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officer of the individual concerned must be
forwarded to the commanding officer for
endorsement.
TIMELINESS
An awards recommendation must be
submitted as soon as possible following the
act, achievement, or service upon which it is
based if the awards system is to be successful.
Submit recommendation for meritorious
service when an individual’s detachment is
anticipated. When a reporting senior is being
detached and feels that the service of a
subordinate merits recognition, the Personal
Award Recommendation form, OPNAV
1650/3, should be completed for the observed
period.
It should be retained within the
command,
pending
detachment of the
individual. If at the time the current reporting
senior feels the latter portion of the
individual’s tour merits recognition, the
recommendation should be combined with the
earlier one; if not, the recommendation of the
predecessor
s h o u l d b e f o r w a r d e d f or
consideration on its own merits by the
awarding authority empowered to approve the
award.
An award for meritorious service
terminating with retirement or separation
should be processed so that the presentation
may be made at the individual’s current duty
station.
PREPARATION
Prepare recommendations for personal
awards on OPNAV Form 1650/3. Instructions
for the preparation of the awards form can be
found in chapter 2 of the Awards Manual.
When additional space is required, add sheets
of standard size paper. Use a separate form
for each award being recommended.
SUMMARY OF ACTION
Since each award recommendation is
evaluated on the merits of the justification,
this part of the recommendation is required in
all cases. Avoid generalities and excessive
use of superlatives.
Present an objective
summary giving specific examples of the
performance and manner of accomplishing it
together with the results and benefits derived.
CITATION
A proposed citation, which is a condensed
version of the summary of action, must
accompany the recommendation. Although a
citation is laudatory and formal, it must be
factual and contain no classified information.
Non-combat citations are limited to 22
typewritten lines.
Opening Sentence
The citation begins with a standard phrase
describing the degree of meritorious or heroic
service as specified in the Awards Manual for
each award, the duty assignment of the
individual, the inclusive dates of service on
which the recommendation is based, and if
desired, a description of operations of the unit
to which the individual is attached.
Statement of Heroic/Meritorious
Achievement or Service
The second part of the citation identifies
the recipient by name, describes specific duty
assignments,
accomplishments,
and the
outstanding personal attributes displayed. The
description of the individual’s achievements
must show clearly that they were sufficient to
justify the award recommended. If duty was
performed in combat, the citation should so
state.
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