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Nominations for this award reflect superior service, achievement or heroism of a higher degree than that recognized by the Meritorious Civilian Service Award.Employees who have shown excellent performance through the previous receipt of honorary or monetary performance awards, can be considered for this award.
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Cash awards range from $25 to $25,000, depending on the achievement being recognized. (An additional award exceeding $25,000 may be approved at the direction of the President.) On-the-Spot Cash Award – The OTS cash award is a small SASA ($25 to $500) which may be given by a supervisor for day to day accomplishments of subordinate employees.
The medal of the award is a bronze disc 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in (35 mm) in diameter. On the obverse of the medal is the Department of the Army Seal encircled by a laurel wreath. The reverse contains the inscription in five lines FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MERITOROUS CIVILIAN SERVICE—TO, while the lower edge contains a laurel wreath, extending up to the inscription.
A nomination normally covers either a period of sustained superior service or a level of achievement sufficient to warrant this recognition. This medal is comparable to the Army Achievement Medal. All Department of the Army civilian employees paid from appropriated and non-appropriated funds and indirect-hire foreign nationals are eligible for ...
The Army Publishing Directorate (APD) supports readiness as the Army's centralized publications and forms management organization. APD authenticates, publishes, indexes, and manages Department of the Army publications and forms to ensure that Army policy is current and can be developed or revised quickly.
Eligibility is determined by measuring contributions against the following example levels of achievement: Accomplishing assigned duties of major program significance to the Department of the Army in such a way as to have been clearly exceptional or preeminent among all persons who have performed similar duties.
The Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal (AFCSM) is established to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of the U.S. Department of Defense civilian workforce who directly support the military forces, when those members are engaged in military operations of a prolonged peacekeeping or humanitarian nature.