Solicitation for Nominees for the 2005 Federally Employed Women (FEW) Military Service Award

1. CMC (MPE) IS SOLICITING NOMINEES FOR THE 2005 
FEW MILITARY SERVICE AWARD. THE 2005 FEW ANNUAL NATIONAL TRAINING
PROGRAM (NTP) WILL TAKE PLACE IN RENO, NV FROM 18-22 JULY 2005. 
THIS YEAR'S THEME ENTITLED "CATCH THE VISION" IS DESIGNED TO 
CONTINUE FEW'S LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTING ATTENDEES IN 
CREATING A SUCCESSFUL VISION OF THEIR FUTURE CAREER POSSIBILITIES.
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 WEDNESDAY, 20 JULY 2005.
2. 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. 
3. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE DESERVING MARINES FOR
THIS AWARD. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE A BLACK AND WHITE
OR COLOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH (HEAD AND SHOULDERS) OF THE NOMINEE 
IN THE SERVICE "A" UNIFORM (.JPG FILE PREFERRED); A TYPEWRITTEN, 
SINGLE-SPACED NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES) DESCRIBING IN 
DETAIL THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHICH SPECIFICALLY SUPPORT
THE FEW AWARD CRITERIA; A TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE-SPACED BIOGRAPHY
(NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE) OF THE NOMINEE; A TYPEWRITTEN, 
SINGLE-SPACED CITATION (NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN LINES OF NARRATIVE, 
12-PITCH FONT, WITH 1 INCH LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS) SUMMARIZING THE 
NOMINEE'S SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS; AND A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 
FROM THE NOMINEE'S COMMANDING OFFICER. THE COVER SHEET SHOULD
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR BOTH THE NOMINEE AND THE PERSON 
PREPARING THE NOMINATION: NAME, POSITION, GRADE,ORGANIZATION, 
MAILING ADDRESS, WORK PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS. PACKAGES MUST BE 
RECEIVED AT CMC (MPE), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103,
OR FAXED TO 703-784-9814 BY 10 JUNE 2005. PACKAGES MAY BE
SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL MESSAGE TO: DEANNA.SOSNOWSKI@USMC.MIL 
PROVIDED HARD COPY IS RECEIVED BY MAIL OR FAX.
4. CMC (MPE) WILL CONDUCT A SPECIAL INTEREST AWARD BOARD TO 
SELECT THE MARINE HONOREES (1 ACTIVE AND 1 RESERVE) ON 22 JUNE
2005. THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN IN 
LATE JUNE 2005. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS 
AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE).
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.