Anyone have any guidance on the update to AR 600-8-22?

Any thoughts on this?
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SPC (Join to see) AR600-8-22 March 2019. It appears your volunteers in Iraq are ineligible. Note 2-25c.

2–25. Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
a. The MOVSM was established by EO 12830, 9 January 1993, as amended by EO 13286, 28 February 2003. It may be awarded to Servicemembers of the Armed Forces of the United States and their RCs who, subsequent to 31 December 1992, perform outstanding volunteer community service of a sustained, direct, and consequential nature.
b. To qualify for award of the MOVSM a Servicemember’s service must meet the following requirements: (1) Be voluntary.
(2) Be to the civilian community, to include the military Family community.
(3) Be significant in nature and produce tangible results.
(4) Reflect favorably on the Army and DOD.
(5) Be of a sustained and direct nature.
c. The MOVSM is not authorized for the following:
(1) A single act or achievement, as this does not constitute sustained community service.
(2) Merely attending membership meetings or social events of a community service group or organization, as this does
not constitute significant and direct community service.
(3) Volunteer service performed while deployed to a combat theater.
(4) Service that is detailed or tasked, or performed as part of a military mission (for example, unit project; command
sponsored project) as this service is not voluntarily in nature or is part of the command’s mission.
(5) Service that results in personal gain for the Soldier.
d. The overall level of volunteer participation and impact of an individual’s community service is key to determining
whether award of the MOVSM is justified. Although sustained community service is not defined by a specific time period or number of volunteer hours (for example, 36 months encompassing 500 hours of direct volunteer service), approval authorities will ensure the service to be honored merits the special recognition afforded by this medal.
e. The MOVSM recognizes service provided to a community over time; therefore, multiple awards of the MOVSM during a single assignment or tour of duty are not authorized.
f. Qualifying volunteer community service may encompass successive tours or assignments. Commanding officers or civilian equivalents may provide a letter of continuity to the Servicemember’s gaining command detailing the Service- member’s previous volunteer service which did not result in award of the MOVSM.
g. Approval authority for award of the MOVSM will be commanders (overseas and CONUS) serving in the rank of lieutenant colonel (LTC/O–5) and above. Before the recommendation is forwarded to the award approval authority, the recommender must certify that the Servicemember meets the eligibility criteria for award of the MOVSM. Substantiating documentation, such as record of hours contributed, letters or certificates from activity supervisors, or other proof of the Servicemember's volunteer services may be attached as enclosures to the recommendation.
h. The rules for processing award of the MOVSM are as follows:
(1) Recommendations for award of the MOVSM will be submitted through official military channels using memoran- dum format. The MOVSM template is available at https://www.hrc.army.mil//tagd/awards/%20and%20decora- tions%20templates.
(2) Individuals are only presented an MOVSM on initial award. Subsequent awards of the MOVSM are indicated by bronze service stars (see para 6–11 for further information on the bronze service star).
(3) The MOVSM may be awarded posthumously.
(4) The MOVSM will be worn immediately after the HSM.
(5) TheMOVSMiscategorizedasaservicemedaland,assuch,noordersareissuedtoannounceitsapprovalandthere
is no award certificate. Approval memorandum will be uploaded to Soldier’s AMHRR and MOVSM will be posted to DA Form 4037 for officers and on the ERB for enlisted Soldiers.
(6) The MOVSM is not authorized for award to foreign personnel.

Interesting question SPC (Join to see)
I just went to the Army Publishing Directorate website and downloaded the March 5, 2019 updated version of AR 600-8-22 Military Awards
I pasted text from the document. Since " MOVSM ... may be awarded to Servicemembers of the Armed Forces of the United States and their RCs who, subsequent to 31 December 1992, perform outstanding volunteer community service of a sustained, direct, and consequential nature."
1. It seems that if your volunteers have not been put on deployment orders to Iraq they could be eligible.
2. In any event there are no orders for the MOVSM it is recorded by a memorandum included in the soldier''s military personnel records.

If they are deployed to a combat theater then they are not eligible "c.The MOVSM is not authorized for the following: (3) Volunteer service performed while deployed to a combat theater."
The plain reading seems to be that people who volunteer for a position who are not "deployed to the theater" could be eligible IMHO.

Here is the paragraph you are interested in, I believe
"2–25. Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
a. The MOVSM was established by EO 12830, 9 January 1993, as amended by EO 13286, 28 February 2003. It may be awarded to Servicemembers of the Armed Forces of the United States and their RCs who, subsequent to 31 December 1992, perform outstanding volunteer community service of a sustained, direct, and consequential nature.
b. To qualify for award of the MOVSM a Servicemember’s service must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be voluntary.
(2) Be to the civilian community, to include the military Family community.
(3) Be significant in nature and produce tangible results.
(4) Reflect favorably on the Army and DOD.
(5) Be of a sustained and direct nature.
c. The MOVSM is not authorized for the following:
(1) A single act or achievement, as this does not constitute sustained community service.
(2) Merely attending membership meetings or social events of a community service group or organization, as this does not constitute significant and direct community service.
(3) Volunteer service performed while deployed to a combat theater.
(4) Service that is detailed or tasked, or performed as part of a military mission (for example, unit project; command sponsored project) as this service is not voluntarily in nature or is part of the command’s mission.
(5) Service that results in personal gain for the Soldier.
d. The overall level of volunteer participation and impact of an individual’s community service is key to determining whether award of the MOVSM is justified. Although sustained community service is not defined by a specific time period or number of volunteer hours (for example, 36 months encompassing 500 hours of direct volunteer service), approval authorities will ensure the service to be honored merits the special recognition afforded by this medal.
e. The MOVSM recognizes service provided to a community over time; therefore, multiple awards of the MOVSM during a single assignment or tour of duty are not authorized.
f. Qualifying volunteer community service may encompass successive tours or assignments. Commanding officers or civilian equivalents may provide a letter of continuity to the Servicemember’s gaining command detailing the Servicemember’s previous volunteer service which did not result in award of the MOVSM.
g. Approval authority for award of the MOVSM will be commanders (overseas and CONUS) serving in the rank of lieutenant colonel (LTC/O–5) and above. Before the recommendation is forwarded to the award approval authority, the recommender must certify that the Servicemember meets the eligibility criteria for award of the MOVSM. Substantiating documentation, such as record of hours contributed, letters or certificates from activity supervisors, or other proof of the Servicemember's volunteer services may be attached as enclosures to the recommendation.
h. The rules for processing award of the MOVSM are as follows:
(1) Recommendations for award of the MOVSM will be submitted through official military channels using memorandum format. The MOVSM template is available at hrc.army.mil//tagd/awards/%20and%20decorations%20templates.
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(2) Individuals are only presented an MOVSM on initial award. Subsequent awards of the MOVSM are indicated by bronze service stars (see para 6–11 for further information on the bronze service star).
(3) The MOVSM may be awarded posthumously.
(4) The MOVSM will be worn immediately after the HSM.
(5) The MOVSM is categorized as a service medal and, as such, no orders are issued to announce its approval and there is no award certificate. Approval memorandum will be uploaded to Soldier’s AMHRR and MOVSM will be posted to DA Form 4037 for officers and on the ERB for enlisted Soldiers.
(6) The MOVSM is not authorized for award to foreign personnel.



SUMMARY of CHANGE
AR 600–8–22
Military Awards
This administrative revision, dated 11 April 2019—
o Supersedes Army Directive 2013-27, Army Instructor Badges and Personnel Development Skill Identifiers for Instructors in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, dated 9 December 2013 (paras 1–32c(17)(a) and 8-23).
This major revision, dated 5 March 2019—
o Clarifies U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Awards and Decorations Branch, responsibility for processing awards (para 1–7e(3)).
o Updates guidance on time limitations for submission of award recommendations (para 1–14).
o Provides updated guidance for lost award recommendations (1–15).
o Clarifies guidance on duplication of awards (para 1–19).
o Updates guidance and procedures for revocation of awards, badges, and tabs (paras 1–30, 1–31, and 1–32).
o Incorporates Army Directive 2013–27 (Army Instructor Badges and Personnel Development Skill Identifiers for Instructors in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System) and adds the newly established Army Instructor Badges and awarding and rescinding authority (paras 1–32c(17)(a) and 8–23).
o Updates guidance and procedures for awards to foreign military personnel and the table of approval authorities for U.S. decoration for foreign military personnel (para 1–38 and table 1–2).
o Updates criteria and procedures for award of the Purple Heart guidance (para 2–8).
o Adds information on the categories of Campaign, Expeditionary, and Service Medals (para 2–9).
o Adds the newly established Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal (para 2–19).
o Updates criteria and operations for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals (paras 2–20 and 2–21).
o Adds Operation OAKEN STEEL as an authorized operation for award of the Armed Forces Service Medal (table 2–6).
o Updates and clarifies criteria and type of service for award of the Humanitarian Service Medal (para 2–24).
o Clarifies guidance and procedures for awarding the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (para 2–25).
o Updates guidance for delegation of peacetime and wartime awards approval authority (paras 3–6 and 3–7).
o Updates guidance for Stability operations (para 3–8).
o Provides additional guidance for award of the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service (para 3–16).
o Incorporates Army Directive 2017–20 (Timeliness of Valor Award Recommendations) (hereby superseded) to add new criteria regarding timely processing of Medal of Honor and other Valor awards (para 3–21).
o Updates numerals and criteria for the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (table 5–1).
o Adds guidance for the implementation of the newly created “C” and “R” devices (paras 6–6 and 6–7, respectively).
o Updates criteria and clarifies guidance for award and processing of the Combat Infantryman, Medical, and Action Badges (paras 8–6, 8–7, and 8–8, respectively).
o Updates guidance and combines paragraphs for the Aviation Badges (para 8–13).
o Adds the newly established Military Horseman Identification Badge (para 8–33).
o Reauthorizes award of the Gold Recruiter Badge (para 8–35b).
o Adds guidance for acceptance and wear of Foreign Badges and Decorations (tables 9–2 and 9–3).
o Prescribes DA Form 7777 (Center for Initial Military Training Graduation Certificate) (para 10–3).
o Adds the online availability of unit citations and campaign participation registers (para B–3).
o Incorporates DA Pam 672–1 and DA Pam 672–3 (hereby superseded)"

Than k you for mentioning me, my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown