R 051919Z OCT 12

ALCOAST 447/12
COMDTNOTE 5725
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2012 RESERVE FAMILY READINESS AWARD
A. Medals and Awards Manual, COMDTINST M1650.25 (series)
B. Coast Guard Reserve Awards Panel, COMDTINST 1650.12 (series)
1. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (ASD/RA)
and COMDT (CG-13) are soliciting nominations for the 2012 Reserve
Family Readiness Award (RFRA). This award is sponsored by ASD/RA to
recognize the top unit from each of the Armed Forces Reserve
components for their excellence in family readiness and its
contribution to mission readiness. Family readiness is a key
component of mission readiness, and robust family readiness programs
greatly enhance the deployability of Reserve units.
2. Criteria in this message supercede those listed in ref (A).
3. All Coast Guard units with Selected Reserve (SELRES) assigned on
the Personnel Allowance List (PAL) are eligible for this award.
Nominations should be submitted through the chain of command. Area
and District Commanders, Director of Operational Logistics, Assistant
Commandants, Deployable Operations Group (DOG), special staff offices
at headquarters, and Force Readiness Command are strongly encouraged
to each nominate at least one unit for this award.
4. Nomination packages will consist of a one-page cover memo and no
more than a two-page summary of action using Times New Roman 12-point
font with one inch margins as specified by the office of ASD/RA. The
summary of action may be a narrative or bulleted list that addresses
recommended indicators of family readiness program success.
Nomination packages must also include a completed 2012 RFRA contact
and information sheet. Details for recommended indicators and the
2012 RFRA contact information sheet can be found at
http://www.uscg.mil/reserve/awards.
5. Nomination packages must be sent electronically by COB 05 NOV 2012
to the point of contact below.
6. Per ref (B), the Coast Guard Reserve Awards panel will deliberate
and submit its recommendations to COMDT (CG-13). COMDT (CG-13) will
announce the result via ALCOAST.
7. The Commanding Officer (CO) of the selected unit and a
representative of its family support program will be invited to
attend an awards ceremony hosted by ASD/RA. The ceremony will be held
at the Pentagon on Friday, 01 MAR 2013. COMDT (CG-131) may fund
travel and ADOS-RC orders, if necessary, for the unit CO (or
Executive Officer) and a representative of the family support program
to attend the ceremony.
8. COMDT (CG-1313) point of contact is LTJG Stephen Cheng, Phone:
(202) 475-5459, Email: Stephen.C.Cheng(at)uscg.mil.
9. RADM S. E. Day, Acting Director of Reserve and Military Personnel,
sends.
10. Internet release authorized.