MARADMIN 458/15 --
MARADMIN 458/15 -
Marine Administrative Message 458/15 announces the requirements for the Geico
Military Service Awards program, which honors one Active Duty enlisted member
from each military service and one member from the Reserve Component or National
Guard components for outstanding contributions to the civilian and or military community.
The award is based on contributions in drug
and alcohol abuse prevention, fire safety and fire prevention and traffic
safety and accident prevention.
Marine
forces commanders, Marine Corps installations commanders and training and
education commanders may each submit up to three nominees for each category.
Award recipients will be recognized with
a special ceremony in Washington, District of Columbia, and receive an
honorarium. Geico pays the cost of lodging and round trip transportation for
the Marine and a guest.
Selections are based on noteworthy
contributions in one of the above areas in career and non-career related activities,
whether they are current, ongoing or spanning prior years. Any active duty or
Reserve Component enlisted member with at least one year of obligated service
remaining from the date of the nomination is eligible. Previous recipients of
this award are not eligible.
The selection panel is composed of the
senior enlisted advisors of each service and the Reserve/National Guard
component. Final selections of the Marine Corps recipients are made by the
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.
For
more information see the MARADMIN.