R 272033Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0138/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2006/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2009 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE USMC AND USN ENLISTED AWARDS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 003-09/YMD:060930ZJAN2009//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCO 3104.1/YMD:20000608//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).
REF B IS MARADMIN 003-09 TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF)//
POC/J.M. GOODWIN/GYSGT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC/NAME:DIVPA PAC//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/REMARKS/-1.  THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MORE THAN 68,000 MEMBERS WITH MORE THAN 900 DETACHMENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND OVERSEAS.
2.  THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE WILL SPONSOR THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION, 29 SEP - 1 OCT 2009 AT MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.  THE CAPITAL MARINES, HOST DETACHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR THIS EVENT, WILL AGAIN RECOGNIZE ENLISTED MARINES AND SAILORS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CORPS. 
3.  THIS ANNUAL PROGRAM FEATURES (10) AWARD CATEGORIES.  THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING (7) AWARDS:
    A.  GUNNERY SERGEANT CARLOS N. HATHCOCK II AWARD:  PRESENTED TO AN ENLISTED MARINE WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING.
    B.  SERGEANT MAJOR WILBUR BESTWICK AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED MARINE IN A GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT OF THE OPERATING FORCES WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
    C.  SERGEANT HARRY D. MEYERS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED MARINE IN A COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT OF THE OPERATING FORCES WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
    D.  SERGEANT MAJOR FREDERICK B. DOUGLASS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED MARINE IN AN AVIATION ELEMENT OF THE OPERATING FORCES WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
    E.  SERGEANT MAJOR BERTHA L. PETERS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED WOMAN MARINE WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN HER ORGANIZATION.
    F.  CHIEF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN GEORGE WILLIAM "DOC" PIERCY AWARD: AWARDED TO A NAVY CORPSMAN OR DENTAL TECHNICIAN IN A GROUND, LOGISTIC OR AVIATION ELEMENT OF THE OPERATING FORCES, WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT MEDICAL READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
    G.  THE 2008 MARINE CORPS RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD:   AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED MARINE CORPS RESERVIST WHO, WHILE SERVING WITH THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE, HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
4.  COMMARFORCOM; COMMARFORPAC; CG, MCCDC; AND COMMARFORRES:  REQUEST ONE NOMINATION FROM EACH COMMAND FOR EACH CATEGORY. NOMINATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA) FOR THE RESERVIST OF THE YEAR MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE RESERVIST'S OPERATIONAL SPONSOR (E.G. COMMARFORPAC, COMMARFORCOM, MCCDC, ETC). NOMINATIONS FOR RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO SMCR UNITS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMMARFORRES.
5.  NOMINATION CRITERIA.  NOMINATIONS MUST REFLECT EITHER SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE OR A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL ACT.  THE CONTRIBUTION MUST HAVE BEEN MADE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2008.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE FULLY SUBSTANTIATED AND REFLECT A CAREFUL AND CONSCIENTIOUS EVALUATION OF THE NOMINEE.  EACH NOMINATION PACKAGE SHALL INCLUDE:
    A.  ALL APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENTS.  NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FROM THE NOMINATING UNIT TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (DIVPA/PAC) VIA THE NOMINATING COMMAND'S CHAIN OF COMMAND.  FURTHER, ENDORSEMENT LETTERS FROM THE ENTIRE CHAIN OF COMMAND MUST ACCOMPANY THE PACKAGE; FOR EXAMPLE: 
      FROM:  COMMANDING OFFICER, 2ND BATTALION, 3RD MARINES
      TO:    COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (DIVPA/PAC)
      VIA:   CO, 3D MARINE REGIMENT
             CG, 3D MARDIV
             CG, III MEF
             CG, COMMARFORPAC
    B.  A COMMAND NOMINATION LETTER IN STANDARD LETTER FORMAT THAT INCLUDES A BRIEF OUTLINE JUSTIFYING THE NOMINATION AS WELL AS PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE NOMINEE: 
        1.  FULL NAME, RANK AND MOS CODE.
        2.  CURRENT DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNMENT.
        3.  CURRENT DUTY ADDRESS, WORK EMAIL, WORK TELEPHONE AND FAX
            NUMBER.
        4.  CURRENT HOME ADDRESS, PERSONAL EMAIL AND TELEPHONE
            NUMBER (USED TO NOTIFY AWARD RECIPIENTS OF SELECTION).
        5.  HOME OF RECORD.
        6.  TIME IN SERVICE.
        7.  NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE UNIT IN WHICH HE/SHE WAS SERVING
            WHEN CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE.
        8.  ACCOMPANYING SPOUSE'S NAME AND LOCATION, AS APPLICABLE
            (NEEDED FOR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT COORDINATION FOR AWARD
            RECIPIENTS AND SPOUSES).
        9.  A BY-NAME UNIT OIC AND HIS/HER CONTACT PHONE NUMBER AND
            EMAIL ADDRESS.  ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED
            ABOVE IS NEEDED BY THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR
            COORDINATION OF TRAVEL AND TO ENSURE
            LOGISTICS OF AWARD RECOGNITION ARE MET.
    C.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  EACH NOMINATION PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN (2) PHOTOGRAPHS, BOTH IN THE SERVICE ALPHAS UNIFORM (MARINES) OR THE APPROPRIATE SEASONAL SERVICE DRESS UNIFORM (SAILORS).  THESE ARE OFFICIAL PHOTOS, AND MUST ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED IN REFERENCES A AND B.  PHOTOS MUST BE OF HIGH RESOLUTION QUALITY, AT A MINIMUM OF 5" X 7" AT 300 DPI.  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.  FILE NAMES FOR PHOTOS MUST BE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:  AWARD CATEGORY - NOMINEE'S LAST NAME, RANK, FIRST INITIAL, MIDDLE INITIAL.  NOMINATING COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE LOCAL COMBAT CAMERA SERVICES FOR PHOTO PRODUCTION. 
        1.  THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE A FULL-LENGTH PHOTO FOR USE IN DETERMINING MILITARY APPEARANCE.  THE PHOTO MUST CONTAIN A PLACARD WITH ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AS IDENTIFIED IN REF B.  FOR DEPLOYED MARINES AND SAILORS, UNIFORM FOR THE PHOTOGRAPH CAN BE UTILITIES WITH THE BLOUSE REMOVED, PER REF B. 
        2.  THE SECOND PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE A HEAD AND SHOULDERS, COMMAND PORTRAIT-STYLE PHOTO.  PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE COLOR AND OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO BE REPRODUCED AND PRINTED. 
    D.  ADDITIONAL ENCLOSURES.  IN ADDITION TO THE NOMINATION LETTER AND PHOTOGRAPHS, EACH SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS SEPARATE ENCLOSURES:
        1.  NOMINEE'S BIO, CONTAINING PERTINENT MILITARY BACKGROUND
            PRIOR TO PERIOD/EVENT FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS BEING
            NOMINATED.
        2.  A SUGGESTED DETAILED CITATION.
        3.  A WRITTEN AND SIGNED STATEMENT OF EXPRESSED 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."
6.  A SAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE FROM CMC DIV PA (PAC) UPON REQUEST.  ANY SUBMISSIONS WHICH DO NOT FOLLOW THE ABOVE GUIDELINES OR ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE (SEE PARAGRAPH 9) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.   
7.  THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS WILL CHAIR A BOARD TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OF POTENTIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR EACH OF THE SEVEN CATEGORIES.  FINAL AWARD SELECTIONS, HOWEVER, WILL BE MADE BY THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE.  UPON COMPLETION OF THE SELECTION PROCESS, COMMANDS AND SELECTED AWARDEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE.  ADDITIONALLY, A MARADMIN WILL BE RELEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SELECTED AWARD RECIPIENTS.
8.  SUBMISSIONS.  ALL NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY VIA EMAIL TO: HQMC.COMREL@USMC.MIL USING PDF FILES WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT LINE: "2009 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ENLISTED AWARDS PROGRAM; NAME OF AWARD CATEGORY; ICO OF RANK/NAME." MAILED, HARD COPY NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
9.  DEADLINE.  HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS MUST RECEIVE NOMINATION PACKAGES NO LATER THAN 15 JUN 09. NO EXTENSIONS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE GRANTED.
10. LOGISTICS AND EXPENDITURES.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION, 1 OCT 09, AT MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.  THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE'S CAPITAL MARINES DETACHMENT WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM QUANTICO, ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS FOR SELECTEES AND THEIR SPOUSES. SELECTEES SHOULD PLAN TO BE IN THE WASHINGTON AREA FROM 29 SEP - 1 OCT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCOMPANYING GUESTS WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE. SPECIFIC COORDINATING DETAILS, TO INCLUDE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE SENT TO AWARD RECIPIENTS FOLLOWING THE SELECTION PROCESS. FOR ADDITIONAL LOGISTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, CONTACT MR. CHUCK LABERGE OF THE CAPITAL MARINES DETACHMENT, MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, AT TEL: (352) 391-9259 OR VIA EMAIL:  CHUCK.LABERGE@COMCAST.NET
11.  IF THE VALUE OF THE TRAVEL BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE EXCEEDS $250, AWARD RECEPIENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT ACCEPTANCE UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAVEL TO THEIR LOCAL STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE.  LOCAL SJA MUST, IN TURN, REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO HQMC JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION'S CODE JAR FOR SEMI-ANNUAL DOD REPORTING PURPOSES.  SF 326 IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE FOR THIS REPORT.
12.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL D.A. LAPAN; (ACTING) DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//