Nominate a Military Child for the Military Child of the Year Award

Nominate a Military Child

Nominations will be accepted through December 05, 2018, 11:59pm. Eastern.

Nominations may be made by parents, other family members, teachers, counselors, coaches, community officials, church leaders, neighbors and others. Anyone may nominate a child for this award, so long as the child meets the following eligibility requirements:

Child must be a legal military dependent. Status confirmed by Military ID or DEERS enrollment form.
Child must be between the ages of 13 and 18, at the time of nomination.
Child and one adult guardian must be available to travel to the Washington, DC area for the April 16-April 19, 2019 Gala award presentation.

In addition to the above eligibility requirements, nominees must:

Provide letters of recommendation if selected as a finalist.
Must consent to a background check if selected as a recipient.

Nominators, please comply with the word limits. Please do not post websites or links in the essay portion. Visit our FAQ page for answers to other frequently asked questions.

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Nominee Information

Age

First

Middle

Last

Suffix

Name

Address

City

State

Zip

City/State/Zip

Current School Attending

Parent's Branch of Service

Parent wounded in combat? Yes No

GoldStar Family Member? Yes No

How many MONTHS of deployment has the child experienced in their lifetime?

What is the date service member returned from the last deployment child experienced?

How many times has the child had a permanent change of stations?

How many volunteer hours has the child completed in the previous 12 months?

Is the child or family member enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program? Yes No

Which best describes the child’s household?

Nominator Information

First

Middle

Last

Suffix

Name

Address

City

State

Zip

City/State/Zip

We recommend you use a non-military email address to increase the likelihood of receiving confirmation and reminder emails.

Email Address

Confirm Email Address

Phone Number

How Did You Hear About Us?

Organizations

Please list the organizations the Nominee participates. If Nominee volunteers, please include the activity and number of volunteer hours over the past 12 months (e.g. Boy Scout, member; Red Cross, helped with weekend blood drives, 22 hours).

Resiliency

In 200 words or fewer, please give an example when the Nominee exhibited resiliency. We define resiliency as the ability to bounce back from adversity and/or stress, to cope with a hardship or difficult situation.

Leadership

In 200 words or fewer, please explain how this Nominee is a leader. Include organizations, titles and/or share an anecdote. (e.g High School Key Club, Vice-President or you may share a story of leadership).

Achievements

In 200 words or fewer, please list up to 3 accomplishments of the Nominee. Please list personal achievement, not necessarily a team or group accomplishment. A top grade or placement is not always required. (e.g. Nominee has always been shy and afraid of public speaking. Nominee studied diligently, enter the school spelling bee and made it to the final round, placing fourth.)

Essay

In 300 words or fewer, feel free to provide any additional information not addressed by the questions above, including special circumstances or unique accomplishments. Please use complete sentences.

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