History: Order of the Eagle Rising Society
History: Order of the Eagle Rising Society
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The Order of the Eagle Rising Society is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Army Warrant Officers. Since 2004, the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Career College’s (USAWOCC) Order of the Eagle Rising Society, sponsored by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), has annually recognized individuals who have significantly contributed to promoting the Warrant Officer Community. These outstanding individuals demonstrate the highest integrity, moral character, and professional competency standards while serving the Warrant Officer Community with distinction.
Criteria for Induction: While anyone may submit nominations for Order of the Eagle Rising Society consideration, to be competitive, nominees must meet the following criteria:
Criteria for Induction: While anyone may submit nominations for Order of the Eagle Rising Society consideration, to be competitive, nominees must meet the following criteria:
a. Military or federal civilian employee retiree who served with distinction within the military community.
b. Contributed significantly and conspicuously to the promotion of the warrant officer community and the U.S. Army over the course of an entire career and beyond.
c. Maintained the highest standards of integrity, moral character, and dedication to duty.
d. Displayed outstanding professional competency while serving the U.S. Army community with distinction.
e. Assignment history and participation in significant actions.
f. They had retired from military and/or civilian government service for at least five years when they would be inducted into the Society.
g. Posthumous nominees must have been eligible for retirement at death.
Recognition Of Recipient: Recipients shall receive the Order of the Eagle Rising Society Medallion and Certificate, MOAA Lifetime Membership, and a $500 monetary award. Additionally, their name will be prominently displayed at the USAWOCC.
A caption for the photo to the society. A posthumous nominee must have been retirement eligible at the time of death). The nominee’s post-retirement contributions are highly significant, especially when they are selfless in nature (i.e., voluntary contributions of time and effort beyond elements of the nominee’s post-retirement).
MOAA Requirements: Nominees must be a military or federal civilian employee retiree who served with distinction within the military community; have contributed significantly and conspicuously to the promotion of the warrant officer community and the U.S. Army over the course of an entire career and beyond; maintained the highest standards of integrity, moral character, professional competence, and dedication to duty; displayed an outstanding degree of professional competency while serving the U.S. Army community with distinction.
The nominee’s contributions to the Army and warrant officer community must have occurred over the course of an entire career. (The nominee must have been retired for at least five years when the nominee is inducted into the society. A posthumous nominee must have been retirement eligible at death.) The nominee’s post-retirement contributions are highly significant, especially when they are selfless in nature (i.e., voluntary contributions of time and effort beyond elements of the nominee’s post-retirement employment).
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