R 201910Z JUL 12
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MARADMIN 387/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC L LP//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (MTA) AWARDS PROGRAM FOR 2012//
REF/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1650.51/YMD:20100326//
AMPN/REF IS THE U.S. MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (USMC MTA) AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/PRESIDENT/-/UNIT:USMC MTA/-/EMAIL:JCSTUMP@CHARTER.NET//
POC/SECRETARY/-/UNIT:USMC MTA/-/EMAIL:SECRETARY@USMCMTA.ORG POC/M. A. SCHMIDT/CWO5/UNIT:HQMC IL LPC-1/-/TEL:COML 571-256-7106/EMAIL:MARK.A.SCHMIDT1@USMC.MIL//
POC/W. J. BEAMER/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC IL LPC-1/-/TEL:COML 571-256-7107/EMAIL:WADE.BEAMER@USMC.MIL//
POC/R. D. RAMSEY/CWO4/UNIT:MTMIC/-/TEL:COML 910-450-0186/EMAIL:ROBERT.D.RAMSEY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT NOMINEES, IAW THE REF, FOR THE 2012 ANNUAL MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION AWARDS PROGRAM.  THE MTA AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010 TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING MOTOR TRANSPORT ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 11 AWARD CATEGORIES ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS OF THE MOTOR TRANSPORT MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.  THE AWARD CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS CHIEF OF THE YEAR
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE CHIEF OF THE YEAR
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) OF THE YEAR.
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE NCO OF THE YEAR
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR.
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT UNIT OF THE YEAR
MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE UNIT OF THE YEAR
NOTE: UNIT AWARDS WILL RECOGNIZE A SINGLE WINNER IN EACH CATEGORY VICE THE SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE SUB-CATEGORIES IDENTIFIED IN THE REFERENCE.  REFERENCE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW AND THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPRATED IN THE REVISION.
2.  SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS WILL BE MADE BY AN AWARDS BOARD COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, AND CATEGORY WINNERS WILL BE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION.  INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MTA AWARDS BANQUET. (FUTURE MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE BANQUET DETAILS.)
3.  ACTION
A.  COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS MEETING THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REF ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS VIA THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND.
B.  EACH FORMAL LEARNING CENTER CAN SUBMIT ONE (1) CIVILIAN AND ONE (1) MARINE INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR NOMINATION PACKAGE FOR FINAL SELECTION BY THE MTA AWARDS BOARD.
C.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC IL (LPC) NO LATER THAN 30 NOVEMBER 2012.  THE AWARD COVERS THE PERIOD FROM 1 OCT 2011 TO 30 SEPT 2012.  DUE TO THE VOLUME OF AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED, LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. COMMANDS ARE TO SCAN AND EMAIL SIGNED COMPLETE PACKAGES, WITH ATTACHMENTS, TO THE POCS.  MAILED COPIES ARE NOT REQUIRED OR DESIRED.
D.  INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE:
(1) A CONCISE, COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS (NOT TO EXCEED 5 PAGES).  ACTS OF VALOR RECOGNIZED BY MILITARY AWARD MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MOTOR TRANSPORT AWARD CATEGORY IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1.
(2) A BIOGRAPHY WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
(3) A PROPOSED CITATION.
(4) AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGES IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.
(5) A POC FOR THE NOMINATING UNIT, TO INCLUDE OFFICIAL UNIT MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
(6) IN CASES WHERE A NOMINEE IS PROMOTED OUT OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DURING THE YEAR, ONLY THE NOMINEE'S CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED.
E.  UNIT AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL CONTAIN:
(1) CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTION(S) (NOT TO EXCEED 10 PAGES).
(2) UNIT CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE AWARD PERIOD.
(3) PROPOSED CITATION.
(4) CURRENT 8X10-INCH PHOTOGRAPHS (INCLUDING AT LEAST FIVE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE UNIT PERFORMING THE MISSION).
(5) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, TO INCLUDE A COMPLETE COPY OF THE APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL DATA AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE SUBMITTED PACKAGE.
(6) AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGES IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.
(7) A POC FOR THE NOMINATING UNIT TO INCLUDE OFFICIAL UNIT MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
4.  RESPONSIBILITIES: HQMC IL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING MARINE CORPS PARTICIPATION IN ALL MOTOR TRANSPORT AWARD SELECTIONS AND THOSE CEREMONIES CONDUCTED BY THE MTA.
5.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS AWARDS PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN F. PANTER, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS.//