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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
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MARADMIN 627/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE 73 ANNOUNCEMENT AND
NOMINATION PROCEDURES//
REF/A/DESC:E-MAIL FROM OSD COMREL AND PUBLIC LIASION/MS. BABS
CHASE, /YMD:20061219//
POC/DAVID ROMLEY/MAJ/PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PAC)/-/TEL:(703) 614-1034//
AMPN/REF ANNOUNCES SECDEF-SPONSORED JCOC-73//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE
JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC-73).  THE JCOC IS A
MULTI-SERVICE SERIES OF CONFERENCES FOR PUBLIC OPINION LEADERS.  
IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1948, IT IS THE ONLY CIVILIAN ORIENTATION
PROGRAM OF ITS KIND. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS UNDERSCORED
HIS PERSONAL INTEREST IN THIS PROGRAM.
2. THE PURPOSE OF JCOC IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIVERSE
CROSS-SECTION OF INFLUENTIAL U.S. OPINION LEADERS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND MISSIONS AND GOALS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY AND
TO MEET SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. JCOC PARTICIPANTS ATTEND BRIEFINGS
IN THE PENTAGON GIVEN BY THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE (DOD) CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP. PARTICIPANTS THEN
SPEND TIME IN THE FIELD WITH ALL OF THE MILITARY SERVICES. LAST
YEARS ATTENDEES TRAVELED TO BAHRAIN, KUWAIT, QATAR AND DJIBOUTI.
AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES, ATTENDEES EMBARKED ABOARD THE USS IWO JIMA,
OBSERVED 24 MEU AIR OPERATIONS, PARTICIPATED IN AMPHIBIOUS
DEMONSTRATIONS, AND FIRED WEAPONS WITH 24 MEU MARINES IN KUWAIT.
3. JCOC-73 IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 22-29 APRIL 2007.  THE
CONFERENCE BEGINS IN WASHINGTON DC TRAVELS TO THE CENTRAL COMMAND
AREA OF OPERATIONS AND CONCLUDES IN WASHINGTON DC.  PARTICIPANTS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PORTION OF THE COSTS, APPROXIMATELY $3,000.
AUTORIZING OFFICIALS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE FEES.
4. AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS ARE DEFINED AS ANY MARINE CORPS GENERAL
OFFICER. ANY MARINE MAY NOMINATE A PARTICIPANT THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND. EXAMPLES OF NOMINEES INCLUDE:
PRESIDENTS, CEOS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF MAJOR COMPANIES; STATE
AND LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS; PRESIDENTS OF
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEADERS OF
PROFESSIONAL GROUPS; AND MINORITY AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS.
ALL NOMINEES MUST BE IN GOOD HEALTH, CAPABLE OF ENDURING 12-HOUR
DAYS OF STRENUOUS ACTIVITY, INCLUDING CLIMBING, WALKING, AND
WEAPONS FIRING.
5. SUBMISSIONS. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE EXTREMELY
COMPETITIVE.  THE OFFICE OF THE SECDEF WILL SELECT APPROXIMATELY
45 NOMINEES FROM MORE THAN 400 IN MARCH 2007. NOMINEE INFORMATION
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE JCOC WEBSITE, WWW.DOD.MIL/JCOC.
COMMANDS MUST ALSO FORWARD A BRIEF, ONE-PARAGRAPH BIOGRAPHY OF THE
NOMINEE TO THE HQMC POC.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 2 FEB
2007.
6. POINT OF CONTACT IS MAJOR DAVID ROMLEY, HEAD, COMMUNITY
RELATIONS BRANCH, DIV PA, HQMC AT (703) 614-1034;
DAVID.ROMLEY@USMC.MIL//