Marines

HomeNewsMessagesMessages Display

2008 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR OFFICER SELECTION RESULTS
Date Signed: 2/5/2008 | MARADMINS Number: 094/08
PRINT
MARADMINS : 094/08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 094/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/-//
SUBJ/2008 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR OFFICER SELECTION RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID:MEMORANDUM/ASST SECY OF DEFENSE PA/YMD:20080130// REF/B/MSGID:MEMORANDUM/ASST SECY OF DEFENSE PA/YMD:20071127// REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA/YMD:20071129// NARR/REF A IS DOD SELECTION RESULTS FOR MILITARY MENTOR OFFICERS FOR THE U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM.  REF B IS DOD SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS AND MENTOR OFFICER APPLICATION CRITERIA.  REF C IS MARADMIN 701/07,
2008 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  HQMC DIVPA HELD A BOARD TO PRIORITIZE MARINE CORPS NOMINATION PACKAGES AND FORWARDED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON 11 JANUARY 2008.  OSD PA CONDUCTED THE 2008 SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR OFFICER SELECTION BOARD 12-25 JANUARY 2008 TO SELECT A TOTAL OF (17) OFFICERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM.
2.  THIS BOARD WAS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND INCLUDED MEMBERS FROM ALL BRANCHES OF SERVICE.  FOUR MARINE OFFICERS WERE SELECTED BY OSD (PA) TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS AT THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM. THE FOLLOWING SELECTEES WERE APPROVED ON 30 JANUARY 2008:
NAME/RANK/UNIT
KANAPATHY, IVAN J. MAJ/MARDET, DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, MONTEREY, CA LOOMIS, ANJA M. CAPT/WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION, MCB QUANTICO, VA MOULDER, TODD E. CAPT/MOI, NROTC, G.W. UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C.
GENETTI, ANITA J. 1STLT/2ND MLG, MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
3.  ADDITIONALLY, CAPT LOOMIS WAS SELECTED AS THE ASSISTANT SENIOR MENTOR OFFICER  ONE OF TWO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR THE GROUP OF 17 SELECTED MENTORS FOR THIS YEARS PROGRAM.
4. THE 16 OFFICERS WHO SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO BE APPLAUDED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP OF OUR NATION'S YOUTH.
5. POINT OF CONTACT IS GYSGT J.M. GOODWIN, COMMUNITY RELATIONS BRANCH, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC AT (703)692-1529 OR VIA EMAIL AT: JAMES.GOODWIN@USMC.MIL.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN. R.E. MILSTEAD, JR.; DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//