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TO ALMAR
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UNCLAS //N01234//
ALMAR 046/00
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/MESSAGE TO MCRC//
RMKS/1. AS WE DRAW DOWN TO THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THIS YEAR,
MARINES OF THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND CAN TAKE GREAT
PRIDE NOT ONLY IN THE SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME THEY HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED BOTH THE QUALITY AND THE RIGHT QUANTITY
OF NEW MEMBERS TO OUR RANKS, OFFICER AND ENLISTED, BUT ALSO
IN THE FACT THAT THIS COMMAND IS RECOGNIZED AS THE FINEST OF
ITS KIND IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. THAT THEY
HAVE ACHIEVED A RECORD OF EXCELLENCE FOR 65 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS
IS REMARKABLE, GIVEN THE ATTRACTION OF A VIBRANT ECONOMY.
THAT THEY ARE CLEARLY THE "NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" OF THEIR VERY
COMPETITIVE "SPORT" IS NOW BEYOND QUESTION. IN SHORT, THEY ARE
WINNERS AND WE ARE ALL BETTER FOR THEIR ADMIRABLE EFFORTS ON
OUR BEHALF. IN RETURN, THE GIFT FROM THE CORPS TO THIS GREAT
TEAM IS THE RECOGNITION THAT WE TAKE THE MARINES WHO ARE FOUND
WORTHY OF OUR TITLE, AND WE DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO MAKE THEM
SUCCEED IN THEIR QUEST TO SERVE THE NATION WITH HONOR FOR THE
LENGTH OF THEIR COMMITMENT. IN SO DOING, AND BY GIVING NEW LIFE
TO OUR CAREER PLANNING FORCE, WE LIGHTEN THE BURDEN ON OUR
RECRUITERS AND WE BECOME A BETTER CORPS FOR THE TEAMWORK THAT
IS DERIVED FROM SUCH EFFORTS. TO ALL MARINES OF THE MARINE
CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT THEM,
CONGRATULATIONS FOR SHOWING ALL WHO OBSERVE YOUR SUCCESS THAT
HOLDING OUT AN UNCOMPROMISING AND WORTHY CHALLENGE TO AMERICA'S
YOUTH CAN BE ANSWERED BY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF CHARACTER WHO
VOLUNTARILY STEP FORWARD TO ANSWER THE NATION'S CALL.
2. SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINES CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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