R 171457Z JUN 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/PAC/
SUBJ/EXTENSION TO DEADLINE FOR THE 2008 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
USMC AND USN ENLISTED AWARDS/
POC/GOODWIN, J.M./GYSGT/UNIT:DIVPA/-/TEL:703-692-1529
/EMAIL:JAMES.GOODWIN@USMC.MIL/
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT
NOMINEES FOR THE 2008 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE USMC AND USN ENLISTED
AWARDS AND ANNOUNCE A THREE-WEEK EXTENSION TO THE NOMINATION
DEADLINE.  THE NEW DEADLINE IS 11 JULY 2008.
2.  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.
3.  THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE WILL SPONSOR THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL
MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION, 30 SEPT - 2 OCT 2008 AT
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.  THE CAPITAL MARINES, HOST
DETACHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT, WILL
AGAIN RECOGNIZE ENLISTED MARINES AND SAILORS FOR OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CORPS.  2008 MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
CAPITAL MARINES ENLISTED AWARDS PROGRAM.
4.  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 2007 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.
5.  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.
6.  NOMINATION CRITERIA.  NOMINATIONS MUST REFLECT EITHER SUSTAINED
PERFORMANCE OR A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL ACT.  THE CONTRIBUTION MUST
HAVE BEEN MADE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2007.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE FULLY
SUBSTANTIATED AND REFLECT A CAREFUL AND CONSCIENTIOUS EVALUATION OF
THE NOMINEE.  EACH NOMINATION PACKAGE SHALL INCLUDE:
    (1)  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
    (2)  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: 
        A.  FULL NAME, RANK AND MOS CODE.
        B.  CURRENT DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNMENT.
        C.  CURRENT DUTY ADDRESS, WORK EMAIL, WORK TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER.
        D.  CURRENT HOME ADDRESS, PERSONAL EMAIL AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
(USED TO NOTIFY AWARD RECIPIENTS OF SELECTION).
        E.  HOME OF RECORD.
        F.  TIME IN SERVICE.
        G.  NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE UNIT IN WHICH HE/SHE WAS SERVING
WHEN CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE.
        H.  ACCOMPANYING SPOUSE'S NAME AND LOCATION, AS APPLICABLE
(NEEDED FOR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT COORDINATION FOR AWARD RECIPIENTS AND
SPOUSES).
        I.  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.
    (3)  PHOTOGRAPHS.  EACH NOMINATION PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN (2)
PHOTOGRAPHS, BOTH IN THE SERVICE ALPHAS UNIFORM (MARINES) OR THE
APPROPRIATE SEASONAL SERVICE DRESS UNIFORM (SAILORS).  FOR DEPLOYED
MARINES AND SAILORS, UNIFORM FOR THE PHOTOGRAPH CAN BE UTILITIES
WITH THE BLOUSE REMOVED.  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.
        A.  THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE A FULL-LENGTH PHOTO FOR USE
IN DETERMINING MILITARY APPEARANCE.  THIS IS AN OFFICIAL PHOTO, AND
MUST ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED IN MARINE CORPS ORDER
P1070.12K, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL
(IRAM).  THE PHOTO MUST CONTAIN A PLACARD WITH, AT A MINIMUM, THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:  FULL NAME, RANK, HEIGHT, WEIGHT AND BODY FAT
(IF APPLICABLE), AND DATE OF PHOTO.
        B.  THE SECOND PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE A HEAD AND SHOULDERS
PORTRAIT FACING THE CAMERA.  PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE COLOR AND OF
SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO BE REPRODUCED AND PRINTED. 
    (4)  ADDITIONAL ENCLOSURES.  IN ADDITION TO THE NOMINATION LETTER
AND PHOTOGRAPHS, EACH SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS
SEPARATE ENCLOSURES:
        A.  NOMINEE'S BIO, CONTAINING PERTINENT MILITARY BACKGROUND
PRIOR TO PERIOD/EVENT FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS BEING NOMINATED.
        B.  A SUGGESTED DETAILED CITATION.
        C.  A WRITTEN AND SIGNED STATEMENT OF EXPRESS 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."
7.  A SAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE FROM CMC (PAC) UPON
REQUEST.  ANY SUBMISSIONS WHICH DO NOT FOLLOW THE ABOVE GUIDELINES OR
ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE (SEE PARAGRAPH 10) WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.   
8.  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.
9.  SUBMISSIONS.  ALL NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY VIA
EMAIL TO: HQMC.COMREL@USMC.MIL USING PDF FILES WITH THE FOLLOWING
SUBJECT LINE:  "2008 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ENLISTED AWARDS PROGRAM;
NAME OF AWARD CATEGORY; ICO OF RANK/NAME."  MAILED, HARD COPY
NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
10.  DEADLINE.  HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS, DIVISION OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS MUST RECEIVE NOMINATION PACKAGES NO LATER THAN JULY 11,
2008.
11.  LOGISTICS AND EXPENDITURES.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE
TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION, 1 OCT
2008, 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 SEPT - 2 OCT.  ANY ADDITIONAL ACCOMPANYING GUESTS WILL NOT BE
COVERED BY THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE.  SPECIFIC COORDINATION DETAILS,
TO INCLUDE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE
SENT TO AWARD RECIPIENTS FOLLOWING THE SELECTION PROCESS.  FOR
ADDITIONAL LOGISTICS 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
12.  IF THE VALUE OF THE TRAVEL BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM THE MARINE
CORPS LEAGUE EXCEEDS $305, AWARD RECEPIENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO
REPORT ACCEPTANCE UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAVEL TO THEIR LOCAL STAFF
JUDGE ADVOCATE.  LOCAL SJA'S 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. 
 13.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL. D.A. LAPAN, DIRECTOR (ACTING),
DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//