R 280746Z AUG 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0525/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND COMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS//
POC/C. L. KAUFFMAN/CAPT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I/-/TEL:DSN 224-3938 /EMAIL:CARRIE.KAUFFMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR (LOY) AND THE COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR (CLPOY) 2009. THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MARINE CORPS LINGUISTS AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS TO THE OPERATING FORCES DURING FY2009. LOY NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES WHO MEET THE CRITERIA IN PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW AND WHOSE LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES PROVIDED OUTSTANDING SUPPORT TO THE OPERATING FORCES. COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN TO ANY COMMAND WISHING TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS (CLP) AND REWARD THEM FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009.
2. THE MARINE LOY AND CLPOY WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN IN DECEMBER 2009. THE MARINE CORPS' LOY AND CLPOY WILL THEN BE NOMINATED FOR DOD LOY AND CLPOY AWARDS TO BE DECIDED BY A BOARD HELD AT THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE/FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, MONTEREY, CA. THE SERVICE LOYS AND THE DOD LOY AND CLPOY WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE DOD COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM MANAGERS CONFERENCE IN MONTEREY, CA IN MAY 2010. TRAVEL FUNDS FOR THE DOD AWARD WILL BE PROVIDED BY HQMC IOP.
3. NOMINATIONS FOR MARINE LOY 2009 MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC IOP NLT 1 NOVEMBER 2009. ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS AWARD IS LIMITED TO SSGT AND BELOW. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE CURRENT SCORES OF INTERAGENCY LANGUAGE ROUNDTABLE (ILR) 2 OR HIGHER IN ANY 2 MODALITIES ON THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) OR ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW (OPI) AND MEET THE MARINE CORPS HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
    A. UNIT COMMANDER'S NOMINATING MEMORANDUM, ENDORSED BY THE MARINE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND. THIS MEMORANDUM MUST DETAIL THE LINGUIST'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS, TRAINING CONTRIBUTIONS AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT.
    B. A COLOR 8 X 10 HEAD AND SHOULDER PHOTO OF THE NOMINEE
    C. A COPY OF THE NOMINEE'S CURRENT FORM DA330 OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTATION OF DLPT SCORES FOR EACH LANGUAGE
    D. AN ESSAY (NOT A RESEARCH PAPER) BY THE NOMINEE, NOT TO EXCEED FIVE DOUBLE SPACED TYPEWRITTEN PAGES, ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING:
"DESCRIBE YOUR DESIGN OF A LANGUAGE PROGRAM WHICH WILL SUCCESSFULLY INCREASE SERVICE MEMBER LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FROM ILR L2/R2/S1(PLUS) TO ILR L3/R3/S2(PLUS) WITHIN 4-6 WEEKS WITH UP TO 3000 DOLLARS TO SPEND PER LINGUIST."
4. CLPOY 2009 NOMINATION PACKAGES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 10 PAGES AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION (A SAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE POC BELOW):
    A. THE COMMANDER'S DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM (NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES, HIGHLIGHTING SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, AWARDS RECEIVED, THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE TO YOUR UNIT'S MISSION AND HOW THE LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS THE MISSION.)
    B. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMAND'S REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE ON THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
    C. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMAND'S LINGUIST DATABASE AND RECORD KEEPING.
    D. DESCRIPTION OF THE TRAINING RESOURCES THAT THE COMMAND UTILIZES, INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES EMPLOYED AND THE SUBSEQUENT DLPT RESULTS.
    E. DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODS USED TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CLP.
    F. DESCRIPTION OF RETENTION AND INCENTIVES IN PLACE FOR LINGUISTS WITHIN THE COMMAND.
    G. DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMAND'S LANGUAGE PROGRAM MANAGER.
    H. DESCRIPTION OF HOW AND TO WHOM THE COMMAND MARKETS THEIR CLP.
5. SUBMIT ALL NOMINATION PACKETS VIA FEDEX/USPS OR E-MAIL TO MSGT T. L. CONVERSE AT 703-614-6561 OR DSN 224-6561, FAX 703-614-1306 OR DSN 224-1306, OR E-MAIL TAWNIA.CONVERSE@USMC.MIL. FEDEX/USPS ADDRESS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
ATTN: I/IOP (RM 3136, MSGT CONVERSE),
2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL V. R. STEWART, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//