Commander's Award for Civilian Service

Department of the Army Commanders Award for Civilian Service
Medal of the award
Awarded by Department of the Army
Country	United States
Type	Civilian Honorary Award
Eligibility	Army civilian employees
Awarded for	Service or achievement of a lesser degree than recognized by the Superior Civilian Service Award.
Statistics
Established	30 June 1976
Precedence
Next (higher)	Superior Civilian Service Award
Next (lower)	Achievement Medal for Civilian Service
Related	Army Commendation Medal
Ribbon bar of the award

The Commander's Award for Civilian Service is an honorary award presented by the United States Department of the Army to civilian employees for commendable service or achievement. Employees who have a past record of excellence, normally recognized by the previous receipt of one or more honorary or performance awards, may be considered for this award. The Commander's Award for Civilian Service is comparable to the military Army Commendation Medal.

Any commander Colonel and above, or civilian equivalent may approve this award. Nominations reflect service or achievement of a lesser degree than recognized by the Superior Civilian Service Award. Employees who have established a pattern of excellence, normally recognized through the previous receipt of one or more honorary or monetary performance awards, may be considered for this award. Eligibility is determined by measuring contributions against the following example levels of achievement:

On a disc 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in diameter overall a star of five points between three equilateral triangles one angle of each extending beyond edge of disc, all in bronze. On the reserve the inscription “DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY” above “COMMANDER’S AWARD FOR CIVILIAN SERVICE” in two lines, all incised letters. The medal is suspended from a ribbon 1 3/8 inches in width consisting of the following vertical stripes: 1/16” Green, 1/8” White, 5/16” Green, 1/32” White, 5/16” Green, 1/32” White, 5/16” Green, 1/8” White and 1/16” Green.

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