AF Form 1206, Nomination for Award is used to nominate civilians or airmen for awards. It records justification for quarterly and annual awards at all levels of organization from Flight to Headquarters Air Force. These awards increase the general visibility of Air Force (AF) personnel, including Reserve and Air National Guard, and their achievements.
The award is a recognition given to the AF units or members for certain services or acts, or accolades, citations, emblems, badges, streamers, and commendations. The awards are effectively used to recognize a remarkable achievement by the officers, civilians, airmen, and NCOs, and to reward them for a substantial achievement and initiative. Additionally, they foster public support and morale of the Air Force via communicating the accomplishments of its service members.
The latest version of the form was released on August 2, 2017, with all previous editions obsolete. An up-to-date fillable AF Form 910 is available for download below or can be found through the Air Force e-Publishing website. Additional information and filing guidelines can be found in AFI 36-2870, Nuclear Operations Awards Program.
The instructions for AF Form 1206 are as follows:
Most of the AF 1206 bullets are self-explanatory. However, certain requirements are applied to the Section «Specific Accomplishments». There are additional categories added:
There is no limit as to the number of lines per category, but to be competitive it is necessary to address each area. In order to present the image of a well-balanced airman, the number of entries per each category should be approximately equal. Specific nominee's achievements must be indicated. The awards are given to service members for a period of time clarified in the text of the form. Generally, the command rewards only those individuals that have outstanding achievements and merits in the military during the award period.
This form can be used to reward both ordinary staff and commanding officers without an exception. It may be submitted quarterly or on an annual basis - it depends on the command's set of rules. It does not require the support of any other attachments or documents. Once completed, this form should be sent to the higher command.
This form can be difficult to analyze because of the overuse of acronyms and abbreviations. In order to avoid this, not widely known acronyms and abbreviations should not be used. AF forms will be read by people from a wide variety of career fields so they must be written with clarity, using words that are understandable to everyone.
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