Meritorious Civilian Service Award

Defense Logistics Agency Meritorious Civilian Service Award medal
Police officer Eugene Goodman, who diverted protesters during the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, being presented with the award.

The Meritorious Civilian Service Award is commonly the highest award granted by U.S. Army Commanders (Major General and above, or civilian equivalent). The Award and Medal is provided to civilian employees within agencies of the federal government of the United States. However, the various agencies' awards are not directly comparable. For example, the US Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award is equivalent to the US military Legion of Merit,[1] while the US Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award is equivalent to the lower US military Meritorious Service Medal.[2]

Examples of Meritorious Civilian Service Awards include but are not limited to:

  1. ^ AR 672-20, Table 8-1
  2. ^ AFI36-1004, para 5.4.4.1