R 141800Z APR 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 178/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD//
POC/BRYAN DRIVER/GS-12/MRQ/-/TEL:703-784-9517
/EMAIL:BRYAN.DRIVER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE ANNUAL "SPIRIT OF HOPE
AWARD" NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESSES, AND PRESENTATION
REQUIREMENT FOR FY 05.
2. BACKGROUND. THE "SPIRIT OF HOPE" AWARD IS PRESENTED TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO EMBODY THE VALUES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
MILITARY: DUTY, HONOR, COURAGE, LOYALTY, COMMITMENT AND INTEGRITY.
THIS PRESTIGOUS AWARD WAS INSPIRED BY MR. BOB HOPE WHO GAVE
GENEROUSLY TO MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN FOR FIVE DECADES. THE U.S.
MARINE CORPS PRESENTS THIS AWARD ANNUALLY. AWARD RECIPIENTS CAN BE
ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, VETERAN, OR CIVILIAN MARINES AND EVEN
INDIVIDUALS FROM THE CIVILIAN SECTOR WHO EMBODY THE VALUES OF THE
CORPS.
3. NOMINATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA. NOMINATIONS FOR THE "SPIRIT
OF HOPE" AWARD SHOULD BE SENT VIA COMMAND CHANNELS TO BE RECEIVED BY
CMC (MRQ) NLT 16 MAY 2005. ANY MARINE AND/OR CIVILIAN, AS DESCRIBED
ABOVE, THAT HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO MARINE CORPS
QUALITY OF LIFE RELATED PROGRAMS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD. THE
CRITERIA FOR AWARD SELECTION IS AS FOLLOWS:
A. THE PROPOSED RECIPIENT HAS CONTRIBUTED SELFLESSLY TO THE
IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR MARINES OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF TIME, PREFERABLY WITH ONE TRANSCENDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
B. THE PROPOSED RECIPIENT EPITOMIZES SERVING THE RELIGIOUS,
SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, WELFARE, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT NEEDS OF
MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES.
C. THE PROPOSED RECIPIENT REPRESENTS THE VALUES OF THE MARINE
CORPS- HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT.
ALL NOMINATIONS MUST ADDRESS THE ABOVE CRITERIA.
4. SELECTION PROCEDURES. NOMINEES WILL BE REVIEWED BY A PANEL
COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL:
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MR DIVISION (CHAIRMAN)
COUNSEL, MR DIVISION
REPRESENTATIVE MP DIVISION
REPRESENTATIVE I&L DEPARTMENT
AFTER REVIEW BY THIS COMMITTEE, AWARDEE RECOMMENDATION SHALL THEN BE
FORWARDED TO CMC VIA DC M&RA.
5. AWARD PRESENTATION. THE PRESENTATION WILL NORMALLY BE MADE BY
THE CMC, ASSISTED BY THE HOPE FAMILY AT AN APPROPRIATE VENUE.
6. ACTION. SUBMIT NOMINATIONS TO CMC (MRQ) TO BE RECEIVED BY 16
MAY. ONCE THE AWARD SELECTION IS MADE, THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE
ANNOUNCED VIA NAVAL MSG. OUR POC IS MR. BRYAN DRIVER, DSN 278-9517,
(703) 784-9517, OR E-MAIL BRYAN.DRIVER@USMC.MIL.//