MARADMINS : 037/06
R 241000Z JAN 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 037/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/SEMPER FIT SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM//
POC/DAVID LITKENHUS/O-3/MRS/-/TEL:703-784-9542/TEL:DSN 278-9542
/TEL:FAX 703-784-9822//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM WILL COMPETE AT
THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 21-25 JUNE 2006 AT NB
VENTURA COUNTY, CA. THE ARMED FORCES CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT IS THE
OLYMPIC DISTANCE OF 1500M SWIM, 40K BIKE, AND 10K RUN. THE ARMED
FORCES CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE USED TO SELECT THE U.S. ARMED FORCES
TEAM TO COMPETE AT THE CISM WORLD TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 4-10 JULY
2006 IN SATENAS, SWEDEN.
2. AN ALL-MARINE TEAM OF 12 MEN AND 6 WOMEN WILL BE CHOSEN BY
APPLICATION. MARINES INTERESTED MUST SUBMIT APPLICATIONS NLT 1
APRIL 2006. APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE ALL COMPETITION RESULTS FROM
PAST TWO YEARS (TIME, PLACE FINISH, AND EVENT NAME). THOUGH ALL
TIMES/RESULTS ARE WELCOME, TEAM SELECTIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE MOST
COMPETITIVE/RECENT RACE TIMES RELEVANT TO THE OLYMPIC DISTANCE.
3. APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS.
APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT STATING MARINE WILL
BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND ALL EVENTS IF SELECTED. MARINES
STATIONED AT A COMMAND WITH A LOCAL MCCS SEMPER FIT MUST SUBMIT
THEIR APPLICATION THROUGH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ENDORSEMENT.
MARINES STATIONED AT A LOCATION WITHOUT A LOCAL MCCS, MAY SUBMIT
THEIR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO CMC (MRS) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
APPLICATIONS MAY BE FAXED TO 703-784-9822.//