R 221559Z DEC 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 726/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE GRADUATE OF THE YEAR RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS/191819ZOCT2010//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 589/10 WHICH SOUGHT NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY10 MCI GRADUATE OF THE YEAR//
POC/D. MONTOYA/GYSGT/UNIT:MARBKS WASHINGTON/-/TEL:(202) 685-7611//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  CONGRATULATIONS TO SERGEANT STEPHEN Y. ROBERTS OF 1ST BATTALION, 3D MARINES, FOR HIS SELECTION AS THE MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE (MCI) FISCAL YEAR 2010 GRADUATE OF THE YEAR.
2.  THE MCI GRADUATE OF THE YEAR PROGRAM RECOGNIZES A MARINE WHOSE RECORD OF SELF-STUDY AND EDUCATION, THROUGH MCI COURSE WORK, BEST EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE IN THE LIFELONG STUDY OF THE PROFESSION OF ARMS.  SERGEANT ROBERTS APPLIED THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS HE GAINED THROUGH HIS MCI COURSE WORK TO EXCEL IN HIS DUTIES AND TO MENTOR AND EDUCATE HIS MARINES.  HE COMPLETED NUMEROUS MCI COURSES OUTSIDE OF HIS MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY WHICH ENHANCED HIS ABILITY TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE THE MOST DIFFICULT OF TASKS.  SERGEANT ROBERTS' COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING HIMSELF AND HIS MARINES THROUGH MCI COURSES SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT HIS OVERALL CHARACTER AND PERSONAL LEADERSHIP. 
3.  COMPETITION WAS PARTICULARLY KEEN AND ALL NOMINEES ARE COMMENDED FOR THEIR SUPERIOR DEVOTION TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND THE STUDY OF THE PROFESSION OF ARMS.
4.  MCI WILL COORDINATE WITH THE COMMANDING OFFICER, 1ST BATTALION, 3D MARINES, VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE TO EFFECT SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR SERGEANT ROBERTS.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN W. J. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//