MARADMINS : 015/05
R 111826Z JAN 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 015/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MBKS//
SUBJ/FY04 MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE (MCI) GRADUATE OF THE YEAR//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCI/231738ZSEP2004//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 413/04 WHICH SOUGHT NOMINATIONS FOR THE FYO4
MCI GRADUATE OF THE YEAR//
POC/CAPT SALAME/OPS/MCI/-/TEL: 202 685-7478/TEL: DSN 325-7478//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS TO CORPORAL MISTY D. HENDRICKSON
OF MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 473, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION
MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FOR HER SELECTION AS THE FY04 MCI
GRADUATE OF THE YEAR. THE MCI GRADUATE OF THE YEAR PROGRAM
RECOGNIZES A MARINE WHOSE RECORD OF SELF-STUDY AND EDUCATION,
THROUGH MCI COURSE WORK, BEST EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE IN THE LIFELONG
STUDY OF THE PROFESSION OF ARMS.
2. CORPORAL HENDRICKSON IS AN AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTER SQUAD
LEADER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAINING CHIEF IN HER SQUADRON'S
AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTER SECTION. SHE COMPLETED 17 MCI
COURSES TO INCLUDE THE SERGEANT'S DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM,
APPLYING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SHE GAINED THROUGH HER MCI COURSE
WORK TO ENHANCE THE OPERATIONAL READINESS OF HER UNIT. CORPORAL
HENDRICKSON CHOSE TO TAKE MCI COURSES WITH AN INFANTRY BACKGROUND TO
PREPARE HERSELF AND HER MARINES FOR POTENTIAL CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS. SHE HAS ALSO VOLUNTEERED HER TIME IN THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY TO TUTOR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.
3. MCI RECEIVED 27 GRADUATE OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS THIS YEAR; ALL
WERE WELL PREPARED AND REFLECTIVE OF THE HIGH QUALITY OF MARINES
SERVING IN THE CORPS. THE FOLLOWING FOUR MARINES WERE RECOGNIZED AS
FINALISTS FOR THE AWARD: GUNNERY SERGEANT GARY C. LAWSON, USS
TARAWA; STAFF SERGEANT JAYSON P. HUTSON, COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
BATTALION 7; SERGEANT FRANCIS J. ANELLO III, MARINE CORPS
COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS SCHOOL; AND CORPORAL DANIEL R. NALLEY,
MARINE CORPS SECURITY FORCE COMPANY, KINGS BAY, GEORGIA.
CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO EACH OF THESE FINALISTS.
4. MCI WILL COORDINATE WITH THE COMMANDING OFFICER, MARINE WING
SUPPORT SQUADRON 473, MCAS MIRAMAR VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE TO
AFFECT SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR CORPORAL HENDRICKSON.//