Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award is the highest CJCS civilian service award of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Eligibility
This award is granted to any civilian employee of the Joint Staff, combatant commands, joint organizations reporting to or through the CJCS, or any other employee designated by the CJCS for service that exceeds the contributions and service of others with comparable responsibilities. The level of service for this award should have been given the direct attention or led to direct interaction with the CJCS.Recipients may receive the award only once, and the award cannot be received in conjunction with a Secretary of Defense award for the same service. Time in service is not necessarily a qualifying factor and military service should not be factored at all.