The United States Department of the Army offers a variety of awards, decorations and incentive programs to honor and recognize the contribution and efforts of its civilian workforce.
There are three categories of recognition: monetary, honorary, and time-off.
Superior Accomplishment Awards[]
- Special Act or Service Award
- On-the-Spot Cash Award
- Time Off Award
- Performance Award
Honorary Awards[]
(These awards are listed in hierarchical order from the highest to the lowest):
Commander’s Award for Civilian Service
Exceptional Civilian Service Award
- Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom
- Secretary of the Army Award for Valor
- Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service
- Meritorious Civilian Service Award
- Superior Civilian Service Award
- Commander's Award for Civilian Service
- Achievement Medal for Civilian Service
- Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service
- Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service
- Certificate of Achievement
- Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal
Public Service Awards[]
(These awards are in hierarchical order from the highest to the lowest)
- Decoration for Distinguished Civilian Service
- Secretary of the Army Public Service Award
- Outstanding Civilian Service Award
- Commander's Award for Public Service
- Certificate of Appreciation
See also[]
The original article can be found at Department of the Army Civilian Awards and the edit history here.
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