COMDTINST 1650.37 governs the Coast Guard’s External Affairs Awards Program and its administration.
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It covers the John J. Jaskot Governmental Affairs Officer of the Year Award, public affairs awards, and Public Service Awards. It establishes eligibility, judging, award administration, distribution, records management, and change-request provisions.
Applies to: All Coast Guard unit Commanders, Commanding Officers, Officers-In-Charge, Deputy/Assistant Commandants, and Chiefs of Headquarters staff elements must comply with the provisions of this Instruction.
Only active duty, civilian, reserve, and Auxiliary members assigned to GAO responsibilities are eligible. (paragraph 8)
A judging panel comprised of Commandant (CG-0921) personnel will evaluate the nominations and provide its recommendations to the Chief of Commandant (CG0921) for final approval. (paragraph 8)
Members of other military services are not eligible to compete. (paragraph 9)
No paper distribution will be made of this Instruction. (paragraph 6)
Records created as a result of this Instruction, regardless of format or media, must be managed in accordance with the records retention schedules located on the Records Resource Center CGPortal site: https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cg61/CG611/SitePages/Home.aspx. (paragraph 7)