UNCLAS 122225Z JUN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 359/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/EXTENSION TO DEADLINE FOR 2007 CAPITAL MARINE USMC AND
USN ENLISTED AWARDS//
POC/JAMES GOODWIN/SSGT/DIV PA/-/TEL:703-614-1024//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO
SOLICIT NOMINEES FOR THE 2007 CAPITAL MARINE USMC AND USN
ENLISTED AWARDS AND ANNOUNCE A ONE MONTH EXTENSION TO THE
NOMINATION DEADLINE.  
2. THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE WILL SPONSOR THE TWENTY-SEVENTH
ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION, 2-4 OCTOBER,
2007 AT QUANTICO, VA.  THE CAPITAL MARINES, HOST DETACHMENT
OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT, WILL AGAIN
RECOGNIZE ENLISTED MARINES FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE CORPS.  ADDITIONALLY, THE CAPITAL MARINES ALSO SPONSORS
THE "MARINE EMBASSY GUARD OF THE YEAR," "MARINE RECRUITER OF
THE YEAR," "MARINE DRILL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR" AND "MARINE
CAREER PLANNER OF THE YEAR" TO ATTEND AND BE RECOGNIZED
DURING MARINE DAY EVENTS.  HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT
TO SUBMIT NOMINEES FOR THESE FOUR AWARDS, AS THEY ARE
SELECTED THROUGH A SEPARATE PROCESS.  AWARDS ARE PERENNIAL.  
FOR ALL AWARDS, CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE FOR SUSTAINED
PERFORMANCE OR FOR A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL ACT.  THE
CONTRIBUTION MUST HAVE BEEN MADE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2006.
3. THE AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. GUNNERY SERGEANT CARLOS N. HATHCOCK II AWARD:  AWARDED
TO AN ENLISTED MARINE WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF MARKMANSHIP TRAINING.
B. SERGEANT MAJOR WILBUR BESTWICK AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED MARINE IN THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT OF AN OPERATING
FORCES UNIT WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO
INCREASE COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
C. SERGEANT HARRY D. MEYERS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED
MARINE IN THE COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT OF AN OPERATING
FORCES UNIT WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO
INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
D. SERGEANT MAJOR FREDERICK B. DOUGLAS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED MARINE IN THE AVIATION ELEMENT OF AN OPERATING
FORCES UNIT WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO
INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
E. CHIEF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN GEORGE WILLIAM "DOC" PIERCY AWARD:
AWARDED TO A NAVY CORPSMAN OR DENTAL TECHNICIAN IN A GROUND,
LOGISTIC OR AVIATION ELEMENT OF AN OPERATING FORCES UNIT,
WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT
READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
F. SERGEANT MAJOR BERTHA L. PETERS AWARD:  AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED WOMAN MARINE WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS IN HER
ORGANIZATION.
G. THE 2006 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.
4. FOR COMMARFORCOM, COMMARFORPAC, CG MCNCR AND
COMMARFORRES:
REQUEST ONE NOMINATION FROM EACH COMMAND FOR EACH CATEGORY.
5. NOMINATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA)
FOR THE RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD SHOULD BE SUBMITTED
THROUGH RESERVIST'S OPERATIONAL SPONSOR (E.G. MARFORPAC,
MARFORCOM, MCCDC, ETC). NOMINATIONS FOR RESERVISTS ASSIGNED
TO SMCR UNITS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA THEIR CHAIN-OF-COMMAND
TO COMMARFORRES.
6. A ONE-PAGE COVER SHEET SHOULD PROVIDE A BRIEF OUTLINE
JUSTIFYING THE NOMINATION. DETAILED SUPPORTING INFORMATION
AND DOCUIMENTATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS AN ENCLOSURE AND
SHOULD NOT EXCEED THREE PAGES. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. FULL NAME, RANK AND LAST FOUR OF SSN IN XXX-XXX-1234
FORMAT
B. CURRENT DUTY STATION, CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
C. CURRENT DUTY ADDRESS, WORK EMAIL, WORK TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS
D. CURRENT HOME ADDRESS, PERSONAL EMAIL AND TELEPHONE
NUMBER
E. HOME OF RECORD
F. LENGTH OF SERVICE
G. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE UNIT IN WHICH HE/SHE WAS
SERVING WHEN CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE.
H. SPOUSE AND CHILDREN'S NAMES AND LOCATIONS, AS APPLICABLE.
I. CURRENT COMMAND CONTACT INFORMATION
7. NOMINATION MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SEPERATE
ENCLOSURES:
A. STANDING PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH FACING THE CAMERA IN
SERVICE "A" UNIFORM.  PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE IN BLACK AND
WHITE, BE ON A WHITE BACKGROUND, AND BE OF SUFFICIENT
QUALITY FOR REPRODUCTION AND PRINTING.  (POLAROID PHOTOS
ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE).  PHOTOS MUST BE HIGH RESOLUTION
QUALITY, AT A MINIMUM OF 5X7 AT 300 DPI. ONLY AN ELECTRONIC
VERSION OF THE PHOTO IS ACCEPTABLE AND MUST BE INCLUDED IN
THE PACKAGE IF ORIGINAL HARD COPY IS FORWARDED FOR
CONSIDERATION.
B. NOMINEE'S BIO, CONTAINING PERTINENT MILITARY BACKGROUND
PRIOR TO PERIOD/EVENT FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS BEING NOMINATED.
C. A SUGGESTED DETAILED CITATION.
8. A SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE SERGEANT MAJOR
OF THE MARINE CORPS, AND UPON COMPLETION OF SELECTION
PROCESS, COMMANDS AND SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA
MARADMIN. THE CAPITAL MARINES WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION
TO AND FROM QUANTICO, ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS FOR
SELECTEES AND THEIR SPOUSES. SELECTEES SHOULD PLAN TO BE
IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA FROM OCT 1-5. COMMANDS ARE
REQUESTED TO ISSUE NO-COST, PERMISSIVE TAD ORDERS TO
SELECTEES.
9. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC (PAC) NLT 13
JULY 2007.  
10.   PACKAGES MAY BE FORWARDED TO HQMC PAC VIA E-MAIL IN
PDF FORMAT FOR THE NOMINATION PACKAGE AND SEPARATE JPEG
FORMAT FOR THE PHOTO OR ORIGINAL HARD COPY VIA FEDERAL
EXPRESS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PACKAGES ARE FORWARDED
VIA E-MAIL. FILE NAME FOR PACKAGE AND PHOTO NEEDS TO BE
LAST NAME, FIRST AND MIDDLE INITIALS. PLEASE INCLUDE
2007 CAPITAL MARINE IN THE FILE NAME AS WELL. REGULAR
POSTAL MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED DUE TO LENGTHY SECURITY
SCREENING PROCEDURES AT THE PENTAGON. NOTE THAT EVEN
FEDEX DELIVERY TIME IS DELAYED DUE TO SECURITY, AND
SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN ORDER TO MEET THE
DEADLINE.
A. SEND FEDEX SUBMISSIONS TO:  COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS; HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (PAC), ROOM 4A532; THE
PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775.
B. E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS TO HQMC.COMREL@USMC.MIL. BE SURE
TO INCLUDE 2007 CAPITAL MARINE NOMINATION SUBMISSION AND
THE MARINES LAST NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
11. POINT OF CONTACT IS SSGT JIM GOODWIN AT (703)614-1034.
12. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
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