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MARADMIN 234/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC LPC//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION (MCEA) AWARDS PROGRAM FOR
/2001//
REF/A/DOC/CMC LPC-1/25APR01//
AMPN/THE REF IS MCO 1650.41A ON ENGINEER AWARDS.//
RMKS/1. THE MCEA AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE
OUTSTANDING ENGINEER ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND
ORGANIZATIONS. ACCORDINGLY, A TOTAL OF TWELVE (12) AWARD
CATEGORIES ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS OF THE ENGINEER MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED. THE CATEGORIES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
- COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER OF THE YEAR
- COMBAT ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
- EQUIPMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
- UTILITY OFFICER OF THE YEAR
- BULK FUEL OFFICER OF THE YEAR
- BULK FUEL SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR
- EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL OFFICER OF THE YEAR
- EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
- MARINE OF THE YEAR (IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS)
- ENGINEER EQUIPMENT FIELD
- UTILITIES FIELD
- COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION OF THE YEAR
- ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION OF THE YEAR
2. SELECTION OF THE RECIPIENT OF EACH AWARD WILL BE MADE BY AN
AWARDS BOARD COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER
SCHOOL AND THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION. THE AWARDS WILL
BE PRESENTED AT THE TENTH ANNUAL MCEA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY/SYMPOSIUM.
3. ACTION
A. COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MEET THE
CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCE ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT
NOMINATIONS.
B. ORIGINAL NOMINATIONS, AND ONE (1) COPY, MUST BE SUBMITTED BY
LETTER VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND.
C. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (LPC) NO LATER THAN
1 JUL 01. THE AWARD COVERS THE PERIOD 1 APR 00 - 31 MAR 01. DUE TO
THE VOLUME OF AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED BY THIS HEADQUARTERS,
LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
D. INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE:
(1) A CONCISE, COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF ACTION(S) NOT TO
EXCEED TWO PAGES,
(2) A BIOGRAPHY OF THE INDIVIDUAL,
(3) A PROPOSED CITATION,
(4) A 3.5 INCH DISKETTE WITH NOMINATIONS, WRITE-UPS,
PROPOSED CITATIONS, IN MICROSOFT WORD (*.DOC) FORMAT.
E. ORGANIZATION AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL CONTAIN:
(1) CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF ACTION(S) NOT TO EXCEED THREE
PAGES,
(2) UNIT HISTORY,
(3) PROPOSED CITATION,
(4) CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHS (INCLUDING AT LEAST FIVE COLOR
PHOTOGRAPHS APPROPRIATE TO THE UNITS MISSION),
(5) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETED
COPY OF THE APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL SUMMARY AS DISPLAYED IN
ENCLOSURE (2) OF THE REFERENCE.
(6) A 3.5 INCH FLOPPY DISKETTE WITH NOMINATIONS, WRITE-UPS,
PROPOSED CITATIONS, IN MICROSOFT WORD (*.DOC) FORMAT.
F. ACTS OF VALOR RECOGNIZED BY MILITARY AWARDS CAN ALSO BE
RECOGNIZED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE ENGINEER AWARDS AS DESCRIBED IN
ENCLOSURE (1) OF THE REFERENCE.
G. EACH MAJOR COMMAND MAY SUBMIT ONLY ONE NOMINATION FOR EACH
AWARD.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES
A. CMC. CMC (LPC) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING MARINE
CORPS PARTICIPATION IN ALL ENGINEER AWARD SELECTIONS AND THOSE
CEREMONIES CONDUCTED BY THE MCEA.
B LOCAL COMMANDERS
(1) LOCAL COMMANDS/COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERS AND
FUNDING FOR THEIR RECIPIENTS AND ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVES TO TRAVEL
TO THE AWARDS CEREMONIES.
(2) LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL
AND UNIT AWARD RECIPIENTS AT APPROPRIATE LOCAL CEREMONIES.
(3) INDIVIDUALS OTHER THAN THOSE DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH
5B(1), ABOVE, WHO DESIRE TO ATTEND AWARD CEREMONIES, MUST DO SO AT
THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
5. RESERVE APPLICABILITY. THIS AWARDS PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE TO THE
MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. POC AT HQMC IS MAJ F. J. BLISH, LPC-1, (DSN) 225-9043/51, (COMM)
(703) 695-9043/51.//
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