Posted on Nov 26, 2016
How can you get the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and who in the unit oversees it? Is there a form to keep track?
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Register to track your hours with VMIS (Volunteer Management Information System) at Army One Source. That is what is the preferred method used to track your hours. If you can't, have the place where you volunteered at write the time and duties performed on their letter head. If you are near an army installation, the ACS personnel can help you register and keep track of your hours. Any other questions can be found in AR 600-8-22.
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Y'all do it a lot different than we do in the Air Force. We don't have a strict hour/year service requirement, just that it be worthy of the special recognition shown by the award.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
1SG Al Brown - I got mine for being an unpaid reserve police officer while I was on active duty, but we didn't count the hours (a 12 shift or two per month, give or take, over 4 years). I was never asked for how many hours it was.
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I think the problem is that people inherently want to try and make themselves look better for some reason than they actually are and due to that oversight apparently was needed
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VMIS is one way to keep track of the volunteer hours. Once I used an excel sheet with dates, times and description and it met the intent.
The MOVSMs that I received were all signed by the first commander in the chain, all O-5s. The 638 would be submitted through the company PAC like any other award.
Each of these commanders stayed within the spirit of the regulation. One wanted at least 100 hours minimum for consideration. They all wanted sustained volunteer service and impact to the community. The CSM and 1SG are a soldier's best advocate for the award.
Keep in mind that the MOVSM is a service award. There is no official certificate that goes with it. Orders are not published for it. The signed and approved DA 638 is your source document.
You can earn more than one MOVSM in your career but only one per tour.
As always, it is the commander's program.
The MOVSMs that I received were all signed by the first commander in the chain, all O-5s. The 638 would be submitted through the company PAC like any other award.
Each of these commanders stayed within the spirit of the regulation. One wanted at least 100 hours minimum for consideration. They all wanted sustained volunteer service and impact to the community. The CSM and 1SG are a soldier's best advocate for the award.
Keep in mind that the MOVSM is a service award. There is no official certificate that goes with it. Orders are not published for it. The signed and approved DA 638 is your source document.
You can earn more than one MOVSM in your career but only one per tour.
As always, it is the commander's program.
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