SOLICITATION FOR 2025 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ENLISTED AWARDS

R 251454Z NOV 24
MARADMIN 572/24
MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC CD WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR 2025 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE ENLISTED AWARDS//
POC/R BROOKS//CIV/MCL/TEL: 703-207-9588 EX.150/EMAIL:
[email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Background. Each year, the Marine Corps League
recognizes exceptional professional performance of active duty and
reserve enlisted Marines and Sailors across the Marine Corps
nominated by O5 level commands and higher and selected by the
executive leadership of the Marine Corps League. Selected Marines
and Sailors embody the extraordinary qualities of leadership,
dedication, skill, and creativity forged through the collective
experience of challenging training, demanding duties, austere
environments, and the core values that all members of the Navy
and Marine Corps team respect, share, and to which they aspire.
In years past, recipients were recognized during the Gala and Awards
Ceremony during the annual Modern Day Marine exposition. This year's
recipients will be recognized on an individual basis near their home
station by leaders from their local Marine Corps League chapter.
2. This message solicits nominations for the following six awards:
2.a. Gunnery Sergeant Carlos N. Hathcock II Award: Awarded to an
enlisted Marine who has made an outstanding contribution to the
improvement of marksmanship training.
2.b. Sergeant Major Wilbur Bestwick Award: Awarded to an enlisted
Marine in a ground combat military occupational specialty who has
made an outstanding contribution to increased combat readiness
within the organization.
2.c. Sergeant Harry D. Myers Award: Awarded to an enlisted Marine in
a Combat Service Support military occupational specialty who has
made a significant contribution to increased combat readiness within
the organization.
2.d. Sergeant Major Frederick B. Douglass Award: Awarded to an
enlisted Marine in an Aviation military occupational specialty who
has made a significant contribution to increased combat readiness
within the organization.
2.e. Chief Hospital Corpsman George William 'Doc' Piercy Award:
Awarded to a Navy corpsman or dental technician assigned to Marine
units, who has made a significant contribution to increased combat
medical readiness within the organization.
2.f. 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. All commands are encouraged to submit nominations for these
awards. Major commands should submit a nomination for each award
category for maximum opportunity to recognize Marines' sustained
performance. Nominations of individual mobilization augmentees for
the reservist of the year must be submitted through the reservist's
operational sponsor. Nominations for reservists assigned to
MARFORRES units must be submitted via their chain of command to
MARFORRES.
4. Nominations must reflect either sustained performance or a
specific individual act. The contribution(s) must have been made
during calendar year 2024. Nominations must be fully substantiated
and include:
4.a. Endorsements. Nominations should be sent to GySgt Rob Brooks,
USMC (Ret.), National Director for Events, Marine Corps League. The
first general officer in the nominee's chain of command must endorse
the nomination. Additional endorsements beyond that are not
required.
4.b. Nomination letter. A command nomination letter in standard
letter format that includes a brief narrative justifying the
nomination and the following personal information of the nominee:
4.b.1. Full name, rank, and military occupation specialty code;
4.b.2. Current duty station and assignment;
4.b.3. Current duty address, work email, and work telephone;
4.b.4. Time in service;
4.b.5. Name and address of the unit in which the nominee was serving
when contribution was made;
4.b.6. Name of point of contact with phone number and email address;
4.b.7. Home of record city and state.
4.c. Additional enclosures. In addition to the nomination letter and
endorsement, each submission must include the following as separate
enclosures:
4.c.1. Nominee's biography.
4.c.2. Recommended citation, not to exceed 250 words.
4.c.3. A written and signed statement of consent by the nominee,
authorizing release of information contained in the nomination
package, per the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The following
statement is a sample of written consent: I, rank and full name,
do hereby authorize the release of all information enclosed in this
nomination package to those persons involved in the selection
process.
5. A sample nomination package is available online at the Marine
Corps League website at https://www.mcleaguelibrary.org/wp-content/
uploads/2024/01/EXAMPLE-MCL-Enlisted-Awards-Package_Redacted.pdf.
Any submission that does not follow the above guidelines or is
received after the deadline (see para. 7) will not be considered.
6. Award submissions will be sent to the Marine Corps League for
their review and selection. Commands and selected awardees will be
notified via email after the selection process and a MARADMIN will
be released to announce the selected award recipients.
7. Submissions. All nominations should be sent electronically via
email to: [email protected] using PDF files with the following
subject line: 2025 Enlisted Awards Program (name of award category)
ICO (rank and name).
8. Deadline. The Marine Corps League must receive nomination
packages no later than 01 March 2025. No extensions or exceptions
will be granted.
9. The Marine Corps League will coordinate award presentations with
designated commands. Full details for selected awardees will be
provided via SEPCOR.
10. Release authorized by SES April L. Langwell, Director of
Communication, Communication Directorate, Headquarters Marine
Corps.//