Commander's Award for Public Service

Department of the Army Commander's Award for Public Service
Commander's Award for Public Service
Awarded by Department of the Army
Country	United States
Type	Civil public service award
Eligibility	Any individual (except Army civilian employees who are eligible for Army honorary awards, military personnel, or Army contractors), Federal Government officials at the policy development level, and technical personnel who serve the Army in an advisory capacity or as consultants.
Awarded for	Service or achievements that contribute significantly to the accomplishment of the mission of an Army activity, command, or staff agency.[1]
Statistics
Established	14 June 1983[2]
Precedence
Next (higher)	Department of the Army Outstanding Civilian Service Award
Next (lower)	Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service
Ribbon bar of the medal

The Commander's Award for Public Service is the fourth highest honor the United States Department of the Army can bestow upon a civilian, ranking directly below the Outstanding Civilian Service Award.

Eligibility

Army civilian employees who are eligible for Army honorary awards or military personnel are not eligible. Civilians not employed by the Army, Army contractors, Federal Government officials at the policy development level, and technical personnel who serve the Army in an advisory capacity or as consultants are eligible. AR672-20 regulates the award.^[3]

Criteria

This award may be approved by any commander (colonel and above), commanders exercising courts-martial authority, principal officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army staff agencies, and officials of general officer or Senior Executive Service rank.

Appearance

Commander's Award for Public Service Medal is a bronze disc 35 mm height and 32 mm in width. Superimposed on the disc is an equilateral triangle which symbolizes civilians. Displayed on the triangle is the eagle from the Great Seal of the United States, symbolizing service to the federal government. The reverse of the medal bears the inscription "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY COMMANDER'S AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE." The medal is suspended from a white ribbon 35 mm in width consisting two 3 mm stripes of myrtle green near the edges and two 1 mm stripes of Myrtle Green toward the center.^[2]

See also

• Awards and decorations of the United States government

References

1. ^ "Commander's Award for Public Service". US Army Civilian Personnel Online. 2008-12-02. http://cpol.army.mil/library/mer/awards/caps.html. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Commander's Award for Public Service". The Institute of Heraldry. http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/civ_public_award.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
3. ^ "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. 

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