R 181515Z AUG 08
MARADMIN 453/08
MGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/APPLICATION FOR SELECTION AS COLOR SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:19941004// POC/S. D. DANIELS/SGTMAJ/MARBKS
WASHINGTON//TEL:(202)433-6764 OR CELL:(202)439-9205//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1300.8R, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE COLOR
SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS. 
2.  THE COLOR SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS IS THE COMMANDANT'S
REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL FORMAL CEREMONIAL COMMITMENTS REQUIRING THE
MARINE CORPS BATTLE COLOR.  THE COLOR SERGEANT TRAVELS THROUGHOUT CONUS
AND OCONUS WITH THE BATTLE COLOR DETACHMENT, SHOWCASING THE CEREMONIAL
CAPABILITIES OF MARINE BARRACKS, WASHINGTON.  ADDITIONALLY, THE COLOR
SERGEANT SERVES AS THE MARINE REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL JOINT SERVICE AND
WHITE HOUSE FUNCTIONS WHEN THE MARINE CORPS BATTLE COLOR IS REQUIRED.
THE COLOR SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS IS ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE
MARINES IN OUR CORPS.  BY VIRTUE OF THIS BILLET, THE COLOR SERGEANT IS
THE SENIOR SERGEANT IN THE MARINE CORPS AND AS SUCH SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE
IN APPEARANCE, PERFORMANCE, AND LEADERSHIP FOR ALL NCO'S TO EMULATE.
3.  IN ADDITION TO THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCE, NOMINEES
MUST  ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
A.  75 TO 78 INCHES TALL.
B.  BE WITHIN HT/WT STANDARDS AND POSSESS OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL STAMINA
AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
C.  IN THE GRADE OF SERGEANT AND NOT SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO STAFF
SERGEANT.
D.  HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS OBLIGATED SERVICE AT THE TIME THEY EXECUTE
PCS ORDERS TO MBW.
E.  BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TS SCI YANKEE WHITE (CAT II) CLEARANCE.  THIS
PROCESS ENTAILS A THOROUGH BACKGROUND CHECK, EXAMINATION OF THE
APPLICANTS ETHOS, CONDUCT, AND FINANCIAL HISTORY.
F.  HAVE A MINIMUM OF 18 MONTHS TIME ON STATION; ELIGIBLE TO REPORT TO
MARBKS WASHINGTON NLT DEC 08.
G.  POSSESS UNQUESTIONABLE MORAL CHARACTER, SUPERLATIVE LEADERSHIP,
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND THE CAPACITY TO SERVE AS AN UNCOMPROMISING
EXAMPLE FOR ALL NCO'S TO FOLLOW.
4.  COMMANDS WITH QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO DESIRE CONSIDERATION FOR
ASSIGNMENT AS THE COLOR SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS SHOULD SCREEN THOSE
PERSONNEL, THEIR RECORDS, AND SUBMIT LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION THAT
INCLUDE BIR/BTR, PG 11, 12, 13'S, AND OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, TO:  SERGEANT
MAJOR DANIELS, MARINE BARRACKS, 8TH AND I STREETS S.E., WASHINGTON, DC
20390-5000, NLT 30 SEP 2008.
ENSURE POC AND COMMERCIAL PHONE NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED.
5.  THOSE CANDIDATES CONSIDERED MOST QUALIFIED WILL BE NOTIFIED AND
SUBSEQUENTLY PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED AND EVALUATED AT MARINE BARRACKS,
WASHINGTON, DC. INTERVIEW DATES WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEP CORRESPONDENCE.
FUNDING DATA WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEP CORRESPONDENCE.  UNIFORM FOR
SCREENING IS SERVICE "A" WITH RIBBONS AND BADGES.  UNIFORM FOR CLOSE
ORDER DRILL EVALUATION IS SERVICE "B."  ADDITIONALLY, CANDIDATES MUST
HAVE IN THEIR POSSESSION WOODLAND MARPAT UTILITIES, GREEN ON GREEN PT
GEAR, SRB, MEDICAL AND DENTAL RECORDS.
6.  TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.  DIRECT ALL SUCH CALLS
TO SERGEANT MAJOR DANIELS AT THE COMMAND NUMBERS PROVIDED ABOVE.//