Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year®
Nominations for the 2016 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year® opened on January 5, 2016 and closed on January 15th. During that time military spouses were nominated for the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year® award. The award is a chance to ensure the military spouses who not only support their service member, but who are actively supporting and working to better the military community as a whole, are recognized for their valiant efforts.
Candidates were narrowed down by vote to one winning Spouse of the Year from each base, district, and state on January 21.
The 18 finalists were announced on February 1, three from each service - Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and National Guard. The individual Base and Branch candidates for this award, which is presented by Military Spouse magazine, were selected through a combination of an online vote open to all Americans and a judges' panel. Over 130,000 people came to the site to cast their vote. To learn more about the top 18 branch finalists, go to msoy.militaryspouse.com
The six branch winners will be announced on February 19, 2016, and the third and final voting round on March 3, 2016, results in the awarding of the 2016 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year® during a live V.I.P. event hosted in Washington D.C. in May 2016.
This award recognizes the vital role played by the force behind our nation's service members: Military Spouses. These spouses and their families are our nation's volunteers in many ways that civilians never take into account. They have volunteered to serve as the voice for their service members and families (who sometimes cannot speak for themselves), they often serve as single parents and heads of households when spouses are deployed, as well as advocating for their military communities, volunteering their time and talents to charitable causes and leading change. In every way these men and women are making important contributions to America and its protection and defense.