R 230421Z FEB 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 127/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR(UC)//
SUBJ/SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2011 ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM//
POC/G. A. CANEDO/MAJ/UNIT:MRS/-/TEL:703-784-1425//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 6-10 APR 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 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SPORTS COUNCIL (CISM) TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD IN RIO DE JANEIRO FROM 12-25 JULY, 2011.  A JOINT U.S. SERVICES TRAINING CAMP WILL BE HELD IN ADVANCE OF CISM AT ANNAPOLIS, MD FROM 4-11 JULY 2011.
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) NLT 1 MAR 2011.  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 OCCUR NLT 15 MARCH 2011.
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) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FAXED TO 703-784-1425. 
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6, (SES) T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//