S1 Citations - Posting Awards and Promotions

Introduction

The S1 Citations sub-department is responsible for officially posting all approved medals and promotions within the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment. This SOP serves as a guide while creating these posts.

Structure

This SOP comprises two sections: posting awards and posting medals.

Posting Medals

Introduction

All medal recommendations are posted in the Medal recommendations section of the forum, under Personnel Recommendations. After approval, they are officially posted in the Awards section of the forum, under the Personnel Office. The following webpages will be necessary to utilise during award posting: this posting template section, this Regimental Combat and Service Medal Recommendation Policy Wiki page, and this Medal Boxes Wiki page.

How To

Once an award is approved by the approval authority (viewable on the Awards and Decorations Wiki) and its citation is created, follow these steps to officially post the award on the forum:

1. Reference the Medals and Awards Template section of the forums (under Information Management Office/S1 Personnel Administration). The first post there is utilised for standard awards, the second post is utilised for Good Conduct medals, and the third post is utilised for course badges. Copy the post you will be utilising (highlight and CTRL+C).
   
2. In the Awards section of the forums, select the yellow "post Thread" option towards the top right of the screen.
   
3. Create your award post utilising the steps in the following example:
   

• Make your title for the post following this format: "Medal Name Awarded (Department/Operation/Contribution/Of the Quarter) - Date of approval (DDMONYR). An Army Commendation Medal with Valor that was approved on the 1st of June, 2021 was used in the above example.
• Change the Medal name to the appropriate medal's name following the same format. Be sure to keep it bold (CTRL+B).
• Copy the appropriate medal box's graphic from this Medal Boxes Wiki page and paste it in the appropriate place on your post.
• Change the name on the pasted template to the appropriate recipient(s). Be sure to link the name to the recipient's Milpac. You can copy the trooper's name from the Milpac Roster or link the Trooper's Milpac page utilising the option highlighted with a yellow square.
• Copy the edited citation paragraph from the medal recommendation and paste it in the appropriate section of the medal post.
• Ensure the proper format was maintained (especially spacing) and select the "Post Thread" option when complete.
• USEFUL NOTE: the green highlighted box is the centering tool which can be useful if lines of text or graphics are not centering properly.

Check the completed medal post for any mistakes and edit accordingly.

Finally, lock the award recommendation thread and move it to the Medal Recommendations Completed section.

Select the "Destination Forum" drop-down menu, then select the "Completed" option under "Medal Recommendations", then select "Save".

Previous, similar medal posts can be referenced to clarify questions or concerns that may arise while posting medals.