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MOD Form 408 (Revised 09/07)
RECOMMENDATION FOR CIVILIAN HONOUR
List / Award / APC/NPC / Current Grade (State candidates only)Title / Name / Post Nominals / -
Current Post
Division/Establishment/Organisation/Firm
Citation
Length of Service / In Current Post / In Grade / Leaving Post
Date of Birth / Age / Gender / Nationality / British
Home address
Nominee’s Origin / Nominator’s Origin
Nominated by
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Sponsor Preference / CHU Comments
RECOMMENDATION FOR CIVILIAN HONOUR
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION:
List: Use BD for Birthday, NY for New Year and the appropriate year. .
Award: Enter the level of award for which the candidate is to be considered.
Current Grade: For State candidates (ie Civil Servants) enter their substantive grade – eg C2.
Title: Insert Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Professor/Dr etc. If you do not know what title a woman candidate likes to use, put Ms.
Name: Full forenames plus surname; do not use nicknames.
Post Nominals: List only the following post nominal letters – JP, QC, DL, FRS, RN/RAF Rtd etc and existing honours. Do not include academic qualifications.
Current Post: For all candidates enter their current Post – eg Finance Officer, Production Manager, Branch Chairman etc.
Division/Establishment/Organisation/Firm: For example, Submarine IPT, DE&S Abbey Wood or Aerospace Development Group, BAE Systems or Portsmouth Unit, Sea Cadet Corps etc.
Citation: Limited to 2600 characters – but forms should be kept to 1 page – approx 20 lines. No paragraphs, italics, underlined or bold text.
Length of Service: Insert figure for total length of service in years, calculated at the publication date of the list, rounding up or down as appropriate.
(Length of Service) In Current Post: Insert figure in years, calculated at the publication date of the list, rounding up or down as appropriate.
(Length of Service) In Grade: For State candidates only. Insert figure in years, calculated at the publication date of the list, rounding up or down as appropriate.
Leaving Post: If leaving post within the next 12 months, give date and reason, eg retirement, end of project, move to another post, promotion, etc.
Date of Birth: Enter the day, month and year for all candidates, including those where this is a best guess, eg 03/04/1945.
Age: Age should be calculated at the publication date of the List.
Gender: Choose either Male or Female.
Nationality: Insert nationality, including British and Dual Nationals where appropriate.
Home address: Remember to include the Post Code
Nominee’s and Nominator’s Origin: Enter the appropriate Ethnic Origin for the candidate and the nominator from the following list:- .
White Background/Bangladeshi/Indian/Pakistani/Asian – Other/Chinese/African/Caribbean/Black – Other/Asian and White/Black African and White/Black Caribbean and White/Mixed Ethnic – Other/Other. Leave as “Not Known” if necessary.
Nominated by: As nominator you should have sufficient authority to act on behalf of your organisation/firm etc; for State candidates at least B2 level.
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