R 301637Z Dec 08
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MARADMIN 741/08
MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCES 77 AND 78//
POC/P.S. MARKAKOS/LTCOL/UNIT:DIVPA (PAC)/-/TEL:703-568-6808
/EMAIL:PETER.MARKAKOS@USMC.MIL//
POC/N.I. DORREN/1STLT/UNIT:DIVPA (PAC)/-/TEL:703-692-1454
/EMAIL:NAOMI.DORREN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC). THE JCOC IS A MULTI-SERVICE SERIES OF CONFERENCES FOR KEY PUBLIC OPINION AND BUSINESS LEADERS. IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1948, JCOC IS THE ONLY CIVILIAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM OF INTEREST IN THIS MULTI-SERVICE SERIES OF CONFERENCES.
2. THE PURPOSE OF JCOC IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF INFLUENTIAL U.S. PUBLIC OPINION AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MISSIONS AND GOALS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY AND TO MEET SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. JCOC PARTICIPANTS ATTEND BRIEFINGS GIVEN BY THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP. PARTICIPANTS THEN SPEND TIME IN THE FIELD WITH ALL OF THE MILITARY SERVICES, OBSERVE EXERCISES AND DEMONSTRATIONS, FIRE WEAPONS AND PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING.
3. FOR FY09, THERE WILL BE (2) SEPARATE JCOC EVENTS. JCOC-77 IS SCHEDULED FOR 1-4 JUN 2009. A 4-DAY EVOLUTION, JCOC-77 WILL BE SHORTER IN DURATION THAN PREVIOUS JCOC SESSIONS AND WILL BE HOSTED IN CONUS BY THE U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND. JCOC-77 WILL COMMENCE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND AREA OF OPERATIONS, FOLLOWED BY MOVEMENT TO INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA. JCOC-78 IS SCHEDULED FOR 18-25 SEPT 2009, AND IS AN 8-DAY EVOLUTION HOSTED OCONUS BY THE U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND. THE CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN IN WASHINGTON DC, MOVES TO HQ, U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND, FOLLOWED BY MOVEMENT TO INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN COMMAND AREA OF OPERATIONS.
4. PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PORTION OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION, APPROXIMATELY $3,000. AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE FEES. AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS ARE DEFINED AS ANY ACTIVE, RESERVE OR RETIRED MARINE CORPS GENERAL OFFICER OR A SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBER CURRENTLY SERVING WITH THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
5. ANY MARINE MAY NOMINATE A JCOC PARTICIPANT THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND. NOMINATORS ARE ASKED TO FOCUS ON LEADERS OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, COMMUNICATE WITH KEY AUDIENCES. EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE NOMINEES INCLUDE PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; CEOS, PRESIDENTS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WITH REGIONAL OR NATIONAL REACH; PUBLISHERS, EDITORS, AND MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF NEWS MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS; NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEADERS OF PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS; AND RISING STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS NOT IN A CAMPAIGN STATUS. ALL NOMINEES MUST BE IN GOOD HEALTH, CAPABLE OF ENDURING 12-PLUS HOUR DAYS OF STRENUOUS ACTIVITY, INCLUDING CLIMBING, WALKING AND WEAPONS FIRING.
6. SUBMIT NOMINATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE JCOC WEBSITE, HTTPS:SLASHSLASHJCOC.DOD.MIL/ACTION/LOGON/LOGIN. ACCESS THE NOMINATION PAGE AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHJCOC.DOD.MIL/NOMINATIONS.JSF. NOMINATIONS FOR BOTH JCOC-77 AND JCOC 78 MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 6 FEB 2008. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE. THE OFFICE OF THE SECDEF WILL SELECT APPROXIMATELY 30 NOMINEES FOR JCOC-77 AND APPROXIMATELY 50 NOMINEES FOR JCOC-78 FROM A POOL OF MORE THAN 350 NOMINEES IN MAR 2009.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL DAVID LAPAN; ACTING DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//