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Air Education and Training Command

Learn about the purpose, types, and process of awards and decorations in the Air Force. Develop writing skills for nominations. Enhance morale and recognition within units.

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Air Education and Training Command

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  1. Air Education and Training Command Awards and Decorations SMSgt Barb Dungan 12FTW/CAA 4 Sep 02 I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

  2. OVERVIEW • Purpose • Types of Programs • Formal Awards/Decorations • Award / Decorations Writing • Supervisor Roles • References

  3. PURPOSE • Heighten awareness within the junior NCO ranks that recognizing people for what they do produces positive effects in mission accomplishment • Help develop an ability to produce a good write-up that anyone can easily understand • Foster Morale • Provide Incentives • Recognize • Service • Achievement • Meritorious Service • Heroism

  4. TYPES OF PROGRAMS • Award: A formal recognition the AF gives to a specific • group or person meeting predetermined criteria • Decoration: A formal recognition for personal / unit • excellence that requires individual nomination and AF or • DoD approval • Formal • Local recognition • Unit • Local organizations • Informal • Day-to-day-”Atta-boys” • Letters of Appreciation

  5. TYPES OF PROGRAMS • Personal • Service • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal • National Defense Service Medal • Special Trophies/Awards • 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Award • Lance P. Sijan Award • Achievement • Air Force Longevity Service Award • Air Force Good Conduct Medal • Decorations

  6. UNIT AWARDS • Unit Awards • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award • Air Force Organizational Excellence Award • Joint Meritorious Unit Award • Quarterly/Annual awards -- very important •• Whole person concept •• Reserve for the “best”,most deserving •• Builds a record of “sustained, recognized, excellence” -- sets people apart from peers

  7. FORMAL AWARDS/DECORATIONS • Level of Award • Processing Procedures • Unit • Base/Wing • Command • Presentation of Awards/Decorations

  8. Award Decoration Writing

  9. Award Writing: Getting Started • When? •• Day after close-out of previous award/decoration submission • If you start when you get the message or notification, you’re already a year behind!

  10. Award/Decoration Writing : Collecting Information • What? •• Define the job -- discuss with workcenter •• Collect the facts -- doings & results •• Log, folder, organizer, etc •• Activity Reports •• Samples of efforts •• Accolades •• Results are key

  11. Award/Decoration Writing: Collecting Information • Review bullets from past EPRs • What to look for •• How troops performed duringPME, other schools •• How/what troops did during exercise/contingency TDYs •• Ask customers how they rate the work center’s performance for the year

  12. Award/Decoration Writing: Organization • Gather facts • Two column lay out •• What on left •• Results on right • Assign priority • Hints •• Just the facts-- No “flowers”-- Don’t embellish

  13. Award/Decoration Writing: Organization • Determine the theme of the AF Form 1206 • Bottom up, back-to-front • Categories have changed

  14. Helpful Hints • Include only “hard hitting” facts • Ensure a common understanding • Avoid filler • Be consistent in using punctuation • Be aware of space management • Be alive!, sell work center’s /individual’s performance

  15. Supervisor’s Roles • Use the Programs! • Know the policies and procedures • Unit • Base/Wing • Command

  16. References • AFP 36-2241, Volume 1, Promotion Fitness Examination • AFI 36-2803, The Air Force Awards and Decorations • AFPD 36-28, Awards and Decorations Programs Program • AFI-38-2805, Special Trophies and Awards • HQ AETC Civilian/Military Awards/Decorations Preparation Guide 1999/12 MSS Guide Sep 2000

  17. Summary • Writing good awards/decorations is critical!!! •• It’s a real heartfelt, “people issue” • Use Integrity -- not all are the best, so don’t say that all are • Write with enthusiasm! -- use action verbs • Leadership and potential are key • Awards make for “discriminators” in records •• Reserve awards for the truly deserving

  18. Summary • Recognition Programs • Types of Programs • Formal Awards/Decorations • Award / Decoration Writing • Supervisor Roles • References

  19. Questions?

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