R 141715Z DEC 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 718/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PO(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2011 HULBERT TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20071130//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MCO 1650.49 HULBERT TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP//
POC/E.A. BENSON/CIV/UNIT:PPO POG/-/TEL:(703)692-4303 /EMAIL:EUGENE.A.BENSONATUSMC.MIL//
POC/A.B. WARREN/MAJ/UNIT:PPO POG/-/TEL:(703)692-4300 /EMAIL:ANDREW.WARRENATUSMC.MIL//
POC/R.M. BROOKS /CWO5/UNIT:PPO POG/-/TEL:(703)692-4253 /EMAIL:ROBERT.M.BROOKSATUSMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION: THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE 2011 HULBERT TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP SELECTION BOARD AND SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FROM THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS. THE HULBERT TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IS AN AWARD PRESENTED ANNUALLY IN MEMORY OF MARINE GUNNER HENRY LEWIS HULBERT, U.S. MARINE CORPS, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT BLANC MONT RIDGE, FRANCE ON OCTOBER 4, 1918. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS (DC PPO) WILL CONVENE A BOARD OF SENIOR FIELD GRADE OFFICERS IN MARCH 2012. THIS BOARD WILL REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS FOR FINAL SELECTION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER.
1.A. DC, PPO HAS APPROVED A CHANGE TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA PROVIDED IN THE REF, EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY TO GUNNERS IN BILLETS OUTSIDE OF THE INFANTRY BATTALIONS.  CRITERIA PROVIDED BELOW IN PARAGRAPH 2.B. WILL BE USED FOR ALL CY11 NOMINATIONS, AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE REF.
2. MISSION:
2.A. PER THE REF, COMMANDERS WILL USE THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS:
2.B. NOMINEES MUST BE CWO2 OR CWO3 INFANTRY WEAPONS OFFICERS (0306 MARINE GUNNERS) SERVING IN MARINE GUNNER BILLETS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ACTIVE OR RESERVE COMPONENT DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.
2.C. NOMINEES MUST NOT BE PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF THE HULBERT TROPHY. OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED BUT NOT SELECTED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSEQUENT NOMINATIONS IF THEY STILL MEET ALL AWARD CRITERIA.
2.D. NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED POSTHUMOUSLY, PROVIDED THE OFFICER NOMINATED WOULD MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD CRITERIA IN PARA (4) OF THE REF.
2.E. NOMINEES SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY THEIR SENIORS, CONTEMPORARIES, AND SUBORDINATES, AS THE OFFICER WHO MOST EXEMPLIFIES OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, COURAGE, AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WITHIN THE MARINE GUNNER COMMUNITY.
2.F. THE OFFICER MUST CLEARLY AND DRAMATICALLY DEMONSTRATE THE IDEALS OF COURAGE, RESOURCEFULNESS, PERSEVERANCE, AND CONCERN FOR THE WELL BEING OF OUR CORPS AND THEIR FELLOW MARINES.
2.G. NOMINEES MUST EXHIBIT QUALITIES THAT HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESPRIT DE CORPS, TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL INFANTRY WEAPONS COMPETENCE, AND LOYALTY WITHIN THE UNITS IN WHICH THEY SERVE.
2.H. NOMINEES, THROUGH PERSONAL EXAMPLE, MUST SET THE STANDARD THAT ALL OTHER OFFICERS SEEK TO EMULATE.
2.I. THE AWARD PERIOD COVERS CY 2011.  ACTIONS INCLUDED IN EACH NOMINATION MUST HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN CY 2011.
3. EXECUTION: REQUEST COMMARFORCOM AND COMMARFORPAC NOMINATE ONE (1) INFANTRY WEAPONS OFFICER (MARINE GUNNER) FROM EACH MEF, AND COMMARFORRES, CG, TECOM AND CG, MCICOM NOMINATE ONE (1) INFANTRY WEAPONS OFFICER (MARINE GUNNER) EACH USING THE ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD CRITERIA STATED ABOVE AND IN THE REF. COMMANDERS WILL SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NO LATER THAN 28 FEB 2012 TO DC, PPO. NOMINATIONS WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
3.A. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF THE BOARD DATE.
3.A.1. IN SERVICE 'C' UNIFORM.
3.A.2. IF FWD DEPLOYED ISO OEF, PHOTO IN MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM WITHOUT BLOUSE IS AUTHORIZED.
3.B. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF THE NOMINEE.
3.C. SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE SUPPORTING THE NOMINEE'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE AWARD.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:
4.A. DC, PPO WILL PROCESS THE NOMINATION PACKAGES. ALL PACKAGES WILL INCLUDE THE NOMINATING UNIT'S ADDRESS, POINT OF CONTACT, AND PHONE NUMBER (COMM AND DSN). ALL PACKAGES MUST REACH DC PPO NLT 28 FEB 2012. THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR NOMINATION PACKAGES IS AS FOLLOWS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HQMC PPO (POG) (ROOM 4A480), (ATTN: MR. GENE BENSON), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000. FAXED SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
4.B. NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR DEPLOYED INFANTRY WEAPONS OFFICERS SHOULD BE ROUTED THROUGH THE OFFICER'S PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
4.C. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL:
5.A. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG.
5.B. DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN TO THE POCS LISTED ABOVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN H.S. CLARDY III, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS.//