R 021925Z JAN 98 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//RA//
TO ALMAR
UNCLAS //N03590//
ALMAR 008/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC (RAM)//
SUBJ/MCBUL 3590.  PARTICIPATION IN THE 1998 INTERALLIED CONFEDERATION
/OF RESERVE OFFICERS (CIOR) MILITARY SKILLS COMPETITION//
RMKS/1.  THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SUBJECT COMPETITION.  ALL
QUALIFIED RESERVE OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR MEMBERSHIP
ON THE U.S. INTERSERVICE TEAM.  RESERVE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY OR
EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY, AND OFFICERS OF THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS
RESERVE (SMCR) AND INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) ARE ELIGIBLE TO
APPLY.  THE MILITARY SKILLS COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM, 09 - 18 JUL 98, IN CONNECTION WITH THE 51ST ANNUAL CIOR
CONGRESS.
2.  CIOR IS A NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF THE NATIONAL
RESERVE OFFICER ASSOCIATIONS OF THE NATO COUNTRIES.  ORGANIZED IN
1948, IT IS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE ALLIANCE AND IMPROVING THE
CAPABILITY OF THE RESERVE FORCES OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES.  THE
RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION IS THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO CIOR.
3.  RESERVE OFFICERS FROM PARTICIPATING NATO MEMBER COUNTRIES COMPETE
IN THE ANNUAL MILITARY COMPETITION.  COMPETITION EVENTS INCLUDE:
   A.  LAND OBSTACLE COURSE (500 METERS, 20 OBSTACLES)
   B.  WATER OBSTACLE COURSE (50 METERS, 5 OBSTACLES)
   C.  ORIENTEERING (LAND NAVIGATION COURSE USING MAP AND COMPASS)
ESTIMATION, GRENADE THROWING, AND FIRST AID.
4.  THE 1998 U.S. INTERSERVICE CIOR TEAM WILL BE SELECTED FROM AMONG
THE BEST QUALIFIED RESERVE OFFICER ATHLETES OF ALL MILITARY SERVICES.
TEAM TRYOUTS/TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN
ANTONIO, TX.
   A.  NOVICE (FIRST-TIME) APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR TRYOUTS WILL BE
ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY (AD)/TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TAD) AND WILL
REPORT TO FORT SAM HOUSTON ON 31 MAY 98.  VETERANS WILL BE ORDERED TO
AD/TAD AND WILL REPORT TO FORT SAM HOUSTON ON 11 JUN 98.
   B.  U.S. TEAM SELECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING U.S. TRIAL TO
BE HELD 22 - 25 JUN 98.  COMPETITORS SELECTED FOR THE U.S. TEAM CAN
EXPECT TO HAVE THEIR AD/TAD EXTENDED FROM 25 JUN - 19 JUL 98.
5.  RESERVE OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY OR EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY, AND
OFFICERS OF THE SMCR AND IRR ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
6.  INTERESTED OFFICERS MAY OBTAIN THE CIOR APPLICATION (NAVMC 11323
(12-94)) FOR THE SUMMER TRYOUTS/COMPETITION FROM THE POC IDENTIFIED
IN PAR 9 BELOW.  THEY MUST BE COMPLETED AND FORWARDED VIA CHAIN OF
COMMAND TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (RAM-7), TO ARRIVE BY
3 APR 98.  UNIT COMMANDER'S ENDORSEMENT MUST CONFIRM APPLICANT'S
AVAILABILITY BEFORE ORDERS CAN BE ISSUED (APPROVAL IS COMMANDER'S
OPTION; HOWEVER SUPPORT FOR SUBJECT COMPETITION STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.)
REQUEST BRIEF ATHLETIC ASSESSMENT IN ENDORSEMENT, IF KNOWN.  SMCR
OFFICERS REQUIRE UNIT CO'S ENDORSEMENT ONLY.  IRR OFFICERS WILL
REQUIRE CG MCRSC ENDORSEMENT ONLY.  APPLICANTS SHOULD PROVIDE
ADVANCE COPY TO CIOR TEAM POC LISTED ON APPLICATION.
7.  ALL SCORES AND TIMES SUBMITTED MUST BE VERIFIED BY THE
APPLICANTS'S COMMANDING OFFICER OR IN THE CASE OF AN IRR OFFICER, BY
AN ACTIVE OR RESERVE OFFICER SENIOR TO THE APPLICANT.  STRONG
CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WITH DEMONSTRATED COMPETITIVE
ORIENTEERING EXPERIENCE.
   A.  PERFORMANCE STANDARDS LISTED BELOW ARE NOT DISQUALIFIERS,
BUT STRONGEST CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE APPLICANTS WHO
CAN EXCEED THESE MINIMUM LEVELS:
       EVENT                     MALE              FEMALE
       PFT                    FIRST CLASS       FIRST CLASS
       5-MILE                    32:00             37:30
       800-METER RUN              2:30              3:00
       50-METER SWIM             35.0 SEC          40.0 SEC
       PUSH-UPS IN 2 MINUTES      75                50
       SIT-UPS IN 2 MINUTES       75                50
       PULL-UPS IN 1 MINUTE       12                 5
       RIFLE/PISTOL QUAL          SS                SS
       PARALLEL BAR DIPS          20               NONE
         IN 1 MINUTE
   NOTE:  STANDARD PUSH-UPS, NOT MODIFIED (BENT KNEE) REQUIRED FOR
          WOMEN.  APPLICANTS SHOULD BUILD TO THIS LEVEL BY OPENING
          OF TRAINING CAMP.
   B.  OFFICERS MUST BE AVAILABLE FROM ABOUT 31 MAY - 19 JUL 98 FOR
ACDU ORDERS.
8.  FUNDING FOR ADSW/TAD WILL BE PROVIDED BY CMC (RA).
9.  POC FOR ALL CATEGORY OF RESERVE OFFICERS IS CAPT S. CROW,
CMC (RAM-7) AT DSN 224-0266/1950 OR COML (703) 614-0266/1950.
10.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
11.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 30 SEP 98.//
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