Announcement of the Fiscal Year 2024 Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards and Ceremony Event

1.  This message announces the Fiscal Year 2024<br>
(FY24) Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Combined Awards Program<br>
(CAP).<br>
2.   In accordance with the reference, the CMC will recognize<br>
recipients in the following four awards categories: Recruiter of the<br>
Year, Drill Instructor (DI) of the Year, Marine Security Guard (MSG)<br>
of the Year, and Marine Combat Instructor (MCI) of the Year.  The<br>
in-person FY24 CMC CAP ceremony will be held in the National Capita<br>
Region.  Date, time, location, and details regarding travel will be<br>
published via separate correspondence (SEPCOR).<br>
3.  Commanding General (CG) Marine Corps Recruiting Command will<br>
convene a selection board for recruiter of the year and runner-up<br>
among regular recruiters; Commander, Marine Forces Command will<br>
convene a selection board for MSG of the year and runner-up and will<br>
coordinate with Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Embassy Security<br>
Group (MCESG) to receive nomination packages; CG Training Command<br>
will convene a selection board for MCI of the year and runner-up.  <br>
3.a. These selection endorsements, along with photo, biography, and<br>
professional resume, will be submitted to Training and Education<br>
Command (TECOM) no later than (NLT) 1 November 2024 via SEPCOR<br>
through an Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2) task<br>
utilizing the TECOM SPECIAL BOARDS group. <br>
3.b. This message provides additional guidance for MSG nominations in<br>
lieu of changes to reference (a).  Nominees for Marine Security Guard<br>
of the Year will be any Marine with the 8156 MOS (CONUS or OCONUS),<br>
assigned to MCESG for the entire fiscal year.  Watchstanders,<br>
Detachment Commanders, and Instructor Advisors are eligible.<br>
Nomination packages will be submitted from each subordinate unit<br>
(MSG Regions, MSAU, and MSG School) to be screened and boarded by the<br>
Commanding Officer, MCESG prior to a submission to Commander, Marine<br>
Forces Command for final approval. <br>
4.  CG TECOM will convene the selection board for the DI of the year<br>
nominees on 23 October 2024.  DI of the year nomination packages are<br>
due to CG TECOM NLT 11 October 2024 via SEPCOR ETMS2 task.  CG TECOM<br>
will coordinate with  <br>
CG Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego and CG Marine Corps Recruit<br>
Depot, Parris Island to receive DI of the year nomination packages.<br>
Each depot will select and submit one DI of the year nominee.<br>
5.  CG TECOM will serve as the Office of Primary Responsibility to<br>
facilitate the FY24 CMC CAP MARADMIN release, awards, and ceremony.<br>
Upon the completion and endorsement of all pertaining boards, board<br>
winners and the first runners-up will be announced via results<br>
MARADMIN.  Additional instructions on award ceremony coordination to<br>
include dates, funding, billeting, uniform, and civilian attire will<br>
be published within the results MARADMIN announcing winners and<br>
runners-up. <br>
6.  All commands will prepare and submit a Navy and Marine Corps<br>
Commendation medal for their winners and the runner-up via Improved<br>
Awards Processing System (iAPS) to TECOM (M30010) for processing<br>
NLT 1 November 2024.  <br>
7.  TECOM will process and forward drafted awards for all winners<br>
and first runners-up in each category via iAPS to CMC (MMPB-31) and<br>
will prepare meritorious promotion warrants for the winners for the<br>
CMC signature, as required.<br>
8.  TECOM will coordinate the combined awards ceremony with CMC<br>
Protocol office and will promulgate a letter of instruction to<br>
adjacent and major subordinate commands to provide additional award<br>
ceremony coordinating instructions for the award winners and<br>
runners-up.<br>
9.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Benjamin T. Watson,<br>
Commanding General Training and Education Command.