R 141223Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 130/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS-2) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2012 ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM//
POC/JUSTINE WHIPPLE/CAP/UNIT:MRS/-/TEL:703-784-3898//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 20-24 JUNE, 2012 AT NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY (NBVC), PT. MUGU, CA.  THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT IS A DRAFT-LEGAL OLYMPIC DISTANCE RACE CONSISTING OF A 1500M SWIM, 40K BIKE, AND 10K RUN.  TOP FINISHERS WILL QUALIFY FOR THE U.S. MILITARY TEAM FOR COMPETITION AT THE CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU SPORT MILITAIRE (CISM) TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD IN SWITZERLAND 22-26 AUGUST, 2012.
2.  THE ALL-MARINE TEAM OF 12 MEN AND 6 WOMEN WILL BE CHOSEN BY APPLICATION.  INTERESTED MARINES MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO HQMC (MRS-2) NLT 1 MAY 2012.  APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE ALL COMPETITION RESULTS FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS (TIME, PLACE FINISH, AND EVENT NAME). TEAM SELECTIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE MOST COMPETITIVE/RECENT RACE TIMES RELEVANT TO THE OLYMPIC DISTANCE TRIATHLON.  TEAM SELECTION WILL BE DECIDED NLT 15 MAY 2012.
3.  APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS. APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.  MARINES STATIONED AT A COMMAND WITH A LOCAL MCCS SEMPER FIT MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION THROUGH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ENDORSEMENT.  MARINES STATIONED AT A LOCATION WITHOUT A LOCAL MCCS, MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MRS-2) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FAXED TO 703-784-4125.  APPLICANTS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO SEND AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION TO JUSTINE.L.WHIPPLE@USMC-MCCS.ORG.
4.  MARINES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE SELECTION MESSAGE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. WILLIAM C. DILLON, DIRECTOR, SEMPER FIT AND EXCHANGE SERVICES DIVISION, ACTING.//