R 251638Z Nov 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 672/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS INSTALLATION TEAM ROSTERS FOR THE /MARINE CORPS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP//
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 U.S. MARINE CORPS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD 8-11 JANUARY 2009 AT MCAS MIRAMAR.  EACH INSTALLATION TEAM WILL BE COMPRISED OF 5 MEN AND 3 WOMEN.  MARINES WITH APPROPRIATE QUALIFYING TIMES MAY BE ACCEPTED INTO THE REGIONAL RUNNING PROGRAM.  ADDITIONALLY, RUNNERS MAY BE SELECTED TO THE ALL-MARINE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, WHICH WILL COMPETE IN THE ARMED FORCES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE USA TRACK AND FIELD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP IN DERWOOD, MD FROM 3-8 FEBRUARY 2009.
2. INSTALLATIONS INTERESTED IN COMPETING MUST SUBMIT FINAL ROSTERS TO HQMC (MRS) NLT 2 JAN 2009.
3. LOCAL MCCS WILL ISSUE NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDS (NAF) ORDERS TO EACH INSTALLATION TEAM.  ORDERS MUST STATE TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TAD).
4.  INSTALLATIONS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEAM M&I EXPENSES. MARINES WILL RECEIVE $48 FOR TRAVEL DAYS AND $12.80 PER DAY (ON BASE M&IE
RATE) DURING TAD.  TRANSPORTATION TO SAN DIEGO WILL BE BORNE BY LOCAL MCCS FUNDS, REIMBURSABLE BY HQMC (MRS).  BILLETING AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION WILL BE ARRANGED BY THE ATHLETIC OFFICE, MCAS MIRAMAR.
5. GOVERNMENT MESSING IS AVAILABLE AND WILL BE DIRECTED AT TAD SITE.
6. MARINES STATIONED AT AN INSTALLATION WITHOUT A MCCS MUST SUBMIT AN ALL-MARINE APPLICATION TO HQMC (MRS) AND WILL CONTACTED BY HQMC
(MRS) FOR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. 
7. COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO HQMC (MRS) NLT 30 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF TAD. 
8.  A DETAILED LETTER OF INSTRUCTION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH MR. ROBERT STOPP, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, STOPPR@USMC-MCCS.ORG AT DSN 267-4127
(COMM) 1-858-577-4127 OR MR. TODD HOWARD, SPORTS COORDINATOR, HOWARDT@USMC-MCCS.ORG AT DSN 267-1202 OR 1-858-577-1202.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//