Marine Corps Safety Awards

Marine Corps Safety Awards

SECNAV Instruction 5305.4B establishes the Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Awards. The Marine Corps Safety Awards Program, as outlined in MCO 5100.32A, supplements this program.

The Marine Corps Safety Awards Program provides recognition of commands and personnel for significant contributions and accomplishments made in the field of safety and mishap prevention. Submissions for these awards are due to Safety Division by December 15th of each year.

Marine Corps Warrior Preservation Award: This award is presented each fiscal year to the Marine Corps installation that has established the most comprehensive safety program. This award consists of a representative trophy, a commemorative wall plaque, and a certificate signed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Eligibility: All Marine Corps bases, stations, and depots.
Marine Corps Superior Achievement in Safety: This award is an individual award presented annually to one officer, one enlisted, and one government civilian employee who have made the most significant contribution to the Marine Corps Safety Program. This award consists of a commemorative wall plaque and a Marine Corps Safety Division commemorative coin.

Eligibility: All Marine Corps military and government civilian employees.
Marine Corps Achievement in Safety Award: This award is presented each fiscal year to one Marine Corps command in each group listed in enclosure (2) of MCO 5100.32A that has established the most outstanding safety program. The award consists of a commemorative wall plaque and a Marine Corps Safety Division commemorative coin.

Eligibility: All Marine Corps commands.
Road Warrior Award (Individual and Unit): These awards are presented on an ongoing basis to Marine Corps military and government civilian employees and Marine Corps command and units operating government motor vehicles who achieve mishap/violation-free driving milaege in the increments detailed in MCO 5100.32A. The award consists of a certificate signed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Eligibility: All Marine Corps military and government civilian employees and all Marine Corps commands and units.

Command Safety Awards Program:
MCO 5100.32A also outlines the Command Safety Awards - All Marine Corp commands shall establish a Marine Corps Command Safety Awards Program to recognize the outstanding safety performance of subordinate units and military personnel.

Additionally, commands which do not fall under the force commands shall establish a safety awards program to recognize the outstanding safety performance of subordinate units and military personnel.

Navy League - Admiral Vern Clark & General James L. Jones Safety Awards

From the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Safety:

The Navy League of the United States is seeking Navy and Marine Corps personnel or organizations that have made the Department of the Navy safer.

The Admiral Vern Clark and General James L. Jones Safety Awards recognize individuals or groups whose actions and example have significantly improved the safety culture within the Navy or the Marine Corps.

“The Navy League sponsors these awards to stimulate safety ideas, suggestions, or programs that will reduce mishaps and fatalities by providing special recognition to individuals, units or organizations that exemplify and advance a culture of safety,” said Navy League National President J. Michael McGrath.

In addition to a Navy League scroll, recipients of the safety awards will receive a cash award from proceeds generated by contributions from former Secretary of the Navy Gordon England and his wife as well as multiple corporate sponsors. The amount of the award is determined by the Navy League Awards Selection Board. Follow the links below for more information:

- Navy League Awards HomePage

GEICO Military Service Awards

The GEICO Military Service Awards were established to recognize noteworthy contributions by enlisted service members of the Armed Forces in specific areas of safety and accident prevention.

The GEICO Military Service awards honor one enlisted member from each of the Military Services and one member from the Guard/Reserve for their special achievements and contributions in each of the following categories:

Drug and alcohol abuse prevention
Fire safety and fire prevention
Traffic safety and accident prevention

The GEICO awards program presents an outstanding opportunity for Commanders to recognize Marines who have gone beyond the call of duty in educating other Marines in the in the operational risk management (ORM) process. Follow the links below for more information:

- Military Program at GEICO

- GEICO Military Service Awards

Aviation Mishap-Free Flight Time Awards

MCO 1650.23E provides instructions for submitting both individual and unit level Mishap-Free Flight Time Awards. Marine aircrew are eligible for an individual Mishap Free Flight Time Award for each 1000 hours they fly mishap-free. Involvement in a Class A mishap, as defined in OPNAV 3750, in which aircrew error was a causal factor will remove an individual from eligibility for this award.

Squadron Mishap Free Flight Time Awards are awarded for each 10,000 hours of mishap-free flight time. A Class-A mishap will remove a squadron from eligibility for this award unless a controlling custodian grants absolution for safety awards purposes and continuation of mishap-free flight time per para 819 of OPNAV 3750. Controlling custodians determine a squadron's eligibility for this award.

Mishap-Free Flight Time Award requests should be submitted by emailing CMC Safety Division - CLICK HERE