R 220845Z JAN 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(n)
TO ML ALMAR(n)
ALMAR
BT
UNCLAS
ALMAR 005/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MPO-37//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN SERVICE PINS//
RMKS/1.  OUR CIVILIAN MARINES ARE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF
THE MARINE CORPS TEAM.  IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE EXPRESS OUR
APPRECIATION FREQUENTLY TO CIVILIAN MARINES FOR THEIR SUPPORT
AND FAITHFUL SERVICE TO CORPS AND COUNTRY.  ACCORDINGLY, I
HAVE AUTHORIZED THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF A MARINE CORPS
CIVILIAN SERVICE PIN.  THIS PIN WILL IDENTIFY OUR EMPLOYEES AS  
CIVILIAN MARINES AND SERVE AS A VISIBLE EXPRESSION OF
APPRECIATION FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE FOR THE MARINE CORPS.
2.  IT IS MY INTENTION THAT THE CIVILIAN MARINE SERVICE PIN
BE GIVEN TO EACH CIVILIAN MARINE FROM ENTRY LEVEL TO SENIOR
EXECUTIVE SERVICE.  THE PINS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND DISTRIBUTION
CAN BE ARRANGED THROUGH THE LOCAL HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE
BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2003.  THE PIN WILL BE ISSUED TO NEW
EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY COMPLETE THEIR NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION OR
TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES UPON CERTIFICATION OF THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE
TO THE MARINE CORPS.
3.  THE MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN SERVICE PIN IS TO BE WORN BY ALL
CIVILIAN MARINES WITH HONOR AND IN THE KNOWLEDGE THE MARINE CORPS
IS A BETTER ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND
DEDICATION.  CONGRATULATIONS AND MANY THANKS TO ALL CIVILIAN
MARINES FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS.//