R 191459Z NOV 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 659/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/2013 NAVY LEAGUE SEA SERVICE AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:WEBSITE/NAVY LEAGUE OF THE US WEBSITE/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 003-09/-//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1070.12K/YMD:20000714//
POC/DOOLEY, MAUREEN/CAPT/UNIT:DIV PA PAC/NAME:CMC WASHINGTON PA /TEL:703-692-1454//
NARR/REF A IS THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES WEBSITE AT WWW.NAVYLEAGUE.ORG. REF B IS MARADMIN 003-09 TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF). REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM)//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES (NLUS) IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MORE THAN 60,000 MEMBERS AND MORE THAN 270 COUNCILS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND OVERSEAS. EACH YEAR, NLUS PRESENTS AWARDS IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN LEADERSHIP, MARITIME AFFAIRS, SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS, ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE, LOGISTICS COMPETENCE, EXCELLENCE IN INTELLIGENCE, AND SERVICE TO COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY. ALL ACTIVE AND RESERVE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE ALONG WITH CIVILIANS WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN THE DESIGNATED AREAS BELOW.
2. PER REF A, THIS ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM FEATURES (14) AWARD CATEGORIES. MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION IN (7) OF THOSE AWARD CATEGORIES, AS FOLLOWS:
A. THE CAPTAIN WINIFRED QUICK COLLINS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP RECOGNIZES TWO NAVY OR MARINE CORPS WOMEN (ONE OFFICER AND ONE ENLISTED) WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE IN THEIR MILITARY DUTIES AND HAVE REFLECTED CREDIT ON WOMEN IN THE NAVAL SERVICE.
B. THE LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN A. LEJEUNE AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP RECOGNIZES A MARINE CORPS OFFICER WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE MARINE CORPS.
C. THE GENERAL GERALD C. THOMAS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP RECOGNIZES AN ENLISTED MARINE WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE.
D. THE GENERAL HOLLAND M. SMITH AWARD FOR OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE RECOGNIZES A MARINE CORPS OFFICER OR ENLISTED MARINE WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION THAT HAS ADVANCED THE READINESS AND COMPETENCE OF THE NAVAL SERVICE IN THE COURSE OF ACTUAL OPERATIONS.
E. THE REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM S. PARSONS AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS RECOGNIZES A NAVY OR MARINE CORPS SERVICE MEMBER OR CIVILIAN WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE THAT HAS FURTHERED THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE NAVY OR MARINE CORPS.
F. THE ALFRED THAYER MAHAN AWARD FOR LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNIZES A NAVY OR MARINE SERVICE MEMBER OR CIVILIAN FOR A NOTABLE LITERARY CONTRIBUTION THAT HAS ADVANCED THE IMPORTANCE AND CAUSE OF SEAPOWER IN THE UNITED STATES.
G. THE ADMIRAL BEN MOREELL AWARD FOR LOGISTICS COMPETENCE RECOGNIZES AN OFFICER (NAVY OR MARINE CORPS) AND AN ENLISTED SERVICE MEMBER (NAVY OR MARINE CORPS) WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION THAT HAS ADVANCED THE LOGISTICS READINESS AND COMPETENCE OF THE NAVAL SERVICE.
3. NOMINATIONS:
A. NOMINATION CRITERIA. NOMINATIONS MUST BE FULLY SUBSTANTIATED AND REFLECT A CAREFUL AND CONSCIENTIOUS EVALUATION OF THE NOMINEE.
EACH NOMINATION PACKAGE MUST:
(1) BE ADDRESSED FROM THE NOMINATING UNIT TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (DIVPA/PAC) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. AT A MINIMUM, THE FINAL ENDORSEMENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE NOMINEE'S BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDER. THE ENDORSEMENT MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT, IF SELECTED, THE NOMINEE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE AWARD AT THE NAVY LEAGUE'S ANNUAL CONVENTION IN LONG BEACH, CA, 19-23 JUN 2013.
(2) INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: NOMINEE'S FULL NAME, RANK/RATE, CURRENT DUTY STATION AND ADDRESS, HOME ADDRESS, WORK AND HOME PHONE NUMBERS, HOME OF RECORD, LENGTH OF SERVICE (FOR MILITARY NOMINEES), NAME OF AWARD BEING NOMINATED FOR, UNIT POC NAME, RANK/RATE, ADDRESS, COMMERCIAL PHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND SIGNATURES OF COMMANDING OFFICERS.
(3) INCLUDE A NOMINATION ACHIEVEMENT/JUSTIFICATION SECTION IN PARAGRAPH OR BULLETIZED FORMAT. IT SHOULD EXPLAIN IN A MANNER EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SHOULD AVOID ACRONYMS, GENERALITIES OR EXCESSIVE USE OF SUPERLATIVES.
(4) INCLUDE A PROPOSED CITATION IN STANDARD PARAGRAPH FORM.
(5) INCLUDE A FULL-LENGTH PHOTO OF THE NOMINEE AT LEAST 5X7 IN SIZE. PHOTO MUST BE OF HIGH RESOLUTION QUALITY, AT LEAST 300 DPI. THE PRESCRIBED UNIFORM IS SERVICE 'C' FOR MALES AND SERVICE 'C' WITH SLACKS FOR FEMALES. FOR DEPLOYED MARINES, UNIFORM IS UTILITIES MINUS THE UTILITY BLOUSE, WITH LEFT SHOULDER FORWARD, FOR USE IN DETERMINING MILITARY APPEARANCE. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL PHOTO, AND MUST ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED IN REFERENCES B AND C. ONLY AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS IS ACCEPTABLE. DIGITAL PHOTOS MUST BE SENT AS SEPARATE FILES FROM THE NOMINATION PACKAGE, PREFERABLY AS A JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP (JPEG) FILE. NOMINATING COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE LOCAL COMBAT CAMERA SERVICES FOR PHOTO PRODUCTION.
(6) INCLUDE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT BY THE NOMINEE, AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE NOMINATION, PER THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS A SAMPLE OF WRITTEN CONSENT: "I, RANK/FULL NAME, DO HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF ALL INFORMATION ENCLOSED IN THIS NOMINATION PACKAGE TO THOSE PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS."
B. SUBMISSION. NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY VIA EMAIL TO: HQMC.COMREL@USMC.MIL AS A PDF FILE, WITH ATTACHED JPEG FILE. EACH ELECTRONIC FILE SHOULD BE NAMED WITH THE NOMINEE'S NAME (CAPT SAMPLE.PDF). TITLE THE EMAIL SUBJECT LINE WITH THE FOLLOWING: "2013 ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE SEA SERVICE AWARDS NOMINATION ICO OF RANK/NAME." HARD-COPY NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
C. DEADLINE. HQMC, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (DIVPA) MUST RECEIVE NOMINATION PACKAGES NLT 15 JAN 2013.
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS AWARDS PROGRAM CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE NAVY LEAGUE WEB SITE.
5. A SAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE VIA THE MARINE CORPS WEBSITE AT: HTTP: SLASH SLASH COMMUNITY.MARINES.MIL/COMMUNITY . CLICK ON "RESOURCES", THEN "LINKS".
6. THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES WILL CONVENE AN AWARDS BOARD TO DETERMINE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2013 SEA SERVICE AWARDS. DIVPA WILL SCREEN EACH PACKAGE PRIOR TO FORWARDING NOMINATIONS TO THE NAVY LEAGUE FOR CONSIDERATION. MARINE CORPS AWARDEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN NLT 1 MAY 2013.
7. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE CONVENTION IN LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA, FROM 19-23 JUN 2013. THE NAVY LEAGUE WILL COVER EXPENSES FOR LODGING AND MEALS OF AWARD PARTICIPANTS, PLUS ONE GUEST. TRAVEL COSTS WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE LEAGUE. USING THIS MESSAGE AS A REFERENCE, COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ISSUE TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY ORDERS SO AWARD RECIPIENTS MAY ATTEND THE NAVY LEAGUE'S ANNUAL CONVENTION. FOR ADDITIONAL LOGISTICS INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, POINT OF CONTACT IS MS. STACY MCFARLAND OF THE NAVY LEAGUE AT TEL: 703-312-1554 OR EMAIL: SMCFARLAND@NAVYLEAGUE.ORG.
8. AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE REMINDED THAT IF THE VALUE OF THE TRAVEL BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM THE NAVY LEAGUE EXCEEDS 305 DOLLARS, AWARD RECIPIENTS MUST REPORT ACCEPTANCE UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAVEL TO THEIR LOCAL STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE. LOCAL STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATES MUST, IN TURN, REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO HQMC JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION'S CODE JAR FOR SEMI-ANNUAL DOD REPORTING PURPOSES. SF 326 IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE FOR THIS REPORT.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN PAUL KENNEDY, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS//