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citation or its alias quote: The reason the award was granted. This should be the short form citation (approximately 1 sentence) rather than the long form citation that also usually exists for the award of orders and decorations (long form citations are not usually found in the It's an Honour database). For producing a date of retrieval:
Although all officers of the unit are eligible to receive the award, the appropriateness of inclusion of each officer is considered individually; however, a nomination for the citation does not need to cite the specific role of each officer. [2] [3] The Outstanding Unit Citation is the second-highest unit award of the USPHS Commissioned Corps.
Although all officers of the unit are eligible to receive the award, the appropriateness of inclusion of each officer is considered individually; however, a nomination for the citation does not need to cite the specific role of each officer. [2] [3] The Unit Commendation is the third-highest unit award of the USPHS Commissioned Corps.
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.
For example, the US Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award is equivalent to the US military Legion of Merit, [1] while the US Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award is equivalent to the lower US military Meritorious Service Medal. [2] Examples of Meritorious Civilian Service Awards include but are not limited to:
A unit citation is a formal, honorary mention by high authority of a military unit's specific and outstanding performance, notably in battle. Similar mentions can also be made for individual soldiers.
An example of an unofficial MOVSM citation from June, 2017. The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM) is a military award which was created under Executive Order 12830 by George H. W. Bush on January 9, 1993. The medal was designed by the Institute of Heraldry and was first issued in December 1993. [5] [6]
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.