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UNCLAS //N00001//
MARADMIN 477/00
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DIVPA (PAC)//
SUBJ/PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS NEEDED//
POC/A C BOARDMAN/MAJ/DIVPA (PAC)/HQMC/TEL:DSN: 224-1034
/TEL:(703) 614-1054//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SEEK VOLUNTEER
INSTRUCTORS FOR THE 2001 PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM.
2. PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM WAS FOUNDED IN 1968. ITS MISSION IS TO
EDUCATE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS ABOUT THE US GOVERNMENT AND
VIEW THE POLITICAL PROCESS FIRST-HAND.
3. THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL SNCOS AND OFFICERS WITH AT LEAST AN
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. INSTRUCTORS MUST POSSESS GOOD COMMUNICATIONS
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, ENJOY WORKING
WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BUILD THEIR CIVIC KNOWLEDGE, AND ACT AS
A ROLE MODEL TO THE STUDENTS.
4. VOLUNTEERS MUST MEET MC HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS AND HAVE A LETTER
OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR. PERMISSIVE TAD
ORDERS (PTAD IS AT NO COST TO THE MARINE CORPS) FROM COMMAND OR
ANNUAL LEAVE ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE.
5. VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE FOR SEVEN FULL DAYS BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF
18 JAN 2001 TO 14 JUL 2001. VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS WILL STAY AT THE
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CENTER IN WASHINGTON, D. C.
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM COVERS THE COST OF ROOM, MEALS AND OFFICIAL
TRANSPORTATION AROUND WASHINGTON.
6. VOLUNTEER SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO THIS HEADQUARTERS NLT 15 NOV 00.
THE ADDRESS IS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS; HEADQUARTERS,
U. S. MARINE CORPS (PAC); PENTAGON ROOM 5E671; WASHINGTON, DC
20380.
7. VOLUNTEERS WILL WEAR APPROPRIATE SEASONAL UNIFORM DURING
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM WEEK. FOR ADDITONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING
UNIFORMS CONTACT POC.
8. ADDITIONAL INFO MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM
WEB PAGE AT: HTPP://WWW.PRESIDENTIALCLASSROOM.ORG.
PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS MAY DOWNLOAD THE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM
FROM THE WEBSITE, OR CALL POC FOR A FAXED COPY OF THE APPLICATION.
9. THIS PROGRAM IS AN EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
INSTRUCTORS AND PROMOTES THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
10. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
11. THIS MESSAGE IS CANCELLED 1 DEC 00.//
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