC Protocol office and will promulgate a letter of instruction to major subordinate commands prior to 31 December 2023 in order to provide additional direction, information, and coordinating instructions, to include dates, locations, funding, billeting, uniform, civilian attire, and other coordinating instruction of the award ceremony for the award winners and runners-up.
5.  The in-person FY23 CMC CAP ceremony will be held in the national capital region on 7-8 February 2024.
6. Travel and funding is authorized for the winner and runner-up of each category. Travel for one “guest” is authorized, per criteria set forth in paragraph 0309 of reference (c). Parent commands are responsible for funding travel of winners, runners-up, and one authorized guest.
7.  TECOM will process and forward drafted awards for all winners and first runners-up in each category via iAPS to CMC (MMPB-3), and will coordinate with MMBP-1 for authorization of meritorious promotions for winners with an effective date of 2 October 2023.
8.  Commands are authorized to meritoriously promote the winners when the promotion becomes effective in the Marine Corps Total Forces System.  The first general officer in the chain of command has the first right of refusal to serve as the promoting officer.
9.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Kevin M. Iiams, Commanding General, Training and Education Command.//