1. PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING RECLAMAS UNCLASS SGT DALE E. VAN HOUTEN AC/S G-1 9 JAN 2007 SGT DALE E. VAN HOUTEN AC/S G-1 9 JAN 2007

2. OBJECTIVE TO REQUEST AN UPGRADE OF ANY AWARD PRESENTED TO A MARINE WHEN A HIGHER MEDAL IS AVAILABLE AND BELIEVED TO BE WARRANTED UNCLASS

3. 90 DAY DEADLINE UNCLASS

4. 90 DAY DEADLINE MCO 1650.19J AND SECNAVINST 1650.1H BOTH REFERENCE A 90 DAY DEADLINE FOR RECLAMAS THIS IS NOT DEFINITIVE…IT IS MORE OF A GUIDELINE IT’S PURPOSE IS TO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL AWARDING AUTHORITY REVIEW THE RECLAMA IN INSTANCES WHERE THE ORIGINAL AWARDING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED, THEIR PREDECESSOR WILL REVIEW THE REQUEST * UNCLASS * SEE COMBAT AWARDS

5. RECLAMA REQUIREMENTS UNCLASS

6. RECLAMA REQUIREMENTS LETTER FROM MARINE’S COMMANDING OFFICER REQUESTING RECLAMA COPY OF ORIGINAL AWARD SUBMISSION (SOA AND CITATION, 1650 IF AVAILABLE) COPY OF ORIGINAL AWARD CERTIFICATE COMPILATION OF NEW AND RELEVANT INFORMATION UNCLASS

7. SUBMISSION OF RECLAMA UNCLASS

8. SUBMISSION OF RECLAMA THE RECLAMA MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ORIGINAL AWARDING AUTHORITY VIA THE MARINE’S CHAIN OF COMMAND IF THE ORIGINAL AWARDING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED, THE MARINE FILLING THAT BILLET BECOMES THE AWARDING AUTHORITY * UNCLASS * SEE COMBAT AWARDS

9. COMBAT AWARDS UNCLASS

10. COMBAT AWARDS * THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE RULE IS COMBAT AWARDS ALL COMBAT AWARDS WILL BE ROUTED TO THE NEXT HIGHER AWARDING AUTHORITY IF THE ORIGINAL AWARDING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED OR THEIR AWARDING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN RESCINDED UNCLASS

11. CHAIN OF COMMAND UNCLASS

12. CHAIN OF COMMAND START AT THE LOWEST LEVEL OF COMMAND OR LEVEL OF COMMAND THAT THE MARINE WORKS WHEN PROPERLY ROUTED, THE PACKAGE SHOULD ONLY GO AS HIGH AS THE AWARDING AUTHORITY AND THEN FORWARDED TO HQMC WHEN APPROVED UNCLASS

13. CHAIN OF COMMAND THE REQUEST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS: From: Commanding Officer, Company To: (Awarding Authority) Via:* (1) Commanding Officer, Battalion (2) Commanding Officer, Regiment (3) Commanding General, 2d Marine Division (4) Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force (5) Commander, Marine Corps Forces, Central Command (Combat) Commander, Marine Corps Forces Command (Non-Combat) (6) Commandant of the Marine Corps (7) Secretary of the Navy Subj: REQUEST FOR RECLAMA ICO SNM XXX XX 0000/0000 USMC UNCLASS * ONLY INCLUDE THE VIA COMMANDS THAT APPLY TO THE CURRENT SITUATION

14. POINTS OF CONTACT UNCLASS

15. COMPANY SUBMIT THE RECLAMA THROUGH THE S-1 SECTION TO OBTAIN THE COMMANDING OFFICER’S ENDORSEMENT UNCLASS

16. BATTALION/REGIMENT ROUTE THE RECLAMA TO THE BATTALION ADJUTANT WHO WILL FORWARD THE REQUEST THROUGH THE REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT OBTAINING BOTH COMMANDING OFFICERS’ ENDORSEMENTS UNCLASS

17. 2D MARINE DIVISION AC/S G-1, AWARDS MRS. LINDA S. BROWN 910-451-8731 COMM 751-8731 DSN COMMANDING GENERAL 2D MARINE DIVISION (ATTN: G-1 AWARDS) PSC BOX 20003 CAMP LEJEUNE, NC 28542-0003 UNCLASS

18. QUESTIONS ? UNCLASS