11/07/2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2023 IDCOY NOMINATIONS
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SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2023 INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMAN (IDC) OF THE YEAR AWARD
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RMKS/1. SITUATION: BUMED IS SOLICITING COMMANDS WITH E-4 TO E-7 INDEPENDENT DUTY
CORPSMAN TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2023 IDC OF THE YEAR (IDCOY) PROGRAM PER
REF A. PLEASE PASS TO ALL COMMANDS UNDER YOUR COGNIZANCE.
2. MISSION: ELIGIBILITY; ALL IDCS (E-4 TO E-7) CURRENTLY SERVING, WHO HAVE
HELD THEIR RESPECTIVE IDC NEC (L01A, L02A, L10A, L28A) FOR THE ENTIRE AWARDING
PERIOD (1 OCTOBER 2022 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2023) MAY BE NOMINATED. EACH
COMMANDER, COMMANDING OFFICER, OR OFFICER IN CHARGE MAY NOMINATE ONE IDC, REGARDLESS OF THE NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION (NEC) ASSIGNED, FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
2.A. THERE WILL BE ONE OVERALL IDCOY (E-4 TO E-7) SELECTED FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
(1) NAVAL SUBMARINE FORCE.
(2) NAVAL EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMANDS).
(3) NAVAL AIR FORCE.
(4) SHORE COMMANDS (ALL SHORE NOMINATIONS REGARDLESS OF PLATFORM WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF BUDGET SUBMITTING OFFICE (BSO) 18; ALL BSO-18 WILL FALL UNDER
"NAVY MEDICINE COMMANDS" CATEGORY).
2.B. THERE WILL BE A SENIOR (E6-E7) IDCOY AND JUNIOR (E4-E5) IDCOY SELECTED FOR
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
(1) NAVAL SURFACE FORCE.
(2) FLEET MARINE FORCE (ALL UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
MARINE CORPS FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND).
(3) SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE AND MARINE CORPS FORCES
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND PERSONNEL).
(4) NAVY MEDICINE COMMANDS (BSO-18).
2.C. AWARD CATEGORIES FOR IDCOY ARE DETERMINED BY THE CANDIDATE'S PLATFORM,
AND NOT THE IDC NEC HELD. NOTE: IDC CANDIDATES MAY ONLY BE NOMINATED FOR THE
PLATFORM CATEGORY TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED (E.G., AN AIR-BASED IDC
ASSIGNED TO AN AVIATION SQUADRON OR UNIT UNDERWAY MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED AS A SURFACE
FORCE CANDIDATE). FOR A SAILOR WHO SERVED AT ONE COMMAND DURING THE
MAJORITY OF THE COMPETITIVE CYCLE AND HAS SINCE TRANSFERRED, THE SAILOR MAY BE
NOMINATED BY EITHER COMMAND FOR THE APPLICABLE CATEGORY OF COMPETITION. CATEGORIES
WERE STRUCTURED AS EITHER "OVERALL", OR "SENIOR AND JUNIOR" IDCOY, TO CAPTURE THE
IDC BILLET STRUCTURE OF EACH COMMUNITY AND TO ALLOW FOR EQUITABLE PEER GROUP COMPETITION.
2.D. IDCOY CANDIDATES SHOULD REPRESENT THE VERY BEST ACROSS NOT ONLY THE IDC
COMMUNITY, BUT THE ENTIRE NAVY MEDICINE ENTERPRISE. THEY SHOULD HAVE
DEMONSTRATED A HISTORY OF SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, COMMAND AND
MISSION IMPACT, TECHNICAL COMPETENCE, PROVEN LEADERSHIP, SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, DEDICATION TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT,
AND SUPERIOR MILITARY BEARING.
3. EX*****ON: INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR IDC OF THE YEAR CONSIDERATION MUST ONLY
COVER ITEMS THAT TOOK PLACE FROM 1 OCTOBER 2022 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2023.
3.A. NOMINEES' CONTRIBUTIONS MUST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
3.A.1. PROVEN EXCELLENCE IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF A MEDICAL
DEPARTMENT, I.E., IMPACT AT COMMAND AND ACROSS WATERFRONT, AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY (AOR), FLEET, MTF, ETC. ENHANCEMENT OF TEAMWORK AND
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNIT READINESS, AND UNIT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
(BOARD OF INSPECTION AND SURVEY (INSURV), BATTLE "E", GREEN "H" AWARD, BLUE "H"
AWARD, MEDICAL "M," INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL READINESS, OPERATIONAL DENTAL READINESS).
3.A.2. INSTITUTIONAL AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCY AND EXPERTISE WHILE
PERFORMING DUTIES AS AN IDC; I.E., SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE DURING CHALLENGING
AND ARDUOUS ASSIGNMENTS, COMPLETION OF INSTITUTIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING,
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES, NOTABLE INSPECTOR LEVEL ASSESSMENT SCORES
(INSURV, MEDICAL READINESS INSPECTION, MEDICAL READINESS ASSESSMENT,
TECHNICAL ASSIST VISIT, FLEET SUPPORT OPERATIONS MEDICAL, JOINT COMMISSION), AND
MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PATIENTS, MASS CASUALTIES, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, AND
MEDICAL EVACUATION SITUATIONS.
3.A.3. SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS ABOVE AND BEYOND PAYGRADE, BOTH IN AND OUT OF
RATING; WARFARE, WATCHSTANDING, ETC., BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND THE
IMPACT IT HAD ON MISSION EFFECTIVENESS AND UNIT SUCCESS.
3.A.4. COLLATERAL DUTIES WITH DOCUMENTED IMPACT.
3.A.5. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OVERALL NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MISSION. HISTORY OF
ASSIGNMENTS, DEPLOYMENTS, OPERATIONS, AND MISSIONS, INCLUDING SEA AND SHORE
ROTATION. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE PROVIDING IDC COVERAGE
TO OTHER UNITS AND MISSIONS OR THOSE WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO IMPACT
OTHER UNITS RESULTING IN THEIR MISSION SUCCESS. FOR "NAVY MEDICINE COMMANDS" AND
"SHORE" CATEGORIES, SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUAL
AUGMENTEES OR THOSE PULLED TO COVER OPERATIONAL DUTIES DURING THEIR TOUR.
3.A.6. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN.
3.A.7. OTHER NOTABLE CONSIDERATIONS (I.E., COMMUNITY IMPACT TO INCLUDE
VOLUNTEERING, NOTABLE AWARDS OR RECOGNITION FOR SELF OR SUBORDINATES,
MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT, AND ANY OTHER NOTABLE ITEMS NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:
4.A. REFERENCE (A) UNDERWENT FULL REVISION IN JUNE 2022 AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED
AND FOLLOWED IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR IDCOY CANDIDATE SUBMISSIONS. AN ANNUAL UPDATE
TO REFERENCE (A) CONDUCTED IN 2023 PENDING RELEASE WILL REFLECT THE IDCOY AWARD
LEVEL UPGRADE TO A NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVMENT MEDAL (NAM). THE UPDATED
INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMAN OF THE YEAR NOMINATION PACKAGE GO-BY CAN FOUND AT
HTTPS://ESPORTAL.MED.NAVY.MIL/BUMED/RH/M3/M35/M353DOCS/IDC%20OF%20THE%20YEAR
/INDEPENDENT%20DUTY%20CORPSMAN%20OF%20THE%20YEAR%20NOMINATION%20PACKAGE%20O
-BY.DOCX OR MAY BE OBTAINED FROM YOUR RESPECTIVE TYCOM OR THE BUMED POC
LISTED. THE INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMAN OF THE YEAR NOMINATION PACKAGE AND THE
EIGHT ASSOCIATED ENCLOSURES IT REQUIRES, MUST BE SUBMITTED IN FULL, IN ORDER
FOR A PACKAGE TO BE CONSIDERED.
4.B. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 1 DECEMBER 2023.
IF THERE IS AN EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH REQUIRES CONSIDERATION FOR AN
EXTENSION, THE COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER SHOULD COORDINATE WITH THE POC
LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE. ANY PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER 1 DECEMBER, WHICH HAVE
NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY COORDINATED FOR EXTENSION, WILL NOT BE PROCESSED FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL:
5.A. EMAIL ALL NOMINATION PACKAGES, PII REDACTED, IN PDF FORMAT, TO BUMED
(CODE N10F) VIA THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: USN.NCR.BUMEDFCHVA.MBX.BUMED-IDC
-PROGRAM-MANAGER(AT)HEALTH.MIL
5.B. BUMED POINT OF CONTACT. HMCM CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, COMM: 703-474-0425,
EMAIL: CARLOS.A.RODRIGUEZ170.MIL(AT)HEALTH.MIL
5.C. REAR ADMIRAL DARIN K. VIA, CHIEF, BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY,
SENDS.// BT
