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ALARACT 078/2025
DTG: R 121330Z AUG 25
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 078/2025–REQUESTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE SURGEON
GENERAL’S ANNUAL PHYSICIAN RECOGNITION AWARD FOR CALENDAR YEAR
2025
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF
HQDA OTSG//DASG–MC//
1. (U) REFERENCES:
1.A. (U) AR 351–3, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OF
THE ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
1.B. (U) AR 600–8–2, SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS
(FLAG)
1.C. (U) AR 600–9, THE ARMY BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM
2. (U) SITUATION: THE SURGEON GENERAL’S (TSG) ANNUAL PHYSICIAN
RECOGNITION AWARD (PRA) PROVIDES PERSONAL RECOGNITION BY TSG TO
AN ARMY PHYSICIAN WHO HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO
MILITARY MEDICINE. THE ANNUAL AWARD IS INTENDED TO INCREASE
PHYSICIAN MOTIVATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL JOB PERFORMANCE. THE AWARD
PROGRAM APPLIES TO ALL ARMY COMMANDS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE ACTIVE DUTY (AD) PHYSICIANS ASSIGNED ON A FULL–TIME BASIS.
RECIPIENTS WILL BE FUNDED TO RECEIVE THE AWARD AT THE JOINT
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) SELECTION BOARD.
3. (U) MISSION: NO LATER THAN 22 AUGUST 2025, UNITS THAT HAVE
PHYSICIANS ASSIGNED ON A FULL–TIME BASIS NOMINATE ARMY AD
PHYSICIANS FOR TSG–PRA FOR CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2025. IN SEPTEMBER
2025, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (MC) CHIEF WILL CONVENE A SELECTION
BOARD OF SENIOR MC PHYSICIANS WHO WILL MAKE AN ORDER OF MERIT LIST
(OML) RECOMMENDATION TO THE MC CHIEF. THE MC CHIEF WILL SEND THE
OML WITH THEIR ENDORSEMENT TO TSG.
4. (U) EXECUTION:
4.A. (U) ELIGIBILITY/SELECTION CRITERIA.
4.A.1. (U) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OFFICERS IN THE GME PROGRAM, ANY AD
ARMY PHYSICIAN IN THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN THROUGH LIEUTENANT
COLONEL MAY BE NOMINATED FOR THE TSG–PRA. AN OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE
OFFICER CURRENTLY IN THE ARMY GME PROGRAM MAY BE NOMINATED FOR
EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AS A MILITARY PHYSICIAN BEFORE ENTERING
GME TRAINING.
4.A.2. (U) PRIOR AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
4.A.3. (U) NOMINEE MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF SERVICE REMAINING AT
THE TIME OF NOMINATION.
4.B. (U) RESPONSIBILITIES.
4.B.1. (U) TSG IS THE AWARDING AUTHORITY.
4.B.2. (U) COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL
RECIPIENTS AND SUBMIT NOMINATIONS ACCORDINGLY. STAFF SURGEONS AT
ALL MAJOR AND SUBORDINATE NON–MEDICAL COMMAND HEADQUARTERS
WILL ASSIST COMMANDERS IN THIS REGARD. WITH CONCURRENCE OF THESE
COMMANDERS, NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY STAFF SURGEONS.
COMMANDERS WILL PUBLICIZE THE AWARD AND ITS RECIPIENT WHEN
ANNOUNCED, EMPHASIZING DUTY PERFORMANCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO
MILITARY MEDICINE (WITHIN SECURITY AND PRIVACY ACT REQUIREMENTS).
4.C. (U) A COMPLETE NOMINATION PACKET WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING
DOCUMENTS, IN ORDER, IN A SINGLE PDF FILE, (DO NOT SEND AS A
PORTFOLIO): (1) NOMINATION MEMORANDUM, (2) COMMANDER’S
ENDORSEMENT (IF NOMINATED BY A STAFF SURGEON, ANY LEVEL
COMMANDER MAY ENDORSE), (3) NARRATIVE SUMMARY, (4) CURRICULUM
VITAE, AND (5) REDACTED SOLDIER TALENT PROFILE WITHOUT DEPARTMENT
OF THE ARMY PHOTO, SEX, RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, OR MARITAL STATUS.
4.C.1. (U) NOMINATION MEMORANDUM WILL INCLUDE:
4.C.1.A. (U) RANK, GRADE, AND FULL NAME OF NOMINEE.
4.C.1.B. (U) DUTY ASSIGNMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF ASSIGNMENT.
4.C.1.C. (U) INCLUSIVE DATES OF RECOMMENDATION. NOMINATIONS WILL BE
MADE FOR DUTY PERFORMANCE IN CY 2024.
4.C.1.D. (U) CONTACT EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER (GOVERNMENT AND
ALTERNATE) OF NOMINEE.
4.C.1.E. (U) STATEMENT THAT THE NOMINEE HAS AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF AD
SERVICE REMAINING AFTER SELECTION AND IS NOT A PREVIOUS RECIPIENT
OF THIS AWARD.
4.C.1.F. (U) STATEMENT TO VERIFY THE NOMINEE IS NOT FLAGGED OR UNDER
THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE ACTIONS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REFERENCE 1.B. AND THAT THE NOMINEE IS WITHIN REFERENCE 1.C.
STANDARDS (NOMINEE MEETS HEIGHT/WEIGHT AND/OR MEETS ARMY BODY
COMPOSITION STANDARDS).
4.C.2. (U) NARRATIVE SUMMARY SHOULD PROVIDE SPECIFIC AND FACTUAL
INFORMATION, GIVE CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF EXACTLY WHAT THE
INDIVIDUAL DID, DESCRIBE HOW IT WAS DONE, WHAT BENEFITS OR RESULTS
WERE REALIZED, AND STATE WHY SUCH RESULTS MERIT RECOGNITION BY
TSG. NARRATIVE SUMMARY SHOULD NOT EXCEED TWO DOUBLE–SPACED
TYPED PAGES WITH ARIAL FONT, 12-POINT TYPE AND SHOULD BE
UNCLASSIFIED.
4.C.3. (U) NOMINATION SUBMISSION.
4.C.3.A. (U) SEND COMPLETED PACKETS DIRECTLY TO: TSG CONSULTANT
PROGRAM OFFICE JBSA, MEDCOM HQ (MCHO–CL–C), 2450 CONNELL ROAD,
BUILDING 2264, SUITE 34, JBSA–FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX 78234, OR EMAIL
PACKET TO: USARMY.JBSA.MEDCOM.MBX.TSG-CONSULTANT-
PROGRAM@ARMY.MIL.
4.C.3.B. (U) ASSEMBLE DOCUMENTS IN ORDER AS ONE CONTINUOUS PDF IN
ADOBE. DO NOT SEND FILES AS AN ADOBE PORTFOLIO.
4.C.3.C. (U) NOMINATION PACKETS MUST ARRIVE AT THE OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF, MC NO LATER THAN 22 AUGUST 2025.
5. (U) COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:
5.A. (U) TSG–PRA POINTS OF CONTACT.
5.A.1. (U) MS. SHERON MIDDLETON, TSG CONSULTANT PROGRAM MANAGER,
COMMERCIAL: 210–466–7041, EMAIL: SHERON.C.MIDDLETON2.CIV@ARMY.MIL.
5.A.2. (U) ARMY MEDICAL CORPS OFFICE: LTC DANA M. COOK, EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, COMMERCIAL: 210–221–7373, EMAIL: DANA.M.COOK.MIL@ARMY.MIL
OR USARMY.JBSA.MEDICAL-COE.MBX.MEDICAL-CORPS@ARMY.MIL.
5.A.3. (U) ARMY MEDICAL CORPS OFFICE: COL MARK CRAIG, CORPS SPECIFIC
BRANCH PROPONENCY OFFICER, COMMERCIAL: 210–295–2493, EMAIL:
MARK.S.CRAIG10.MIL@ARMY.MIL.
6. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 30 NOVEMBER 2025.