Posted on Mar 16, 2019
Writing an Award Package for Myself... Meritorious Service Medal Reasonable?
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Here are some accomplishments I have from the past 1.5 years, and one from 2015:
2015: Earned Volunteer of the Month; Bronze Level President's Volunteer Service Award; Letter of Appreciation and Coin from President Obama for 116 hours of community service within the month of December, 2014 (probably too late to use this)
- I created 25 reusable (write-on with marker/grease pen) 9-Line MEDEVAC reference cards in support of Operation Cold Steel III - the largest live fire training exercise in USARC history - to be used by ~2,500 Army soldiers. The Task Force Commander sent an email to my chain of command thanking me for my contribution to the mission.
- Effective 1 Jan 19, all Air Force deployers are required to complete an electronic Deployment Requirements Checklist (e-DRC) and electronic Air Force Deployment Folder (e-AFDF). These requirements added a ridiculous amount of work and confusion for UDMs and all Air Force members. I saw this as an opportunity to mitigate the issues by creating a comprehensive, step-by-step guide complete with pictures that allows even the least experienced Airmen to complete all requirements with little or no help from their UDM. I shared this guide with the Installation Deployment Officer, who was so impressed that she sent it to all UDMs within her scope of influence, spanning multiple wings and other agencies to be used by ~5,200 Airmen, saving UDMs an average of 2-3 hours of work per member. I have received countless compliments from Officers, SNCOs, NCOs, and Airmen who were all grateful for the guide. I'm currently in the process of having it reviewed and hopefully published Air Force wide.
- I was the key player responsible for ensuring my squadron had 0 write-ups on our e-DRC/e-AFDF for our recent MOBEX - which "deployed" 39 members.
- As my squadron's primary SABC instructor, I instructed ~66 MSG/MDG members during last year's MOBEX; along with ~100 additional squadron members in support of deployment/exercises; and one member from another squadron who was tasked with a short-notice deployment and had no instructors within his unit.
- I completed 8 college courses, maintaining a 3.5 GPA, earning 24 credits toward a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts
- I successfully deployed nearly 100 unit members in support of AFRICOM and CENTCOM operations.
- As my unit's 5/6 Vice President, I oversaw 4 professional development/social/and squadron events to include personally organizing the unit's Thanksgiving Potluck, feeding ~200 unit members and their families.
- Completed 4-Day NCO Professional Enhancement Course
I have tons of smaller things, but I figured I'd see what you all think of the bigger stuff. I would greatly appreciate any advice so I can write an effective award package for myself...
Thank you!
2015: Earned Volunteer of the Month; Bronze Level President's Volunteer Service Award; Letter of Appreciation and Coin from President Obama for 116 hours of community service within the month of December, 2014 (probably too late to use this)
- I created 25 reusable (write-on with marker/grease pen) 9-Line MEDEVAC reference cards in support of Operation Cold Steel III - the largest live fire training exercise in USARC history - to be used by ~2,500 Army soldiers. The Task Force Commander sent an email to my chain of command thanking me for my contribution to the mission.
- Effective 1 Jan 19, all Air Force deployers are required to complete an electronic Deployment Requirements Checklist (e-DRC) and electronic Air Force Deployment Folder (e-AFDF). These requirements added a ridiculous amount of work and confusion for UDMs and all Air Force members. I saw this as an opportunity to mitigate the issues by creating a comprehensive, step-by-step guide complete with pictures that allows even the least experienced Airmen to complete all requirements with little or no help from their UDM. I shared this guide with the Installation Deployment Officer, who was so impressed that she sent it to all UDMs within her scope of influence, spanning multiple wings and other agencies to be used by ~5,200 Airmen, saving UDMs an average of 2-3 hours of work per member. I have received countless compliments from Officers, SNCOs, NCOs, and Airmen who were all grateful for the guide. I'm currently in the process of having it reviewed and hopefully published Air Force wide.
- I was the key player responsible for ensuring my squadron had 0 write-ups on our e-DRC/e-AFDF for our recent MOBEX - which "deployed" 39 members.
- As my squadron's primary SABC instructor, I instructed ~66 MSG/MDG members during last year's MOBEX; along with ~100 additional squadron members in support of deployment/exercises; and one member from another squadron who was tasked with a short-notice deployment and had no instructors within his unit.
- I completed 8 college courses, maintaining a 3.5 GPA, earning 24 credits toward a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts
- I successfully deployed nearly 100 unit members in support of AFRICOM and CENTCOM operations.
- As my unit's 5/6 Vice President, I oversaw 4 professional development/social/and squadron events to include personally organizing the unit's Thanksgiving Potluck, feeding ~200 unit members and their families.
- Completed 4-Day NCO Professional Enhancement Course
I have tons of smaller things, but I figured I'd see what you all think of the bigger stuff. I would greatly appreciate any advice so I can write an effective award package for myself...
Thank you!
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