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UNCLAS //01650//
NAVADMIN 251/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/DNS//
 
SUBJ/CHANGES TO PEACETIME AWARDS DELEGATION//
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV DECISION/05AUG2002//
 
REF/B/DOC/SECNAVINST 1650.1G/07JAN2002//
 
NARR/REF A IS SECNAV APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO CURRENT
PEACETIME AWARD DELEGATION LEVELS.  REF B IS THE NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL.//
 
RMKS/1.  PURSUANT TO REF A, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE AUTHORIZED TO
REF B FOR PEACETIME AWARDS.
 
2.  LEGION OF MERIT:  (A) ADM (0-10) MAY APPROVE FOR ALL NAVY
PERSONNEL IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AND MAY APPROVE FOR OTHER U.S.
ARMED FORCES SERVICE PERSONNEL (USA, USAF, USMC, INCLUDING USCG) FOR
PERSONNEL 0-6 AND BELOW IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND (WITH PARENT
SERVICE CONCURRENCE); (B) VADM (0-9) MAY APPROVE AS OUTLINED ABOVE
WITH EXCEPTION OF FLAG OFFICER AWARDS, WHICH WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE
NEXT 0-10 IN CHAIN OF COMMAND.
 
3.  MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL:  (A) RADM (0-8) AND ABOVE MAY APPROVE
FOR ALL NAVY PERSONNEL 0-6 AND BELOW IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AND
MAY APPROVE FOR OTHER U.S. ARMED FORCES SERVICE PERSONNEL 0-6 AND
BELOW (USA, USAF, USMC INCLUDING USCG) IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND; (B)
RADM (0-7) IN COMMAND MAY APPROVE MSM'S IN SIMILAR FASHION.
 
4.  NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL:  (A) RADM (0-7) AND
ABOVE MAY APPROVE FOR ALL NAVY PERSONNEL 0-6 AND BELOW IN THEIR
CHAIN OF COMMAND AND MAY APPROVE FOR OTHER U.S. ARMED FORCES SERVICE
PERSONNEL 0-6 AND BELOW (USA, USAF, USMC INCLUDING USCG) IN THEIR
CHAIN OF COMMAND; (B) 0-6 IN COMMAND MAY APPROVE NC'S IN THEIR CHAIN
OF COMMAND.
 
5.  ACTIONS OF AWARDING AUTHORITIES:
    A.  ISSUE CITATION, CERTIFICATE AND MEDAL.
    B.  MAINTAIN PERMANENT COMMAND RECORD OF APPROVALS.
    C.  ENSURE AIMS DATA BASE ENTRY PER REF B. (A PROJECT IS
CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS TO SIMPLIFY THIS PROCESS.)
    D.  ENSURE SUBMISSION OF AWARD TO MEMBER'S PERMANENT SERVICE
RECORD.
 
6.  REFER TO REF (B) FOR PERTINENT SUPPLY STOCK NUMBERS; CONTACT
OPNAV DIRECTOR NAVY STAFF AWARDS BRANCH (DSN 325-1770; COMM
202-685-1770) WITH REGARD TO THE LEGION OF MERIT CERTIFICATES OR
OTHER QUESTIONS.
 
7.  THESE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN NEXT UPDATE TO NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL (SECNAVINST 1650.1G).
 
8.  EXCEPT AS MODIFIED ABOVE, ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF REF B REMAIN
IN EFFECT.  PER REF (B), COMMANDERS CANNOT APPROVE AWARDS FOR ANY
MEMBER WHO IS CONSIDERED PERSONAL STAFF; THESE AWARDS MUST GO TO THE
IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND FOR APPROVAL.
 
9.  THIS DELEGATION DECISION STREAMLINES THE AWARDS APPROVAL PROCESS
AND SHOULD RESULT IN BETTER TURNAROUND TIME FOR RECOGNITION OF
DESERVING PERSONNEL.  AWARDING AUTHORITIES SHOULD CONTINUE THEIR
AWARDS REVIEW PROCESS, UPHOLDING THE STANDARDS SET FOR THESE AWARDS.
 
10.  POINT OF CONTACT IS CAPT M. J. SWEENEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAVY
STAFF, COMM 202-692-9040, DSN 222.
 
11. RELEASED BY  ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. FALLON, VCNO.//
 
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