Nomination for the 2005 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. 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 NON-CAREER (OFF-DUTY)
RELATED ACTIVITIES. CONTRIBUTIONS ON WHICH NOMINATIONS ARE BASED
MAY SPAN PRIOR YEARS AND 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. ONE PAGE WITH BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION TO INCLUDE: FULL NAME,
GRADE, DUTY TITLE, ORGANIZATION OF ASSIGNMENT, OFFICE SYMBOL, DUTY
STATION, OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL MAILING ADDRESS, DUTY STATION PHONE
NUMBERS AND A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH TO INCLUDE FAMILY, MILITARY
HISTORY, AND MILITARY/CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND AWARDS.
B. 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, AND THE NAME AND TELEPHONE
NUMBER OF MILITARY POINT OF CONTACT (UNIT COMMANDER, ETC).
C. ONE PAGE NARRATIVE FROM THE NOMINEE'S FIRST LINE SUPERVISOR
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 OR CIVILIAN
COMMUNITY. PROVIDE DETAILS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AVOID GENERAL
STATEMENTS SUCH AS: "CONTRIBUTED GREATLY, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, OR
CONDUCTED MANY..." 
D. ONE EIGHT-BY-TEN INCH COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, HEAD AND SHOULDERS VIEW
OF THE MARINE OR SAILOR IN SERVICE DRESS UNIFORM WITHOUT COVER. 
E. 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, 30 SEP
05. FULL DETAILS FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATION PACKAGES CAN BE FOUND AT
THE HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS SAFETY DIVISION WEBSITE UNDER "AWARDS
AND INCENTIVES PROGRAMS."
6. PACKAGES FOR MARINES AND SAILORS SHALL BE FORWARDED BY TRACEABLE
MEANS, 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, 30 SEP 05. 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. POC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MR. SHAHEEN, HQMC-SD, (SDG-1), 
DSN 224-1202 EXT. 2502 OR COMM (703) 614-1202 EXT. 2502.