DISTRICT THIRTEEN AWARDS PROGRAM

R 172231Z DEC 07 ZUI ASN-P03351000038
FM CCGDTHIRTEEN SEATTLE WA//DCS//
TO ALLCOGARDTHIRTEEN
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UNCLAS //N01650//
ALLCOGARDTHIRTEEN 027/07
SUBJ: DISTRICT THIRTEEN AWARDS PROGRAM
A. COAST GUARD MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25C
B. DISTRICT THIRTEEN AWARDS PROCESSING, D13INST 1650.1B
1. THE DISTRICT AWARDS BOARD RECENTLY REVIEWED DATA ON AWARDS
PRESENTED IN 2006 AND 2007 BY D13 UNITS AND D13 STAFF.  THE BOARD
FOUND GENERAL EQUITY ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF UNITS AND PERSONNEL IN
THE NUMBER AND LEVEL OF AWARDS. AS EXPECTED, MOST AWARDS WERE
PRESENTED AT END-OF-TOUR FOR SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE. SLIGHTLY MORE
AWARDS WERE PRESENTED IN 2007 THAN IN 2006.
2. TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE AWARD SYSTEM, AWARD AUTHORS AND
LOCAL AWARD BOARDS ARE REMINDED THAT THE GUIDELINES IN REFERENCE
(A) MUST BE CLOSELY FOLLOWED WHEN SUBMITTING AND APPROVING AWARDS.
3. AWARD PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO DISTRICT 13 AT LEAST 30 DAYS
IN ADVANCE OF THE PLANNED PRESENTATION DATE IF THE DISTRICT
COMMANDER IS THE AWARD AUTHORITY, AND AT LEAST 60 DAYS IN ADVANCE
IF THE AREA COMMANDER IS THE AWARD AUTHORITY.
4.  THE DISTRICT 13 PROCEDURES FOR AWARD SUBMISSIONS WERE RECENTLY
REVISED (REFERENCE B). THIS DIRECTIVE, AWARD TEMPLATES AND OTHER
RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT
http://cgweb.d13.uscg.mil/awards/Default.htm; THIS LINK CAN BE
ACCESSED THROUGH THE D13 HOMEPAGE.
5. QUESTIONS CONCERNING AWARD SUBMISSION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO THE D13 AWARDS PROGRAM TECHNICIAN, MS. ANNMARIE
ROCHELLE, AT (206) 220-7311.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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