MARADMINS : 422/06
R 060730Z SEP 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 422/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/GENERAL OFFICER PARTICIPATION AND FUNDING CHANGE FOR 2006
/USMC BIRTHDAY BALLS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20060830//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20051001//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:19970302//
AMPN/REF A IS CMC GREEN LETTER 02-06, GENERAL OFFICER AND SPOUSAL
TRAVEL IN SUPPORT OF MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALLS. REF B IS
SECNAVINST 5720.44B, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS POLICY
AND REGULATIONS. REF C IS DOD DIRECTIVE 4500.56, DOD POLICY ON THE
USE OF GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT AND AIR TRAVEL.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF (A), THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION,
GUIDANCE AND A CHANGE IN PROCEDURE FOR FUNDING TRAVEL OF GENERAL
OFFICERS (GO) AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES) MEMBERS AS GUESTS
OF HONOR (GOH) AT 2006 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALLS.
2. HQMC HAS HISTORICALLY PROVIDED LIMITED FUNDING FOR TRAVEL OF
GOH'S FOR BALLS THAT SUPPORTED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY
OUTREACH EFFORTS PER REF (B). BEGINNING IN 2006, THE FOLLOWING
THREE-STEP PROCESS WILL BE USED IN SUPPORT OF THIS MISSION:
A. STEP ONE: ORGANIZATIONS HOSTING A BIRTHDAY BALL MUST PLAN ON
FUNDING THE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THEIR GOH. IF FUNDS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE LOCALLY, PLANNERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN CHAIN OF
COMMAND FOR FUNDING.
B. STEP TWO: GO/SES MAY USE THEIR OWN TAD FUNDS TO SUPPORT
BIRTHDAY BALL TRAVEL. THIS ENABLES BETTER COORDINATION OF REGIONAL
ENGAGEMENT PLANS WITH BIRTHDAY BALL TRAVEL.
C. STEP THREE: IF FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY OR VIA THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND, AND IF THE GO/SES DOES NOT HAVE THE TAD FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE REQUESTED TRAVEL, FUNDING MAY BE REQUESTED FROM CMC VIA
THE DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION (COMREL), HQMC. AS IN
PREVIOUS YEARS, REQUESTS FOR HQMC FUNDING OF GOH TRAVEL MUST CONTAIN
SIGNIFICANT JUSTIFICATION FOR FUNDING THE TRAVEL.
3. THIS CHANGE IN PROCEDURE FOR FUNDING TRAVEL TO BIRTHDAY BALLS
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A BLANKET APPROVAL FOR GOH'S TO ATTEND EVENTS OF
THEIR CHOOSING. THERE MUST STILL BE A DEMONSTRATED DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS OR COMMUNITY RELATIONS BENEFIT TO THE MARINE CORPS OR DOD
FROM THE GOH'S PARTICIPATION. ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD SEEK LEGAL AND
COMMUNITY RELATIONS BENEFIT GUIDANCE BEFORE A GOH IS INVITED.
SPOUSAL TRAVEL MUST STILL BE APPROVED BY ACMC, REGARDLESS OF THE
FUNDING SOURCE; FORWARD SUCH REQUESTS PER REF (C).
4. FOR PROCEDURES TO REQUEST FUNDS, CONTACT THE HQMC (PAC) POC,
MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY, AT COMM (703) 692-1528, DSN 222-1528, FAX
COMM (703) 614-2358, FAX DSN 224-2358, OR E-MAIL
HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 15 DECEMBER 2006.//