R 251247Z JUN 2010
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 355/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2010/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR 2010 ARMED FORCES SWIMMING TEAM//
POC/JIM MEDLEY/NF-4/UNIT:MRS/-/TEL:703-784-9542//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE 2010 CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU SPORT MILITAIRE (CISM) WORLD MILITARY SWIMMING AND LIFESAVING CHAMPIONSHIP WILL TAKE PLACE 23-29 AUGUST IN WARENDORF, GERMANY.  THE UNITED STATES CISM TEAM IS OPEN TO ALL ARMY, MARINE CORPS, NAVY, COAST GUARD, AND AIR FORCE PARTICIPANTS.  THE CISM CHAMPIONSHIP IS A WORLD CLASS EVENT, WITH PAST EVENTS INCLUDING MANY OF THE WORLD'S TOP SWIMMING AND LIFESAVING PERFORMERS.
2.  TO APPLY, CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE HEADQUARTERS SPORTS OFFICE.  ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO MARINE CORPS SPORTS NO LATER THAN 7 JULY 2010.  APPLICATION MUST LIST VERIFIABLE RESULTS FROM SANCTIONED COMPETITIONS, TO INCLUDE NAME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF EVENT.  PERSONAL RECORDS IN INDIVIDUAL'S EVENT(S) SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED.  THE FINAL UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TEAM WILL BE SELECTED AFTER THOROUGH PANEL REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM ALL BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES.
3.  APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION CRITERIA CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS OR THE LOCAL SEMPER FIT ATHLETICS OFFICE.
4.  APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN COMMAND ENDORSEMENT STATING MARINE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND ALL EVENTS IF SELECTED.  MARINES STATIONED AT A COMMAND WITH A LOCAL MCCS SEMPER FIT MUST SUBMIT
THEIR APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE SEMPER FIT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//