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UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 420/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2012 GENERAL OFFICER SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBER SERGEANTS MAJOR PARTICIPATION IN U.S. MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALLS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC GREEN LETTER NO. 02-06/YMD:20060830//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SECNAVINST 5720.44B/YMD:20051101//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 7040.11A/YMD:20080804//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/DOD DIRECTIVE 4500.56/YMD:20090414//
NARR/REF A IS CMC GREEN LETTER NO. 02-06, GENERAL OFFICER AND SPOUSAL TRAVEL IN SUPPORT OF MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALLS.  REF B IS SECNAVINST 5720.44B, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS POLICY AND REGULATIONS.  REF C IS MCO 7040.11A, MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL FUNDING.  REF D IS DOD DIRECTIVE 4500.56, DOD POLICY ON THE USE OF GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT AND AIR TRAVEL.//
POC/H. POWELL-RAY/CIV/UNIT:DIV PA/NAME:CMC WASHINGTON/TEL:703-692-1528//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REF (A), THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR FUNDING TRAVEL OF GENERAL OFFICERS (GO), SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES) MEMBERS AND SERGEANTS MAJOR (SGTMAJ) AS GUESTS OF HONOR (GOH) AT 2012 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALLS.
2.  THE GOH SHOULD BE A LOCAL MEMBER.  GO/SES/ SGTMAJ PARTICIPATION AS BIRTHDAY BALL GOH AT NON-LOCAL EVENTS SHOULD ONLY OCCUR AS AN INCIDENTAL EVENT TO A WIDER, REQUEST TRAVEL ITINERARY.
3.  PER REF B, AN EXCEPTION TO THE GUIDANCE IN PARAGRAPH TWO IS BIRTHDAY BALL GOH TRAVEL TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS OBJECTIVES. ORGANIZATIONS HOSTING A BIRTHDAY BALL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS MUST PLAN ON FUNDING THE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE GOH. UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES FUNDING MAY BE REQUESTED FROM HQMC VIA DIRECTOR U.S. MARINE CORPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS (COMREL). PER REF C, THIS FUNDING MAY ONLY BE USED TO SUPPORT ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE GO GOH TRAVEL.  DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF WILL BE APPROVAL AUTHORITY.
4.  PER REFS A AND C, SPOUSAL TRAVEL MUST BE APPROVED BY ACMC REGARDLESS OF THE FUNDING SOURCE.
5.  CRITERIA TO AUTHORIZE GO AND SPOUSAL TRAVEL CAN BE FOUND IN REF D.
6.  FOR TRAVEL PROCEDURES, CONTACT MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY AT COMM (703) 692-1528, DSN 222-1528 OR E-MAIL: HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL.
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 30 NOV 2012.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN P. J. KENNEDY, DIRECTOR, U.S. MARINE CORPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//