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BT UNCLAS //N02335// MARADMIN 500/01

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SUBJ/PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM SCHOLARS PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT AND /VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR APPLICATION PROCEDURES//

NARR/THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR APPLICATIONS FROM MARINE CORPS OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN GS 12 OR ABOVE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM SCHOLARS PROGRAM.//

RMKS/1. EACH YEAR SINCE 1968, THE PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM SCHOLARS PROGRAM HAS ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO WASHINGTON DC. PARTICIPANTS OBSERVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT WORK AND ARE TAKEN BEHIND THE SCENES OF OUR NATION'S CAPITAL FOR SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS FEATURING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES, JOURNALISTS AND OTHER WASHINGTON INSIDERS.

2. VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS ARE NEEDED ANNUALLY FOR THIS PROGRAM AND

ARE RECRUITED FROM THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON, DC AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. AN INSTRUCTOR CANDIDATE MUST HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, SHOW A HIGH LEVEL OF ENERGY AND INTEREST IN WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND POSSESS GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS. TWO VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS SUPERVISE A CAUCUS CONSISTING OF UP TO 45 STUDENTS. INSTRUCTORS MEET WITH THE STUDENTS EACH DAY TO REVIEW SEMINARS, PLAN FOR THE NEXT DAY AND FACILITATE STUDENT DISCUSSIONS ON CURRENT ISSUES. DAYS FOR STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS ARE LONG AND ACTIVE, BEGINNING BEFORE 0800 AND ENDING AFTER 2200.

3. THE MARINE CORPS HAS CONTINUOUSLY PARTICIPATED IN THIS PRESTIGIOUS PROGRAM BY WAY OF THE COMMANDANT SERVING AS A SEMINAR SPEAKER AND MANY MARINE OFFICERS SERVING AS VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS. ALL QUALIFIED OFFICERS AND GS-12 OR ABOVE PERSONNEL ARE INVITED TO APPLY AS A PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR FOR THE 2002 SESSION. INSTRUCTORS VOLUNTEER FOR ONE WEEK (OF THE 15 SCHEDULED PROGRAM WEEKS). ALL STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS MUST RESIDE AT THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CENTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. INSTRUCTORS ARE BILLETED DOUBLE OCCUPANCY WITH ANOTHER VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR, AT THE HOTEL AT NO EXPENSE TO THE VOLUNTEER OR HIS OR HER EMPLOYER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDE MEALS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS ANDTRAVEL IN WASHINGTON FOR ALL INSTRUCTORS.

4. VOLUNTEERS MUST MEET MARINE CORPS HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS AND MUST SECURE EMPLOYERS' APPROVAL AND PERMISSIVE TAD (AT NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT) OR ANNUAL LEAVE FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMAND. COSTS FOR AIRFARE OR OTHER TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS TO/FROM WASHINGTON IS AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE. CIVILIAN POLICY REGARDING LEAVE WITH OR WITHOUT PAY VARIES WIDELY AND IS SUBJECT TO THE DISCRETION OF EACH EMPLOYER. THE 15 WEEKS FOR APPLICATION CONSIDERATION ARE: JANUARY 19-26, JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 2, FEBRUARY 2-9, FEBRUARY 9-16, FEBRARY 16-23, FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 2, MARCH 2-9, MARCH 9-16, MARCH 16-23, MARCH 23-30, JUNE 8-15, JUNE 15-22, JUNE 23-30, JUNE 29-JULY 6 AND JULY 6-13.

5. LAST YEAR, OVER 600 APPLICATIONS FOR 250 AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS WERE RECEIVED. IF SELECTED, THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE ADHERED TO; ATTEND A PREPARATION SATURDAY TRAINING SESSION JUST PRIOR TO YOUR PROGRAM WEEK, FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE WEEK-LONG PROGRAM, ATTEND ALL CLASSROOM FUNCTIONS (INCLUDING SEMINARS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS AND GROUP MEETINGS) AND TRAVEL WITH THE STUDENTS TO AND FROM ALL CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, ADHERE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM RULES WHILE SERVING ON THE STAFF, AND RESIDE AT THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CENTER (A MARRIOTT HOTEL)

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. FOR MARINE CORPS ACTIVE/RESERVE DUTY PERSONNEL, SEASONAL UNIFORM WITH A TIE MUST BE WORN WHILE ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM (SERVICE "B" W/ RIBBONS OR SERVICE "A" W/RIBBONS AND BADGES).

6. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFO OR A DOWNLOADABLE PDF APPLICATION AT WWW.PRESIDENTIALCLASSROOM.ORG. HQMC DIVPA WILL PROVIDE APPLICATION FORMS VIA HARD COPY TO POTENTIAL APPLICANTS UPON REQUEST. ALL VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC DIVPA NLT 14 NOV 01. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE MAILED TO HQMC, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 2 NAVY ANNEX - RM 2418, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775. FOR ADDITIONAL INFO, POC IS CAPT STEVE BUTLER, HQMC COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 703-692-7434/7435. EMAIL [BUTLERSA@HQMC.USMC.MIL]. APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF THEIR STATUS BY JANUARY 3, 2001.

7. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS RESERVES. THIS MESSAGE IS CANCELLED 1 DEC 01//

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