NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- NEW ORLEANS - GEICO announced they are accepting nominations for the 2014 GEICO Military Service Awards. The GMSA Program honors one active-duty enlisted member from each military service and one member from the Reserve or National Guard component each year for outstanding contributions to the civilian and/or military community. Service members are evaluated for work in drug and alcohol abuse prevention, fire safety and fire prevention, as well as traffic safety and accident prevention.
Recipients are recognized with an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. and are presented with an honorarium. Selections are based on noteworthy contributions in one of the three categories, during a service member’s on-duty and off-duty activities that are current, in progress or completed in prior years. Active-duty and Reserve component enlisted members with at least one year obligated service from the date of the nomination are eligible. Previous recipients of this award are not allowed to be nominated again.
Nomination packages require:
1. One single-spaced, biographical page with the service member’s full name, grade, duty title, organization, office symbol, duty station, official and personal mailing address, duty station phone numbers and a brief biographical sketch to include family, military history, as well as military and civilian education and awards. Nominees must also include consent for release of personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act.
2. The nomination packet also requires a detailed one-page narrative stating the reason for nomination, a cover letter from the nominee's commanding officer providing a positive statement about the nominee, the category for which the individual is being nominated, and the name and telephone number of a unit point of contact.
3. One 8x10 inch high resolution color photograph with a head and shoulders view, in Service A uniform without cover.
4. A letter of endorsement from the first general officer in the chain of command.
Nomination packages should contain original or high resolution versions of documents and photographs. Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered. Packages must be received by Commandant of the Marine Corps Safety Division no later than Nov. 21, 2014 to be considered.
Packages should be submitted via email to hqmc_safety_division@usmc.mil or mailed to:
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Safety Division
Attn: Mr. Joe Pinkowski
701 S. Courthouse Road
Building 12, Suite 20050
Arlington, Va. 22204-2462
For complete requirements for nomination submissions, see MARADMIN 338/14 or visit the GEICO military service awards website.