O - The Badlands Newsletter - Maquis Forces International
O - The Badlands Newsletter - Maquis Forces International
O - The Badlands Newsletter - Maquis Forces International
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PAGE 18 BADLANDS<br />
An Awarding Experience<br />
BGN Logan Andrews, Awards Director<br />
Well several awards have gone out since last issue and I want to send my congratulations to all<br />
that earned them. And earn them they definitely did. All the awards are designed so that they are<br />
not give aways. Even the Military Service award which is a (seemingly) lowly Chapter Level<br />
award. You still have to serve time in one of the Armed Services in order to qualify, combat not required.<br />
That is at that level so that the CO’s who are most likely to know of such service.<br />
Over the course of the last couple of month, I have received many questions regarding the various<br />
awards that are available for the members to earn. This month I’d thought I’d address them to<br />
clear up some of the uncertainties. <strong>The</strong> web page will also be updated in the hopes of these questions<br />
never needing to be asked again. But if you are ever in doubt feel free to contact me at<br />
awards@maquis.com and I will answer any questions you might have.<br />
How long do you have to be a member of MFI before you can earn an award?<br />
Members may be presented with awards from the moment they sign on, such as with the Military<br />
Service Ribbon. Obviously other ribbons will take time. <strong>The</strong> Convention and Community Service<br />
Ribbons require so many hours before they are rewarded. <strong>International</strong> default is 50 hours but<br />
since they are a Chapter Level ribbon CO’s may change that number higher or lower as they wish.<br />
CO’s may also decide whether or not to allow hours from prior to joining the local club or not.<br />
Can COs nominate to the ZCs for Unit of the Year and Rebel of the Year?<br />
CO’s may nominate for Rebel of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. <strong>The</strong>se are awards to individuals<br />
and ZCs are unlikely to know of their achievements. As for Unit of the Year, it is up to the<br />
ZC only to make their decision for their Zone and then that choice is forwarded to the Awards<br />
Board for final selection for <strong>International</strong> Unit of the Year.<br />
Do I have to outrank someone to nominate them?<br />
Not necessarily but that will be the most likely. As a rule CO’s should be the one sending the<br />
nomination to the Awards Board. Where that nomination comes from internally, is up to the Unit’s<br />
individual policies. One may also be in a position to have someone under then that technically out<br />
ranks them but because of their position, such as a FCPT ZC over a Vice ADM CO or a department<br />
head over a staff member. So no there is not requirement that you outrank the person you<br />
nominate, but chances are you will.<br />
What if I want to nominate member of another cell, within my Zone, for say Rebel of the Year?<br />
You most certainly can do so. Just send the write up for why you think they deserve the award to<br />
the appropriate ZC. Since Departments are not limited to any one zone, any nominations for duties<br />
completed within a Dept or SID are considered solely at the <strong>International</strong> level. Yes this<br />
means that the Rebel of the Year may not be one of the Zone Rebels of the Year.<br />
What if I want to nominate a Marine detachment for Unit of the Year but not the ship they are attached<br />
to?<br />
<strong>The</strong>re may be some cases where the Marine detachment and the ship/station they are attached to
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