Solicitation of Nominees for the 2006 Federally Employed Women (FEW) Military Service Award

1. CMC (MPE) IS SOLICITING NOMINEES FOR THE 2006 
FEW MILITARY SERVICE AWARD. THE 2006 FEW ANNUAL NATIONAL TRAINING
PROGRAM (NTP) WILL TAKE PLACE IN ATLANTA, GA FROM 17-22 JULY 2006. 
FEW IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1968 TO 
SUPPORT THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL WOMEN'S PROGRAM 
(FWP), A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN. FOR REGISTRATION 
INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.FEWNTP.ORG. 
2. EACH YEAR FEW PRESENTS MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS TO ONE ACTIVE 
DUTY AND ONE RESERVE MARINE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED 
AT THE FEW-NTP BANQUET HONORING MILITARY WOMEN ON 17 JULY 2006.
3. NOMINEES FOR THE AWARDS MUST HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES TO
THE MARINE CORPS AND THE NATION BY:
A. PROMOTING THE TENETS OF CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS,
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, HUMAN RELATIONS, AND/OR
PUBLIC SERVICE.
B. ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF WOMEN.
C. ENDORSING THE FULL INTEGRATION AND PROMOTION OF WOMEN WITHIN
THE ARMED FORCES.
D. PROMOTING A POSITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARMED FORCES AMONG 
AND BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
POPULATION OF THE NATION.
E. FOSTERING INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE INVOLVEMENT WITHIN A
COMMUNITY (CIVILIAN OR MILITARY) OF ALL RACE AND ETHNIC 
BACKGROUNDS THAT BENEFITS THE EMPLOYEES AND/OR RESIDENTS.
F. PROMOTING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ADVOCATE EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN IN THE FEDERAL WORKPLACE.
G. DISPLAYING THE OUTSTANDING QUALITIES OF A LEADER AND ROLE 
MODEL. 
4. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE DESERVING MARINES FOR
THIS AWARD. ELECTRONIC PACKAGE NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 
THE CMC (MPE) POC AT ROBERT.L.TAYLOR5@USMC.MIL BY 16 MAY 2006. 
HARD COPIES MAY BE MAILED TO 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO VA 
22134-5103, OR FAXED TO 703-784-9814. NOMINATIONS WILL INCLUDE 
THE FOLLOWING: 
(1) BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOR DIGITAL (.JPG FILE), HEAD AND SHOULDER 
PHOTO IN THE SERVICE "A" UNIFORM; (2) A TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE-SPACED 
NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES) DESCRIBING THE NOMINEE'S 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHICH SUPPORT THE FEW AWARD CRITERIA; (3) 
TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE SPACED BIOGRAPHY (NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE) OF THE 
NOMINEE; (4) A TYPEWRITTEN CITATION (SINGLE-SPACED, NOT TO EXCEED 
EIGHTEEN LINES OF NARRATIVE, 12-PITCH FONT, WITH 1 INCH LEFT AND 
RIGHT MARGINS) SUMMARIZING THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
5. CMC (MPE) WILL CONDUCT A SPECIAL EMPHASIS AWARD BOARD TO SELECT 
THE MARINE HONOREES (1 ACTIVE AND 1 RESERVE) ON 18 MAY 2006. THE 
AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN. TRAVEL AND PER
DIEM FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER WILL BE FUNDED
BY CMC (MPE).
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.