R 031408Z AUG 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 351/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/APPLICATION FOR SELECTION AS COLOR SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:19941004//
POC/M. J. WATKINS/SGTMAJ/MARBKS WASHINGTON/-/TEL:(202)433-4891/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1300.8R, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT
POLICY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE COLOR
SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
2. THE COLOR SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS IS THE COMMANDANT'S
REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL FORMAL CEREMONIAL COMMITMENTS REQUIRING
THE MARINE CORPS BATTLE COLOR. THE COLOR SERGEANT TRAVELS
THROUGHOUT CONUS AND OCONUS WITH THE BATTLE COLOR DETACHMENT,
SHOWCASING THE CEREMONIAL CAPABILITIES OF MARINE BARRACKS,
WASHINGTON. ADDITIONALLY, THE COLOR SERGEANT SERVES AS THE
MARINE REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL JOINT SERVICE AND WHITE HOUSE
FUNCTIONS WHEN THE MARINE CORPS BATTLE COLOR IS REQUIRED. THE COLOR
SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS IS ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE
MARINES IN OUR CORPS.
3. IN ADDITION TO THE CRITERIA IN THE REFERENCE, NOMINEES MUST ALSO
MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
A. 74 TO 76 INCHES TALL.
B. BE WITHIN HT/WT STANDARDS AND POSSESS OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL
STAMINA AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
C. GRADE OF SERGEANT AND NOT SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO STAFF
SERGEANT.
D. MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS OBLIGATED SERVICE TO EXECUTE PCS ORDERS.
E. BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TS SCI YANKEE WHITE (CAT II) CLEARANCE. THIS
PROCESS ENTAILS A THOROUGH BACKGROUND CHECK, EXAMINATION OF THE
APPLICANTS ETHOS, CONDUCT, AND FINANCIAL HISTORY.
F. MINIMUM OF 18 MONTHS TIME ON STATION; ELIGIBLE TO REPORT TO
MARBKS WASHINGTON NLT JAN06.
G. POSSESS UNQUESTIONABLE MORAL CHARACTER AND SUPERLATIVE
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS.
4. COMMANDS WITH QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO DESIRE CONSIDERATION FOR
ASSIGNMENT AS THE COLOR SERGEANT OF THE MARINE CORPS SHOULD SCREEN
THOSE PERSONNEL AND THEIR RECORDS, AND SUBMIT LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION THAT INCLUDE BIR/BTR, PG 11, 12, 13'S, AND OFFICIAL
PHOTOGRAPH, TO: SERGEANT MAJOR WATKINS, MARINE BARRACKS, 8TH AND
I STREETS S.E., WASHINGTON, DC 20390-5000, NLT 26 SEPT 2005.
ENSURE POC AND COMMERCIAL PHONE NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED.
5. THOSE CANDIDATES CONSIDERED MOST QUALIFIED WILL BE NOTIFIED AND
SUBSEQUENTLY PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED AND EVALUATED AT MARINE
BARRACKS, WASHINGTON, DC DURING THE PERIOD 24-28 OCT 2005.
FUNDING DATA WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEP CORRESPONDENCE. UNIFORM FOR
SCREENING IS SERVICE "A" WITH RIBBONS AND BADGES. UNIFORM FOR CLOSE
ORDER DRILL EVALUATION IS SERVICE "C." ADDITIONALLY, CANDIDATES
MUST HAVE IN THEIR POSSESSION WOODLAND MARPAT UTILITIES, GREEN ON
GREEN PT GEAR, SRB, MEDICAL AND DENTAL RECORDS.
6. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES ARE ENCOURAGED. DIRECT ALL SUCH CALLS TO
SERGEANT MAJOR WATKINS AT THE COMMAND NUMBERS PROVIDED ABOVE.//