R 101310Z JUL 24
MARADMIN 316/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC L WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/CY-25 MAJOR GENERAL W.P.T. HILL MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR FOOD
SERVICE EXCELLENCE AND FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 10110.14N/YMD:20180307//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCO5400.54/YMD:20130419//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1650.61/YMD:20160317//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 10110.14N, MARINE CORPS FOOD SERVICE AND
SUBSISTENCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES THE ACTIVE DUTY GARRISON MESS HALL/
FIELD MESS AND RESERVE FIELD MESS ELIGIBILITY AND EVALUATION
PROCEDURES. REF B IS MCO 5400.54, MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. REF C IS MCO 1650.61, MARINE CORPS
INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS AWARDS PROGRAM (MCILAP)//
POC 1/HUNLEY, DAVID/LTCOL/MCICOM G-4/DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR
INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS (DC, I&L), FACILITIES (LF)/HQMC/FOOD
SERVICE AND SUBSISTENCE SECTION/EMAIL: DAVID.HUNLEY@USMC.MIL/TEL:
DSN 664-4170//
POC 2/BARTLETT, DONALD/MGYSGT/MCICOM G-4/DC, I&L, LF/HQMC/
FOOD SERVICE AND SUBSISTENCE SECTION/EMAIL: DONALD.BARTLETT@USMC.MIL/
TEL: DSN 664-4159//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. To announce the CY-25 Major General W.P.T. Hill
Memorial Awards for Food Service Excellence and Food Service
Specialist of the Year Program and provide nomination and evaluation
procedures.
2. The annual Major General William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.)
Hill Memorial Awards for Food Service Excellence is a means to
recognize those Marine Corps Food Service operations that are
outstanding in the preparation and serving of food, customer service
and management. The Food Service Specialist of the Year Program
recognizes demonstrated leadership, culinary expertise and award-
winning capabilities of Marine Corps Food Service
Specialists whose personal initiative and professional commitment
are often unmatched in this difficult and demanding specialty.
There are four elements to the program: active component garrison
mess halls, active component field mess, reserve component field
mess, and Food Service Specialist of the Year.
3. This awards program was established in 1985 and is co-sponsored
by the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the National Restaurant
Association Education Foundation (NRAEF), a food service
professional organization comprised of distinguished industry
executives.
4. The Marine Corps and the NRAEF will recognize the winning
Commands in each Major General W.P.T. Hill Memorial awards program
competitive category in conjunction with annual food service
managers training event in May 2025. Representatives from the
winning commands will be guests of the NRAEF at the annual awards
ceremony and food service managers training event.
5. In accordance with guidance contained in references (a), (b),
and (c) the criteria and procedures for submitting unit nominations
are as follows:
5A. Garrison mess halls: (1) Commanders will establish procedures
to determine the best garrison mess halls within their command.
(2) Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST); Marine Corps
Installations West (MCIWEST); Marine Corps Training and Education
Command (TECOM) will nominate one Management and Mess Attendant
(M&MA) facility and one Full Food Service (FFS) facility. (3)
Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) will nominate two M&MA
facilities. (4) Marine Corps Installations National Capital Region
(MCINCR), to include Marine Barracks Washington, Washington DC and
Indian Head, MD will submit one FFS facility.
5B. Active field mess: (1) Commanders will establish procedures to
determine the best field mess within their command. (2) Commander,
Marine Corps Forces Pacific (COMMARFORPAC), Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii
nominates a unit from I MEF and III MEF. Commander, Marine Corps
Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), Norfolk, Virginia nominates a unit
from II MEF.
5C. Reserve field mess: Commander Marine Forces Reserve
(COMMARFORRES) will establish procedures for determining the best
Reserve field mess within their command.
5.D. Per previous coordination, nomination package submission:
(1) COMMARFORPAC, COMMARFORCOM, MCIEAST, MCIWEST, TECOM, MCIPAC and
MCINCR will submit winning nomination packages NLT 30 September 2024.
(2) COMMARFORRES will submit winning nominee NLT 17 January 2025.
(3) Packages shall be submitted to Deputy Commandant for
Installations & Logistics (DC, I&L), Facilities (LF), Attn: MCICOM
(G-4 Food Service and Subsistence Branch) IAW paragraph 8.
5E. Major General W.P.T. Hill Awards Evaluation team will visit
nominated commands between 1 December 2024 and 15 February 2025.
Evaluation schedule and dates will be published via separate
correspondence.
6. In accordance with guidance contained in references (a), (b),
and (c) the criteria and procedures for submitting personnel
nominations are as follows:
6.A. Awards shall be made annually in the following categories:
(1) Active duty and Reserve Corporal through Sergeant serving in
Billet MOS 3381. (2) Active duty and Reserve Staff Sergeant through
Gunnery Sergeant serving in Billet MOS 3381.
6A. Active component: The subsequent organizations are authorized
to nominate the following: (a) COMMARFORPAC nominates one Corporal
through Sergeant and one Staff Sergeant through Gunnery Sergeant
from I MEF and III MEF. (b) COMMARFORCOM nominates one Corporal
through Sergeant and one Staff Sergeant through Gunnery Sergeant
from II MEF or MARSOC. (c) COMMCIPAC, COMCIWEST, COMMCIEAST,
COMMCINCR, COMTECOM nominates one Corporal through Sergeant and one
Staff Sergeant through Gunnery Sergeant. (d) Forward top
candidate for each category to DC, I&L, LF Attn: MCICOM (G-4 Food
Service and Subsistence Branch) IAW paragraph 8, NLT 17 Jan 2025.
6B. Reserve component: COMMARFORRES will submit at least two
Corporal through Sergeant and two Staff Sergeant through Gunnery
Sergeant nominees to DC, I&L, LF Attn: MCICOM (G-4 Food Service and
Subsistence Branch) IAW paragraph 8, NLT 17 Jan 2025.
6C. Commanders shall use the following prerequisites to submit
nominations:(1) Nominee must have a minimum of two years' time in
service. (2) Nominee must meet all regular retention standards. (3)
Nominee must not be a previous recipient of the same award. (4)
Nominee, through personal example, must set professional and personal
standards that others seek to emulate. (5) Nominee must epitomize
the "Whole Marine" concept through performance achievements in basic
warfighter skills as well as within the Food Service Specialist MOS.
(6) The eligibility period for this award will encompass only those
actions completed or initiated during Calendar Year 2024.
6D. Nomination packages shall include: (1) Single page biography
stating nominee's experience and work history. (2) Summary of Action
(SoA)supporting the nominee's qualifications for the award. SoA will
be used for awards submission by DC, I&L in recognition of the Food
Service Specialist of the Year winners. (3) The SoA should include
results of local or Command-sponsored Chef of the Quarter and Chef
of the Year competition results, Field Food Service experience and
deployment history. (4) Copy of current Basic Individual Record
(BIR), MOL copy acceptable. (5) Copy of current Basic Training
Record (BTR), MOL copy acceptable. (6) All packages will include
the nominating unit's address, point of contact, and phone number
(COMM/DSN).
7. All submissions must be endorsed by Commands listed in
paragraphs 5A,5B, 5C, 6A and 6B. Late submissions and nominations
directly from subordinate Commands will not be accepted.
8. Per reference (c), all organizations shall submit personnel and
unit/organizational award nominations electronically. In cases of
multiple awards, each award package shall be transmitted via
separate email. All award packages will be emailed to POC 2 listed
above. Please ensure the subject line clearly identifies the award
being submitted and Attn: MCICOM (G-4 Food Service and Subsistence
Branch). Submissions must be encrypted to protect personally
identifiable information. Questions can be directed to message
POCs.
9. Release authorized by LtGen E. D. Banta, Deputy Commandant,
Installations and Logistics.//