R 251916Z FEB 15
MARADMIN 084/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MFS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2015 ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM//
POC/NICHOLAS GRAHAM/CAPT/MFS/-/TEL: 703-432-0517/DSN: 378-0517/FAX: 703-784-4125/EMAIL: NICHOLAS.D.GRAHAM(AT)MCCS-USMC.ORG//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  HQMC SEMPER FIT (MFS) IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FROM ACTIVE DUTY MARINES INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING ON THE 2015 ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM. THE ALL-MARINE TRIATHLON TEAM CONSISTING OF EIGHT MEN AND FIVE WOMEN WILL BE CHOSEN BY APPLICATION AND COMPETE AT THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 4-8 JUN 2015 AT THE LEON’S TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP IN HAMMOND, IN. THE ARMED FORCES TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT IS A DRAFT-LEGAL OLYMPIC DISTANCE RACE CONSISTING OF A 1500M SWIM, 40K BIKE, AND 10K RUN. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO COMPETE IN THE CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU SPORT MILITAIRE COMPETITION AT THE 2015 WORLD GAMES, 2-11 OCT 2015 IN SOUTH KOREA.
2.  INTERESTED MARINES MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO HQMC (MFS) NLT 17 APR 2015.
3.  IF SELECTED, MARINES MUST HAVE A GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD, AND HAVE ABILITY TO USE OR ESTABLISH DTS FOR TRAVEL.
4.  APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT LOCAL SEMPER FIT ATHLETIC OFFICES OR ONLINE AT: WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS.
5.  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 8 MAY 2015. APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT. MARINES STATIONED AT A COMMAND WITH A LOCAL MCCS SEMPER FIT MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION THROUGH THE INSTALLATION ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ENDORSEMENT. MARINES STATIONED AT A LOCATION WITHOUT A LOCAL MCCS, MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO HQMC (MFS) VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. APPLICATIONS MAY BE SCANNED AND EMAILED TO MCCSSPORTSAPPS(AT)USMC-MCCS.ORG OR FAXED TO 703-784-4125.
6.  FUNDING FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO ACTIVE DUTY MARINES ONLY.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//