MARADMIN 151/08
DTG 031655Z MAR 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/HQMC SEMPER FIT (MRS) SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR THE MARINE CORPS
/CHESS TEAM//
POC/B S TAYLOR/MAJ/UNIT:MRS/NAME:HQMC/TEL:703-784-9542
/TEL:DSN 278-9542/EMAIL:BARRON.TAYLOR@USMC.MIL/TEL:FAX 703-784-9040//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE INTERSERVICE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE
HELD FROM 8-14 JUNE 2008 AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, TUSCON,
ARIZONA. THE ALL-MARINE TEAM WILL BE COMPRISED OF EIGHT TEAM MEMBERS
(SIX PRIMARY AND TWO ALTERNATES) AND WILL BE SELECTED FROM RESUMES
SUBMITTED. MARINES INTERESTED MUST SUBMIT APPLICATIONS NLT 11 APRIL
2008. APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN WRITTEN PROOF OF CURRENT UNITED
STATES CHESS FEDERATION (USCF) RATING AS WELL AS VERIFIABLE
INFORMATION OF THE LAST RATED EVENT(S) THAT THE MEMBER HAS COMPETED
IN WITH STANDINGS.
2. AT LEAST ONE MARINE, BUT NO MORE THAN THREE, WILL BE SELECTED AS
PART OF THE U. S. ARMED FORCES TEAM TO COMPETE AT THE NORTH ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM WITH
DATES TBD (USUALLY IN LATE AUG OR EARLY SEP).
3. APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SPORTS OR LOCAL
SEMPER FIT ATHLETICS OFFICE. APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN COMMAND
ENDORSEMENT STATING THE MEMBER WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND BOTH
EVENTS INDICATED IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 OF THIS MARADMIN IF SELECTED.
MARINES STATIONED AT A COMMAND WITH A LOCAL MCCS SEMPER FIT MUST
ALSO SEND THEIR APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE SEMPER FIT ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR. MARINES NOT STATIONED AT A MARINE CORPS INSTALLATION MAY
SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO HQMC, MRS.
4. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE (AR, SMCR, & IRR)
MARINES.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. TIMOTHY R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL
AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//