Hawaii Marine, October 30, 2015
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Hawaii Marine A-2 • October 30, 2015
Historic sites to celebrate Corps birthday
To celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday on Nov. 10, all Pearl Harbor historic sites will offer free pass days for active-duty Ma rines, retired Marines and Marine dependents Nov. 7 and 8. For more information, call the Pearl Harbor historic sites at 455-1600.
Marine Corps birthday pageant happening soon
The annual Marine Corps birthday pageant is scheduled for Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. at Dewey Square. Personnel with base access are welcome to attend.
Naval Health Clinic Hawaii closed Nov. 6
All Naval Health Hawaii operations will be closed Nov. 6. This includes all medical and dental facilities at Branch Health Clinics Makalapa, Camp H.M. Smith, Wahiawa, Marine Corps Base Ha waii Kaneohe Bay and Shipyard. Our providers will be attending required training to ensure delivery of the best and most current patient care. Beneficiaries are asked to take this into consider ation when scheduling care. All routine care should be planned prior to or after Nov. 6. This includes appointment scheduling, prescription refills, laboratory draws, etc. All clinics will re-open for regular business hours Nov. 9. For NHCH hours of operation, visit www.med.navy.mil/sites/nhch. Beneficiaries can speak to a health care provider at any time the clinics are closed by calling the toll-free “Nurse Advice Line” at 1-800-874-2273, option 1. For emergencies, dial 911 or go to Tripler Army Medical Center. For active-duty dental emergencies, dial 864-4705.
Transition Readiness Seminar coming soon
The next Transition Readiness Seminar is scheduled from Nov. 2 through 6 on the second deck of building 279 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The seminar is open to all hands within 12 to 14 months of separating from service, but no later than 180 days prior to separation. The primary point of contact for securing a slot is the unit transition counselor. For more information, call 257-7790.
Leading Marines EPME3000AA course updated
The College of Distance Education and Training enlisted pro fessional military education distance education program has up dated the Leading Marines EPME3000AA course on MarineNet. This update was developed to enhance the individual Marine’s knowledge and to set the stage to attend the Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar. The lessons to be added are The U.S. Constitution, Organizational Structure of the Department of Defense and Marine Corps core values.
The U.S. Constitution was added to the Administration and Communication sub-course, describing the basic structure of the Constitution, the basic organization of the U.S. government, and the purpose of the oath of enlistment. Organizational Structure of the DoD was added to the Military Organization sub-course, describing the basic organizational structure of the president of the United States, secretary of defense, and the joint chiefs of staff. Marine Corps Core Values was added to the Developing Leaders sub-course, tying the Constitution into our Marine Corps oath and core values. As of Oct. 1, the promotion requirement for lance corporal to be promoted to corporal is to complete the Leading Marines course on MarineNet and the command spon sored Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics seminar. For more information, visit the CDET website or look us up on Facebook.
Important Phone Numbers
On-Base Emergencies 911 On-Base Emergencies (Non-medical) 257-2123/2124 Child Protective Services 832-5300 Fraud, Waste, Abuse & EEO 257-8852 Base Information 449-7110 MCB Hawaii Chaplain 257-3552 DEERS ID Center 257-2077
Photo courtesy of the Kapolei MCJROTC website The Kapolei High was selected Naval Honor School for the 2014/15 school year and also received the Marine Corps Reserve Association Award for JROTC excellence. In addition, Kapolei USMC JROTC cadet Joshua D’Andrea was also the recipient of the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement.
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COMMENT: My overall experience with the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Education Center is very poor. I have been trying to apply and enroll in classes with Hawaii Pacific University since the beginning of July 2015. I submitted all of the paperwork needed to get accepted, but I’ve had problems with them since day one. I had to call or email the school directly regarding any problems because the HPU advisors at MCB Hawaii are frequently unable to assist me. However, as soon as I call the school itself, my issues are usually fixed within a day. The advisors are also hard to reach, do not respond to my emails and can never fully answer my questions. By the middle of August, I had yet to be able to enroll in a class. It seems as though they are putting my issues on the back burner and are preventing me from being able to enroll in college for the upcoming fall semester. They should provide different advisors because it seems as though the ones they have now on MCB Hawaii do not care about their future students trying to apply there.
FOLLOW-UP NOTES: I met with the Hawaii Pacific University coordinator at MCB Hawaii, regarding this ICE Comment. First of all, she sincerely apologized for this anonymous student’s frustration. She assured me that HPU is committed to ensuring that every student leaves the HPU office satisfied with their questions and concerns fully addressed. Based on my nine years here, I can honestly confirm HPU’s dedication to world-class customer service. Second, she explained that the school is currently experiencing some difficulties with a new (Downtown Honolulu Campus) admissions process, but that the issue is now rectified. Third, she explained that the MCB Hawaii HPU team goes through all emails and voicemails on a daily basis; Therefore, if any student contacts them, they consistently respond as quickly as possible in the order that the messages were received. Finally, she emphasized to me that HPU’s core mission is to provide the highest quality post-secondary education to all students who wish to attend the university — especially our service members and their family members. After the coordinator discussed this ICE Comment with her staff, they think they might know who this person is. I asked her to follow up with that student to see if they can provide any additional support or guidance. In my opinion, this comment below is an outlier to the normally great service our clients receive upstairs at HPU. To that end, I have a large collection of positive comments and feedback regarding HPU’s customer service and can provide those to anyone who’d like to read them. - Respectfully, the education services officer of MCB Hawaii’s Education Center
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Kapolei High School MCJROTC
KAPOLEI, Hawaii — The United States Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Kapolei High School was honored with several awards, Thursday.
The Kapolei High was selected Naval Honor School for the 2014/15 school year and also received the Marine Corps Reserve Association Award for JROTC excellence. In addition, Kapolei USMC JROTC cadet Joshua D’Andrea was also the recipient of the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement.
“I’m very humbled by it,” said Jason Seal, a retired Marine officer and the senior Marine instructor for the Kapolei MCJROTC program. “The cadets deserve the recognition. They work very hard. Their academics and their grades should be commended.”
Naval Honor School designation is bestowed annually to the top 20 percent of all Marine Corps and Navy JROTC units (throughout the country and overseas there are 262 Marine Corps JROTC units and 604 Navy JROTC units).
Selection is based on several criteria, such as cadet citizenship, the percentage of cadets involved in student clubs and organizations, cadets active in school activities, community service hours for the unit as a whole and per cadet, organizations assisted by the unit, as well as scholastic achievements. Scholastic achievements include the number of academic
awards and scholarships awarded to grad- uating cadets.
Selected units are also measured by participation in public affairs events, drill team competitions, rifle team competitions, physical fitness team competitions, and field trips. To be selected as a Naval Honor School is a goal for any JROTC unit and is considered a significant and noteworthy achievement.
The MCRA trophy is the most prestigious award a Marine Corps JROTC unit can receive and only five of these awards are bestowed annually. To be considered for this award, a Marine Corps JROTC program must meet the threshold standards of a Naval Honor School program and then go on to perform in a superior manner.
Vincil Hazelbaker, a retired Marine colonel and Navy Cross recipient from the Vietnam War, presented the award to D’Andrea. The Legion of Valor is the highest honor a Marine Corps JROTC cadet can receive.
This medal is awarded annually and D’Andrea is one of only five cadets within the entire Marine Corps JROTC program to receive this recognition (out of a total population of approximately 32,000 cadets). Selection for the LOV is extremely rigorous and is based on exemplary academic credentials, a superlative class standing and noteworthy comm- unity service.
Kapolei High School has the only Marine Corps JROTC unit in the state of Hawaii, with 150 cadets.
Kapolei High School USMC JROTC receives awards