ACN 106/18 - SEP 2018 SOLICITATION FOR THE 2018 FORREST O. REDNOUR MEMORIAL AWARD PROGRAM

ALCOAST COMMANDANT NOTICE                                                        CANCEL DATE 27 SEP 2019

R 281242 SEP 18
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-11//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N01650//
ACN 106/18
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2018 FORREST O. REDNOUR MEMORIAL AWARD PROGRAM
A. Forrest O. Rednour Memorial Award Program for Excellence in Food Service and
Food Service Specialist of the Year, COMDTINST 4061.7 (series)
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 020806 AUG 18/ACN 076/18
1. This ACN solicits nominations for the 2018 Rednour Award Program. The Rednour
Award Program honors six categories of Coast Guard Dining Facilities (CGDF):
large, medium, and small CGDF ashore and large, medium, and small CGDF afloat as
defined in REF (A). The program also honors one Culinary Specialist (CS) of the Year.
These awards are presented annually and are designed to recognize those units and CSs
who consistently epitomize the best in culinary service professionalism.
2. In addition to the requirements contained in REF (A), this ACN introduces the
following conditions:
    a. Photos. Photos are not limited for this years submission package for the
Forrest O. Rednour Award and CS of the Year. Photos of the complete galley staff,
culinary artistry, customer service interaction, special events, holiday meals, and
receptions are highly recommended. Photos shall be professional and relevant to the
CS rating. Compile all photos into a slideshow using Microsoft PowerPoint.
    b. All units submitting a Rednour Award nomination for their CGDF are highly
encouraged to also submit a CS of the Year nomination for an individual who played a
key role in the success of the unit’s dining facility. Please ensure that the
nomination for the dining facility and CS of the Year (if submitted) are separate
submissions. A Command Endorsement is required for each package submitted.
    c. For CS of the Year, the nominee must be assigned to the present unit for a
minimum of six months as of 01 March 2019.
    d. The records submission requirement is reduced to the most current 6 months of
examined CGDF reports.
    e. Enclosure (2) in REF (A) states that unit submissions will be in a six-part
folder. For this nomination cycle, all documents required in the submission package
shall be uploaded and submitted IAW REF (B). Email recipients shall be:
HQS-SMB-CULINARYPROGRAM@uscg.mil and CSC Dustin Webb at dustin.p.webb@uscg.mil.
Follow instructions for submitting nomination files according to REF (B) using the
AMRDEC link https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/. All submissions shall have the
file description as follows: "REDNOUR SUBMISSION 2018 SIZE, CATEGORY, UNIT NAME"
or "CS of the Year 2018 PAYGRADE, MEMBER NAME, UNIT NAME". Each package shall
include all photos in one PowerPoint document and all other supporting documents
as defined in REF (A) and this ACN.
3. The deadline for package submission is 01 March 2019. Please note that all
units with a CS-staffed CGDF are eligible to submit a package.
4. Late or incomplete packages will not be reviewed.
5. COMDT (CG-1111) will convene a board in March 2019 and announce the winners
via ALCOAST in April 2019.
6. These changes will be incorporated in the next revision of REF (A), which will
be released within the next year.
7. COMDT (CG-1111) POC is Mr. Chad Adams at 202-475-5149, Chad.A.Adams@uscg.mil.
8. Released by RADM Erica G. Schwartz, Director, Health, Safety, and Work-Life.
9. Internet release authorized.