DCSHR/G1, Information & Updates

• Decorations, Awards, and Honors: Incentive Awards (Army Regulation 672-20)
• Army Decorations Hierarchy (PDF 299 KB)

Personnel Demonstration Project:

The Personnel Demonstration Project, implemented at USAMRDC, Fort Detrick, Maryland, experiments with new and different personnel management concepts to determine whether such changes in personnel policy or procedures would result in improved Federal personnel management. Visit the PDP web site.

Civilian Awards:

• USAMRDC HQ On-the-Spot, Special Act, Time-Off Awards Matrix (PDF 688 KB)
• USAMRDC HQ Honorary Awards Matrix (PDF 701 KB)
• USAMRDC HQ Recognition Matrix (PDF 562 KB)
• USAMRDC Subordinate Units and Special Reporting Activities Honorary Awards Matrix (PDF 705 KB)
• USAMRDC Subordinate Units and Special Reporting Activities Civilian Recognition Matrix (PDF 560 KB)

Use/Lose Leave (important dates):

• Use or Lose Annual Leave Information (PDF 48 KB)

Military Awards:

• USAMRDC Military Awards Program (PPT 386 KB)
• DA Form 638, Recommendation for Award Instructions (DOCX 16 KB)
• Recommendation for Award (MSM example) (PDF 115 KB)
• Recommendation for Award (LOM example) (PDF 115 KB)

Enlisted Retirements:

• Process for Voluntary Retirements (PDF 58 KB)
• Example of a DA Form 4187 - Request for Voluntary Retirement (PDF 63 KB)
• Example of a DA Form 2339 - Application for Voluntary Retirement (PDF 138 KB)

Officer Retirements:

• Process for Voluntary Retirements (PDF 64 KB)
• Memo Requesting Voluntary Retirement (PDF 106 KB)
• Example of a Memo Requesting an Exception to Policy (PDF 37 KB)
• Army Directive 2012, Designation of the Categories of Health Professions Officers (PDF 126 KB)

Special Leave Accrual:

• Special Leave Accrual Template (PDF 148 KB)
• Approved Special Leave Accrual Implementation Guidance (PDF 566 KB)