R 091354Z MAY 16
MARADMIN 243/16
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MFS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2016 HIGH INTENSITY TACTICAL TRAINING (HITT) TACTICAL ATHLETE COMPETITION (TAC)//
POC/N. GRAHAM/CAPT/MFS/-/TEL: 703-432-0517/TEL: DSN 278-0517/TEL: FAX 703-784-4125/EMAIL:NICHOLAS.D.GRAHAM(AT)USMC-MCCS.ORG//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  HQMC Semper Fit (MFS) is seeking applications from active duty Marines interested in participating in the 2016 HITT Tactical Athlete Competition.  Preliminary events will be held at participating installations from 1 June - 1 July, 2016.  The championship event will be held 15 - 18 August, 2016 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar.
2.  Interested Marines must submit an application to participate in preliminary events held at the installations.
3.  Applications may be obtained through the local installation Semper Fit HITT Coordinator.  Applications must be completed in their entirety and include command endorsement stating the Marine will be made available to attend the preliminary events and the final event at MCAS Miramar, if selected.
4.  Eligibility requirements for active duty Marines are:
A.  Assignment to full duty (not assigned to limited or light duty within the past 3 months).
B.  Possession of a current, first class Physical Fitness Test and Combat Fitness Test score.
C.  Submission of an event application including command approval.
5.  Marines stationed at Marine Corps recruiting commands, Inspector & Instructor (I&I) locations, and joint/other service duty stations are eligible to participate at the closest participating Marine Corps installation.  Marines from these outlying duty stations will not receive funding for Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) from HQMC MFS to attend the preliminary events.  Commands are authorized to fund TAD travel at their own discretion using their own funding.  In the absence of funded TAD orders commands are also authorized to create unfunded Permissive Temporary Assigned Duty (PTAD) orders at commander discretion.  In the absence of PTAD orders Marines from these outlying duty stations are required to receive annual leave approval from the parent command to attend the preliminary events.
6.  If selected to compete in the final event 15 - 18 August 2016 at MCAS Miramar, Marines must have a Government Travel Credit Card and have the ability to use or establish an account for the Defense Travel System.
7.  TAD funding for the final event is available to active duty Marines only and will be funded by HQMC MFS.
8.  This message is cancelled on 19 August 2016.
9.  Release authorized by MajGen B. W. Whitman, Director, Marine and Family Programs Divisions.//