SITUATION: Your section NCOIC brings you an award ...



UNITED STATES ARMY

SOLDIER SUPPORT INSTITUTE

ADJUTANT GENERAL SCHOOL

ARMY AWARDS PROGRAM

PRACTICAL EXERCISE #2

ADJUTANT GENERAL BASIC COURSE

SITUATION: Your section NCOIC brings you an award recommendation on SGT John a. Hero a senior tank gunner in 1-3 AR, who save the life of his tank driver during the most recent NTC rotation. The vehicle flipped while attempting to navigate through a steep wadi during night maneuvers and erupted in flames. SGT Hero and two other members of the crew were thrown from the vehicle. Without regard for his life, SGT Hero re-entered the vehicle and pulled the remaining crewmembers, the driver, SPC Beggenheavy, to safety. 2LT Jeremy M. Wannaby, SGT Hero’s platoon leader, feels this unselfish act warrants the recognition of the Soldier’s Medal and submits the following recommendation below. The 3rd BDE CDR approved and presented the Army Commendations Medal as an interim award.

REQUIREMENT: Using the attached documents to verify the correctness of the DA Form 638 (Addresses, Soldier & Recommender Data) with the information provided by the Personnel Qualification Record and the situation on SGT John A. Hero. If the item on the DA Form 638 is correct, select response 1. If it is incorrect, select response 2.

1. Item 1. TO: 1 2 7. Item 9. Branch of Service: 1 2

2. Item 4. NAME: 1 2 8. Item 10. Recommended Award: 1 2

3. Item 5. RANK: 1 2 9. Item 12. Reason for Award: 1 2

4. Item 6. SSN: 1 2 10. Item 12b. Interim Award 1 2

5. Item 7. Organization: 1 2 11. Item 14. Recommender Name: 1 2

6. Item 8. Prev Awds: 1 2 12. Item 15. Recommender Address: 1 2

REQUIREMENT: Review the entries in Part IV, Recommendations, Approval, Disapproval on the DA Form 638 on SGT Hero and choose the best answer for the following questions.

13. What's wrong with the first intermediate authority block 23a-i?

1. Nothing

2. TO address is incorrect

3. Date is out of sequence

4. Comments do not support recommendation

14. What is wrong with the second intermediate authority block 24a-I?

1. Nothing

2. TO address is incorrect

3. Date is out of sequence

4. Comments do not support recommendation

15. Which intermediate authority is missing from the resident chain of command?

1. Company Commander

2. Battalion Commander

3. Brigade Commander

4. Division Commander

16. What is the appropriate action if there are more intermediate authorities than there are available blocks on the DA form 638?

1. Fill out as many as possible on the form

2. Fill out the first intermediate authority ONLY

3. Fill out as many as possible on the form and attach an addendum for those endorsements that don’t fit

4. Fill out as many as possible on the original form; use the reverse side of a second DA Form 638 for those endorsements that do not fit

17. Which of the following awards is correct for an individual who has the following accomplishments:

Completed AIT for 75H

Completed PLDC and BNCOC

Completed OCS

Completed OBC for 42B

Awarded 3 AAMs

Completed 1 tour in Korea

Awarded 2 ARCOMs

1. ASR with bronze star, NCOPDR, AAM with 2 OLC, OSR, and ARCOM with 2 OLC

2. ASR, NCOPDR with numeral 1, AAM with 2 OLC, OSR with numeral 1, and ARCOM with 2 OLC

3. ASR with bronze star, NCOPDR with numeral 2, AAM with 3 OLC, OSR, and ARCOM with 2 OLC

4. ASR, NCOPDR with numeral 2, AAM with 2 OLC, OSR, and ARCOM with 1 OLC

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