USAMRMC MILITARY AWARDS PROGRAM
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USAMRMC MILITARY USAMRMC MILITARY
AWARDS PROGRAMAWARDS PROGRAM
OVERVIEWOVERVIEW 1. CURRENT COMMAND POLICY ON 1. CURRENT COMMAND POLICY ON
AWARDSAWARDS 2. COMMAND SUSPENSES ON AWARDS2. COMMAND SUSPENSES ON AWARDS 3. LETTER OF LATENESS3. LETTER OF LATENESS 4. EXPEDITE OF AWARDS4. EXPEDITE OF AWARDS 5. USAMRMC AWARDS BOARD PROCESS5. USAMRMC AWARDS BOARD PROCESS 6. GUIDE ON HOW TO WRITE 6. GUIDE ON HOW TO WRITE
JUSTIFICATIONS JUSTIFICATIONS 7. EXAMPLE DA FORM 638 - (PDF)7. EXAMPLE DA FORM 638 - (PDF) 8. QUESTION/ANSWER SESSION8. QUESTION/ANSWER SESSION
WHY GIVE AWARDS?WHY GIVE AWARDS? AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO RECOGNIZE SOLDIERS AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO RECOGNIZE SOLDIERS
FOR VALOR, MERITORIOUS SERVICE, AND FOR VALOR, MERITORIOUS SERVICE, AND ACHIEVEMENT. IT'S OUR FORMAL WAY OF ACHIEVEMENT. IT'S OUR FORMAL WAY OF THANKING THEM AND RECOGNIZING THEM FOR THANKING THEM AND RECOGNIZING THEM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARMY'S SUCCESS IN MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. ARMY'S SUCCESS IN MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. AWARDS GIVEN TO DESERVING SOLDIERS AWARDS GIVEN TO DESERVING SOLDIERS INCREASE ESPRIT DE CORPS IN THE UNIT AND INCREASE ESPRIT DE CORPS IN THE UNIT AND PROVIDE OTHER SOLDIERS THE NECESSARY PROVIDE OTHER SOLDIERS THE NECESSARY INCENTIVE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR INCENTIVE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES THUS DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES THUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OF THE UNIT.CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OF THE UNIT.
COMMAND POLICY FOR COMMAND POLICY FOR AWARD AWARD
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS THE COMMANDER, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. THE COMMANDER, HEADQUARTERS, U.S.
ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND (MEDCOM) HAS ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND (MEDCOM) HAS ESTABLISHED THAT ALL APPROVED ESTABLISHED THAT ALL APPROVED AWARDS AWARDS WILLWILL BE PRESENTED BEFORE BE PRESENTED BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL’S PERMANENT CHANGE THE INDIVIDUAL’S PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION OR RETIREMENT.OF STATION OR RETIREMENT.
AWARD TIMELINESSSAWARD TIMELINESSS
AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED FOR AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE BASED ON RETIREMENT MERITORIOUS SERVICE BASED ON RETIREMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED SO THAT THEY MAY BE WILL BE SUBMITTED SO THAT THEY MAY BE PROCESSED TO CONCLUSION PRIOR TO THE PROCESSED TO CONCLUSION PRIOR TO THE REQUESTED PRESENTATION DATE. REQUESTED PRESENTATION DATE.
TO DETERMINE THE PRESENTATION DATE, THE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENTATION DATE, THE RECOMMENDER MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RECOMMENDER MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SOLDIER’S REQUESTED RETIREMENT DATE, SOLDIER’S REQUESTED RETIREMENT DATE, NUMBER OF DAYS OF ANY TRANSITION LEAVE , NUMBER OF DAYS OF ANY TRANSITION LEAVE , AND AUTHORIZED TRAVEL/TRANSITION AND AUTHORIZED TRAVEL/TRANSITION PROCESSING TIME.PROCESSING TIME.
RULES FOR PROCESSING RULES FOR PROCESSING AWARD AWARD
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSPLACEMENT IN OFFICIAL PLACEMENT IN OFFICIAL
CHANNELS IS DEFINED AS CHANNELS IS DEFINED AS “SIGNED BY THE INITIATING “SIGNED BY THE INITIATING OFFICIAL AND ENDORSED BY A OFFICIAL AND ENDORSED BY A HIGHER OFFICIAL IN THE CHAIN HIGHER OFFICIAL IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND”OF COMMAND”
COMMAND SUSPENSES COMMAND SUSPENSES ON MILITARY AWARDSON MILITARY AWARDS
RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRING ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRING ACTION BY MEDCOM OR HIGHER AUTHORITY BY MEDCOM OR HIGHER AUTHORITY SHOULD ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 120 SHOULD ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION DATE. DAYS PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION DATE. ANY AWARDS SUBMITTED AFTER 120 ANY AWARDS SUBMITTED AFTER 120 DAYS REQUIRE A LETTER OF LATENESS!DAYS REQUIRE A LETTER OF LATENESS!
ALL OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD ALL OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED WITHIN BE APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED WITHIN THE COMMAND CHANNELS WITHIN 90 THE COMMAND CHANNELS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF INITIATION.DAYS OF INITIATION.
EXPEDITESEXPEDITES
ALL REQUESTS FOR ALL REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITES MUST BE EXPEDITES MUST BE
PRE-APPROVED BY THE PRE-APPROVED BY THE DCSPER AND OR THE DCSPER AND OR THE
COMMANDER BEFORE IT COMMANDER BEFORE IT IS PROCESSED! IS PROCESSED!
USAMRMC BOARD USAMRMC BOARD PROCESSPROCESS
AWARD IS RECEIVED AND QUALITY CHECKEDAWARD IS RECEIVED AND QUALITY CHECKED
PRE POSITIONED FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE BOARDPRE POSITIONED FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE BOARD
AWARD IS ELECTRONICALLY FORWARDED TO BOARD AWARD IS ELECTRONICALLY FORWARDED TO BOARD MEMBERS – WEEK TO VOTE!MEMBERS – WEEK TO VOTE!
THE RESULTS ARE TALLIED AND THE AWARDS ARE THE RESULTS ARE TALLIED AND THE AWARDS ARE PACKAGED FOR THE CG’S REVIEW AND PACKAGED FOR THE CG’S REVIEW AND APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL
THE AWARDS PACKAGE IS ROUTED TO THE CGTHE AWARDS PACKAGE IS ROUTED TO THE CG
THE AWARDS ARE RETURNED TO DCSPER OFFICE FOR THE AWARDS ARE RETURNED TO DCSPER OFFICE FOR FINAL PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION FINAL PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION
AWARD CAN BE GIVEN AWARD CAN BE GIVEN FOR: FOR:
RETIREMENT – RECOMMENDED TO COVER RETIREMENT – RECOMMENDED TO COVER THE LAST 10 YEARSTHE LAST 10 YEARS
SERVICE/PCSSERVICE/PCS
ACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENT
HEROISMHEROISM
AWARD AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS
JUSTIFICATION JUSTIFICATION THE NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION IS THE THE NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT SECTION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SECTION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONRECOMMENDATION..
THE NARRATIVE FOR AN LOM IS LIMITED THE NARRATIVE FOR AN LOM IS LIMITED TO ONE PAGE. IT MUST BE SINGLE SPACE TO ONE PAGE. IT MUST BE SINGLE SPACE
PROPOSED CITATION PROPOSED CITATION
THE CITATION IS AN ACCOUNT WHICH THE CITATION IS AN ACCOUNT WHICH WILL BE CHERISHED BY THE SERVICE WILL BE CHERISHED BY THE SERVICE MEMBER AND IS A SOURCE OF PRIDE TO MEMBER AND IS A SOURCE OF PRIDE TO THEIR FAMILIES.THEIR FAMILIES.
WE ARE TELLING A STORY TO EVERYONE WE ARE TELLING A STORY TO EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT THE PERSON RECEIVING THE ABOUT WHAT THE PERSON RECEIVING THE AWARD HAS DONE. AWARD HAS DONE.
PROPOSED CITATION PROPOSED CITATION TIPS MSM AND BELOW TIPS MSM AND BELOW
THE THE BEGINNING SENTENCE SHOULD BEGINNING SENTENCE SHOULD READREAD, “MERITORIOUS , “MERITORIOUS SERVICE/ACHIEVEMENT AS (JOB TITLE SERVICE/ACHIEVEMENT AS (JOB TITLE ANDAND OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT.)” OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT.)” BODY OF BODY OF CITATIONCITATION, AND THEN THE , AND THEN THE ENDING ENDING SENTENCESENTENCE.” YOUR EXEMPLARY .” YOUR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE OF DUTY REFLECTS GREAT PERFORMANCE OF DUTY REFLECTS GREAT CREDIT UPON YOU, THE UNITED STATES CREDIT UPON YOU, THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND, AND THE UNITED STATES COMMAND, AND THE UNITED STATES ARMY. ARMY.
PROPOSED CITATION TIPS PROPOSED CITATION TIPS ON THE PROPOSED CITATION FOR AWARDS ON THE PROPOSED CITATION FOR AWARDS
HIGHER THAN AN MSM LEAVE ITEM 21 HIGHER THAN AN MSM LEAVE ITEM 21 BLANK. FOR MSM AND BELOW, LIMIT THIS BLANK. FOR MSM AND BELOW, LIMIT THIS ITEM TO NO MORE THAN 6 LINES ITEM TO NO MORE THAN 6 LINES
FOR LOM’S THE PROPOSED CITATION IS FOR LOM’S THE PROPOSED CITATION IS INCLUDED AS AN ENCLOSURE WITHIN THE INCLUDED AS AN ENCLOSURE WITHIN THE DA FORM 638 (PDF version)DA FORM 638 (PDF version)
PROPOSED CITATION TIPS PROPOSED CITATION TIPS FOR RETIREMENT FOR RETIREMENT
FOR THE MSM RETIREMENT AWARD FOR FOR THE MSM RETIREMENT AWARD FOR TOTAL SERVICE, THE TOTAL SERVICE, THE BEGINNING BEGINNING SENTENCE SHOULD READSENTENCE SHOULD READ, “MERITORIOUS , “MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN POSITIONS OF GREAT SERVICE IN POSITIONS OF GREAT RESPONSIBILITY ENDING AS (JOB TITLE RESPONSIBILITY ENDING AS (JOB TITLE ANDAND DEPARTMENT) DEPARTMENT) BODY OF THE CITATIONBODY OF THE CITATION, , THEN THE THEN THE ENDING SENTENCE ENDING SENTENCE YOUR YOUR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE OF DUTY WAS IN EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE OF DUTY WAS IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF MILITARY SERVICE REFLECTING GREAT MILITARY SERVICE REFLECTING GREAT CREDIT ON …CREDIT ON …
TIME LIMITATIONSTIME LIMITATIONSAWARD RECOMMENDATIONS MUST AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS MUST
BE TIMELY BE TIMELY - WITHIN 2 YRS OF ACT, ACHIEVEMENT, OR SERVICE BEING - WITHIN 2 YRS OF ACT, ACHIEVEMENT, OR SERVICE BEING
HONOREDHONORED
EXCEPTIONSEXCEPTIONS - PURPLE HEART- PURPLE HEART - POW/MIA/MEDICALLY INCAPACITATED- POW/MIA/MEDICALLY INCAPACITATED
LOST RECOMMENDATIONSLOST RECOMMENDATIONS
MUST SHOW PROOF OF SUBMISSION THRU MUST SHOW PROOF OF SUBMISSION THRU MILITARY CHANNELSMILITARY CHANNELS
MUST SHOW PROOF OF THE LOSS OR FAILURE TO MUST SHOW PROOF OF THE LOSS OR FAILURE TO
ACT ON THE RECOMMENDATION THRU ACT ON THE RECOMMENDATION THRU INADVERTENCEINADVERTENCE
REQUIRES HRC COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY REQUIRES HRC COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO APPROVE/DISAPPROVE EACH OF THE ARMY TO APPROVE/DISAPPROVE EACH RECOMMENDATIONRECOMMENDATION
INTERIM AWARDSINTERIM AWARDS MEDCOM DISCOURAGES THE USE OF MEDCOM DISCOURAGES THE USE OF
INTERIM AWARDS INTERIM AWARDS
GIVEN WHEN AWAITING FINAL APPROVAL ON GIVEN WHEN AWAITING FINAL APPROVAL ON RECOMMENDATION FOR A HIGHER AWARDRECOMMENDATION FOR A HIGHER AWARD
- EXAMPLE RECOMMENDED AWARD LOM, INTERIM AWARD - EXAMPLE RECOMMENDED AWARD LOM, INTERIM AWARD MSMMSM
REVOCATION WHEN HIGHER AWARD IS REVOCATION WHEN HIGHER AWARD IS
APPROVEDAPPROVED
IMPACT AWARDSIMPACT AWARDS AN IMPACT AWARD DOES NOT EXIST IN AR AN IMPACT AWARD DOES NOT EXIST IN AR
600-8-22 (MILITARY AWARDS). 600-8-22 (MILITARY AWARDS).
WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL HAS PERFORMED WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL HAS PERFORMED AN ACT WELL ABOVE THE EXPCTED DUTY AN ACT WELL ABOVE THE EXPCTED DUTY PERFORMANCE, THIS QUALIFIES AS AN PERFORMANCE, THIS QUALIFIES AS AN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, NOT AN IMPACT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, NOT AN IMPACT AWARD.AWARD.
APPROVAL AUTHORITIESAPPROVAL AUTHORITIESAWARDAWARD TYPETYPE APPROVAL APPROVAL
AUTHAUTHDSMDSM ALLALL HQDAHQDA
LOMLOM ETS/PCS/ACH/SVCETS/PCS/ACH/SVC HQDAHQDA
LOMLOM RETRET TSGTSG
SMSM HEROISMHEROISM HQDAHQDA
MSMMSM ALLALL MG & ABOVEMG & ABOVE
ARCOMARCOM ALLALL COL & ABOVECOL & ABOVE
AAMAAM ALLALL LTC & ABOVELTC & ABOVE
PROCESSING TIME LINESPROCESSING TIME LINES
TYPETYPE APPROVAL APPROVAL AUTHAUTH
PROCESS TIMEPROCESS TIME
LOM - PCSLOM - PCS HRCHRC 120 DAYS120 DAYS
LOM - RETLOM - RET MEDCOM MEDCOM COMMANDERCOMMANDER
120 DAYS120 DAYS
MSMMSM MRMC COMMANDERMRMC COMMANDER 9090
ARCOM/AAMARCOM/AAM UNIT COMMANDERUNIT COMMANDER 6060
RULES FOR PROCESSING RULES FOR PROCESSING AWARD AWARD
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS LOM’S MUST BE GENERATED AND LOM’S MUST BE GENERATED AND
PROCESSED COMPLETELY THROUGH G1 PROCESSED COMPLETELY THROUGH G1 ON A DA FORM 638 (PDF version). ON A DA FORM 638 (PDF version). MEDCOM WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY OTHER MEDCOM WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY OTHER VERSIONS.VERSIONS.
RULES FOR PROCESSING RULES FOR PROCESSING AWARD AWARD
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS PROPERLY EXECUTED AWARD PROPERLY EXECUTED AWARD
RECOMMENDATIONS WILL INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:FOLLOWING:
1.1. DA FORM 638. (PDF VERSION)DA FORM 638. (PDF VERSION)2.2. NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION (LOM and higher).NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION (LOM and higher).3.3. PROPOSED CITATION.PROPOSED CITATION.4.4. ORB OR ERB AS ATTACHMENT.ORB OR ERB AS ATTACHMENT.
COMMON MISTAKES ON COMMON MISTAKES ON AWARD AWARD
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS1.1. BLOCK 3 - SSN WRONGBLOCK 3 - SSN WRONG2.2. BLOCK 8 - PREVIOUS AWARDS NOT ACCURATEBLOCK 8 - PREVIOUS AWARDS NOT ACCURATE3.3. BLOCK 10 - OAK LEAF CLUSTER NOT INDICATEDBLOCK 10 - OAK LEAF CLUSTER NOT INDICATED4.4. BLOCK 11 – PERIOD OF AWARD FOR RETIREMENT TOO LONGBLOCK 11 – PERIOD OF AWARD FOR RETIREMENT TOO LONG5.5. BLOCK 12a – REASON FOR AWARDBLOCK 12a – REASON FOR AWARD6.6. BLOCK 12b – INTERIM AWARD (YES – BLOCK IS EMPTY)BLOCK 12b – INTERIM AWARD (YES – BLOCK IS EMPTY)7.7. BLOCK 13 – PROPOSED PRESENTATION DATE IS BLANKBLOCK 13 – PROPOSED PRESENTATION DATE IS BLANK8.8. BLOCK 20 – LOM IN MSM AND BELOW BULLET FORMAT/ BLOCK 20 – LOM IN MSM AND BELOW BULLET FORMAT/
OPENING CLOSING SENTENCES WRONGOPENING CLOSING SENTENCES WRONG9.9. BLOCK 21 – CITATION CONTAINS UNIT NAME, PERIOD OF BLOCK 21 – CITATION CONTAINS UNIT NAME, PERIOD OF
AWARD – NO “MEAT” IN CITATIONAWARD – NO “MEAT” IN CITATION10.10. BLOCK 23 – INTERMEDIATE AUTHORITY – NO COMMENTSBLOCK 23 – INTERMEDIATE AUTHORITY – NO COMMENTS11.11. NO ORB/ERB ATTACHED AS AN ENCLOSURENO ORB/ERB ATTACHED AS AN ENCLOSURE
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS ? ?