Nominations for Outstanding IR of the Year accepted until May 27
INDIVIDUAL RESERVIST OF THE YEAR AWARD GUIDANCE for award year 2024 (1 January – 31 December 2024)
Eligibility:
All Individual Reservists are eligible if they meet the following requirements:
Award Categories:
Nomination Packages:
1206 headings:
**Timeline**:
Eligibility:
All Individual Reservists are eligible if they meet the following requirements:
- Nominee must not have had an unfavorable information file (UIF) or control roster action during the award period for which the nomination is being submitted.
- Nominee must not have had any incidents of an adverse or discreditable nature, such as financial irresponsibility, disciplinary actions, administrative or non-judicial punishment, etc. during the award period for which the nomination is being submitted.
- Nominee must meet physical fitness standards during the award period. Additionally, nominee must have a current AND passing score *.
- * If member is currently on a composite exemption, it must be reflected on the fitness report and the most recent fitness assessment prior to the composite exemption must have been a passing score.
- Nominee must meet the CAFR’s directive “Ready Now”: Current in all training and Individual Readiness Requirements*
- *If Individual Readiness reports (i.e. myFitness, ARCNet, etc) do not correctly reflect members’ readiness, official documentation (i.e. fitness scorecard) must be attached verifying the item has been completed.
- Nominees are submitted in the category corresponding to the grade held for the majority of the award period.
- Nominee must have been an IR for at least six months out of the year.
Award Categories:
- AMN: E-4 and below
- NCO: E-5 and E-6
- SNCO: E-7 and E-8
- Company Grade Officer (CGO): O-1 through O-3
- Field Grade Officer (FGO): O-4 and O-5
Nomination Packages:
- Nomination memorandum endorsed by RegAF Commander (click HERE for the template)
- AF Form 1206 (click HERE for a blank 1206)
- Individual Fitness Report
- ARCnet Readiness Summary Report
- Any necessary supporting documentation for items not properly reflected in the aforementioned reports
1206 headings:
- Leadership and Job Performance in Primary Duty
- No more than 18 lines in narrative format
- Whole Airman Concept
- No more than 6 lines in narrative format
- No more than 6 lines in narrative format
- Only correct, complete packages submitted on time will be meet the board.
- Do not submit unsolicited documents (i.e. Military Biographies, SURFs, CDBs, etc.) these documents will be removed from consideration.
- Incomplete, incorrect, or late packages will not be considered, and no extensions will be granted.
- Nominations must be submitted to your HQ RIO Detachment NLT 1800 MDT, May 23, 25.
- Nominees must contact their Detachment for submission procedures.
- All nomination packages will be saved in the following format:
- One combined PDF with package file name: "2024_IROY_Cat_Last Name_Det # (EX: 2024_IROY_Amn_SrA Peel_Det 8")
Put the contents in this order:- Tab 1 - Nomination Memo
- Tab 2 - AF Form 1206
- Tab 3 - Individual Fitness Report
- Tab 4 - ARCNet Readiness Summary Report
- Tab 5 - Additional Supporting Documentation (as required)
- One combined PDF with package file name: "2024_IROY_Cat_Last Name_Det # (EX: 2024_IROY_Amn_SrA Peel_Det 8")
**Timeline**:
- Nominations to HQ RIO Detachments by May 27, 2025
- Detachments will board and send their winners to the RIO Awards box by June 6, 2025: RIO.CCF.Awards@us.af.mil
- HQ RIO will board and announce winners on June 18, 2025
