Of The Quarter Awards

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Article Number:	7CAV-R-032
Scope:	Of the Quarter Awards
Version:	Version 1.0
Effective Date:	19JUL20
Last Modified Date:	DDMMMYYYY
Approving Authority:	Regimental Commanding Officer
Point of Contact:	Regimental Chief of Staff

Scope & Eligibility

Each Battalion will reward the performance of enlisted, NCO's, and officers with an "of the Quarter" award system based on merit and service within the past quarter. At the end of every quarter, the selection for service awards are proposed and approved by the appropriate authorities which are detailed below. At the end of the year, during the final quarter, the "of the Quarter" selections will be replaced by "of the Year" selections based on merit and service within the past year.

At each level, staff may choose appropriate members to be the recipient of an award. A higher level of staff does not need to choose from the pool of already selected recipients. All those within the Battalion are eligible at the discretion of the appropriate level of staff selecting them. An enlisted member is defined as any member at the ranks of PVT (E-2) to SPC (E-4), regardless of billet. A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is defined as any member over the rank of CPL (E-4)/WO1 (W-1) to SGM (E-9)/CW5 (W-5), regardless of billet. An officer is defined as any member over the rank of 2LT (O-1).

Platoon Level

Platoon Staff may select one enlisted to be awarded from within their platoon. Their selection must be passed on to Company Staff.

Company Level

Company Staff may select one enlisted and one NCO to be awarded. Both their selection and platoons' selection must be passed on to Battalion Staff.

Battalion Level

Battalion Staff may select one enlisted, NCO, and officer to be awarded. Battalion Staff is responsible for the approval and posting of ALL awards within the Battalion before the end of the first week of the new quarter.

Raising Awards

If they so desire, Company or Battalion Staff may choose an already selected recipient. By doing this they elevate the award that is being given to the recipient to the level of staff awarding them.

Procedure

All award proposals should be submitted to Battalion Staff via PM within the final week of the quarter. By the end of the first week in the new quarter, all awards must be approved and posted by Battalion Staff in one medal package as a medal recommendation ticket.

At the end of the year, for the final quarter, all "of the Year" award proposals are to be submitted to Battalion Staff via PM three weeks before Furlough. Two weeks before Furlough, all awards must be approved and posted by Battalion Staff in one medal package as a medal recommendation ticket. This is to ensure the appropriate S1 Department staff can process and post all end of year awards before Furlough begins.

Awards

Level	Award
Platoon	Army Achievement Medal
Company	Army Commendation Medal
Battalion	Meritorious Service Medal