MARADMINS : 348/03
R 291000Z JUL 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 348/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FY04 RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER
SELECTION BOARD//
RMKS/1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT
THE FY04 RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER
(RS CO) SELECTION BOARD. DURING FY04 NINE RS COMMANDING OFFICERS
WILL BE ROTATING OFF RECRUITING DUTY. WE ARE
NOW IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING THEIR SUCCESSORS.
2. RECRUITING DUTY CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST
DEMANDING MISSIONS THE MARINE CORPS FACES. DESPITE THE
CHALLENGES, WE CONTINUE TO ENJOY UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS.
OUR SUCCESSFUL RECORD IS A TESTAMENT TO THE HIGH QUALITY
OF LEADERSHIP AMONG COMMANDERS ON RECRUITING DUTY.
RECRUITERS ARE CHOSEN FROM AMONG THE BEST MARINE SNCOS AND
NCOS IN THE CORPS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THESE
REMARKABLE MARINES IS PROVIDED TO ONLY THE MOST HIGHLY
QUALIFIED MAJORS. SELECTION TO SERVE AS AN RS CO IS A UNIQUE
DISTINCTION AND OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR CORPS.
3. ON 21 AUG 03, A PANEL OF SIX GENERAL OFFICERS WILL MEET
AT MCB, QUANTICO, TO SELECT 9 PRIMARY AND 9 ALTERNATE CANDIDATES
TO SERVE AS RS COMMANDING OFFICERS. THE POPULATION TO BE SCREENED
CONSISTS OF THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED MAJORS, BY VIRTUE OF DEMONSTRATED
ABILITY TO LEAD MARINES, WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER IN FY04
OR EARLY FY05, WITH A DATE OF RANK OF JULY 2001 OR LATER. THE
GROUND, AVIATION AND CSS MONITORS WILL SCREEN ELIGIBLE OFFICERS
AND BRIEF THE CASES OF THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED TO THE PANEL,
WHO WILL SELECT PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE CANDIDATES. PRIMARY
CANDIDATES WILL BE SLATED AND THE SLATE WILL BE PRESENTED TO
CMC FOR APPROVAL. THE APPROVED SLATE WILL BE PUBLISHED BY
MARADMIN IN LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER 2003.//