R 171909Z AUG 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARDMIN 0490/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC SD//
SUBJ/CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2009 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2009 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS.
2. THE GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM HONORS ONE ACTIVE DUTY OR SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED MEMBER FROM EACH MILITARY SERVICE FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MILITARY OR CIVILIAN COMMUNITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
   A. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION.
   B. FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION.
   C. TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION.
3. RECIPIENTS ARE RECOGNIZED AT A SPECIAL AWARDS CEREMONY IN WASHINGTON, DC AND RECEIVE A CASH HONORARIUM.  GEICO PAYS THE COST OF LODGING AND ROUND TRIP TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MARINE AND SPOUSE.
4. SELECTIONS ARE BASED ON NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTIONS IN ONE OF THE ABOVE AREAS IN CAREER (ON-DUTY) AND NON-CAREER (OFF-DUTY) RELATED ACTIVITIES.  CONTRIBUTIONS ON WHICH NOMINATIONS ARE BASED MAY SPAN PRIOR YEARS AND BE ONGOING.  ANY ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MEMBER WITH AT LEAST ONE YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE FROM THE DATE OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE SUBMISSION IS ELIGIBLE.  PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF THIS AWARD ARE INELIGIBLE.
5. EACH NOMINATION PACKAGE SHOULD CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
   A. ONE SINGLE-SPACED, BIOGRAPHICAL PAGE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: FULL NAME; GRADE; DUTY TITLE; ORGANIZATION OF ASSIGNMENT; OFFICE SYMBOL; DUTY STATION; OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL MAILING ADDRESS; DUTY STATION PHONE NUMBERS; AND A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH TO INCLUDE FAMILY, MILITARY HISTORY, AND MILITARY/CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND AWARDS.
   B. A COVER LETTER FROM THE NOMINEE'S COMMANDING OFFICER PROVIDING A POSITIVE STATEMENT ABOUT THE NOMINEE, THE CATEGORY FOR WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL IS BEING NOMINATED, AND THE NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF A UNIT POINT OF CONTACT.
   C. A ONE PAGE NARRATIVE FROM THE NOMINEE'S FIRST LINE SUPERVISOR STATING THE REASON(S) FOR NOMINATION.  DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS OR SERVICES CONTRIBUTED AND HOW THEY BENEFITED THE MILITARY OR CIVILIAN COMMUNITY.  PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
   D. ONE 8X10 INCH COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, HEAD AND SHOULDERS VIEW, IN SERVICE DRESS UNIFORM WITHOUT COVER.
6. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE MAILED IN TIME TO REACH CMC SAFETY DIVISION BY 31 OCTOBER 2009.  FULL DETAILS FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATION PACKAGES ARE FOUND AT THE GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS WEBSITE AT HTTP:(SLASH,SLASH)WWW.GEICO.COM/INFORMATION/MILITARY/SERVICE-AWARDS/
7. FORWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO:
    COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (SD)
    HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
    2 NAVY ANNEX, ROOM 2122
    WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775
8. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. CASEY TWEEDELL, COMM (703) 614-2147; DSN 224-2147 OR VIA E-MAIL AT CASEY.TWEEDELL@USMC.MIL.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN W. J. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//