Department of the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award

Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Meritorious Civilian Service Award medal
Awarded by Department of the Army
Country	United States
Eligibility	Army civilian employees
Awarded for	"Performance of duties in an exemplary manner, demonstrating unusual initiative and skill, achieving outstanding results, or exhibiting unusual courage in an emergency."[1]
Statistics
Established	26 September 1959
Precedence
Next (higher)	Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service
Next (lower)	Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Award
Ribbon bar of the medal

The Meritorious Civilian Service Award is the second highest award granted by the Secretary of the Army or a major Army commander to civilian personnel. It consists of a medal, lapel button, and citation certificate. Nominees must have established a pattern of excellence, normally demonstrated by the receipt of lower level awards. The award is comparable to the military Legion of Merit.^[1]

Eligibility

Eligibility is determined by measuring contributions against the following example levels of achievement:

• Accomplished supervisory or nonsupervisory duties in an exemplary manner, setting a record of achievement, and inspiring others to improve the quantity and quality of their work.
• Demonstrated unusual initiative and skill in devising new and improved equipment, work methods, and procedures; inventions resulting in substantial savings in expenses such as manpower, time, space, and materials, or improved safety or health of the workforce.
• Rendered professional or public relations service of a unique or distinctive character.
• Achieved outstanding results in improving the morale and performance of employees.
• Exhibited unusual courage or competence in an emergency, while performing assigned duties, resulting in direct benefit to the Government or its personnel. ^[2]

Description

The medal of the award is a bronze disc, 38 mm in diameter. On the obverse in the center is a bald eagle similar to the Great Seal of the United States. The reverse of the medal is inscribed "FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MERITORIOUS CIVILIAN SERVICE--TO." The edge on both sides is surrounded by a laurel wreath. The medal is suspended from an ultramarine blue ribbon 35 mm in width with three thin white stripes in the center of the ribbon.^[3]

See also

• Awards and decorations of the United States government

United States Army portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Meritorious Civilian Service Award". Department of the Army Honorary Awards for Department of the Army Employees. US Army Civilian Personnel Online. 2008-12-02. http://cpol.army.mil/library/mer/awards/mcsa.html. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
2. ^ "Army Regulation 672–20 Incentive Awards". Headquarters, Department of the Army. 29 January 1999. http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r672_20.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
3. ^ "Meritorious Civilian Service Award". Army Public Service Awards. The Institute of Heraldry. http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/civ_meritorious_service.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 

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