R 141216Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 127/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2011 MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR//
POC/JIM MEDLEY/NF-4/UNIT:MRS/-/TEL:703-784-5779//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  MARINE CORPS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS SHALL GO THROUGH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND CHAIN OF COMMAND AT THE ATHLETE'S LOCAL INSTALLATION.  THE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE SEMPER FIT SPORTS WEBSITE AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS.
2.  IF A MARINE IS LOCATED AT AN INSTALLATION WITHOUT AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OR MCCS, SEND APPLICATIONS DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MRS-2) VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.  A HEAD AND SHOULDER PHOTOGRAPH MUST ACCOMPANY ALL APPLICATIONS. ELECTRONIC PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
3.  ALL INSTALLATIONS WITH AN MCCS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ONE FEMALE AND ONE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. ATHLETES LOCATED AT INSTALLATIONS WITH AN MCCS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS THEIR INSTALLATION'S MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
4.  QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
A.  ATHLETIC: MARINES, WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN INTRAMURAL, VARSITY, ALL-MARINE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED. COMPETITIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH AMATEUR REGULATIONS WITHIN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GOVERNING BODIES (E.G. USA VOLLEYBALL) OR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS (E.G. AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.  PROFESSIONAL SPORTS PARTICIPATION IS NOT TO BE A CONSIDERATION.
B.  MILITARY: MARINES SHALL BE IN GOOD STANDING WITHIN THEIR UNIT AND MEET ALL REQUIRED MARINE CORPS STANDARDS.
5.  ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO HQMC (MRS-2) NLT 1 JUN 2012. THE SELECTION OF MALE AND FEMALE 2011 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 1 JUL 2012.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. WILLIAM C. DILLON, DIRECTOR, SEMPER FIT AND EXCHANGE SERVICES DIVISION, ACTING.//