TO NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL:
- WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING EMAIL SUBMISSIONS. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION USING THE WEB LINK TO THE RIGHT. If you need assistance with your login information, please reach out to us at 706-323-2560 or info@infantryassn.org. Submitting your nomination through the website allows you to pay securely and allows us to get your packet ready for the next awards board more quickly.
- Nominator must be an active NIA member (join on our website under the “Membership” tab)
- Your Order of St. Maurice/Michael serial number is not your NIA member number. You can find your member number by selecting “View and Print Membership Card” under your membership account. We are also happy to assist you with your member number over the phone.
- If the nominee is currently serving in the US Army Infantry, they will also need to be an active NIA member (St. Maurice ONLY). A one year membership for the individual can be added in the nomination form.
- A complete nomination packet includes the nomination form and a narrative (usually 1-2 pages in length) detailing the soldier’s significant contribution to the Infantry. Please make sure you are detailing the following information in your narrative:
- A brief synopsis of the individual’s career — assignments, positions, etc.
- Any deployments, leadership time, schools, awards, etc.
- Cannot be in list format, must be in paragraph format — please take the time to make sure your narrative is well written, comprehensive, and reflects the quality of the soldier you are nominating
- We ask for 30 days from the date of the Board to process and ship awards back to the nominator. All awards ship to the nominator (typically via USPS two- or three-day shipping) unless otherwise discussed. Nominator will receive and email once the award has been approved and again once it ships with tracking information. We cannot guarantee, even with 30 days, that we can meet deadlines for overseas nominations.
- If the suspense date is before the normal 30 days, the rush fee of $27 per nomination will need to be added. Rush does not guarantee we can meet every deadline – rush is added to compensate for the extra charge for engravers and our extra time spent on your rush nomination It does not cover expedited shipping.
- Did you know that you can posthumously honor significant contributions made by Infantrymen, Infantry Spouses, and Infantry supporters? Consider nominating a grandparent, parent, relative, veteran, retiree or a fellow Infantryman.
When an award nomination is submitted to the NIA, it is reviewed for completeness, and presented to an awards board. It is desired that when an individual is nominated for this award, the nominator has taken sufficient time to prepare a nomination packet that does the potential awardee justice. The board reviews each award nomination on its merits and the criteria adopted by the NIA. The panel will determine whether to approve or decline a nomination as submitted, or whether to upgrade or downgrade an award nomination. Once the award panel has reviewed and approved a nomination, a serial number is attached to the submitted award, and then information is forwarded to an engraver to have the name and serial number engraved on the medallion. PLEASE NOTE: Nominators whose nominations are declined will be refunded (upon request) 50% of the cost. The award certificate is signed by the Chief of Infantry and the NIA President. A letter announcing the award is prepared and then the packet is ready for shipment.
These awards are the property of the National Infantry Association Inc., and are not permitted to be used by any other organization or activity, without the expressed permission of the NIA.
A copy of the media coverage or photograph of presentations may be forwarded to the NIA for inclusion in the Infantry Bugler magazine. When sending photos, please ensure that images are at least 1MB each and include the following information: 1. date and location of the presentation, 2. Full name and rank of all those pictured, including honoree and presenter.