R 261415Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 156/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/MPE//
SUBJ//CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 OUTSTANDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SERVICE MEMBER WITH A DISABILITY AWARD//
POC/J. C. AJINGA/CAPT/CMC (MPE)/TEL: COM 703-784-9371/DSN 278/EMAIL: JONATHON.AJINGA(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  HQMC, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT BRANCH (MPE) IS CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 OUTSTANDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SERVICE MEMBER WITH A DISABILITY AWARD. THIS AWARD IS SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE 2015 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DISABILITY AWARDS CEREMONY BEING HELD ON 29 OCTOBER 2015 AT THE PENTAGON.
2. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE VIA EMAIL TO THE MPE POC NLT 22 APRIL 2015.
3. NOMINATON PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE A NOMINATION TRANSMITTAL FORM, A NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE AWARD COVERING PERFORMANCE AND CITING EXAMPLES OF EXCELLENCE AND INITIATIVE, AN AWARD CITATION HIGHLIGHTING THE SELECTEE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND AN OFFICIAL HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SELECTEE.
4. REFER TO THE HQMC MPE WEBSITE AT HTTP: SLASH SLASH WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/MARINEDIVERSITY FOR THE NOMINATION TRANSMITTAL FORM, AWARDS CALL MEMO, AND SAMPLE AWARDS PACKAGE.
5. PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF THIS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AWARD ARE NOT ELIGIBLE IF THE PRIOR AWARD WAS RECEIVED WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
6. HQMC MPE WILL SCREEN NOMINATION PACKAGES, SELECT THE WINNING PACKAGE, AND FUND THE TRAVEL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AWARD WINNER TRAVELING TO THE CEREMONY TO ACCEPT THE AWARD.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//