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Department of the Army Awards |
FORSCOM Awards |
III CORPS Awards |
Special Category Awards |
Justification |
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Decoration for Distinguished Civilian Service |
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Substantial contributions to accomplishing the Army's mission |
Secretary of the Army |
90 Days |
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Outstanding Civilian Service Award |
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Substantial contributions or significant service to FORSCOM |
CDR, III CORPS and Fort Hood |
90 Days |
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FORSCOM Cdrs Award for Volunteer Service |
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Substantial contributions to the mission of an Army activity/the Army Family |
CDR, FORSCOM |
90 Days |
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DR. Mary E. Walker Award |
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Spouses who have a history of serving Soldiers and families |
CSM, FORSCOM |
90 Days |
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Certificate of Achievement |
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Significant service to the unit/installation |
CDR, III CORPS and Fort Hood |
30 Days |
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Helping Hand Award |
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Distinguished volunteer service in two or more volunteer areas |
CDR, III CORPS and Fort Hood |
30 Days |
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Commander's Award for Public Service |
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Significant contributions to the Army's mission |
CDR, III CORPS and Fort Hood |
30 Days |
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Volunteer of the Month/ Volunteer of the Quarter* |
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Volunteers who provide outstanding service to Fort Hood may be nominated |
CDR, III CORPS and Fort Hood |
NLT 10th of every month |
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Volunteer of the Year |
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Volunteers who provide significant sustained service to the community may be nominated |
CDR, III CORPS and Fort Hood |
Determined by current FH fact sheet |
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Yellow Rose of Texas |
Significant community service/ accomplishments of lasting impact |
Governor of Texas |
30 Days |
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Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal |
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Active/ Reserve Service Members volunteering providing exceptional, direct community support over time |
Commanders, (05) and above --Processed on DA Form 638-1 |
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*Volunteer of the Quarter awardees are selected from the top winners throughout the quarter.
NOTE: Individual Branches of the Army also offer special awards, such as the Joan D' Arc, which is awarded by the Armor Branch. See your commander or 1SG for submission criteria and process. MSC’s are also encouraged to award unit specific citations to honor volunteers. For more creative ways to recognize and reward valuable volunteers stop by our office.