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UNCLAS //N01000//
MARADMIN 177/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PA//
SUBJ/2001 CAPITAL MARINE USMC AND USN ENLISTED AWARDS//
RMKS/1. THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE WILL SPONSOR THE TWENTY-FIRST
ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION, 18-20 SEPTEMBER 2001,
AT MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. THE CAPITAL MARINES, HOST
DETACHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT, WILL
AGAIN RECOGNIZE ENLISTED MARINES FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE CORPS. AWARDS ARE PERENNIAL. FOR ALL AWARDS, CONTRIBUTIONS MAY
BE FOR SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE OR FOR A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL ACT. THE
CONTRIBUTION MUST HAVE BEEN MADE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2000. THE
CAPITAL MARINES ALSO SPONSORS THE "MARINE RECRUITER OF THE YEAR",
"DRILL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR", AND "CAREER PLANNER OF THE YEAR".
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT NOMINEES, AS THEY ARE
SELECTED THROUGH A SEPERATE PROCESS.
2. THE AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. GUNNERY SERGEANT CARLOS N. HATHCOCK II AWARD: PRESENTED TO
AN ENLISTED MARINE WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE
IMPROVEMENT OF MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING.
B. SERGEANT MAJOR WILBUR BESTWICK AWARD: AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED MARINE IN A GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT OF A OPERATING FORCES
UNIT WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT
READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
C. SERGEANT HARRY D. MEYERS AWARD: AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED
MARINE IN A COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT OF A OPERATING FORCES
UNIT WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT
READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
D. SERGEANT MAJOR FREDERICK B. DOUGLASS AWARD: AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED MARINE IN AN AVIATION ELEMENT OF A OPERATING FORCES UNIT WHO
HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS
WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
E. CHIEF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN GEORGE WILLIAM "DOC" PIERCY AWARD:
AWARDED TO A NAVY CORPSMAN OR DENTAL TECHNICIAN IN A GROUND,
LOGISTIC OR AVIATION ELEMENT OF A OPERATING FORCES UNIT, WHO HAS MADE
A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THE
ORGANIZATION.
F. SERGEANT MAJOR BERTHA L. PETERS AWARD: AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED WOMAN MARINE WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO
INCREASED COMBAT READINESS IN HER ORGANIZATION.
G. THE 2000 MARINE CORPS RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD: AWARD IS
PRESENTED TO AN ENLISTED MARINE CORPS RESERVIST WHO, WHILE SERVING
WITH THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE, HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
TO COMBAT READINESS WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION.
3. FOR CG MARFORLANT, CG MARFORPAC, CG MCCDC AND MARFORRES.
REQUEST ONE NOMINATION FROM EACH COMMAND FOR EACH CATEGORY.
4. NOMINATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATON AUGMENTEES (IMA) FOR THE
RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THROUGH RESERVIST'S
OPERATIONAL SPONSOR (E. G. MARFORPAC, MARFORLANT, MCCDC, ETC).
NOMINATIONS FOR RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO SMCR UNITS WILL BE SUBMITTED
VIA THEIR CHAIN-OF-COMMAND TO COMMARFORRES.
5. A ONE PAGE COVER SHEET SHOULD PROVIDE A BRIEF OUTLINE JUSTIFYING
THE NOMINATION. DETAILED SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS AN ENCLOSURE AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED THREE
PAGES. DOCUMENTATION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. NOMINEE'S FULL NAME, RANK AND SSN
B. CURRENT DUTY STATION, CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
C. CURRENT DUTY ADDRESS AND WORK TELEPHONE AND TELEFAX NUMBERS
D. CURRENT HOME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
E. HOME OF RECORD
F. LENGTH OF SERVICE
G. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE UNIT IN WHICH HE/SHE WAS SERVING
WHEN CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE.
H. SPOUSE AND CHILDREN NAMES AND LOCATIONS, AS APPLICABLE.
6. NOMINATION MUST ALSO INCLUDE:
A. ONE PORTRAIT (TWO COPIES) PHOTOGRAPH FACING THE CAMERA IN
SERVICE "A" UNIFORM PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO BE
REPRODUCED AND PRINTED (POLAROID PHOTOS ARE NOT SUITABLE).
B. NOMINEE'S BIO, CONTAINING PERTINENT MILITARY BACKGROUND
PRIOR TO PERIOD/EVENT FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS BEING NOMINATED.
C. A SUGGESTED DETAILED CITATION.
7. THE SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE
MARINE CORPS, AND UPON COMPLETION OF SELECTION PROCESS, COMMANDS AND
SELECTED AWARDEES WILL BE NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO TRANSPORT
SELECTED PERSONNEL AND SPOUSES TO AWARDS PRESENTATION.
8. ALL NOMINAITONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT HQMC (PAC) NLT 8 JUNE 2001.
NO EXTENTIONS WILL BE GRANTED. HQMC POC IS SSGT L. L. GAWECKI AT
DSN 224-1034/54 OR COMM (703) 614-1034/54.//
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