ALCOAST 366/17 - DEC 2017 COAST GUARD ENLISTED PERSON OF THE YEAR (EPOY) AWARD SOLICITATION

R 281311 DEC 17
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CCG/CG-00B//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N01650//
ALCOAST 366/17
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: COAST GUARD ENLISTED PERSON OF THE YEAR (EPOY) AWARD SOLICITATION
A. Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year (EPOY) Program,
COMDTINST 1650.36 (series)
1. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard is soliciting
nominations for the 2017 Enlisted Person of the Year – Active Duty
Component and 2017 Enlisted Person of the Year - Reserve Component.
Nomination packages must be submitted in the format and manner
prescribed in REF (A).
2. This program is designed to recognize enlisted persons of the year
from the active-duty and reserve enlisted workforce, selected from
those serving in pay grades E-2 through E-6. Nominees should reflect a
spirit of pride, professionalism and dedication, and must embody our
Coast Guard Core Values.
3. The performance for each award nomination must have occurred during
Calendar Year 2017.
4. Each District Gold Badge Command Master Chief (CMC) should email
one active-duty nomination and one reserve nomination to the Office of
the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard to arrive no later
than 31 January 2018. Questions regarding the process or nomination
packages should be referred to appropriate District Gold Badge CMCs.
5. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard will convene a
selection panel. Recommendations from this panel will be submitted to
the Commandant for approval. Winners will be announced via ALCOAST
during the week of 19 March 2018.
6. Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, and MCPOCG Steven W. Cantrell,
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, send.
7. Internet release is authorized.