CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 MARINE CORPS GROUND SAFETY AWARDS

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MARADMIN 432/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 MARINE CORPS GROUND
SAFETY AWARDS//
REF/A/DOC/ACMC/08SEP22//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 5100.29C w/ CH-2, VOLUME 1 THE MARINE CORPS SAFETY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM//
POC/WILLIAM HARLEY/LTCOL/GROUND SECTION HEAD/CMC SAFETY DIVISION/
703-571-4589/[email protected]//
POC/BAYLEN SMITH/CAPT/GROUND SAFETY OFFICER/CMC SAFETY DIVISION/
703-571-4556/[email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. To solicit nominations for the 2024
Marine Corps Ground Safety Awards.
2. The Marine Corps Ground Safety Awards program provides
recognition to commands and individuals for significant
contributions and accomplishments in the field of safety and mishap
prevention. The reference provides policy and procedural guidance
to establish the Marine Corps Ground Safety Awards Program.
Recipients are recognized in the following categories:
2.a. Warrior Preservation Award: Awarded to the Marine Corps
installation having established the most outstanding safety program.
2.b. Marine Corps Safety Excellence Award: An individual award with
four categories, presented to one officer, one senior enlisted
(gunnery sergeant or above), one enlisted (staff sergeant or below),
and one Civilian Marine, whose primary responsibility is outside
of safety and occupational health who has made the most significant
contribution to the command's Marine Corps Safety Management System
(MCSMC).
2.c. Marine Corps Safety Award: A command award with four
categories based on command population, presented to one Marine
Corps command in each category (groups I-IV), per the reference,
having maintained the most outstanding MCSMS.
2.d. Marine Corps Civilian Safety Professional of the Year: An
award that recognizes a civilian government employee in the safety
community for their outstanding contributions to the MCSMS.
3. Nomination packages must be received by CMC Safety Division no
later than 15 December 2024. Due to the volume of award
recommendations, late, incorrect, or incomplete nominations will not
be considered.
4. Each nomination package should contain the following:
4.a. A narrative, fact-based write-up IAW Volume 1, Chapter 5 of
the reference.
4.b. All individual packages shall contain one 8x10 inch
(high-resolution) color photograph (scanned with package and
attached as accompanying file), head and shoulders view in the
service "A" uniform without cover. The photo is solely for
promotional purposes and will not be used during the selection
process.
4.c. A signed cover letter from the nominee's commanding officer
providing endorsement of the nominee, the award category, and the
name and phone number of a command point of contact.
4.d. A letter of endorsement from the first general officer in the
chain of command.
5. Nomination package should contain original or high-resolution
documentation. Incomplete nomination packages will not be
considered.
6. Submit packages via email to [email protected] or
via USPS to:
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Attn: Safety Division
701 S. Courthouse Road
Building 12, Suite 2O050
Arlington, VA 22204-2462
7. All questions should be addressed to the points of contact
listed above.
8. All qualifying nominees will automatically be considered for
the Department of the Navy Safety Excellence Awards for Marine Corps
Ground Safety.
9. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Paul J. Rock, Jr.,
Director, Marine Corps Staff.//