Awards can be
submitted electronically to
manager@signalcorps.org
Signal Corps Regiment Association National Office,
4570 Dewey Drive,
Martinez, Georgia 30907.
The preferred and most expedient method of submission is via
email. For email submissions, you can purchase the
award once approved in the SCRA Store.
Silver Order of Mercury
The Silver Order of Mercury is
SCRA's highest award, given to people who stand above their
peers and have made conspicuous long-term significant
contributions to the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the Signal
Regimental Association.
Any Signal Corps Regimental
Association member may nominate someone for the silver and
bronze Order of Mercury. The national SCRA award board is the
only approving authority for the silver award, but any Signal
Corps colonel or general can approve the bronze award. The award
board may approve, disapprove or downgrade the silver nomination
to the bronze award.
 
To nominate someone for a Silver
Order of Mercury, prepare a detailed one-page justification and
obtain the endorsement of a Signal Corps colonel or general
officer. Forward the nomination with justification, along with
$35 payment for the award, to SCRA national headquarters (
address listed above). The packet should arrive at SCRA
National Headquarters
not later than four weeks prior to the desired presentation
date.
SCRA's award board then judges
the awards package. After receiving the award board's decision,
SCRA will either prepare the award package and mail it, or
return the package and prepayment to the nominator.
Bronze Order of Mercury
 
The Bronze Order of Mercury
recognizes those people who have demonstrated the highest
standards of integrity, moral character, professional competence
and selflessness, and who have contributed significantly to the
promotion of the Signal Corps and the Signal Regimental
Association.
To nominate someone for the
Bronze Order of Mercury, prepare a detailed one-page
justification and obtain approval from the approving authority
-- any Signal Corps colonel or general officer who is an active
SCRA member. When a Corps colonel or GO is not available, the
award board may approve the award.
The nominator then forwards the
approved nomination, along with $35 payment for the award, to
SCRA National Headquarters (address listed above). The packet
should arrive at Fort Gordon not later than four weeks before
the desired presentation date.
Award
Application Online
Brevet Colonel
 
The intent of this award is to
recognize those non-government, government civilians, or
uniformed members of the armed forces, other than those of the
Signal Regiment, who have made significant contributions over a
period of time to the Regiment or the Association.
Specifically, such individuals could be federal, state, or local
government officials, military members from a different
department or branch, industry partners, or community leaders
deserving special recognition. The justification for this award
is based primarily on their long term relationship with the
Regiment.
To nominate someone for the
Brevet Colonel, prepare a nomination letter and a one-page
letter of justification. Forward the nomination with
justification, along with $35 payment for the award, to SCRA
national headquarters. The nomination packet should arrive at
SCRA National Headquarters not later than four weeks before the desired
presentation date. SCRA will forward the approved award
to the nominator, or return the package and prepayment if
disapproved.
The National SCRA Awards Board is the only approving authority
for the Brevet Colonel Award.
Wahatchee
The Wahatchee Award, named for
Georgia patriot Nancy Hart, is a Signal Corps award given to
people who exemplify the volunteer spirit and have given the
Corps long-term service. The award has two levels, silver and
bronze, paralleling the Order of Mercury.
The nomination packet for
either award should include a cover memorandum from the
nominator; a one-page, double-spaced justification which details
the nominee's contributions to the Signal Corps community; a
point of contact with complete mailing address and desired
presentation date; and payment for the award. The
Wahatchee costs $30.
Processing time is four weeks.
The package should be sent to SCRA national headquarters.
After the nominator forwards the
nomination packet to SCRA, SCRA prepares and mails the approved
awards back to the nominator. Disapproved nominations are
returned to the nominator with the prepayment. If a Silver
Wahatchee request is downgraded to a Bronze Wahatchee, the
difference in cost is returned to the nominator.
Bronze Wahatchee
 
The Bronze Wahatchee is for
individuals who have voluntarily contributed in a significant
way to the improvement of the Signal Corps community.
Approval authority for the bronze
may be a Signal Corps lieutenant colonel in command, a colonel
or a general officer. If no officer is available, the approval
authority may be the national SCRA award board.
Silver Wahatchee
 
The Silver Wahatchee is for
individuals who have voluntarily contributed in a significant
long-term service to the improvement of the Signal Corps
community.
Approving authority for the
Silver Wahatchee is the national SCRA award board.
Award
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