R 191827Z MAR 13 
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 141/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS-2) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2013 ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM//
POC/JUSTINE WHIPPLE/CAPT/UNIT:MRS/-/TEL:703-784-3898//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 29 MAY THROUGH 2 JUNE, 2013 AT NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY (NBVC), PT. MUGU, CA.  THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT IS A DRAFT-LEGAL OLYMPIC DISTANCE RACE CONSISTING OF A 1500M SWIM, 40K BIKE, AND 10K RUN.  THERE WILL BE NO FOLLOW COMPETITION TO THIS EVENT. 
2.  THE ALL-MARINE TEAM OF 12 MEN AND 6 WOMEN WILL BE CHOSEN BY APPLICATION.  INTERESTED MARINES MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO HQMC (MRS-2) NLT 15 APRIL 2013.  APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE ALL COMPETITION RESULTS FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS (TIME, PLACE FINISH, AND EVENT NAME).  TEAM SELECTIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE MOST COMPETITIVE/RECENT RACE TIMES RELEVANT TO THE OLYMPIC DISTANCE TRIATHLON.  TEAM SELECTION WILL BE DECIDED NLT 6 MAY 2012.
3.  APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS.  APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.  MARINES STATIONED AT A COMMAND WITH A LOCAL MCCS SEMPER FIT MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION THROUGH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ENDORSEMENT.  MARINES STATIONED AT A LOCATION WITHOUT A LOCAL MCCS, MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MRS-2) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  APPLICATIONS MAY BE FAXED TO 703-784-4125.  APPLICANTS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO SEND AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION TO JUSTINE.L.WHIPPLE(at)USMC-MCCS.ORG.
4.  MARINES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE SELECTION MESSAGE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. WILLIAM C. DILLON, DIRECTOR, SEMPER FIT AND EXCHANGE SERVICES DIVISION.//