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Award Quick
Award Quick introduces itself as the next generation of software by ACO and is the most comprehensive US Army award preparation tool available anywhere! It will save you countless hours behind the computer and enable you to write flawless awards in accordance with HRC guidelines. Examples are taken from actual awards submitted and approved by countless units throughout the Army.
Award Quick 1.1
Award Quick consists of several parts in one easy to use program that all work together to help you quickly and accurately write the awards your soldiers deserve.
The program installs to your computer just like any other program and includes handy shortcut icons for your Start Menu, Desktop, and Quick Launch. (If you don't want the shortcuts just delete them, the program will still be in your Start Menu)
Need a portable version? No problem! After you've installed the program to your computer, email us and we'll tell you how!
We've added a new feature that allows you to check for updates to your software. Just click the Check for Update link in the Award Quick folder in your Start Menu and the program will check itself over the internet to see if you have the most current version. If not, it will automatically update your software to the current version.
Award Quick 1.1 Screen Shots
Table of Contents :
DA FORM 638, APR 2006 Recommendation for Award *(PE-WD-PDF)
DA FORM 7594, APR 2006 Unit Award Recommendation *(PE-PDF)
DA FORM 4187, JAN 2000 Personnel Action *(PE-WD-PDF)
AR 600-8-22, DEC 2006, Military Awards *(PDF)
DA MEMO 600-8-22, JUL 2001, Legion of Merit and Lesser Awards *(PDF)
AR 670-1, FEB 2005, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia *(PDF)
AR 600-8-2, DEC 2004, Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions (Flags) *(PDF)
Innovative Sentence Generator **
Award Recommendation Guidelines
Helpful Word Combinations
Helpful Phrases
Comprehensive list of:
Adjectives and Their Synonyms
Nouns and Their Synonyms
Helpful Power Verbs
Examples of:
DA FORM 638, APR 2006 Recommendation for Award
DA FORM 7594, APR 2006 Unit Award Recommendation
Bronze Star Narrative and Citations
Legion of Merit Narrative and Citation
Medal of Honor Citation
Web Resources **
Awards order of precedence
Army Service / Campaign Medals
Rack Builder
Military Awards Branch (HRC)
Institute of Heraldry
* PE=PureEdge Viewer, WD= Microsoft Word, PDF= Fill Enabled Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). ** Requires internet connection
How Does it Work?
Award Quick 1.1 installs to your computer (up to three) like most other programs. After your payment has been processed you will be automatically directed to the download area where you can download the installation program. You will also receive an email containing a link to download the installation program along with a license key necessary to install the software to your computers. After installation you would access the program from your Start menu or by shortcut icons that will be placed on your computers Desktop and Quick Launch toolbar during installation.
Updates: The software has the ability to check itself for any future updates and will download and install them automatically. This means you will always have the latest version installed on your computer.
System Requirements:
Supported Operating Systems: Windows® 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP or Vista. (Apple Computers with Mac OS not supported!)
RAM: 256 MB minimum
Processor: Pentium III 800Mhz or higher processor
Hard Drive Space: 14 MB or greater
Additional Software Required:
Microsoft® Word (v. '97 or later) and/or *PureEdge™ Viewer (v. 6.5 or later)
Adobe™ Reader (v. 4.0 or later)
Microsoft Internet Explorer (v. 6.0 or later)
*Note: The PureEdge™ Viewer software can be downloaded for free if you have an AKO account and administrator rights on your computer. To download the software for PureEdge™ Viewer Click Here.
