1987 EDITION NATIONAL BYLAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Reprinted January 2008 © 2008 Marine Corps League, Inc. For Official Marine Corps League use only. All other use is prohibited. September 20, 2007 CHANGE 13 From: National Executive Director To: Distribution List Subj: NATIONAL BYLAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES CHANGES APPROVED AT THE 2007 NATIONAL CONVENTION Ref: (a) 1987 Edition of the National Bylaws and Administrative Procedures Reprinted January 2006 Encl: (1) New Page Inserts 1. Background. At the 2007 National Convention held at Albuquerque, New Mexico there were five (5) proposed Bylaw changes, three (3) of which were approved and two (2) of which were rejected. There were four (4) proposed Administrative Procedure changes, of which three (3) were approved and one (1) was rejected. Six (6) changes to Enclosure Three (3) were proposed, five (5) of which were approved and two (2) changes to Enclosure #4 were proposed and approved. 2. Summary of Changes a. The proposal to change the requirement for “Membership Eligibility” to recognize “honorable service” as relating to the most recent DD‐214 or Certificate of Discharge that the applicant received was approved. b. The proposal to authorize the National Executive Director to request a copy of a member or applicant’s DD‐214 from the National Personnel Records Center, if deemed necessary, for any application for membership received subsequent to August 10, 2007 was also approved. The corresponding membership application changes were approved as well. c. The proposal to change the Bylaws to allow a member charged with being “ineligible for membership” to voluntarily surrender his/her membership to avoid a hearing, was rejected. 1 “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” Address Packages and Express Mail to: 8626 Lee Highway - Suite 201 - Fairfax, VA. 22031 NATIONAL BYLAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES CHANGES APPROVED AT THE 2007 NATIONAL CONVENTION d. All National Officers will now be installed following the election and prior to the close of the regular business session and only the National Commandant and the National President will be installed at the Banquet. e. The Marine Corps League, Marines Helping Marines, Wounded Marines Program was recognized as an official subordinate group of the Marine Corps League, Inc. f. A proposal to make the Petitioner in a Grievance Hearing responsible for the cost of the hearing if the Respondent is found to be innocent of the charges, was rejected. g. The proposal requiring a member acting as counsel to either the petitioner or respondent in a disciplinary proceeding, to have been a member of the MCL for at least a year, was approved. h. The proposal to authorize wear of large Marine Corps League medals under some circumstances, was approved. i. The conflict between Enclosure 3 and Enclosure 4 regarding wearing of the Marine of the Year Medallion was resolved. j. The proposal to change the cover emblem worn by Associate Members from the “MCL” insignia to the starburst insignia was approved, with the MCL insignia being moved to the shirt collars. k. A proposal to authorize Ordained Ministers and Chaplains to wear a symbol of their religion was approved. l. Approved changes to update the Order of Precedence for medals and ribbons in Enclosure 4 was approved. m. Scout Leaders were approved to wear the MCL Community Service ribbon. 3. Action a. Remove pages BL 6‐1 through BL 6‐11 and replace them with BL 6‐1 through BL 6‐10 in this Enclosure. 2 “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” Address Packages and Express Mail to: 8626 Lee Highway - Suite 201 - Fairfax, VA. 22031 NATIONAL BYLAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES CHANGES APPROVED AT THE 2007 NATIONAL CONVENTION b. Remove pages AP 2‐1 through AP 2‐7 and replace them with AP 2‐1 through AP 2‐6 in this Enclosure. c. Remove pages AP 8‐1 and AP 8‐2 and replace them with AP 8‐1 and AP 8‐2 in this Enclosure. d. Remove pages AP 9‐1 through AP 9‐21 and replace them with AP 9‐1 through AP 9‐20 in this Enclosure. e. Remove Enclosure (3) “Uniform Code” in its entirety and replace it with Enclosure (3) “Uniform Code” in this Enclosure. f. Remove Enclosure (4) “Marine Corps League Awards” in its entirety and replace it with Enclosure (4) “Marine Corps League Awards” in this Enclosure. g. Remove Bylaws Index in its entirety and replace it with Bylaws Index pages, i, ii, iii and iv, in this Enclosure. h. Remove Administrative Procedures Index in its entirety and replace it with administrative Procedures Index pages i. ii, iii and iv in this Enclosure. g. File this page in front of Change 12 of September 18, 2006. MICHAEL A. BLUM National Executive Director DISTRIBUTION: National Bylaws, Article Eight (8), Section 810(a) and (b) Reviewed and Approved: James Tuohy National Judge Advocate 3 “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” Address Packages and Express Mail to: 8626 Lee Highway - Suite 201 - Fairfax, VA. 22031 (BLANK) “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” Address Packages and Express Mail to: 8626 Lee Highway - Suite 201 - Fairfax, VA. 22031 September 18, 2006 CHANGE 12 From: National Executive Director To: Distribution List Subj: NATIONAL BYLAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES CHANGES APPROVED AT THE 2006 NATIONAL CONVENTION Ref: (a) 1987 Edition of the National Bylaws and Administrative Procedures Reprinted January 2006 Encl: (1) New Page Inserts 1. Background. At the 2006 National Convention held at Boston, Massachusetts there were two (2) proposed Bylaw changes, both of which were rejected; and two (2) proposed Administrative Procedure changes, of which one (1) was approved and one (1) was rejected. Five (5) changes to Enclosure #4 were proposed and all five (5) were approved. 2. Summary of Changes a. The proposal to repeal portions of the Life Member Fee structure was rejected, as was a proposal to change Convention registration fees. b. The proposal to create a Committee and a standardized award for “Marine and NCO of the Quarter” to be awarded at each Marine Corps Base was rejected. c. The proposal to strike in its entirety National Administrative Procedure, Chapter Nine with the exception of the enclosure marked as “Attachment 1-1, and replace it with a completely revised Chapter Nine with enclosures, was approved. d. Approved changes to Enclosure 4 include: adding a MCL Community Service Medal/Ribbon for JROTC units; Nominations for the annual Iron Mike Award and Dickie Chapelle Award to be forwarded directly to National Headquarters; changed eligibility for the Marine Corps League Medal (Membership) so that any member of the MCL in good standing may wear it; and a 50th Anniversary Department of Florida Convention Medal/Ribbon, a New Hampshire 60th Anniversary Medal/Ribbon, a Department of Oregon 60th Anniversary 1 “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” Address Packages and Express Mail to: 8626 Lee Highway - Suite 201 - Fairfax, VA. 22031 NATIONAL BYLAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES CHANGES APPROVED AT THE 2006 NATIONAL CONVENTION Medal/Ribbon and a Department of New York 75th Anniversary Medal/Ribbon be added to the Order of Precedence charts. To accommodate the recent changes in the Bylaws and Administrative Procedures, the Bylaws Index and the Administrative Procedures Index have also been revised and updated. 3. Action a. Remove pages AP 9-1 through 9-13 and replace them with AP 9-1 through AP 9-21 as well as AP 9 Attachments 1, 2 and 3 in this Enclosure. b. Remove Enclosure (4) “Marine Corps League Awards” in its entirety and replace it with Enclosure (4) “Marine Corps League Awards” in this Enclosure. c. Remove Bylaws Index in its entirety and replace it with Bylaws Index pages, i, ii, and iii in this Enclosure. d. Remove Administrative Procedures Index in its entirety and replace it with Administrative Procedures Index pages i. ii, and iii in this Enclosure. e. File this page in front of Change 11 of September 28, 2005. MICHAEL A. BLUM National Executive Director DISTRIBUTION: National Bylaws, Article Eight (8), Section 810(a) and (b) Reviewed and Approved: James Tuohy National Judge Advocate 2 “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” Address Packages and Express Mail to: 8626 Lee Highway - Suite 201 - Fairfax, VA. 22031 September 28, 2005 CHANGE 11 From: National Executive Director To: Distribution List Subj: NATIONAL BYLAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES CHANGES APPROVED AT THE 2005 NATIONAL CONVENTION Ref: (a) 1987 Edition of the National Bylaws and Administrative Procedures Reprinted December 2004 Encl: (1) New Page Inserts 1. Background. At the 2005 National Convention held at Cleveland, Ohio, there were five (5) proposed bylaw changes, of which one (1) was approved, three (3) were rejected and one (1) was tabled; and seven (7) proposed administrative procedure changes, of which one administrative procedure change was approved, three (3) changes to Enclosure #3 were approved, two (2) changes to Enclosure #4 were approved and one proposed change was referred to committee. Additionally, one proposed change to the Ritual was rejected. 2. Summary of Changes a. The proposed bylaw change to create a new position at all levels of the MCL “Data Information Systems Management Officer” was rejected. The proposal to create a Committee and a standardized award for “Marine and NCO of the Quarter” to be awarded at each Marine Corps Base was rejected. The proposed change to define how a detachment’s members are transferred to a new detachment in the event of a charter suspension or revocation was tabled. The proposal to repeal portions of the Life Member Fee structure was rejected. b. The proposal to change the wording in Sections 440, 545 and 815 to better define who is covered by the National Bond and how the Bond gets paid for was approved.