R 031741Z MAY 11

ALCGPSC 059/11
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2011 IRONMAN TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
COAST GUARD TEAM
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1.  THIS ALCGPSC SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2011 IRONMAN TRIATHLON
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BEING HELD 8 OCTOBER 2011 IN KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII.
EACH MILITARY SERVICE TEAM WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MEMBERS, ONE MAN
AND ONE WOMAN.  PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLETES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
2.  ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE CG ATHLETES ON ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE
PERIOD OF THE RACE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE COAST GUARD TEAM
MUST SUBMIT AN ARMED FORCES SPORTS APPLICATION CLEARLY MARKED,
"IRONMAN TEAM" TO CWO4 R. T. DOWNS AT COMMANDING OFFICER, U. S. COAST
GUARD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND, 510 INDEPENDENCE PKWY, SUITE 500,
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320.  APPLICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED ON THE CG MWR WEB
SITE AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/MWR/DOCS/ENCLOSURE10.PDF (PAGES FOUR AND
FIVE ARE THE ARMED FORCES SPORTS APPLICATION) OR BY CONTACTING CWO4
R. T. DOWNS VIA E-MAIL:  ROBERT.T.DOWNS AT USCG.MIL.  APPLICATIONS
MUST LIST ATHLETES OVERALL TRIATHLON TIMES, NAMES AND DATES OF
EVENTS, AND TYPE (IRONMAN, HALF IRONMAN, OLYMPIC DISTANCE, ETC.).
THESE TIMES MUST BE VERIFIABLE.
3.  NON-SELECTION FOR THE TEAM DOES NOT PRECLUDE OTHER QUALIFIED
ATHLETES FROM COMPETING IN THIS EVENT.  TEAM SELECTION WILL BE MADE
BASED UPON PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR THE 2011 FORD IRONMAN WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP, BEST OVERALL TIMES, RACE DISTANCES, AND DATES OF
PREVIOUS TRIATHLONS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
4.  DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS IS 1 JUNE 2011.
APPLICANTS WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS BETWEEN 27 THROUGH 31
MAY 2011 SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS INDICATING THIS IN ADVANCE OF
IDENTIFYING SUCH PARTICIPATION.  A WEB SITE MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE
REMARKS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION FOR ANY EVENT SO THAT RACE TIMES
MAY BE VALIDATED.
5.  TEAM SELECTION WILL BE MADE DURING THE WEEK OF 6 JUNE 2011.  ALL
APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF SELECTION OR NON-SELECTION AND THE
FINAL TEAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY ALCGPSC AND POSTED ON THE CSC MWR WEB
PAGE.
6.  ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE IS AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
7.A.10 OF REFERENCE A.  COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND WILL FUND TEAM
REGISTRATION FEES, AIRLINE TRAVEL TICKETS, AND UNIFORMS FOR THOSE
SELECTED FOR THE TEAM.
7.  RDML DANIEL R. MAY, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER,
SENDS.
8.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.