Commander's Award for Civilian Service

Department of the Army Commander's Award for Civilian Service

Medal of the award
Awarded by Department of the Army
Country  United States
Type Civilian Honorary Award
Eligibility Army civilian employees
Awarded for Service or achievement of a lesser degree than recognized by the Superior Civilian Service Award.[1]
Statistics
Established 30 June 1976
Precedence
Next (higher) Superior Civilian Service Award
Next (lower) Achievement Medal for Civilian Service
Related Army Commendation Medal

Ribbon bar of the award

The Commander's Award for Civilian Service is an honorary award presented by the Department of the Army to civilian employees for commendable service or achievement. Employees who have a past record of excellence, normally recognized by the previous receipt of one or more honorary or performance awards, may be considered for this award. The Commander's Award for Civilian Service is comparable to the military Army Commendation Medal. [2]

Criteria

Any commander Colonel and above, or civilian equivalent may approve this award. Nominations reflect service or achievement of a lesser degree than recognized by the Superior Civilian Service Award. Employees who have established a pattern of excellence, normally recognized through the previous receipt of one or more honorary or monetary performance awards, may be considered for this award. Eligibility is determined by measuring contributions against the following example levels of achievement:

Description

The medal of the award is a bronze disc, 32 mm in diameter. On the obverse of the medal, in the center, is a five pointed star between three equilateral triangles one point of each triangle extending past the edge of the disc. On the reverse is the inscription “DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY” above “COMMANDER’S AWARD FOR CIVILIAN SERVICE” separated into two lines. The medal is suspended from a green ribbon 35 mm in width. The ribbon contains a wide white stripe towards each edge with two thin white stripes in the middle. [3]

See also

References

  1. "Army Regulation 672–20 Incentive Awards". Headquarters, Department of the Army. 29 January 1999. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Commander's Award for Civilian Service". Department of the Army Public Service Awards for Private Citizens. US Army Civilian Personnel Online. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  3. "Commander's Award for Civilian Service". Army Public Service Awards. The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 2011-07-10.

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