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ESPRITFall20131NationalHeadquartersStaffNationalExecutiveDirectorChiefExecutiveOfcerMichaelKesslerDeputyDirectorJosephVenableInspectorGeneraloftheYoungMarinesJosephBlesDirectorforTrainingandEducationDavidAdamsMobileTrainingTeamCoordinatorMichaelGuilesTrainingTeamAlvinHendricksDirectorofPublicRelationsJanelleJohnsenDrugDemandReductionResourceOfcerJosephLusignanAdministrativeAssistantforDatabaseManagementJudyJonesWebmasterServiceXpertMediaManagementLLCSanAntonioTexasYoungMarinesNationalHeadquartersP.O.Box70735SWStationWashingtonD.C.20024-0735YoungMarinesEspritMarcDeFrancisEditorJaimeJassoLayoutandDesignYoungMarinesBoardofDirectorsWilliamSmithChairmanGaryWeisbaumLorenFunkWilliamBarnesRobertBorkaDinaDillonLouisJohnsonWilliamJ.WalkerGeneOverstreetInvitedMemberMichaelTracyDirectorofFinanceMichaelKesslerNationalExecutiveDirectorJosephVenableDeputyDirectorDivisionCommandersDavidCumminsDivisionOneGeorgeBiedenbenderDivisionTwoJohnGionetDivisionThreeDouglasChampagneDivisionFourRonPownallDivisionFiveMichaelWilsonDivisionSixDivisionYoungMarinesoftheYearYMSgtMajPierceGillmanDivisionOneYMSgtMajDakotaRichterDivisionTwoYMSgtMajAustinCobbDivisionThreeYMSgtMajShanaPerezDivisionFourYMSgtMajCorinMcKeeDivisionFiveYMSgtMajIanSearchDivisionSixYMSgtMajDakotaRichterNationalYoungMarineoftheYearComingAttractions...Forthewinterissue--oursubmissiondateisDecember1--ourthemewillbeTheYoungMarinesdoinggreatworkinourcommunitiesnationwide.Telluswhatyourunithasdonethatwasallabouthelpingothersinourlargercommunity.Pickoneortwohighlightsthatwerefocusedoncommunityserviceinsomewayandtelluswhatitfeltliketobepartofit.WhatdidyouenjoyaboutitthemostWhatdidyourcom-munityappreciatethemostDontforgettosendusoneortwophotos.AndifamemberofyourcommunitywantstoshareathoughtaboutthegoodworkyourunitisdoingaskthemtosendalettertotheeditorofEspritatmagazineyoungmarines.com.NoteHereatEspritwerealwayslookingforwaystomakethemagazinebetter.BeginningwiththeSpringissueofthemagazineweareintroducingachangewewillnolongerbeannouncingaspecialthemeforeveryissue.Insteadwewillprintremindersandsug-gestionsofthefeaturedtopicsthatwewanttobesureeveryonecanreadaboutbothre-gardingspecialactivitiesandthegoodworkyourYoungMarinesdowithyourunits.ForexamplewewanttobesurethatRedRibbonWeekandVeteransAppreciationWeekgetthesameattentioninthemagazinethatweknowyougivetheminyourunitsactualactivities.AnotherexampleinthecurrentissueisthewaywehavedevotedasectiontowhatyourYoungMarinesdidandlearnedduringtheirS.P.A.C.E.S.adventures.Asalwaysallstoriesaboutwhatyourunithasbeendoingarewelcomealongwithsto-riesrevealingthepersonalinsightsyourYoungMarineshavegainedthroughtheirparticipa-tioninourprogram.Thesamebasiclimitsandcautionsremaininplaceaswell.Keepstoriesshortagoodcut-offis250wordsandrememberthatwecannotprintmorethanonestoryaboutthesameactivityfromthesameunit.SoifseveralofyourYoungMarineswanttowriteaboutthesameawe-someexperienceaskthemtocollaborateonasinglearticle.AndfnallyPicturesPleasesubmitonetothreephotoswitheacharticleideallycandidshotsratherthangrouppor-traits.KeepthosegreatstoriescomingNotePleasereviewtheEspritsubmissionmanualintheYoungMarineslibraryundertheMemberssectionformoredetailedtipsandguidelinesforsubmittingyourarticlesandphotostoEsprit.Ifyouhaveanyquestionssendanemailtomagazineyoungmarines.com