MSGID/GENADMIN/
SUBJ/2008 GENERAL OFFICER PARTICIPATION IN USMC BIRTHDAY BALLS/
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC /YMD:20060830/
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SENAVINST 5720.44B/YMD:20051001/
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DOD DIRECTIVE 4500.5/YMD:19970302/
NARR/REF A IS CMC GREEN LETTER 02-06, GENERAL OFFICER AND SPOUSAL
TRAVEL IN SUPPORT OF MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALLS.  REF B IS THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS POLICY AND REGULATIONS.  REF C
IS DOD POLICY ON THE USE OF GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT AND AIR TRAVEL./
POC/POWELL-RAY, HATTIE/GS11/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/NAME:PAC
/TEL:703-692-1528/EMAIL:HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL/
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REF (A), THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION
AND GUIDANCE FOR FUNDING TRAVEL OF GENERAL OFFICERS (GO) AND SENIOR
EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES) MEMBERS AS GUESTS OF HONOR (GOH) AT 2008
MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALLS.
2.  HQMC HAS HISTORICALLY PROVIDED LIMITED FUNDING FOR TRAVEL OF
GOH'S FOR BALLS THAT SUPPORTED DIPLOMATIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
EFFORTS PER REF (B).  THE FOLLOWING THREE-STEP PROCESS REMAINS IN
EFFECT IN SUPPORT OF THIS MISSION:
A.  STEP ONE:  ORGANIZATIONS HOSTING A BIRTHDAY BALL MUST PLAN ON
FUNDING THE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THEIR GOH.  IF FUNDS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE LOCALLY, THEN ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD SEEK FUNDING VIA THEIR
CHAIN OF COMMAND.
B.  STEP TWO:  GO/SES GOH MAY USE THEIR OWN TAD FUNDS TO SUPPORT
BIRTHDAY BALL TRAVEL.  THIS WILL ALLOW THE SYNCRONIZATION OF
BIRTHDAY BALL TRAVEL WITH TRAVEL FOR OTHER PURPOSES.  FOR EXAMPLE,
OCONUS REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT TRAVEL COULD BE PLANNED IN SUCH A WAY TO
COINCIDE WITH TRAVEL IN SUPPORT OF A BIRTHDAY BALL.
C.  STEP THREE:  IF FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY OR VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND, AND IF THE GO/SES DOES NOT HAVE THE TAD FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE REQUESTED TRAVEL, FUNDING MAY BE REQUESTED FROM CMC VIA
THE DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION (COMREL), HQMC.  AS IN
PREVIOUS YEARS, REQUESTS FOR HQMC FUNDING OF GOH TRAVEL MUST CONTAIN
SIGNIFICANT JUSTIFICATION FOR FUNDING THE TRAVEL.
3.  THE PROCEDURE FOR FUNDING TRAVEL TO BIRTHDAY BALLS DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE A BLANKET APPROVAL FOR GOHS TO ATTEND EVENTS OF THEIR
CHOOSING.  THERE MUST STILL BE A DEMONSTRATED DIPLOMATIC OR
COMMUNITY RELATIONS BENEFIT TO THE MARINE CORPS OR DOD FROM THE GOHS
PARTICIPATION.  ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD SEEK LEGAL AND COMMUNITY
RELATIONS BENEFIT GUIDANCE BEFORE A GOH IS INVITED.  PER REF (C),
SPOUSAL TRAVEL MUST BE APPROVED BY ACMC REGARDLESS OF THE FUNDING
SOURCE.
4.  FOR PROCEDURES TO REQUEST FUNDS, CONTACT THE HQMC (PAC) POC,
MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY, AT COMM (703) 692-1528, DSN 222-1528 OR
E-MAIL HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 30 NOVEMBER 2008./