2004 Capital Marine USMC and USN Enlisted Awards

1. THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE WILL SPONSOR THE
TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION,
14-16 SEPTEMBER 2004 AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. THE CAPITAL MARINES,
HOST DETACHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR THE ANNUAL
EVENT, WILL AGAIN RECOGNIZE ENLISTED MARINES FOR OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CORPS. 
ADDITIONALLY, THE CAPITAL MARINES ALSO SPONSORS THE "MARINE
RECRUITER OF THE YEAR," "DRILL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR" AND "CAREER
PLANNER OF THE YEAR." HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT
NOMINEES FOR THESE THREE AWARDS, AS THEY ARE SELECTED THROUGH A
SEPARATE PROCESS. AWARDS ARE PERENNIAL. FOR ALL AWARDS,
CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE FOR SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE OR FOR A SPECIFIC
INDIVIDUAL ACT. THE CONTRIBUTION MUST HAVE BEEN MADE DURING
CALENDAR YEAR 2003.
2. THE AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 A. GUNNERY SERGEANT CARLOS N. HATHCOCK II AWARD: AWARDED TO
AN ENLISTED MARINE WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE
IMPROVEMENT OF MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING.
 B. SERGEANT MAJOR WILBUR BESTWICK AWARD: AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED MARINE, IN THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT OF AN OPERATING FORCES
UNIT, WHO HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASE COMBAT
READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
 C. SERGEANT HARRY D. MEYERS AWARD: AWARDED TO AN ENLISTED
MARINE IN THE COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ELEMENT OF AN OPERATING FORCES
UNIT WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT
READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
 D. SERGEANT MAJOR FREDERICK B. DOUGLASS AWARD: AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED MARINE IN THE AVIATION ELEMENT OF AN OPERATING FORCES UNIT
WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT
READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
 E. CHIEF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN GEORGE WILLIAM "DOC" PIERCY AWARD: 
AWARDED TO A NAVY CORPSMAN OR DENTAL TECHNICIAN IN A GROUND,
LOGISTIC OR AVIATION ELEMENT OF AN OPERATING FORCES UNIT, WHO HAS
MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASED COMBAT READINESS WITHIN
THE ORGANIZATION.
 F. SERGEANT MAJOR BERTHA L. PETERS AWARD: AWARDED TO AN
ENLISTED WOMAN MARINE WHO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO
INCREASED COMBAT READINESS IN HER ORGANIZATION.
 G. THE 2003 MARINE CORPS RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD: AWARDED
TO AN ENLISTED MARINE CORPS RESERVIST WHO, WHILE SERVING WITH THE
MARINE CORPS RESERVE, HAS MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO COMBAT
READINESS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
3. FOR CG MARFORLANT, CG MARFORPAC, CG MCCDC AND MARFORRES:
REQUEST ONE NOMINATION FROM EACH COMMAND FOR EACH CATEGORY.
4. NOMINATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATON AUGMENTEES (IMA) FOR THE
RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THROUGH RESERVIST'S
OPERATIONAL SPONSOR (E. G. MARFORPAC, MARFORLANT, MCCDC, ETC).
NOMINATIONS FOR RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO SMCR UNITS WILL BE SUBMITTED
VIA THEIR CHAIN-OF-COMMAND TO COMMARFORRES.
5. A ONE-PAGE COVER SHEET SHOULD PROVIDE A BRIEF OUTLINE JUSTIFYING
THE NOMINATION. DETAILED SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS AN ENCLOSURE AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED THREE
PAGES. DOCUMENTATION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
 A. NOMINEE'S FULL NAME, RANK AND SSN
 B. CURRENT DUTY STATION, CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
 C. CURRENT DUTY ADDRESS, WORK TELEPHONE AND TELEFAX NUMBERS
 D. CURRENT HOME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
 E. HOME OF RECORD
 F. LENGTH OF SERVICE
 G. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE UNIT IN WHICH HE/SHE WAS SERVING
WHEN CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE.
 H. SPOUSE AND CHILDREN NAMES AND LOCATIONS, AS APPLICABLE.
6. NOMINATION MUST ALSO INCLUDE:
 A. ONE STANDING PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH (TWO COPIES) FACING THE
CAMERA IN SERVICE "A" UNIFORM.
 B. PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE BLACK AND WHITE AND OF SUFFICIENT
QUALITY TO BE REPRODUCED AND PRINTED (POLAROID PHOTOS ARE NOT
SUITABLE).
 C. NOMINEE'S BIO, CONTAINING PERTINENT MILITARY BACKGROUND
PRIOR TO PERIOD/EVENT FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS BEING NOMINATED.
 D. A SUGGESTED DETAILED CITATION.
7. A SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE
MARINE CORPS, AND UPON COMPLETION OF SELECTION PROCESS, COMMANDS AND
SELECTED AWARDEES WILL BE NOTIFIED. ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE
CAPITAL MARINES TO TRANSPORT THE SELECTED WINNERS AND THEIR SPOUSES
TO THE AWARDS PRESENTATION. THOSE SELECTED SHOULD PLAN ON A 4-5 DAY
STAY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE CAPITAL MARINES WILL PROVIDE QUARTERS
AND MESSING.
8. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC (PAC) NLT 7 JUNE 2004.
NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED.
9. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ADDRESSES FOR SUBMISSIONS (GENERAL MAIL
SUBMISSIONS MAY TAKE 2-4 WEEKS TO REACH DESTINATION DUE TO ROUTINE
SECURITY SEARCHES).
 A. SEND GENERAL MAIL SUBMISSIONS TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS; HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (PAC) ATTN: SGT PRICE; 3000
MARINE CORPS PENTAGON; WASHINGTON, DC, 20350-3000. NO FAXES WILL BE
ACCEPTED. 
 B. FEDEX PACKAGES MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: COMMANDANT
OF THE MARINE CORPS; HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (PAC), ROOM 4A532;
THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC, 20380-1775.
10. HQMC POC IS SGT J. E. PRICE AT DSN 614-1034/ OR COMM 703 614-
1034