The Brevet Colonel award intends to recognize those non-government, government civilians, or uniformed members of the armed forces, other than those of the Signal Regiment, who have made significant contributions over a period of time to the Regiment or the Association. Specifically, such individuals could be federal, state, or local government officials, military members from a different department or branch, industry partners, or community leaders deserving special recognition. The justification for this award is based primarily on their long-term relationship with the Regiment.

Things to consider before applying:

• We do not need a written nomination and justification letters, the application is via online form (below).
• Be able to provide a detailed description of the awardee’s significant contributions to the Signal Corps Regiment or the Association.
• Examples of significant contributions are:
  • Educating Signaleers and/or the SCRA on new technologies through PME or other events Leader Professional Development (LPD)
  • Exposing the Regiment to new audiences
  • Fostering camaraderie and esprit de corps among all Military and civilian members of the Signal Corps (Orange Calls)
  • Organizing social events for SCRA members to exchange ideas and experiences
  • Establish programs for the betterment of Regimental members, examples are scholarships, fundraisers, and job fairs.
  • Updating curriculum with operational experience for the betterment of the Regiment and the Army Lessons Learned
  • Sharing operational experience with other SCRA members
  • Provide Relevant innovations from academia and/or industry for the betterment of the Regiment and Army
  • Providing career guidance to civilians about opportunities in the Signal Corps or Providing SCRA members guidance on opportunities in the DoD Civilians or commercial opportunities
  • Capturing and preserving the history of the Regiment
• An SCRA membership is not required to receive the BC award.
• The SCRA National Board is the only approving authority for the BC award.
  • Once the application has been submitted, it will automatically be sent to the National Board for approval.
• We request applications to be submitted at least 30 days before the desired presentation date to allow for voting and processing.
  • If submitted within 30 days, you will be charged a $25 express fee at the time of payment.
  • Please keep in mind if the award is going to an APO address, it will take longer for shipping.
• Payment will not be required until the application has been approved by SCRA.

Brevet Colonel Sample Write-up
Mr. Billy Jo Bob Smith represents the best of a servant leader. Over the past 15 (xx) years, he served members of the Signal Corps Regimental Association (SCRA) as a Department of the Army Civilian. Mr. Smith served as the Lead instructor for the XXX class. From 2010 to 2025, Mr. Smith instructed and guided over 2000 Signaleers in the latest technologies. He contacted, arranged, and organized numerous Commercial, DA Civilian, and Military experts to bring the best instructions and interaction to his students. During his free time, he worked with the local SCRA chapter to bring members with different experiences together for camaraderie and esprit de corps. He arranged for commercial organizations to provide opportunities for SCRA members outside the Military career tracks. He worked with local recruiters to explain to Civilians about careers in the Signal Corps.

We cannot accept award submissions via email.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact:

Mrs. Morgan Wieckowski
awards@signalcorps.org