Marine Corps Essay Contest

1.  THE NAVAL INSTITUTE IS PROUD TO BRING BACK THE
MARINE CORPS ESSAY CONTEST THANKS TO A GENEROUS COMMITMENT FROM
RAYTHEON INTEGRATED DEFENSE SYSTEMS.  THE CONTEST ENCOURAGES
INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL THINKING AND TO RESPONSIBLY 
RAISE THEIR VOICES ON THE FULL RANGE OF ISSUES RELATING TO THE 
MARINE CORPS.
2.  ESSAYS MUST BE ORIGINAL WORKS OF 3,000 WORDS OR LESS AND MAY 
PERTAIN TO ANY SUBJECT THAT ADVANCES THE WARFIGHTING EXCELLENCE 
OF THE CORPS.  THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO ANYONE AND THE DEADLINE IS 
1 SEPTEMBER 2004.  
3.  WINNING ESSAYS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NOVEMBER 2004 ISSUE OF
PROCEEDINGS, AND THE NAVAL INSTITUTE WILL AWARD PRIZES AS FOLLOWS:
FIRST PRIZE:  $2,000 AND A 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP IN THE NAVAL INSTITUTE 
SECOND PRIZE: $1,500 AND A 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP IN THE NAVAL INSTITUTE
THIRD PRIZE:    $750 AND A 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP IN THE NAVAL INSTITUTE.
4.  AS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT FORUM DEDICATED TO ADVANCING ISSUES
RELATED TO SEA POWER AND NATIONAL DEFENSE, A KEY PART OF THE NAVAL
INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN BOTH
OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE SEA SERVICES.   THIS CONTEST
HELPS FULFILL THAT ASPECT OF THIER MISSION.
5.  THIS IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR MARINES, FORMER MARINES,
AND SUPPORTERS OF MARINES TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS AND BE
PUBLISHED.  I ASK THAT YOU HELP SPREAD THE WORD.  ENCOURAGE YOUR
MARINES TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE AND MAKE THIS ESSAY CONTEST COUNT
FOR THE MARINE CORPS.  
6.  COMPLETE RULES AND GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NAVAL
INSTITUTE'S WEB SITE AT WWW.NAVALINSTITUTE.ORG