R 121744Z NOV 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0658/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CY 2009 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:COMM (703) 692-4303/EMAIL:EUGENE.A.BENSON@USMC.MIL//
POC/J.L. EBY/CWO5/UNIT:PPO POG/-/TEL:COMM (703) 692-4253/EMAIL: JEFFREY.EBY@USMC.MIL//
POC/F.A. MAURO/CTR/UNIT:PPO POG/-/TEL:COMM (703) 614-3888 /EMAIL:ANTHONY.MAURO.CTR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION: THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE 2009 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 OPERATIONS (DC, PPO) WILL CONVENE A BOARD OF SENIOR FIELD GRADE OFFICERS IN MARCH 2010. THIS BOARD WILL REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS FOR FINAL SELECTION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER.
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 (MOS 0306) SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A BATTALION INFANTRY WEAPONS OFFICER WITHIN THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT OF THE OPERATING FORCES 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 THE ENLISTED MARINES WITH WHOM HE SERVES.
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 UNIT IN WHICH HE SERVES.
2.H. NOMINEES, THROUGH PERSONAL EXAMPLE, MUST SET THE STANDARD THAT ALL OTHER OFFICERS SEEK TO EMULATE.
2.I. THE AWARD PERIOD COVERS CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2009.  ACTIONS INCLUDED IN EACH NOMINATION MUST HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN CY 2009.
3. EXECUTION: REQUEST COMMARFORCOM AND COMMARFORPAC NOMINATE ONE (1) OFFICER FROM EACH MEF USING THE ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD CRITERIA STATED ABOVE AND IN THE REF.  REQUEST COMMARFORRES NOMINATE ONE (1) OFFICER WHO DURING THE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD MET THE ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD CRITERIA STATED ABOVE AND IN THE REF. COMMANDERS WILL SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NO LATER THAN 26 FEB 2010 TO DC, PPO. NOMINATIONS WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
3.A. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF THE BOARD DATE.
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  DSN). ALL PACKAGES MUST REACH DC, PPO NLT 26 FEB 2010. 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. 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 D.H. BERGER, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS.//