DTG 251812Z MAR 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 200/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS  
/FOR THE 2008 ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM //
POC/MAJ RON KEARSE/0-4/MRS/-/TEL:703-784-9542/TEL:DSN 278-9542
/TEL:FAX 703-784-9040/EMAIL:RONALD.KEARSE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 28 MAY - 1 JUNE 2008 AT NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY (NBVC), PT. MAGU, CA.  THE ARMED FORCES TRIATLON 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 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SPORTS COUNCIL (CISM) TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 12-17 JUNE 2008 IN OTEPAA, ESTONIA.
2.  AN ALL-MARINE TEAM OF 12 MEN AND 6 WOMEN WILL BE CHOSEN BY
APPLICATION.  MARINES INTERESTED MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION TO HQMC (MRS) NLT 30 APRIL 2008.  APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE ALL COMPETITION RESULTS FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS (TIME, PLACE FINISH, AND EVENT NAME).  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.  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, MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MRS) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  APPLICATIONS MAY BE FAXED TO 703-784-9040.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. TIMOTHY LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//