R 060427Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0081/09
MSGID/GENADMIN//
SUBJ/2009 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR OFFICER SELECTION RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID:MEMO/ASST SECY OF DEFENSE/YMD:20081106//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/261622ZNOV2008//
NARR/REF A IS DOD SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS AND MENTOR OFFICER APPLICATION CRITERIA. REF B IS MARADMIN 677/08, 2009 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES.//
POC/H. POWELL-RAY/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC/NAME:DIVPA PAC /TEL:703-692-1528/EMAIL:HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REFS A AND B, HQMC DIVPA HELD A BOARD TO PRIORTIZE MARINE CORPS NOMINATION PACKAGES AND FORWARDED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS (OASD/PA) ON 7 JAN 09.  OASD/PA CONDUCTED THE 2009 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR OFFICER SELECTION BOARD ON 16 JAN 09 TO SELECT A TOTAL OF (17) OFFICERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM.
2.  THIS BOARD WAS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND INCLUDED MEMBERS FROM ALL BRANCHES OF SERVICE.  THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS AT THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM: NAME/RANK/UNIT BATTAGILIA, DAX/MAJ/I MEF CAMP PENDELTON, CA HARMON, MACKALYNN/CAPT/HMM-364, CAMP PENDELTON, CA EAMES, CALEB/1STLT/MCLB ALBANY, GA.
3.  THE 11 OFFICERS WHO SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO BE APPLAUDED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP OF OUR NATION'S YOUTH.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COLONEL DAVID A. LAPAN; ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//