Nomination for the 2004 GEICO Military Service Award

1. THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) HAS 
ESTABLISHED A MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM TO HONOR ONE ENLISTED 
MEMBER FROM EACH MILITARY SERVICE AND ONE MEMBER FROM SELECTED RESERVE 
COMPONENTS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MILITARY OR CIVILIAN 
COMMUNITY IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 
A. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION 
B. FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION 
C. TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION 
2. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE ELIGIBLE MARINES AND SAILORS 
FOR THE 2004 AWARD. THE RECIPIENT WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT A SPECIAL 
AWARDS CEREMONY IN WASHINGTON, DC AND WILL RECEIVE A CASH HONORARIUM 
OF 2,500 DOLLARS. GEICO WILL PAY THE COST OF LODGING AND ROUND TRIP 
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MARINE AND HIS OR HER SPOUSE. 
3. SELECTIONS WILL BE BASED ON NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTIONS IN ONE OF THE 
ABOVE AREAS IN CAREER (ON DUTY) AND/OR NON-CAREER (OFF-DUTY) RELATED 
ACTIVITIES. CONTRIBUTIONS ON WHICH NOMINATIONS ARE BASED MAY SPAN 
PRIOR YEARS AND/OR BE ONGOING. ANY ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE COMPONENT 
ENLISTED MEMBER WITH AT LEAST ONE YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE, FROM THE 
DATE OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE SUBMISSION, IS ELIGIBLE. 
4. EACH NOMINATION PACKAGE SHOULD CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 
A. A COVER LETTER FROM THE NOMINEE S COMMANDING OFFICER OR NCOIC 
PROVIDING A POSITIVE STATEMENT ABOUT THE NOMINEE AND THE CATEGORY 
FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS BEING NOMINATED.
B. ONE PAGE CONTAINING FULL NAME, GRADE, DUTY TITLE, ORGANIZATION 
OF ASSIGNMENT, OFFICE SYMBOL, DUTY STATION, OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL 
MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBERS AND A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH TO 
INCLUDE FAMILY, MILITARY HISTORY, AND MILITARY/CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 
AWARDS. 
C. ONE PAGE NARRATIVE STATING THE REASON THE MARINE OR SAILOR IS 
BEING NOMINATED. DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS OR SERVICES THE 
NOMINEE CONTRIBUTED AND HOW THEY BENEFITED THE MILITARY AND/OR CIVILIAN 
COMMUNITY. PROVIDE DETAILS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AVOID GENERAL 
STATEMENTS SUCH AS: "CONTRIBUTED GREATLY, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, OR 
CONDUCTED MANY..." 
D. NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF MILITARY POINT OF CONTACT (UNIT 
COMMANDER, ETC.). 
E. ONE EIGHT-BY-TEN INCH COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, HEAD AND SHOULDERS VIEW OF 
THE MARINE OR SAILOR IN SERVICE DRESS UNIFORM WITHOUT COVER. 
F. A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM THE HIGHEST MILITARY AUTHORITY ON THE 
ASSIGNED INSTALLATION. 
5. NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
MEMBERS MUST BE MAILED IN TIME TO REACH CMC BY COB, 15 OCT 04. FULL 
DETAILS FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATION PACKAGES CAN BE FOUND AT THE 
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS SAFETY DIVISION WEBSITE UNDER  WHAT S NEW  
HTTP://WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/SAFETYWEB.NSF/WHAT'S+NEW?OPENPAGE.
6. PACKAGES FOR MARINES AND SAILORS SHALL BE FORWARDED, VIA THE 
NOMINEE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO: 
 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (SD) 
 HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS 
 2 NAVY ANNEX, ROOM 2122 
 WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775 
PACKAGES FOR NAVAL PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS COMMANDS SHALL 
BE FORWARDED, VIA THE NOMINEE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND, IN TIME TO REACH THE 
NAVAL SAFETY CENTER BY COB, 15 OCT 04. MAILING ADDRESS IS: 
 COMMANDER, NAVAL SAFETY CENTER 
 ATTN: CODE 421 
 375 A STREET 
 NORFOLK, VA 23511-4399 
7. PREVIOUS GEICO MILITARY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE. 
HOWEVER, THEIR NOMINATIONS MUST NOT CONTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS UPON WHICH 
THE PRIOR AWARD WAS BASED. OTHER PRIOR NOMINEES MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL 
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED. 
8. DFAS AND DLA SHOULD ENSURE THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL 
ATTACHED MARINES AND SAILORS AS WELL AS THEIR UNIT COMMANDERS. 
9. POC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MS. JANICE NEUKAM, CMC (SDG-3), 
DSN 224-1202/3164 OR COMM (703) 614-1202/3164.