R 231741Z MAR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0187/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009 ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM//
POC/MAJ RON KEARSE/O-4/UNIT:MRS/-/TEL:703-784-9542/TEL:DSN 278-9542 / TEL:FAX 703-784-9040/EMAIL:RONALD.KEARSE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 27-31 MAY 2009 AT NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY (NBVC), PT. MUGU, CA.  THE ARMED FORCES TRIATLON CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT IS THE OLYMPIC DISTANCE OF 1500M SWIM, 40K BIKE, AND 10K RUN.  THERE IS NO FOLLOW-ON INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SPORTS COUNCIL (CISM) TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2009.
2.  AN ALL-MARINE TEAM OF 12 MEN AND 6 WOMEN WILL BE CHOSEN BY APPLICATION.  MARINES INTERESTED MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION TO HQMC (MRS) NLT 30 APRIL 2009.  APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE ALL COMPETITION RESULTS FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS (TIME, PLACE FINISH, AND EVENT NAME).  TEAM SELECTIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE MOST COMPETITIVE/RECENT RACE TIMES RELEVANT TO THE OLYMPIC DISTANCE TRIATHLON.
3.  APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS.
APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.  MARINES STATIONED AT A COMMAND WITH A LOCAL MCCS SEMPER FIT MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION THROUGH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ENDORSEMENT.
MARINES STATIONED AT A LOCATION WITHOUT A LOCAL MCCS, MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MRS) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
APPLICATIONS MAY BE FAXED TO 703-784-9040.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. TIMOTHY LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//