SCRA Manager: Mr Bryan Tuschen

 

Signal Corps Regimental Association Awards

The GOLD and SILVER ORDER OF MERCURY, SILVER WAHATCHEE, and BREVET COLONEL Awards are very prestigious awards, please read through the criteria for these awards before submitting nominations. Significant contributions to the Association and Regiment are required for these awards and they are all National Awards Board approved ONLY.

Gold Order of Mercury

The SCRA now offers a Gold Order of Mercury to honor any Signal Soldier who died while deployed to or as a direct result of injuries or illness sustained in a GWOT Theater.  In addition to those soldiers who are deployed to a GWOT Theater of Operations, the Gold order of Mercury is also available for those soldiers who are killed in the line of duty or died from injuries or illness sustained by any terroristic action anywhere in the world and validated as such by the National Signal Corps Regimental Association Board of Directors. This award is presented to the soldier posthumously and should be used by the unit to provide to the family members during any memorial ceremony or event that recognizes the soldier. This award is at no cost to the unit. We just need to know as soon as possible so that we can prepare, package, and ship to you as soon as possible. The awarding of the Gold Order of Mercury automatically includes the option to award the Gold Wahatchee to the spouse. This is also at no cost and you only need to let us know names of all concerned.

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Contact Craig Zimmerman, SCRA National Executive Officer for more details and to submit names for this award Craig.Zimmerman1@us.army.mil

Click here for listing of Soldiers who have been honored posthumously with the Gold Order of Mercury. 

 

 

The Order of Mercury

The Order of Mercury, is a two-level award, Silver and Bronze, awarded to Association members in good standing.  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 Signal Regiment and the Signal Corps Regimental Association.

The primary purpose of the Signal Corps Regimental Association awards program is to recognize deserving *members of the Association who have made significant contributions to both the Signal Corps (Regiment) and the Signal Corps Regimental Association. They are available to any member of the Association of any rank or grade, military, military retiree, DA civilian, or civilian, serving in any capacity in support of our Regiment.   Since Orders of Mercury are Association awards justifications must clearly describe those significant contributions the nominee has made to our Association and the Regiment.   Association membership alone does not justify an award at any level.  The purpose of our Association is to support our Regiment and these awards recognize the individuals who have most energetically and actively contributed to the Regiment and our Association.  Standard military or civilian service awards are the appropriate choice to recognize contributions to the Army in general.

Association awards are unique and special to our members and our Regiment.  To maintain the integrity of these awards it is essential that nominators and those involved in the approval process adhere to the criteria and uphold the standards for these awards.  To do otherwise will deflate the significance of these awards and be unfair to those who have met these criteria and have been presented these awards.  Our Board of Directors asks that those **colonels of the Regiment with Bronze Order of Mercury approving authority stand by these criteria

 * A colonel of the Regiment is defined as any Signal Corps Colonel or a colonel in functional area 24 or 53 who has officially
   affiliated with the Regiment.

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.  

Award Application Online

Sample nomination letter and justification


 

 

 

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.

Criteria for Justification of a Silver Order of Mercury

This is the Association’s highest award and therefore must be reserved for those select few who have provided highly significant, long-term contributions to both our Association and our Regiment. The Silver Order of Mercury represents a substantially greater level of contribution over a longer period than the Bronze Order of Mercury. Justification for this award is to be based upon continuous exceptional service to the Association in leadership positions and/or Chapter activities, as well as dedicated service to our Regiment.

The Silver Order of Mercury can be approved ONLY by the SCRA National Board of Directors.

The Silver Order of Mercury can be approved ONLY by the SCRA National Board of Directors.

Award Application Online

Sample nomination letter and justification

Item 1

 
Silver Order of Mercury Example of Framed Award
Double Matting

2). Enter Item Number Ordered, Rank, Name, Phone, Email of Purchaser and AFCEA membership number separated by commas. 

1). Select Your Choice of Award


Submitted Application



 


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.

Criteria for Justification of a Bronze Order of Mercury

 

This award is to be given to members of the Association who have served the Regiment well and have made a significant contribution to the Association’s activities in the pursuit of its goals. A nominee’s grade and length of service must be considered as to degree of contribution to our Regiment, length of Association membership, and participation in our Association.  Special consideration must be given to our functional area officers who have their first opportunity to become both members of the Regiment and Association only when they become Career Field Designated as a major so may first only learn of our Association at that time.

The Bronze Order of Mercury can be approved by any colonel of the Regiment* who is also a member in good standing with the Association. The nominee must also be an outstanding member of the Regiment and a member of the Association. Colonels of the Regiment must zealously maintain the standard of this award.  If a colonel of the Regiment is not available, the nominator can submit the recommendation to SCRA National Board of Directors where it will be placed before the awards board.

 * A colonel of the Regiment is defined as any Signal Corps colonel or a colonel in functional area 24 or 53 who has officially affiliated with the Regiment.

Award Application Online

Sample nomination letter and justification

Item 1

 
Bronze Order of Mercury Example of Framed Award
Double Matting

2). Enter Item Number Ordered, Rank, Name, Phone, Email of Purchaser and AFCEA membership number separated by commas. 

1). Select Your Choice of Award


Submitted Application



 


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.

Award Application Online

Sample nomination letter and justification

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Item 1

 
Brevet Colonel Example of Framed Award
Double Matting

2). Enter Item Number Ordered, Rank, Name, Phone, Email of Purchaser and AFCEA membership number separated by commas. 

1). Select Your Choice of Award


Submitted Application



 


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.

 
The nomination packet for the Bronze Wahatchee award should include a cover memorandum from the nominator; a one-page 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 nomination packet can be forwarded to the SCRA National headquarters and arrive 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 Bronze Wahatchee is $30.00. Award with stick pin is $40 (shipping included)

The National SCRA Awards Board is the only approving authority for the Brevet Colonel Award.

Sample Nomination Letter and Justification

Award Application Online

Item 1
Bronze Wahatchee Award Example of Framed Award
Double Matting

2). Enter Item Number Ordered, Rank, Name, Phone, Email of Purchaser and AFCEA membership number separated by commas. 

1). Select Your Choice of Award


Submitted Application



Awards must be purchased at the same time as the submission of the nomination. Award framing is available for all awards. Click here to purchase the Silver Order of Mercury Award  


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.


The nomination packet for the Silver Wahatchee award should include a cover memorandum from the nominator; a one-page 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 National SCRA Awards Board is the only approving authority for the Brevet Colonel Award.

Sample Nomination Letter and Justification

Award Application Online

 

Item 1
Silver Wahatchee Award Example of Framed Award
Double Matting

2). Enter Item Number Ordered, Rank, Name, Phone, Email of Purchaser and AFCEA membership number separated by commas. 

1). Select Your Choice of Award


Submitted Application



Awards must be purchased at the same time as the submission of the nomination. Award framing is available for all awards. Click here to purchase the Silver Order of Mercury Award.

 
 

Signal Corps Regiment Association National Office | 4570 Dewey Drive | Martinez, Georgia 30907 | (706) 364-1755 | (706) 364-1756 Fax
Mgr: Mr. Bryan F. Tuschen | manager@signalcorps.org