Guard and Reserve - Nominate Your Supportive Supervisor for the Patriot Award

Recognize your supervisor for supporting of National Guard and Reserve members. Nominate him or her for a Patriot Award and your supervisor will receive a Department of Defense Certificate of Appreciation and lapel pin. All members of the National Guard and Reserve are eligible to nominate.

Please note: Certificates are printed with your supervisor's name, so please enter information exactly as you would like it printed; only one name per nomination in the correct case. The standard turnaround time for the Patriot Award to reach the address provided is 30-45 days from the date of submission.

Supervisor information:

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Nominator's (service member) information:

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Your National Guard or Reserve unit information:

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Your boss may be eligible for higher recognition, but only if you take the time to explain. Please write a few sentences below to explain why your boss deserves this recognition:

My supervisor(check all that apply):
is highly supportive of my National Guard or Reserve service -- even when I am called on short notice.
outwardly recognizes me as a special asset because I am in the National Guard or Reserve.
continues my salary when I am on active duty.
continues company benefits while I am on active duty.
hires someone to fill in for me when I am on annual training duty without penalizing me.
keeps in touch with my family when I am on active duty for more than 30 days.
should be considered for a higher level award.
Certificate Mailing Instruction:
Please send the award to the ESGR State Committee in the state where my employer/supervisor is located, for formal presentation to my employer/supervisor.
Please send to my home address.
Presentation Options:
Please send the award framed.
Please send the award in a certificate holder.

Privacy Act Statement

"Authority: 38 U.S.C. Chapter 43, Employment and Reemployment Rights of Members of the Uniformed Services (USERRA); DoD Directive 1250.1, National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve; DoD Instruction 1205.22, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve; and DoD Instruction 1205.12, NCESGR Instruction 1250.28, Employer Awards.

Purpose: To allow members of the National Guard and Military Reserve Component personnel and their family members to submit nominations for Employer Awards.

Routine Use(s): To process awards for Civilian Employer nominated by National Guard and US Military Reserve personnel and to collect and report statistical data for annual reports to Congress and appropriate DoD agencies about Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Activities.

Disclosure: Voluntary; however, failure to provide accurate contact information and other solicited information may prevent or delay processing the request."

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For more information, call 1-888-651-0389 or click to send an email.

Please note that the standard turnaround time for the Patriot Award to reach the address provided is 30-45 days from the date of submission.