R 191420Z APR 16
MARADMIN 207/16
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L LF//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2016 MAJOR GENERAL W.P.T. HILL MEMORIAL AWARDS PROGRAM FOR FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE, FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO 10110.14M/YMD:20090709//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS FOOD SERVICE AND SUBSISTENCE PROGRAM//
POC/G. J. SPINELLI/LTCOL/UNIT: MCICOM G-4/-/TEL: 703-604-4170//
POC/B. M. VELLOZA/MGYSGT/UNIT: MCICOM G-4/-/TEL: 703-604-4159//
POC/R. RIVAS/GYSGT/UNIT: MCICOM G-4/-/TEL: 703-604-5433//
POC/D. M. SCOTT/CWO3/UNIT: MARFORRES/-/TEL: 504-697-8860//
POC/P. A. HOUCK/GYSGT/UNIT: MARFORRES/-/TEL: 504-697-7438//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Situation:  This MARADMIN solicits nominees for Food Service Specialists of the Year Award in the following categories:
(1) Active duty and Reserve Corporal through Sergeant,
(2) Active duty and Reserve Staff Sergeant through Gunnery Sergeant.
The Food Service Specialist of the Year recognition will be incorporated as part of the FY 2016 MajGen W.P.T. Hill Awards Program for Food Service Excellence, sponsored by the Military Travelers Association, in cooperation with the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) Education Foundation.  These awards recognize demonstrated leadership, culinary expertise, and award winning capabilities of Marine Corps Food Service Specialists whose personal initiative and professional commitment are unmatched in this difficult and demanding specialty.  The Director, Food Service and Subsistence Program (code: MCICOM G-4/LF) will convene a board of Senior Enlisted Staff Non-Commissioned Officers during May 2016.  This board will review nominations and forward recommendations to the Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations & Logistics for approval.
2.  Mission:
A.  Base, Station, and Operating Force Commanders shall use the following prerequisites to submit nominations:
B.  Nominee must be submitted in one of the following categories:
(1) The rank of Corporal to Sergeant
(2) The rank of Staff Sergeant to Gunnery Sergeant
C.  Nominee must have a minimum of two years time in service.
D.  Nominee must meet all regular retention standards.
E.  Nominee must not be a previous recipient of this award.
F.  Nominee, through personal example, must set professional and personal standards that others seek to emulate.
G.  Nominee must epitomize the “Whole Marine” concept through performance achievements in basic warfighter skills as well as within the MOS.
H.  The award period encompasses only those actions occurring within FY 2015.
3.  Execution.  Request Commanders nominate Food Service Specialists (MOS 3381) using the eligibility and award criteria stated above and in accordance with the references.
4.  Command nominations.
A.  MCICOM: Collect nominations from the National Capital Region (NCR), Bases, Stations and other Marine Corps activities.  Applicable organizations include MCB Quantico, Camp Allen, Norfolk, VA, the Marine Aide Program, and 8th and I Marine Barracks Washington.
B.  MCIWEST, MCIEAST and MCIPACIFIC: Collect nominations from within your command/regions and forward your top candidate for each category in paragraph 2.b.
C.  I MEF, II MEF and III MEF:  Collect nominations from within your command and forward your top candidate for each category in paragraph 2.b.
D.  TECOM:  Collect nominations from organizations within your command to include:  MCDET FT LEE VA, MCRD Parris Island, MCRD San Diego, MCAGCC 29 Palms, and MWTC Bridgeport and forward your top candidate for each category in paragraph 2.b.
E.  MARFORRES:  Collect nominations from organizations throughout MARFORRES and forward the top two candidates for each category.
5.  Commanders shall submit nominations via Naval Correspondence and electronic mail to the listed MCICOM G-4 (Food Service) POCs NLT 30 April 2016.  Nomination packages will include these items:
A.  Official promotion styled photograph taken within six months of the board date (uniform: Service C “Charlies”).
B.  Official command styled photograph (uniform: Service A “Alphas”)
C.  Single page biography stating nominee's experience and work history.
D.  Summary of Action (SoA) supporting the nominees qualifications for the award.  The SoA should include results of local or command sponsored Chef of the Quarter and Chef of the Year competition results, Field Food Service experience and deployment history.
E.  Copy of current Basic Individual Record (BIR) (MOL copy acceptable).
F.  Copy of current basic training record (MOL copy acceptable).
G.  All submissions must be endorsed by commands listed in paragraph 4.
6.  Late submissions and nominations from subordinate commands will not be accepted.
7.  All packages will include the nominating units address, point of contact, and phone number (COMM/DSN).  All nomination packages should be mailed to:
    COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
    HQMC, I&L, LF, MCICOM (G-4)
    Naval Support Facility-Arlington
    701 South Courthouse Road
    Building 12, Rm 2J155
    Arlington, VA 22204-2469
8.  Command and Signal.
A.  Ensure widest dissemination of the contents of this message within the MARFOR and MARFORRES.
B.  Direct all questions about this MARADMIN to the points of contact listed above.
C.  Winners will be announced via SEPCOR.  The winners will be recognized and presented their awards during attendance at the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone Campus, Napa Valley, California.  The dates for this event will be announced via SEPCOR.
9.  Release authorized by Mr. D.R. Clifton, SES, Deputy Assistant Deputy Commandant (Facilities), Installations & Logistics.//