R 301003Z JAN 98 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC/MP//
TO ALMAR
UNCLAS //N05354//
ALMAR 045/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC/MPE//
SUBJ/1998 NATIONAL IMAGE INC. ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE AND
SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE NATIONAL IMAGE MERITORIOUS SERVICE
AWARD//
POC/E. E. ROBINSON/1STLT/PRIPHN:(703) 693-2565/-/-/SECPHN:DSN
223-2565/-//
RMKS/1.  THE CMC (MPE) IS SOLICITING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT
AWARD.  NATIONAL IMAGE INC. IS A FEDERAL ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1972
TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF HISPANIC EMPLOYEES IN THE GOVERNMENT.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE IMAGE SCOPE HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE
EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL HISPANIC AMERICANS,
BUT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN CLOSE TIES WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.  EACH YEAR IMAGE HONORS ONE OFFICER AND ONE
ENLISTED PERSON FROM EACH SERVICE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
HISPANIC COMMUNITY.  THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE 10TH ANNUAL
"SALUTE TO HISPANICS IN THE MILITARY" AWARDS BANQUET ON 21 MAY AS
PART OF THE 26TH ANNUAL IMAGE INC.  TRAINING CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO,
CA.
2.  NOMINEES FOR THE 1998 NATIONAL IMAGE MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
MUST HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES TO THEIR SERVICE AND NATION BY:
--DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL QUALITIES THAT DISTINGUISH THE INDIVIDUAL AS
AN OUTSTANDING LEADER,
--PROMOTING THE TENETS OF CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS, EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, HUMAN RELATIONS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE,
--SUPPORTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ADVANCE OF CIVIL RIGHTS OF
HISPANICS,
--ENDORSING THE FULL INTEGRATION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN WITHIN THE
ARMED FORCES,
--PROMOTING A POSITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARMED FORCES AMONG AND
BETWEEN HISPANICS AND MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
POPULATION,
--FOSTERING AN INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN THE
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUNITY OF ALL RACE AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS
THAT BENEFITS THE EMPLOYEES AND/OR RESIDENTS,
--PROMOTING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ADVOCATE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FOR HISPANICS WITHIN THE FEDERAL WORKPLACE,
--BELIEVING IN AND PRACTICING THE TENETS OF THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION AND THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY THAT ALL PERSONS ARE CREATED
EQUAL, AND THAT FREEDOM IS A UNIVERSAL RIGHT THAT MUST BE PROTECTED
VIGILANTLY AT ALL TIMES.
3.  EVERY MAJOR COMMAND IS ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE TWO OFFICERS AND
TWO ENLISTED MARINES FOR THE AWARD.  ALL MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE.
NOMINATION PACKAGES SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY 5 MAR 98 AND MUST INCLUDE
A SHORT BIOGRAPHY; AN 8X10 BLACK AND WHITE HEAD-AND-SHOULDERS
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NOMINEE IN SERVICE "A" UNIFORM, AND A TWO-PAGE,
DOUBLE-SPACED NARRATIVE OF ACTIONS PERFORMED AND THE IMPACT.
PACKAGES SHOULD BE MAILED TO CMC (MPE), HQMC, 2 NAVY ANNEX,
WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775.
4.  AWARD RECIPIENTS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THE 21 MAY AWARDS
BANQUET, IN SAN DIEGO, CA.  CMC (MPE) WILL FUND TAD TO THE NATIONAL
IMAGE TRAINING CONFERENCE FOR AWARD RECIPIENTS.//
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