MARADMINS : 416/05
            
 R 090729Z SEP 05 
 FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC) 
 TO AL MARADMIN(UC) 
 UNCLASSIFIED// 
 MARADMIN 416/05 
 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// 
 SUBJ/2005 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) CAREER RETENTION  
 /SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCEMENT (CORRECTED COPY)// 
 REF/A/MARADMIN 237-05/-/-// 
 AMPN/REF A ANNOUNCES THE 2005 CMC CAREER RETENTION 
 SPECIALIST (CRS) OF THE YEAR BOARD// 
 POC/CAZE,P/CAPT/STAP OFFICER, MMEA6/-/TEL:DSN 278-9240/-// 
 GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE 
 RESULTS OF THE 2005 CMC CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR 
 SELECTION BOARD. 
 2. THE CMC CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD WAS 
 ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE ACTIVE  
 DUTY CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST FORCE. 
 3. PER THE REF, ON 26 AUGUST 2005, A SELECTION BOARD CONVENED 
 TO CONSIDER THE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED. ALL NOMINEES HAD EXEMPLARY 
 RECORDS INDICATING NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND ABILITY. COMPETITION 
 WAS EXCEPTIONALLY KEEN. THE RESULT OF THE BOARD IS AS FOLLOWS: 
 CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR: SSGT J. E. SPANGENBERG 
  4741/8421 USMC 
  3RD BN, 1ST MARINES 
  1ST MARDIV 
  CAMP PENDELTON, CA 
   
 RUNNER UP: SSGT O. D. GOMEZ 
  3236/8421 USMC 
  MWSG-37, 3RD MAW 
  OKINAWA, JA 
 4. MMEA WILL FUND FOR THE CRS OF THE YEAR SELECTEE AND HIS SPOUSE TO 
 ATTEND THE 1 NOVEMBER 2005 CEREMONY IN QUANTICO, VA. 
 5. THE AWARD FOR THE SELECTED RUNNER-UP WILL BE FORWARDED TO SNM'S 
 COMMAND FOR PRESENTATION AT AN APPROPRIATE CEREMONY. 
 6. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE SELECTED AND ALL WHO WERE NOMINATED. 
 YOUR PERFORMANCE WAS COMMENDABLE;KEEP CHARGING. BGEN COLEMAN SENDS.//