Army Foreign Area Officer Association's Honorary Society Overview
This content provides an in-depth look at the Honorary Society within the Army Foreign Area Officer Association, discussing the different names and considerations, as well as the criteria and levels of awards offered. It also highlights the medals and recognition associated with the society, emphasizing the commitment to excellence and service of its members.
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Army Foreign Area Officer Army Foreign Area Officer Association Association Honorary Society Brief www.armyfaoassociation.com
Agenda Agenda Honorary Society Spouse Award Hall of Fame SCO/DAS Awards Writing Awards All: Name Levels Criteria Medals Board www.armyfaoassociation.com
Honorary Society Honorary Society - - Name Name 1) The Honorable Order of the Soldier Statesman 2) The Honorable Order of the Patron Saint Francis Xavier 3) Others? Order of the Soldier Statesman Cons: Different than other Army Branch Associations which follow the traditional Order of Saint Not gender neutral (statesman / stateswoman) Pros: Army FAOs are Soldiers and Statesmen Non-religious Perhaps should be Soldier Diplomat to be more gender neutral? Order of Saint Xavier Cons: Religious oriented Religious oriented to one denomination Does not represent what an Army FAO completely does Pros: Saint Xavier is the patron saint of overseas missions Not patron saint of diplomats as not all FAOs are diplomats Not patron saint of messengers as not all FAOs are messengers Aligns with other Army Branch s association s honorary societies www.armyfaoassociation.com
Awards are not: 1) PCS or retirement awards Honorary Society Honorary Society - - Levels Levels 2) Limited to one time or step required 3) Associated with a rank, grade, or duty title 1) Bronze 2) Silver 3) Gold? (or is this Hall of Fame level?) 4) Time awards (5/10/25/etc.) Bronze Basic level Name: Medal: Bust of Charles Young or Saint Xavier Criteria: Must be an Army FAO Must be an AFAOA member Must have served one tour as an Army FAO Must achieve one of the criteria to the right Silver Intermediate level Name: Joseph Stillwell Award Order of Saint Xavier Medal: Bust of Joseph Stillwell or Saint Xavier Criteria: Must be an Army FAO Must be an AFAOA member Must have served two or more tours as an Army FAO Must achieve two of the criteria to the right Gold Legacy Name: Awards are for officers who have: 1) Substantially advanced U.S. national security by authoring, supporting, or leading the development of foreign area officers or plans to tackle U.S. national security threats Charles Young Award Order of Saint Xavier Vernon Walters Award Order of Saint Xavier Medal: Bust of Vernon Walters or Saint Xavier Criteria: Must be an Army FAO Must be an AFAOA member Must have served three or more tours as an Army FAO Must achieve three of the criteria to the right 2) Mentored current or future Army Foreign Area Officers 3) Significantly improved the Army s FA48 institution(s) 4) Others? www.armyfaoassociation.com
Honorary Society Honorary Society - - Medal Medal 1) Medal 2) Certificate 3) Cost Medal Bronze, Silver, Gold Ribbon: Red, White, Blue? Box: wood or leather, black or yellow? Certificate Binder (like Army award) Left side: photo of award name and description of award Right side: certificate with name Colors / design suggestions? Cost $400 mint fee up front for each medal (if design is different) ~$85 for medals and case ~$15 for certificate and case ~$15 shipping Nominee or Nominator pay costs to include shipping Association earns a fee or charges a mint fee? www.armyfaoassociation.com
Honorary Society Honorary Society Board Board 1) Honorary Colonel? 2) AFAOA BOG? 3) Award Committee? 4) Non-AFAOA member (e.g. Proponent)? 5) HRC and Proponent vetted (tours, FA48, mentors)? 6) Award approval: 1) Majority vote approved? 2) 100% yes? 3) # per year? www.armyfaoassociation.com
Spouse Award Spouse Award 1) Part of the Honorary Society or different? 2) The Honorable Order of the ?? 3) Medal or lapel medal? 4) Criteria? www.armyfaoassociation.com
Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Medal gold medal with AFAOA logo and Hall of Fame wrapped around the bottom, larger than other honorary awards, red or gold ribbon Certificate or plaque? Named after an Army FAO? Criteria: DAS Hall of Fame member automatic inclusion into AFAOA HoF? Retired All criteria from Honorary Society Nomination by ? Colonel or General Officer would exclude MAJ/LTC (R) from nomiating? Others? # per year? www.armyfaoassociation.com
SCO / DAS / SCO / DAS / New Member Awards New Member Awards Should we have these? By AOC? Separate or together? DSCS / DAS led (input)? Medal or just certificates? www.armyfaoassociation.com
Writing Award(s) Writing Award(s) FAO Article of the Year (any publication) AFAOA article of the Year (AFAOA publications) IRT Report of the Year (IRTers) Others? www.armyfaoassociation.com
