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SUBJ/JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC) 65 ANNOUNCEMENT
/AND NOMINATION PROCEDURES//
POC/B. BURFEIND/LCDR/CHINFO/LOC:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:703-602-7940//
 
RMKS/1. PERIODICALLY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SPONSORS A MILITARY
ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR INFLUENTIAL AMERICAN CITIZENS.  THE JOINT
CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE (JCOC) PROVIDES REGIONAL AND
NATIONAL-LEVEL OPINION LEADERS WITH UNPRECEDENTED EXPOSURE AND
INSIGHT INTO THE COMPOSITION, STRENGTH AND READINESS OF OUR MILITARY
THROUGH PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND INTERACTION WITH SERVICE MEMBERS.
IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIALS
AND VISIT INDIVIDUAL UNITS OF EACH SERVICE OVER A ONE-WEEK PERIOD.
 
2. NEXT YEAR'S CONFERENCE, JCOC-65 WILL BE CONDUCTED 20-28 APRIL
2002.  THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS EXPRESSED HIS HIGHEST SUPPORT
AND INTEREST IN THIS MULTI-SERVICE PROGRAM, AND I SHARE HIS
ENTHUSIASM.  JCOC IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EMBARK PROGRAM WE HAVE
AND IT REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS.  IT
IS A PRIME OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT OUR CAPABILITIES AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY, OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET, NAVY MEN AND WOMEN.  IF WE
DON'T GET THEM OUT TO THE FLEET THEY WILL NEVER TRULY UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU DO.  EVERY COMMAND IN THE NAVY IS ELIGIBLE TO NOMINATE
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
 
3. NOMINATIONS COME FROM THE DOD SECRETARIAT, DOD AGENCIES, MILITARY
DEPARTMENTS, UNIFIED AND SPECIFIED COMMANDERS, AND PROGRAM ALUMNI.
I AM ALLOTTED 30 NOMINATIONS.  SELECTIONS ARE BASED ON NOMINEE
QUALIFICATIONS, NOT BY THE RANK OR POSITION OF THE NOMINATOR. I
INVITE ALL COMMANDS TO SEEK OUT AND NOMINATE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
MARINE CORPS NOMINEES WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CMC'S ALLOTMENT
OF 20 NOMINATIONS.  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON JCOC AND
OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS.
 
4. DURING THIS WEEK-LONG PROGRAM, 60 INFLUENTIAL U.S. CITIZENS WILL
TRAVEL TO ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD
INSTALLATIONS WHERE THEY OBSERVE TRAINING AND GAIN FIRSTHAND
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CURRENT MILITARY CAPABILITIES.  DURING THE
WASHINGTON PORTION OF THE VISIT, PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT NATIONAL
DEFENSE ISSUES DIRECTLY FROM SECDEF AND CJCS, SERVICE SECRETARIES,
AND OTHER SENIOR PENTAGON OFFICIALS.
 
5. ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF JCOC IS TO PROVIDE ORIENTATION FOR A
BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF CURRENT AND POTENTIAL U.S. OPINION LEADERS.
EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON REACHING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEUTRAL,
UNFORMED OR EVEN NEGATIVE OPINIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR
THE U.S. MILITARY.  NOMINEES SHOULD BE U.S. CITIZENS WHO ARE
RECOGNIZED LEADERS WITH A LARGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY AND
DEMONSTRATED OUTREACH CAPABILITIES.  PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN GOOD
HEALTH AND ABLE TO WITHSTAND 18 HOUR DAYS WHICH INCLUDE MODERATE
CLIMBING, WALKING, VEHICLE DRIVING AND WEAPONS FIRING.
 
6.  JCOC IS AN EDUCATION PROGRAM, IT IS NOT A REWARD FOR PAST
MILITARY SUPPORT.  DO NOT NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS:
  (A) WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY OF THE SERVICES' VIP, CIVIC
LEADER OR OTHER DISTINGUISHED VISITOR TOUR TO INCLUDE A PREVIOUS
JCOC.
  (B) WHO HAVE HAD SPECIAL CIVILIAN FLIGHTS ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT,
  (C) WHO, WORKING OR RETIRED, DRAW A FEDERAL PAYCHECK OF ANY KIND,
  (D) WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS WHOSE PRIMARY
CONTACTS ARE MILITARY RELATED, AND
  (E) WHO WILL BE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN A CAMPAIGNING STATUS DURING
THE TIME OF JCOC 65.
NOMINEES WHO WERE NOT SELECTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS MAY BE RE-NOMINATED
PROVIDED THEY STILL MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
 
7. IN SELECTING NOMINEES, NOMINATORS SHOULD FOCUS PARTICULAR
ATTENTION ON LEADERS OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO, BOTH
PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, COMMUNICATE ON AN ONGOING BASIS WITH
KEY AUDIENCES.  EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE NOMINEES INCLUDE, BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO:  PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; PUBLISHERS
AND EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS AND OTHERS WITH MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN
PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA; PUBLISHED AUTHORS AND SYNDICATED
COLUMNISTS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND REGIONAL LEADERS OF
PROFESSIONAL, MINORITY AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS; RISING STATE AND
LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS; AND CEO'S AND SENIOR
OFFICIALS OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WITH REGIONAL OR NATIONAL REACH.
NOMINATION OF STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE
WELCOME.  IN THIS CATEGORY, NOMINATORS SHOULD FOCUS PARTICULARLY ON
YOUNG AND EMERGING LEADERS WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RISE TO FUTURE
POSITIONS OF INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY.
 
8. POTENTIAL NOMINEES MUST BE CONTACTED BY THE NOMINATOR PRIOR TO
THEIR NOMINATION SUBMISSION AND BE:
   (A) INFORMED OF THE PROGRAM DATES
   (B) ASKED TO AGREE TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY DOD TO
PROCESS THE NOMINATION.
   (C) CONFIRM THAT IF SELECTED THEY WOULD ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
   (D) NOTIFIED OF A REQUIRED REGISTRATION FEE OF $2000.00, WHICH
COVERS MEALS, LODGING, AND INCIDENTALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CONFERENCE, NOT INCLUDING THE COST OF PARTICIPANTS' TRAVEL TO AND
FROM JCOC.  DOD WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN UNITS.
   (E) NOTIFIED THERE WILL BE A $400.00 DEPOSIT REQUIRED AT THE TIME
THE NOMINEE ACCEPTS SECDEF'S INVITATION.
NOMINATORS MUST EMPHASIZE TO THE PEOPLE THEY CONTACT THAT A
NOMINATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN INVITATION.  THIS PROGRAM IS
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AS 60 GUEST ARE TYPICALLY SELECTED FROM OVER 400
NOMINATIONS.  IN LATE NOVEMBER, SECDEF WILL PERSONALLY EXTEND
INVITATIONS.  HIS GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE A GEOGRAPHICALLY,
PROFESSIONALLY AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF INFLUENTIAL
AMERICANS.
 
9. THIS YEAR, DOD HAS PROVIDED A NEW ELECTRONIC FORM THAT MUST BE
USED FOR ALL NOMINATIONS.  IT CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR EASE OF
COMPLETION AND FORWARDING, VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO THE OFFICE
OF INFORMATION (CHINFO) BY 24 OCT 01 FOR CONSOLIDATION AND
FORWARDING TO DOD BY 30 OCT 01.  THE FORM CONTAINS DETAILED
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.  INFORMATION PERTAINING TO EACH NOMINEE SHOULD
BE AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE.  THE FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS WEB SITE CHARTROOM AT WWW.CHINFO.NAVY.MIL/CHARTROOM/.  UNITS
WITHOUT WEB ACCESS MAY REQUEST AN ELECTRONIC COPY BY CALLING OR
EMAILING THE CHINFO POC BELOW.  PLEASE NOTE: NOMINATION FORMS HAVE
BEEN REVISED - PREVIOUS EDITIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
 
10. CHINFO POCS FOR JCOC NOMINATIONS ARE LCDR BARBARA BURFEIND OR LT
JASON SALATA, 703-602-7940/8868; EMAIL:
BURFEIND.BARBARA@HQ.NAVY.MIL.
 
11. RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE GORDON R. ENGLAND, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.//
 
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