1. HACK YOUR AWARD
CREATED BY ERP NINJA

2. OVERVIEW Award Categories Performance Levels Bullet Format
Line-by-line Scoring
Board Member Duties

3. AWARD CATEGORIES Leadership And Job Performance Self Improvement
Base Or Community Involvement

4. LEADERSHIP & JOB PERFORMANCE
Describe significant leadership accomplishments and how well the member performed assigned primary and additional duties.
Define the scope and level of responsibilities and the impact on the mission and unit.
Include any new initiatives or techniques developed by the member that positively impacted the unit and/or mission.
Include results of Air Force, MAJCOM, Numbered Air Force-level inspections and/or evaluations.

5. SELF IMPROVEMENT
Show how the member developed or improved skills related to primary duties; e.g., formal training, Career Development Course enrollment or completion, on-the-job training, certifications, education related to primary duties, and so forth.
Include completion of any professional military education as well as awards earned during in-residence attendance.
Include any off-duty education not directly related to primary duties; e.g. class, course, degree enrollment and/or completion or grade point average.
Cite any other relevant training or activity that significantly enhanced the members value as a military citizen.

6. BASE OR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Define the scope and impact of the member’s professional leadership, image and involvement in both the military and civilian community.
Include leadership, membership or participation in unit advisory councils, professional military organizations, associations and events; e.g., President of Top 3, enlisted dining in/out committees, member of the Air Force Sergeants Association, Sunday school teacher and so forth.

7. SCORING CATEGORIES Leadership and Job Performance:
Do not score until you see the “Impact” or “Result”
Self Improvement:
Do not score until you see “Improvement”
Base or Community Involvement:
Do not score until you see the “Scope of Involvement”

8. FOUR PERFORMANCE LEVELS
Membership-level
Supervisory-level
Management-level
Leadership-level

9. MEMBERSHIP-LEVEL
Effort is tactical in nature, performance normally considered an Airman-level contribution
Job Performance: help, assist, participate, support; lower level recognition, squadron-level awards, coins, etc. (performed maintenance, task level efforts, data input/processing, etc.)
Self Improvement: short educational/training opportunity, building block of larger accomplishment.) (college class, short Air Force course, CLEP, etc.)
Base/Community Involvement: help, assist, participate, support, participated in military ceremony, etc. (Set up tables at banquet, ran booth/washed cars at fundraiser, etc.)

10. SUPERVISORY-LEVEL
Effort is tactical/operational in nature, performance normally considered a NCO-level contribution
Job Performance: supervise, lead, take charge, etc.; mid level recognition, squadron annual/group quarterly awards, HQ coins, etc. (supervised small team, managed small programs, improved task level procedures, etc.)
Self Improvement: educational/training opportunity, milestone towards larger accomplishment.) (long college classes, longer Air Force course, short in residence Air Force courses, CCAF Degree, etc.)
Base/Community Involvement: supervise, lead, take charge, etc.; performed honor guard detail, (Supervised small sub-committee; organized fundraiser, car wash, etc.)

11. MANAGEMENT-LEVEL
Effort is operational in nature, performance normally considered a SNCO-level contribution
Job Performance: organize, direct, plan, supervise greater scope, etc.; high level recognition, group annual/wing quarterly awards, wing functional awards, HHQ coins, etc. (supervise/lead large team/multiple teams, manage large programs, war impact, etc.)
Self Improvement: completed significant educational, training goal; long in residence Air Force courses, PME Distinguished Graduate, Bachelors Degree, etc.)
Base/Community Involvement: organize, direct, plan, supervise greater scope; (Lead several sub-committees; POC wing event, coordinated multiple teams, etc.)

12. LEADERSHIP-LEVEL
Effort is operational/strategic in nature, performance normally expected from a leader
Job Performance: organize, direct, plan, supervise broad, vast personnel, etc.; command/AF level recognition, command functional annual awards, etc. (supervised large team/teams, immunizations, extraordinary war impact, etc.)
Self Improvement: finish higher level educational; long in residence Air Force courses, PME John Levitow, Academic Achievement, Commandant Awards, Masters Degree, etc.)
Base/Community Involvement: elected leader, organize, direct, plan,, supervise vast personnel, etc.; (Directed numerous sub-committees; organized base event for Wing CC, etc.)

13. CONSIDER INDIVIDUALS RANK
Value of accomplishment may differ depending on individuals rank.
- Completed CLEP exam & 2 college classes; awarded CCAF degree
SMSgt - 1/2 point; CCAF should have been finished already
MSgt - 1 point; minimum requirement for MSgt
NCO - 1 1/2 points; good achievement for NCO
Amn - 2 points; great achievement for an airman

14. BULLET FORMAT ACTION; IMPACT--RESULT ACTION: What did you do?
IMPACT: What did your action impact?
RESULT: What was the significance of your action & impact on the Unit, Mission, Warfighter, Air Force.
Each part of the bullet should be clear and understandable to the reader.

15. MEMBERSHIP BULLET EXAMPLE

16. Supervisory Supervisory Result Action Supervisory Impact
Supervisory Level:
Dedicated student; completed 8 credit hrs towards BS degree—
maintained excellent 4.0 GPA
This is a Supervisory level bullet. The ACTION is Membership level, but the intensity created by completing 8 credits lends greater weight to the ACTION. The IMPACT and RESULTS are Supervisory.
Good bullet.
Supervisory
Supervisory
Result
Action
Supervisory
Impact

17. 63% excellent/95% pass rate
Management Level:
Spearheaded 26 NOG PT prgm; organized 50+ PT sessions/tailored workouts—
63% excellent/95% pass rate
This is a Management level bullet. Spearheading the program shows a supervisory role. The Management efforts of organizing the pt workouts directly ensured significant Leadership level RESULTS.
Great bullet!
Management
Supervisory
Impact
Action
Leadership
Result

18. --max'd SA military outreach
AIR Bullet Format
Leadership Level:
Selected as JBSA AF Ambassador (#1/50K); 65 hrs to 17 charity/heritage events
--max'd SA military outreach
Great Leadership level bullet. The ACTION separates themselves from the pack. Individual IMPACTED 17 charity and heritage events, which RESULTED in a max outreach for the military in the San Antonio Area.
Leadership
Leadership
Action
Impact
Leadership
Result

19. LINE BY LINE SCORING
Now that you have learned the bullet format, apply the Performance Levels Concept to the following examples, then score “every” line from “0” to “2” point
Fluff Zero Points
Membership-level Point
Supervisory-level 1.0 Points
Management-level 1.5 Points
Leadership-level Points

20. BOARD MEMBER DUTIES
When the board member receives the packages they will:
Review each bullet line-by-line
Score bullet upon individual merit of that bullet
Score package based on all bullets

21. SUMMARY Award Categories Performance Levels Bullet Format
Line-by-line Scoring
Board Member Duties