Capital Marine USMC and USN Enlisted Marine Corps Reservist of 2002 Award

1. THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE WILL SPONSOR THE TWENTY-THIRD
ANNUAL MODERN DAY MARINE MILITARY EXPOSITION, 16-18 SEPTEMBER 2003,
AT MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. THE CAPITAL MARINES, HOST
DETACHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT, WILL
AGAIN RECOGNIZE AN ENLISTED RESERVIST FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE CORPS. AWARDS ARE PERENNIAL. CONTRIBUTIONS MAY
BE FOR SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE OR FOR A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL ACT. THE
CONTRIBUTION MUST HAVE BEEN MADE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2002.
2. THE 2002 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.
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 PORTRAIT (TWO COPIES) PHOTOGRAPH FACING THE CAMERA IN
SERVICE "A" UNIFORM.
 B. PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE BLACK AND WHITE AND OF SUFFICIENT
QUALITY TO BE REPRODUCED AND PRINTED (POLAROID AND ELECTRONIC 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. THE SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE
MARINE CORPS, AND UPON COMPLETION OF SELECTION PROCESS, COMMAND AND
SELECTED AWARDEE WILL BE NOTIFIED. ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE
CAPITAL MARINES TO TRANSPORT THE SELECTED WINNER AND SPOUSE
TO THE AWARDS PRESENTATION. THE SELECTEE SHOULD PLAN ON A 4-5 DAY
STAY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE CAPITAL MARINES WILL PROVIDE QUARTERS
AND MESSING.
9. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC (PAC) NLT 20 JULY 2003.
NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED.
10. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ADDRESSES FOR SUBMISSIONS.
 A. SEND GENERAL MAIL SUBMISSIONS TO: HEADQUARTERS U.S.
MARINE CORPS, #2 NAVY ANNEX, (PAC), ATTN: CAPT GIORGI,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20380-1775. NO FAXES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
 B. FEDEX PACKAGES MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: COMMANDANT
OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (PAC), ROOM 5E774,
THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20380-1775. CALL TO CONFIRM ROOM
NUMBER, DUE TO PROPOSED OFFICE MOVE IN JUNE.
11. HQMC POC IS CAPT S. GIORGI AT DSN 224-1054/ OR COMM
(703) 614-1054