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MARADMIN 314/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
SUBJ/NOMINATION FOR THE 2004 GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD//
RMKS/1. THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) HAS
ESTABLISHED A MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM TO HONOR ONE ENLISTED
MEMBER FROM EACH MILITARY SERVICE AND ONE MEMBER FROM SELECTED RESERVE
COMPONENTS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MILITARY OR CIVILIAN
COMMUNITY IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
A. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION
B. FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION
C. TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION
2. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE ELIGIBLE MARINES AND SAILORS
FOR THE 2004 AWARD. THE RECIPIENT WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT A SPECIAL
AWARDS CEREMONY IN WASHINGTON, DC AND WILL RECEIVE A CASH HONORARIUM
OF 2,500 DOLLARS. GEICO WILL PAY THE COST OF LODGING AND ROUND TRIP
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MARINE AND HIS OR HER SPOUSE.
3. SELECTIONS WILL BE BASED ON NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTIONS IN ONE OF THE
ABOVE AREAS IN CAREER (ON DUTY) AND/OR NON-CAREER (OFF-DUTY) RELATED
ACTIVITIES. CONTRIBUTIONS ON WHICH NOMINATIONS ARE BASED MAY SPAN
PRIOR YEARS AND/OR 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.
4. EACH NOMINATION PACKAGE SHOULD CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. A COVER LETTER FROM THE NOMINEE S COMMANDING OFFICER OR NCOIC
PROVIDING A POSITIVE STATEMENT ABOUT THE NOMINEE AND THE CATEGORY
FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS BEING NOMINATED.
B. ONE PAGE CONTAINING FULL NAME, GRADE, DUTY TITLE, ORGANIZATION
OF ASSIGNMENT, OFFICE SYMBOL, DUTY STATION, OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL
MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBERS AND A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH TO
INCLUDE FAMILY, MILITARY HISTORY, AND MILITARY/CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND
AWARDS.
C. ONE PAGE NARRATIVE STATING THE REASON THE MARINE OR SAILOR IS
BEING NOMINATED. DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS OR SERVICES THE
NOMINEE CONTRIBUTED AND HOW THEY BENEFITED THE MILITARY AND/OR CIVILIAN
COMMUNITY. PROVIDE DETAILS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AVOID GENERAL
STATEMENTS SUCH AS: "CONTRIBUTED GREATLY, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, OR
CONDUCTED MANY..."
D. NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF MILITARY POINT OF CONTACT (UNIT
COMMANDER, ETC.).
E. ONE EIGHT-BY-TEN INCH COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, HEAD AND SHOULDERS VIEW OF
THE MARINE OR SAILOR IN SERVICE DRESS UNIFORM WITHOUT COVER.
F. A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM THE HIGHEST MILITARY AUTHORITY ON THE
ASSIGNED INSTALLATION.
5. NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE
MEMBERS MUST BE MAILED IN TIME TO REACH CMC BY COB, 15 OCT 04. FULL
DETAILS FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATION PACKAGES CAN BE FOUND AT THE
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS SAFETY DIVISION WEBSITE UNDER WHAT S NEW
HTTP://WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/SAFETYWEB.NSF/WHAT'S+NEW?OPENPAGE.
6. PACKAGES FOR MARINES AND SAILORS SHALL BE FORWARDED, VIA THE
NOMINEE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (SD)
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
2 NAVY ANNEX, ROOM 2122
WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775
PACKAGES FOR NAVAL PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS COMMANDS SHALL
BE FORWARDED, VIA THE NOMINEE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND, IN TIME TO REACH THE
NAVAL SAFETY CENTER BY COB, 15 OCT 04. MAILING ADDRESS IS:
COMMANDER, NAVAL SAFETY CENTER
ATTN: CODE 421
375 A STREET
NORFOLK, VA 23511-4399
7. PREVIOUS GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE.
HOWEVER, THEIR NOMINATIONS MUST NOT CONTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS UPON WHICH
THE PRIOR AWARD WAS BASED. OTHER PRIOR NOMINEES MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
8. DFAS AND DLA SHOULD ENSURE THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL
ATTACHED MARINES AND SAILORS AS WELL AS THEIR UNIT COMMANDERS.
9. POC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MS. JANICE NEUKAM, CMC (SDG-3),
DSN 224-1202/3164 OR COMM (703) 614-1202/3164.//