R 241749Z NOV 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0678/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2010 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES//
POC/POWELL-RAY, H./CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/NAME:DIVPA/TEL:703-692-1528/ EMAIL:HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FROM 1ST LIEUTENANTS, CAPTAINS AND MAJORS DESIRING TO SERVE AS YOUTH MENTORS FOR THE 2010 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM, SCHEDULED FOR 7-12 MAR 10. 
REQUIRED MENTOR TRAINING DATES PRECEDING 7 MAR ARE INDICATED BELOW.
2. THE UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM, MANAGAGED AND FUNDED BY THE WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FOUNDATION.  THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 104 OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FIRSTHAND ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT DURING A WEEK LONG PROGRAM IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL.  DELEGATES WILL HEAR POLICY ADDRESSES BY SENATORS, CABINET MEMBERS, OFFICIALS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND DEFENSE AND DIRECTORS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN A MEETING WITH A JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.
3. ARMED FORCES SUPPORT FOR THE SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 17 OFFICER MENTORS.  TWO OF THESE OFFICERS (O-4) WILL BE SELECTED TO SERVE AS THE SENIOR MENTOR OFFICER AND ASSISTANT SENIOR MENTOR OFFICER.  OFFICERS WILL SERVE AS COUNSELORS, FACILITATORS AND AMBASSADORS OF THE MILITARY SERVICES AND THE COAST GUARD.  THESE OFFICERS ARE ROLE MODELS FOR THIS IMPRESSIONABLE GROUP, WHO TENDS TO HAVE LITTLE OR NO EXPERIENCE WITH MILITARY PERSONNEL OR NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES.
4. THE MARINE CORPS WILL NOMINATE A TOTAL OF FIVE 1ST LIEUTENANTS OR CAPTAINS AND THREE MAJORS TO OASD/PA FOR FINAL SELECTION TO ACCOMMODATE THIS PROGRAM.  INCLUSIVE TO THESE NOMINATIONS WILL BE A TOTAL OF THREE FEMALE OFFICERS TO SERVE AS MENTORS FOR THE FEMALE SENATE YOUTH GUESTS.  APPLICANTS MUST MEET MARINE CORPS HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS AND MUST SECURE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION.  MARINES WHO HAVE SERVED AS A SENATE YOUTH MENTOR MORE THAN TWICE IN THE PAST ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. IF SELECTED AS A MENTOR, MILITARY DUTIES MUST NOT CONFLICT WITH CONTINUOUS ASSIGNMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM.  ALL MENTOR OFFICERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A THREE-DAY ORIENTATION AND TRAINING COURSE AT THE MAYFLOWER HOTEL IN WASHINGTON, DC FROM 4-6 MAR PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE ACTUAL PROGRAM.  OFFICERS SELECTED AS THE SENIOR MENTOR OFFICER OR ASSISTANT SENIOR MENTOR OFFICER ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN ADDITIONAL ORIENTATION COURSE FROM 1-3 MAR, PRIOR TO JOINING OTHER OFFICERS FOR TRAINING ON 4 MAR.
6. MENTOR OFFICERS MUST POSSESS PERMISSIVE TAD ORDERS (AT NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT) OR BE IN A LEAVE STATUS DURING THE PERIOD ASSIGNED.  COSTS FOR AIRFARE OR OTHER TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS TO/FROM WASHINGTON ARE AT THE PARTICIPANTS' OWN EXPENSE.  THE WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FOUNDATION WILL PAY FOR OFFICERS' LODGING, MEALS AND INCIDENTAL COSTS SUCH AS LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING BETWEEN THE DATES OF 5-13 MAR ONLY.  OFFICERS FROM OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) SHOULD BE PREPARED TO COVER ALL EXPENSES PRIOR TO 5 MAR.
7. SUBMISSION.  ALL QUALIFIED OFFICERS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR THIS COMPETITIVE PROGRAM BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY ITEMS AND INFORMATION:
   (A) FULL NAME.
   (B) RANK.
   (C) DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH (OR PLACE REGARDED AS "HOME").
   (D) WORK MAILING AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS.
   (E) IF SELECTED, HOME MAILING AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS (ON A SEPARATE PAGE FROM THE
       ABOVE).
   (F) CAREER FIELD/DUTY DESCRIPTION EXPLAINED IN CIVILIAN TERMS.
   (G) COMBAT OR DEPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE.
   (H) BRIEF, ONE PAGE BIOGRAPHY.  ITEMS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE BIOGRAPHY ARE: EDUCATIONAL
       BACKGROUND (UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED, DEGREES EARNED, COURSE OF STUDY/MAJOR); MILITARY BACKGROUND
       (MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY, PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS, DUTY STATIONS, DEPLOYMENTS AND
       AWARDS/RECOGNITION); AND EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH (NOT IN, OR A MEMBER OF) YOUTH GROUPS OR
       YOUTH-RELATED PROGRAMS (ON/OFF DUTY ACTIVITIES OR DURING HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE).
   (I) WRITTEN CONSENT.  PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE EXPRESSED WRITTEN CONSENT BY THE NOMINEE, AUTHORIZING
       RELEASE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE NOMINATION, PER THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974.  THE FOLLOWING
       STATEMENT IS A SAMPLE OF WRITTEN CONSENT:
       "I, RANK/FULL NAME, DO HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF ALL
       INFORMATION ENCLOSED IN THIS NOMINATION PACKAGE TO
       THOSE PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS."
   (J) COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.  NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FROM THE NOMINATING UNIT TO THE
       COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (DIVPA/PAC) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  AT A MINIMUM, THE FINAL
       ENDORSEMENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE NOMINEES' BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDER.  THE APPLICANT'S
       IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR IS ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS FOCUSED ON MATURITY, LEADERSHIP SKILLS,
       COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND COMMUNITY/YOUTH INVOLVEMENT.  THE ENDORSEMENT MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT
       THAT, IF SELECTED, THE APPLICANT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL FUNCTIONS DURING THE
       TOTAL DURATION OF THE SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE ORIENTATION TRAINING.  MAJORS SHOULD
       MODIFY THIS STATEMENT TO INDICATE AVAILABILITY FROM 1-13 MAR, IN THE EVENT THEY ARE SELECTED TO
       SERVE AS THE SENIOR MENTOR OFFICER OR ASSISTANT SENIOR MENTOR OFFICER. 
   (K) PHOTOGRAPH.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A FULL-LENGTH PHOTO AT LEAST 5X7 IN SIZE.  PHOTO MUST BE OF
       HIGH RESOLUTION QUALITY, AT LEAST 300 DPI.  THE PRESCRIBED UNIFORM IS SERVICE 'C' FOR MALES,
       SERVICE 'C' WITH SLACKS FOR FEMALES, AND UTILITIES MINUS THE UTILITY BLOUSE FOR DEPLOYED
       MARINES WHO DO NOT HAVE THE SERVICE 'C' UNIFORM, WITH LEFT SHOULDER FORWARD, FOR USE IN
       DETERMINING MILITARY APPEARANCE.  THIS IS AN OFFICIAL PHOTO, AND MUST ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES
       ESTABLISHED IN MARINE CORPS ORDER P1070.12K, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
       MANUAL (IRAM), AND MARADMIN 003/09.  ONLY AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH IS
       ACCEPTABLE.  DIGITAL PHOTOS MUST BE SENT AS SEPARATE FILES FROM THE NOMINATION PACKAGE,
       PREFERABLY AS A JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP (JPEG) FILE.
8. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY USING PDF FILES AND A DIGITAL IMAGE/PHOTOGRAPH.  NOMINATIONS CANNOT BE SENT VIA REGULAR MAIL DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR THIS PROGRAM.  APPLICATIONS CAN BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:  HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT LINE "2010 SENATE YOUTH APPLICATION; ICO RANK/NAME."
9. SAMPLE PACKAGE. A SAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.MARINES.MIL/COMMUNITY/PAGES/OUTREACH_PROGRAMS/SENATEYOUTHPROGRAM.ASPX. PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION PACKAGE, APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW AND ADHERE TO THE CRITERIAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE SAMPLE PACKAGE.  ANY SUBMISSIONS WHICH DO NOT FOLLOW THE ABOVE GUIDELINES OR ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE (SEE PARAGRAPH 10) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM CAN BE OBTAINED AT WWW.USSENATEYOUTH.ORG.
10. DEADLINE.  HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS MUST RECEIVE NOMINATION PACKAGED NO LATER THAN 1700 21 DEC 09.  ADDRESSEES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF SELECTION BY MID JAN.
11. POINT OF CONTACT IS MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY, COMMUNITY RELATIONS BRANCH, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC AT (703)692-1528 OR VIA EMAIL AT: HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL B.F. SALAS; DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//