CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES Awards Made Easy CAP Promotions & Awards Team Lt Col Tom Berg – Chair...

CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES

Awards Made Easy

CAP Promotions & Awards Team

Lt Col Tom Berg – ChairLt Col Scott R. McCleneghan – Presenter


What is CAP?

( Civil Air Patrol?( Come And pay?( Crime And Punishment?( Coffee And Paperwork?( Come And Promote?( Come And Praise?

Yes!

Yes!


Awards Made Easy

Promotion Waivers


Promotion Waivers - Process

( Region Commander is promoting authority for all waivers below Major

( Requests for waivers to Major or Lieutenant Colonel come to NPAT

( All requests for waivers must be justified



( Squadron( Promotion Board makes

recommendation( Squadron Commander signs Form

2 and forwards

( Group (if applicable)( Group Promotion Board concurs( Group Commander signs Form 2



( Wing( Region

( Region Promotion Board concurs( Region Commander signs Form 2

and forwards

( National( Submitted to National Personnel &

Member Actions Assistant(Currently Ms. Frances Sides)



( National (continued)( Forward to NPAT Team Leader

(Currently Lt Col Tom Berg)

( Consideration & vote by NPAT members

( Consensus recommendation sent by NPAT Team Leader to Deputy Chief of Staff, Support (Col Joseph Guimond) with copy to National Personnel & Member Actions Assistant



( National (continued)( Concurrence by Deputy Chief of

Staff, Support with recommendation to National Commander

( Approval by National Commander( Form 2 mailed back to member’s

commander for promotion ceremony



( Per CAPR 35-5, waivers granted when:( “the member concerned has a skill

or background unique to CAP which makes him or her eminently qualified for the grade recommended ahead of his or her peers”

( What is “unique to CAP”?



( Example that meets this:( Member who works at major

national security facility, holds equivalent rank of colonel and has one-of-a-kind skills supporting operations

( Example that does not:( Member is a law enforcement

officer



( Guidelines( Generally prefer to see that the

appropriate Professional Development level has been completed

( Generally prefer to see that half of time in grade has elapsed

( “Rule of thumb” is you get one promotion by waiver in you career

( So, chose wisely!


Awards Made Easy

Awards


Awards - Process

( Squadron( Awards Committee recommends

(CAPR 39-3, Para 7)

( Squadron Commander signature(or e-Signature)

( Group (if applicable)( Awards Committee concurs( Group Commander signature

(or e-Signature)


Awards - Process

( Wing( Awards Committee concurs( Wing Commander signature

(or e-Signature)

( Region( Awards Committee concurs( Region Commander signature

(or e-Signature)


Awards - Process

( National( Submitted to National Personnel &

Member Actions Assistant(Currently Ms. Frances Sides)

( Forward to NPAT Team Leader(Currently Lt Col Tom Berg)

( Consideration & vote by NPAT members


Awards - Process

( National (continued)( Consensus recommendation sent by

NPAT Team Leader to Deputy Chief of Staff, Support (Col Joseph Guimond) with copy to National Personnel & Member Actions Assistant

( Concurrence by Deputy Chief of Staff, Support with recommendation to National Commander

( Approval by National Commander


Awards - Process

(National (continued)( Administration by National

Personnel and Member Actions Assistant providing certificate and approved Form 120 to Unit Commander

( Presentation by Unit Commander( Unless a request is made for it to be

presented at Wing, Region or National Conference


Awards – Authority

( Group CC( CAP Achievement Award

( Wing CC( Commander’s Commendation

Award( CAP Achievement Award( Certificate of Recognition for

Lifesaving



( Region CC( Exceptional Service Award( Meritorious Service Award( Commander’s Commendation

Award( CAP Achievement Award( Certificate of Recognition of

Lifesaving



( National CC( Distinguished Service Award( National Commander’s Unit

Citation Award( National Commander’s

Commendation Award( CAP Achievement Award

( NEC( Silver Medal of Valor


Awards – Content

( Justification( Each award has a specific first and

last paragraph( Middle paragraph(s)

( Clear and concise( Professional( Spelling( Grammar( Specific


Silver Medal of Valor

( Opening Paragraph:( Grade and Full Name, CAP distinguished himself/herself

by conspicuous heroic action at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty, at Location on Date by one phrase description of what was done.

( Justification Paragraph(s):( This paragraph or these paragraphs should be clear,

concise, professional and complimentary. They should be written in such a way as to reflect the quality of the member’s efforts. This justification should always include: Actions, Results and Impact.

( Closing Paragraph:( Through his/her singularly courageous heroism and

selfless regard for his/her fellow man, Grade and Last Name has reflected the highest credit upon him/herself and Civil Air Patrol.


Bronze Medal of Valor


by conspicuous heroic action where danger to self was probable and known, at Location on Date by one phrase description of what was done.

( Justification Paragraph:( This paragraph or these paragraphs should be clear,


( Closing Paragraph:( Through his/her singularly selfless and conspicuous

actions, Grade and Last Name has reflected great credit upon him/herself and Civil Air Patrol.


Distinguished Service Award

( Opening Paragraph:( Grade and Full Name, CAP, distinguished himself/herself

by conspicuous performance of outstanding service in a duty of great responsibility as Duty Assignment, Unit Name during the period Starting Date to Ending Date.



( Closing Paragraph:( The singularly outstanding service of Grade and Last

Name in this duty of marked national significance reflects the highest credit upon him/herself and Civil Air Patrol.


Exceptional Service Award

( Opening Paragraph:( Grade and Full Name, CAP, distinguished himself/herself

by exceptionally outstanding service to Civil Air Patrol in a duty of great responsibility as Duty Assignment, Unit Name during the period Starting Date to Ending Date.



( Closing Paragraph:( The exceptionally outstanding service of Grade and Last

Name in this duty of significant responsibility reflects great credit upon him/herself and Civil Air Patrol.


Meritorious Service Award

( Opening Paragraph:( Grade and Full Name, CAP, distinguished himself/herself in the

performance of outstanding meritorious service to Civil Air Patrol as Duty Assignment, Unit Name during the period Starting Date to Ending Date.

( Justification Paragraph:( This paragraph or these paragraphs should be clear, concise,

professional and complimentary. They should be written in such a way as to reflect the quality of the member’s efforts. This justification should always include: Actions, Results and Impact.

( Closing Paragraph:( The distinctive accomplishments of Grade and Last Name are

clearly outstanding and unmistakably exceptional when compared to similar achievements of personnel of like grade and responsibility. The efforts of Grade and Last Name reflect great credit upon him/herself and Civil Air Patrol.


Commander’s Commendation


by commendable service as Duty Assignment, Unit Name during the period Starting Date to Ending Date.



( Closing Paragraph:( The distinctive accomplishments of Grade and Last Name

are clearly and unmistakably exceptional when compared to similar accomplishments of members of like grade and responsibility. The efforts of Grade and Last Name reflect credit upon him/herself and Civil Air Patrol.


Lifesaving Award

( Opening Paragraph:( Grade and Full Name, CAP, distinguished him/herself by

heroic actions in the saving of a human life at Location on Date.



( Closing Paragraph:( By his prompt action and humanitarian regard for his

fellowman, Grade and Last Name has reflected great credit upon him/herself and Civil Air Patrol.


Unit Citation

( Opening Paragraph:( The Full Name of Unit, Group, Wing or Region, CAP, City

and State, distinguished itself by outstanding contributions to the Civil Air Patrol missions from Starting Date to Ending Date.



( Closing Paragraph:( The professionalism and superior performance of the

personnel of the Name of Unit/Group/Wing or Region reflect great credit upon themselves, their organization and Civil Air Patrol.


Awards – Keys to Include

( Actions – specific mention of the efforts expended. Such as:( Organized the 48 person activity training

staff( Interviewed 100 former squadron

commanders( Conducted over 2,000 hours of search

and rescue training( Negotiated and wrote a formal MOU with

UFGLA (that would be the University of Florida Gator Lovers Assoc.)



( Results, such as:( 19 cadets earned their GTM3

qualifications( The formal UFGLA indoctrination

syllabus was completed( 57 cadet orientation flights were

provided to 25 cadets within Group I( 32 new senior members and 2 new

cadets were recruited( 285 pictures showing the tornado

damage within the county were provided to the EMA



( Impact – what lasting changes has his/her action provided, and to whom. Such as:( The ambiguity of services

provided to GEMA was eliminated( Three cadet squadrons were

formed, now serving over 150 cadets


Awards – Presentation

( By an appropriate official( Setting( Family ( Public Affairs( This is the only paycheck our

members receive


Frequently Observed Errors

FOE’s

(Promotions and Awards)



Speeling

Gramer

Punctuation!#@$%*&

Run-on-and-on-and-on-and-on sentences

( Missing one or more of the three key elements is not honoring the efforts and accomplishments of the honoree



( Not reading the regulation and understanding the criteria and limitations of the awards!

( Results in (wonderful) write ups that have nothing to do with the award requirements


References

( CAPR 35-5, dated 27 Dec 2012 ( CAPR 39-3, dated 28 Dec 2012

CAPR 52-16 CAPR 60-3 CAPR 60-6 CAPR 62-1 CAPR 100-1

CAPR 174-1 CAPR 190-1 CAPR 210-1 CAPR 280-2


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