ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBINED AWARDS AND CEREMONY EVENT

MARADMINS : 453/24

R 012037Z OCT 24
MARADMIN 453/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS COMBINED AWARDS AND CEREMONY EVENT//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/9MAY2005//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1650.39B, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
COMBINED AWARDS PROGRAM//
POC/C. A. BARTOS/MAJ/TECOM SSEC/TEL: (703) 432-0245/EMAIL:
[email protected]//
POC/L. B. LAURITA/MAJ/TECOM ADJ/TEL: (703) 432-0861/EMAIL:
[email protected]//
POC/H. VINSON/CIV/TECOM G-3 COPSA/TEL: (703) 432-2324/EMAIL:
[email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This message announces the Fiscal Year 2024
(FY24) Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Combined Awards Program
(CAP).
2. In accordance with the reference, the CMC will recognize
recipients in the following four awards categories: Recruiter of the
Year, Drill Instructor (DI) of the Year, Marine Security Guard (MSG)
of the Year, and Marine Combat Instructor (MCI) of the Year. The
in-person FY24 CMC CAP ceremony will be held in the National Capita
Region. Date, time, location, and details regarding travel will be
published via separate correspondence (SEPCOR).
3. Commanding General (CG) Marine Corps Recruiting Command will
convene a selection board for recruiter of the year and runner-up
among regular recruiters; Commander, Marine Forces Command will
convene a selection board for MSG of the year and runner-up and will
coordinate with Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Embassy Security
Group (MCESG) to receive nomination packages; CG Training Command
will convene a selection board for MCI of the year and runner-up.
3.a. These selection endorsements, along with photo, biography, and
professional resume, will be submitted to Training and Education
Command (TECOM) no later than (NLT) 1 November 2024 via SEPCOR
through an Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2) task
utilizing the TECOM SPECIAL BOARDS group.
3.b. This message provides additional guidance for MSG nominations in
lieu of changes to reference (a). Nominees for Marine Security Guard
of the Year will be any Marine with the 8156 MOS (CONUS or OCONUS),
assigned to MCESG for the entire fiscal year. Watchstanders,
Detachment Commanders, and Instructor Advisors are eligible.
Nomination packages will be submitted from each subordinate unit
(MSG Regions, 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.
4. CG TECOM will convene the selection board for the DI of the year
nominees on 23 October 2024. DI of the year nomination packages are
due to CG TECOM NLT 11 October 2024 via SEPCOR ETMS2 task. CG TECOM
will coordinate with
CG Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego and CG Marine Corps Recruit
Depot, Parris Island to receive DI of the year nomination packages.
Each depot will select and submit one DI of the year nominee.
5. CG TECOM will serve as the Office of Primary Responsibility to
facilitate the FY24 CMC CAP MARADMIN release, awards, and ceremony.
Upon the completion and endorsement of all pertaining boards, board
winners and the first runners-up will be announced via results
MARADMIN. Additional instructions on award ceremony coordination to
include dates, funding, billeting, uniform, and civilian attire will
be published within the results MARADMIN announcing winners and
runners-up.
6. All commands will prepare and submit a Navy and Marine Corps
Commendation medal for their winners and the runner-up via Improved
Awards Processing System (iAPS) to TECOM (M30010) for processing
NLT 1 November 2024.
7. TECOM will process and forward drafted awards for all winners
and first runners-up in each category via iAPS to CMC (MMPB-31) and
will prepare meritorious promotion warrants for the winners for the
CMC signature, as required.
8. TECOM will coordinate the combined awards ceremony with CMC
Protocol office and will promulgate a letter of instruction to
adjacent and major subordinate commands to provide additional award
ceremony coordinating instructions for the award winners and
runners-up.
9. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Benjamin T. Watson,
Commanding General Training and Education Command.//