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Well to make matters worse we did.  My First Sergeant and my CO found out about this and actually tried working with them, but they said my scenario didn't count.  Which is weird because I knew guys who got CAR's who got hit by an IED and still received their CAR's.  This was the issue which no one understood.

"the only people who had the paperwork in and technically rated it. Oddly enough they were mostly admin and staff NCOs"

^Funny how that works isn't it!! HAHA

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...me not getting down and just kept trying to get my 240 to work...

A.  ACTIVE DUTY, RETIRED, AND VETERAN MARINES, OR THE NEXT OF KIN FOR DECEASED MARINES, WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CAR UNDER THE REVISED CRITERIA, CAN CONTACT THE FIRST OFFICER IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AT THE TIME OF THE ACTION VIA LETTER OR EMAIL AND REQUEST THAT THE OFFICER RECOMMEND THEM FOR THE CAR BASED ON THEIR ACTIONS ON A SPECIFIC DATE. INFORMATION ON CONTACTING MARINES VIA THE CMC(MMSB) WORLD WIDE LOCATOR CAN BE FOUND IN PARA G. IN THOSE CASES WHERE AN OFFICER IS ALREADY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE PREVIOUS COMBAT ACTIONS OF ONE OF THEIR MARINES THAT MET THE REVISED CRITERIA, THE OFFICER CAN ORIGINATE THE RECOMMENDATION WITHOUT RECEIVING A REQUEST FROM THE MARINE.  IN ALL CASES, THE OFFICER ORIGINATING THE RECOMMENDATION MUST SUBMIT AN ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE NAVMC 11533 PERSONAL AWARDS RECOMMENDATION FORM TO THIS HEADQUARTERS VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AT THE TIME OF THE ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING THE BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDER. A PDF VERSION OF THE NAVMC 11533 WITH INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE
DOWNLOADED FROM HTTPS: (SLASH)(SLASH)NAVALFORMS.DOCUMENTSERVICES.DLA.MIL/FORMSDIR/ (UNDERSCORE)NAVMC(UNDERSCORE)11533(UNDERSCORE)EF(UNDERSCORE) 10040.PDF
 B.  PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A RECOMMENDATION FOR A CAR BASED ON ACTIONS DURING A PRIOR DEPLOYMENT THAT MEET THE REVISED CRITERIA, THE ORIGINATING OFFICER MUST CHECK THE CAR DATABASE LOCATED AT THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, TO ENSURE THAT A CAR HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY AWARDED FOR THE SAME OPERATION FOR WHICH THE NEW CAR RECOMMENDATION IS BEING ORIGINATED.
 C.  THE SUMMARY OF ACTION IN THE NAVMC 11533 MUST CONTAIN A THOROUGH DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL TOOK DIRECT ACTION TO DISABLE, RENDER SAFE, OR DESTROY AN ACTIVE ENEMY-EMPLACED IED, MINE, OR SCATTERABLE MUNITION WHILE IN THE IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY OF THE WEAPON SUCH THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WAS AT INCREASED RISK FROM THE ANTICIPATED EFFECTS OF THE WEAPON IF DETONATED.  THE EVENT DESCRIPTION MUST CONTAIN SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO ALLOW THE HQMC AWARDS BOARD TO CONFIRM THAT THE EVENT CITED MEETS THE REVISED CRITERIA IN REF A.
 D.  ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED, MARINES MAY SUBMIT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO THE OFFICER SUBMITTING THE CAR RECOMMENDATION FOR SUBMISSION WITH THE NAVMC 11533.  SUCH DOCUMENTATION MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, EOD INCIDENT RESPONSE SHEETS, PERSONAL AWARD SUMMARIES OF ACTION OR CITATIONS, FITNESS REPORTS, OR EYEWITNESS STATEMENTS THAT DOCUMENT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE MARINE IN RESPONSE TO LIVE IEDS.  THE USE OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE NAVMC 11533 TO BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  NOTE: DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTATION.
 E.  THE OFFICER ORIGINATING THE RECOMMENDATION MUST ROUTE THE NAVMC 11533 FOR ENDORSEMENT VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND THAT WAS IN PLACE ON THE DATE OF THE ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING THE BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDERS. AFTER THE BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDER HAS ENDORSED THE NAVMC 11533, IT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS HEADQUARTERS VIA THE US POSTAL SERVICE TO:
                  HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
                  MILITARY AWARDS BRANCH (MMMA-3)
                  2008 ELLIOT ROAD
                  QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030 OR IT MAY BE SCANNED AND SENT VIA EMAIL TO: SMB(UNDERSCORE)HQMC(UNDERSCORE)PERS(UNDERSCORE)AWARDS(at)USMC.MIL.
 F.  ONCE THE HQMC AWARDS BOARD HAS MADE A DECISION ON THE RETROACTIVE CAR RECOMMENDATION, CMC (MMMA-3) WILL NOTIFY THE OFFICER ORIGINATING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DECISION VIA LETTER FORWARDED DOWN THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND.  IN THE CASE OF APPROVALS, THE APPROVAL LETTER AND RIBBON WILL BE MAILED TO EITHER THE MARINE OR THE AWARD ORIGINATING OFFICER, AS INDICATED ON THE NAVMC 11533.  AN ENTRY WILL BE MADE IN THE CAR DATABASE, MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS)(WHEN APPLICABLE), AND A COPY OF THE APPROVAL LETTER WILL BE FORWARDED TO CMC(MMSB) FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARINE'S OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).
 G. MARINES SEEKING TO LOCATE ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, OR RETIRED MARINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS MAY CONTACT THE CMC (MMSB) WORLD WIDE LOCATOR FOR ASSISTANCE EITHER BY EMAIL TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB(at)USMC.MIL; BY CALLING 1(800)268-3710; OR BY LETTER TO:
                  HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
                  MANPOWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB-17)
                  2008 ELLIOT RD (SUITE 201)
                  QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
6.  THE POINT OF CONTACT AT THIS HEADQUARTERS, CMC(MMMA-3), IS MR.M.T. NEWMAN (MARK.T.NEWMAN(at)USMC.MIL) AT (703) 784-9340 (DSN 278).

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You tried to fire your weapon, which was damaged, and became damaged yourself.



If anyone asks me, you deserve the CAR.



Thanks for your service.

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My PSG in 2010 got a PH and no CAB from an IED.

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My PSG in 2010 got a PH and no CAB from an IED.