R 181200Z FEB 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 076/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD//
REF/A/MEMO/OASD/YMD:20050126//
NARR/THE REFERENCE IS A 26 JAN 05 MEMO FROM THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT
NOMINATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) COMMUNITY DRUG
AWARENESS AWARD. PER THE REFERENCE, THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO
PROMOTE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS BY EACH OF THE MILITARY
SERVICES, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. THE
MARINE CORPS HAS EXHIBITED ENTHUSIASM AND ENERGY IN DESIGNING AND
IMPLEMENTING DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION (DDR) PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT OUR
MARINES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
MATSG-21 PENSACOLA, FL WAS THE FY03 MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT.
2. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF DOD DDR PROGRAMS CONSIDERED FOR THE
AWARD:
A. PROGRAMS, CONDUCTED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY WITH DOD ASSETS, AIMED
AT OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, AND DOD CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES;
B. PROGRAMS, SUPPORTED STRICTLY BY VOLUNTARY EFFORTS OF DOD
PERSONNEL TARGETED TO THE APPROPRIATE POPULATION, WITH OR WITHOUT
CONTRIBUTIONS BY OTHER NON-DOD SOURCES;
C. PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE VARIOUS STATES
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE GOVERNORS' STATE PLANS (SECTION 112 PROGRAMS).
3. NOMINATIONS ARE SUBMITTED AS A NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED THREE
TYPED PAGES) DESCRIBING ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF EACH NOMINEE
AND DOCUMENTING THE FOLLOWING:
A. PROGRAM NAME AND BRANCH OF MILITARY SERVICE;
B. PROGRAM LOCATION (NAME OF BASE, INSTALLATION OR FACILITY AND
LOCATION);
C. PROGRAM BACKGROUND INCLUDING MISSION, DATE OF INCEPTION,
DURATION, AND GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM, IF APPLICABLE;
D. DESCRIPTION OF TARGET AUDIENCE(S) INCLUDING LEVEL OF RISK FOR
DRUG ABUSE;
E. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IN FY04 TO
INCLUDE: A DESCRIPTION OF THE OVERALL METHODOLOGY OF THE PROGRAM;
ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS; AND SPECIFIC DATA DEMONSTRATING THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM ON THE POPULATION. ACTIVITIES AND
ACHIEVEMENTS OUTSIDE THESE DATES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED; AND
F. RECOMMENDATION AND VERIFICATION BY PROPER AUTHORITIES.
PICTURES, FLYERS AND OTHER ADDITIONAL MATERIAL MAY BE INCLUDED;
HOWEVER, THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE JUDGES UNLESS
THEIR INITIAL DECISION RESULTS IN A TIED VOTE. NOMINATIONS MUST BE
SUBMITTED BY MAIL AND RECEIVED NLT 1 MAY 2005 TO HQMC, M&RA (MRRO),
3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103. NO FAXES OR E-MAILS
WILL BE ACCEPTED.
4. WINNERS RECEIVE A PLAQUE FROM THE SECDEF CITING THE NAME AND
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PROGRAM. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE
PENTAGON ON MONDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2005 AS PART OF DOD'S RED RIBBON WEEK
OBSERVANCES.
5. AWARD SELECTION CRITERIA ARE GENERAL IN DEFINITION AND INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING:
A. STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE TARGET POPULATIONS WITHIN THE THREE
CATEGORIES OF THE DOD DDR PROGRAMS (AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2);
B. MAXIMIZING THE USE OF DEPARTMENT DDR ASSETS AND FUNDS;
C. PROGRAMMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS LIMITED TO FY04 PARAMETERS.//