Software User Manual

Leadership Functions

Medal of Communication (MoC) Validation Tool

The MoC validation tool provides a system for automatically processing Medal of Communication awards based on monthly periods of validated eligibility. As of February 2024, monthly awards for the MoC should be processed through the MoC eligibility validation tool. For each month, authorized leaders can validate each member's eligibility for the MoC. The database system automatically awards MoCs based on these validated eligibility periods.

Usage

The MoC validation tool appears in the main management menu under the leadership functions section for members with permissions.

MoC validation permissions exist at three levels:

• Unit level, where a unit leader can see and validate eligibility for members in their unit(s) except themselves.
• Subgroup level, where authorized users can see all members with an active character in that subgroup.
• Global level, for authorized users to see all members.

The MoC tool displays:

• A date selector for changing to another monthly period.
• All members you have the ability to process.
• A selector to Validate the member’s eligibility, or Unvalidate previous eligibility if the validation was performed in error.
• The user who validated the eligibility. The MoC is awarded on a per-member basis. As a unit leader, if a member’s eligibility has already been marked by somebody else (even in another subgroup) there is no action required on your part.
• An indicator when validated eligibility has been awarded by the system. Once a MoC has been awarded for a member's eligibility period, the Unvalidate option is no longer available.

A member's eligibility for a monthly period may be marked at any time, either during the current month or after. MoCs are awarded for each period following the conclusion of that period. MoC awards processed on a daily basis.

• Example: If a member meets MoC eligibility requirements early in the month, the member's unit leader can validate eligibility in the middle of that month. At the conclusion of the month, MoC awards will be immediately issued.
• Example: A member's eligibility for a previous month is validated in the middle of a new month. Within 24 hours after validation for the previous month, the corresponding MoC will be awarded.

Implementing Instructions

• Before validating eligibility for January 2024 or earlier, manually verify whether the member has already received a MoC for the period(s) in question. Validating a member’s eligibility for a period in which they have already received a MoC will result in a duplicated award.

• Process all MoC awards for February 2024 and after through the new tool.

• The Unvalidate option is intended for situations of user error where a member is inadvertently marked as validated. If you disagree with another user's validation of a member's eligibility, consult with that user. Unvalidation actions are specifically flagged in server-side logs.