R 290232Z SEP 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 540/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS//
POC/J. D. DENTON/MSGT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC/NAME:I/TEL:DSN 224 6561 /EMAIL:JOSEPH.D.DENTON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR (LPOY) AND THE COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR (CLPOY) 2012. THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MARINE CORPS LINGUISTS AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012. LPOY NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN TO ACTIVE-DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES WHO MEET THE CRITERIA IN PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW AND WHOSE LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES PROVIDED OUTSTANDING SUPPORT TO THE OPERATING FORCES. COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN TO ANY COMMAND WISHING TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING FY 2012.
2. NOMINATION PACKAGES FROM THE OPERATING FORCES FOR LPOY AND CLPOY REQUIRE ENDORSEMENT VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE MARINE FORCES (MARFOR) LEVEL. MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY (MCIA) AND MARINE CRYPTOLOGIC SUPPORT BATTALION NOMINATIONS WILL BE ENDORSED BY COMMANDING OFFICER, MCIA. THE MARINE LPOY AND CLPOY WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN IN DECEMBER 2012. THE MARINE CORPS LPOY AND CLPOY WILL THEN BE CONSIDERED FOR DOD LPOY AND CLPOY RECOGNITION BY A BOARD HELD AT THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE/FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, MONTEREY, CA, IN MAY 2013.
3. UNCLASSIFIED NOMINATIONS FOR MARINE LPOY FOR FY 2012 MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC IOP NLT 30 NOVEMBER 2012. ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS AWARD IS LIMITED TO SSGT AND BELOW. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE CURRENT SCORES OF INTERAGENCY LANGUAGE ROUNDTABLE (ILR) 2 OR HIGHER IN ANY 2 MODALITIES ON THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) OR ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW (OPI) AND MEET MARINE CORPS HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
    A. UNIT COMMANDER'S NOMINATING MEMORANDUM THAT DETAILS THE LINGUIST'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS, TRAINING CONTRIBUTIONS AND SELF- IMPROVEMENT.
    B. A COLOR 8 X 10 HEAD AND SHOULDER PHOTO OF THE NOMINEE
    C. A COPY OF THE NOMINEE'S CURRENT DA FORM 330 OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTATION OF DLPT SCORES FOR EACH LANGUAGE TESTED
    D. AN ESSAY (NOT A RESEARCH PAPER; I.E., NO REFERENCES OR FOOTNOTES) BY THE NOMINEE, NOT TO EXCEED FIVE DOUBLE SPACED TYPEWRITTEN PAGES, ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING: "WHAT REQUIREMENTS WOULD YOU LEVY UPON INDIVIDUALS WHO GRADUATE DLI IN TERMS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION? WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD YOU MAKE TO MILITARY BRANCHES IN REGARDS TO ASSIGNMENTS, LANGUAGE UTILIZATION TOURS, DLAB WAIVERS, ETC.? WHY?"
4. CLPOY 2012 NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE UNCLASSIFIED, SHOULD NOT EXCEED 10 PAGES, AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION (A NOMINATION PACKAGE TEMPLATE CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE POC BELOW):
    A. THE COMMANDER'S DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM (NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES, HIGHLIGHTING SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, AWARDS RECEIVED, THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE TO THE UNIT'S MISSION AND HOW THE LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS THAT MISSION.)
    B. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMAND'S REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE ON THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
    C. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMAND'S LINGUIST DATABASE AND RECORD KEEPING.
    D. DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING RESOURCES THAT THE COMMAND UTILIZES, INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES EMPLOYED, AND THE SUBSEQUENT DLPT RESULTS.
    E. DESCRIPTION OF METHODS USED TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CLP.
    F. DESCRIPTION OF RETENTION INCENTIVES IN PLACE FOR LINGUISTS WITHIN THE COMMAND.
    G. DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMAND'S LANGUAGE PROGRAM MANAGER.
    H. DESCRIPTION OF HOW AND TO WHOM THE COMMAND MARKETS ITS CLP, SUCH AS CLP NEWSLETTERS, LANGUAGE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT UNIT FORMATIONS, ETC.
5. SUBMIT ALL NOMINATION PACKETS VIA FEDEX/USPS OR E-MAIL TO MSGT J. D. DENTON AT 703-614-6561 OR DSN 224-6561, FAX 703-614-5888 OR DSN 224-5888, OR E-MAIL JOSEPH.D.DENTON@USMC.MIL FEDEX/USPS ADDRESS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORP 
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
ATTN: I/IOP (RM 1A262B, MSGT DENTON),
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. P. C. CHUDOBA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//