Updates to the Announcement of the Fiscal Year 2025 Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards and Ceremony Event
This MARADMIN updates the FY 2025 Commandant's Combined Awards Program announcement by providing additional guidance for Marine Security Guard (MSG) of the Year nominations. It clarifies eligibility criteria and the nomination submission process for MSG personnel assigned to Marine Corps Embassy Security Group.
Issued: October 9, 2025
1. This message announces updates to reference (B), Paragraph 3. This message provides additional guidance for Marine Security Guard (MSG) nominations in lieu of changes to reference (A). Nominees for MSG of the year will be any Marine with the 8156 MOS (CONUS or OCONUS), assigned to Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG) for the entire fiscal year. Watch standers, detachment Commanders, and instructor advisors are eligible. Nomination packages will be submitted from each subordinate unit (MSG Regions, Marine Security Guard Security Augmentation Unit (MSAU), and MSG School) to be screened and boarded by the Commanding Officer, MCESG prior to a submission to Commander, Marine Forces Command for final approval. 2. All other instructions, details, and authorities contained in reference (B) remain in effect. 3. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Benjamin T. Watson, Deputy Commandant for Training and Education.