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March 1999
NSCC INFORMATION LETTER 8-99
1. 1999 NSCC/NLCC General Training Grants. Refs (a)
and (b) announce 1999 summer training opportunities for all hands. In support of these
summer training opportunities we anticipate a limited amount of money available for award
as summer training grants for deserving cadets who would not otherwise be able to
participate in this training. Approximately 40 NSCC/NLCC general training grants of $50.00
each and another 10 grants of $100.00 each may be awarded in 1999. Guidelines for the
NSCC/NLCC general training grants are as follow:
- Unit CO's are to send letter requests to reach NHQ not later than 1
May. Fax and E-mail requests also welcome. All requests should be sent attention: Capt Nyland.
- Identify by name and rank, cadets for whom training grants are
requested. For each cadet provide brief justification. If for more than 1 cadet, list
cadets and justification in priority order, most deserving first.
- Limit justification to not more than 3 or 4 lines oftext. Succinctly
support cadet need and merit.
- Grant monies awarded will be sent to Unit CO's in early May.
2. In addition to the above NSCC/NLCC general training grants, the
following specific training grants will also be available in support of 1999 summer
training.
- 1999 LCDR GEORGE DIMOCK Training Grant. Unique for
1999, these training grants are available as a result of the generosity of LCDR George Dimock, Regional Director for Region 1-2.
Details are as follow:
- Five (5) training grants of $100.00 each are available based on need
and merit.
- Guidelines are the same as for the general training grants listed
above, except due to NHQ not later than 1 June and limited to cadets who live and drill in
New England. Grant monies will be sent in early June.
- Request must be identified as a 1999 LCDR George Dimock Training
Grant request.
- 1999 F. HUYLER WHITE MEMORIAL Training Grant. These
training grants are annually awarded to deserving cadets living and drilling in New
Jersey. Details are as follow:
- Ten (10) training grants of$100.00 each are available based on need
and merit.
- The only criteria for the award is that cadets live and drill in New
Jersey and are in need of financial assistance for summer training.
- Nominations are to be sent by Unit CO's to Regional Director, Liberty
Region (East) 4-3, CDR Jesse Ridgeway Jr. who
will coordinate selections based on need and merit. CDR Ridgeway will forward selections
to NHQ and NHQ will return training grant checks to units for selected cadets.
- Nominations due to CDR Ridgeway not later than 1 June 1999.
- 1999 RICHARD GUTHRIE MEMORIAL Training Grant. This
training grant is annually awarded to 2 deserving cadets from the Sacramento area drilling
with the Gold Country Division. The grant is $50.00 to each cadet.
- NHQ will forward to the Region 12 Regional Facilitator a check for
$100.00 for appropriate presentation to the unit.
- Unit CO to award this training grant to two cadets based on need and
merit.
- 1999 ROSE MAESTRETTI MEMORIAL Training Grant. This
training grant is annually awarded to NLCC cadets drilling in Region 12. This grant is
based on need and merit and intended to ameliorate Orientation training costs. This is a
Region 12 grant and is fully coordinated within Region 12. Point of contact is Capt Stu
McCullough at (209) 579-8335.
H.J. Nyland
Capt (Ret)
Distribution:
Unit CO's
Regional Directors
Headquarters Representatives
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