R 191610Z SEP 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 481/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS//
POC/T. P. JORDAN/MSGT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I/-/TEL: COMM (703)614-6561 DSN 224-6561/EMAIL: THOMAS.P.JORDAN(AT)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) 2013. THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MARINE CORPS LINGUISTS AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS (CLPS) DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013. 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 2013.
2. NOMINATION PACKAGES FROM THE OPERATING FORCES FOR LPOY AND CLPOY REQUIRE ENDORSEMENT VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE MARINE FORCES 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 2013. 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 2014. ADDITIONALLY, THE MARINE CORPS LPOY AND CLPOY WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION INTELLIGENCE AWARDS DINNER IN THE FALL OF 2014.
3. NOMINATIONS FOR MARINE LPOY FOR FY 2013 MUST BE UNCLASSIFIED AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC IOP NLT 30 NOVEMBER 2013. ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS AWARD IS LIMITED TO SSGT AND BELOW. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE CURRENT SCORES OF INTERAGENCY LANGUAGE ROUNDTABLE 2 OR HIGHER IN ANY 2 MODALITIES ON THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) OR ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW 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 TOPIC: "AS A LINGUIST, WHAT ARE YOUR 'BEST PRACTICES' FOR MAINTAINING OR RAISING YOUR LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY?"
4. CLPOY 2013 NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE UNCLASSIFIED, SHALL NOT EXCEED 12 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 PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM, SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, AWARDS RECEIVED, THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE TO THE UNIT'S MISSION, AND HOW THE UNIT'S LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS THE MISSION.)
    B. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF THE COMMAND LANGUAGE COUNCIL'S ROLE.
    C. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF THE COMMAND'S REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE ON THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
    D. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF THE COMMAND'S LINGUIST DATABASE AND RECORD KEEPING.
    E. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF THE KINDS OF TRAINING RESOURCES THAT THE COMMAND UTILIZES AND HOW THEY ARE UTILIZED.
    F. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES EMPLOYED BY THE COMMAND AND THE SYSTEM USED TO EVALUATE LINGUISTS.
    G. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMAND'S LINGUISTS AND SELECTION CRITERIA, INCLUDING THE CONTRIBUTION OF LANGUAGE TRAINING TO THE UNIT'S MISSION.
    H. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF THE TOOLS USED TO EVALUATE THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CLP.
    I. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE FOR THE UNIT'S LINGUISTS.
    J. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF HOW AND TO WHOM THE COMMAND MARKETS ITS CLP.
    K. DESCRIPTION, IN BULLET LIST FORM AND NOT EXCEEDING ONE PAGE, OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPORTANCE OF THE UNIT CLP MANAGER.
5. SUBMIT ALL NOMINATION PACKETS VIA FEDEX/USPS OR E-MAIL TO MSGT T. P. JORDAN AT THOMAS.P.JORDAN(AT)USMC.MIL. FEDEX/USPS ADDRESS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS ATTN: I/IOP (RM 1A262B, MSGT JORDAN), 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.//