GEICO Opens Nominations for Its 2024 GEICO Military Service Awards
16 July 2024 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Application deadline set for Dec. 30, 2024
GEICO is now accepting nominations for its 36th annual GEICO
Military Service Awards, honoring the extraordinary achievements
and dedication of enlisted service members across all military
branches. This prestigious program honors seven individuals – one
from each branch of the armed forces, and the National Guard – who
have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant
contributions not only in their military roles but also as engaged
citizens in their local communities.
GEICO Military Service Award honorees receive a certificate of
achievement and a $2,500 cash honorarium from the GEICO
Philanthropic Foundation. Since this program’s inception, GEICO has
contributed more than $250,000 to honor members of the
military.
The 2024 GEICO Military Service Award nomination forms,
recognizing service performed in 2024, are due no later than Dec.
30, 2024. Individuals interested in submitting a nomination can
learn more about the application requirements for each branch of
the military and where to send a completed application on GEICO’s
Military Service Award homepage.
Nomination / eligibility details:
- All six branches of the military (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard,
Marine Corps, Navy, Space Force) and the National Guard are
eligible.
- All currently serving enlisted service members (E-7 and below),
including the National Guard and reserves, with at least one year
of service remaining after Dec. 30, 2024, are eligible.
- Each military branch may nominate all qualified candidates
through their established procedures.
- GEICO prioritizes a nominee’s off-duty volunteer activities and
community impact, followed by their in-uniform
accomplishments.
- Nominations should specifically highlight the following two
categories:
- Off-duty accomplishments: community involvement, volunteerism,
etc.
- On-duty accomplishments: acts of exemplary service, how they
lead by example, etc.
- Nominations should be submitted in one package of no more than
three pages by Dec. 30, 2024.
Nomination packages must include the following:
- A completed GEICO Military Service Award nomination form.
- A high-resolution, digital photo of the nominee in service
dress uniform (head and shoulders view, without
cover/headgear).
- A letter of endorsement from the highest Military authority on
the assigned installation or the first O-6 commander in the chain
of command.
GEICO will select and notify recipients and their respective
commands during the first half of 2025.
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vehicles in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. A member of
the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, GEICO constantly
strives to make lives better by protecting people against
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