**2002 - 2006 Comparison**\
**Bronze Medals**

 

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  **2002**        **2003**           **2004**        **2005**          **2006**

                                                                       

  46 nominations  41 nominations     46 nominations  51 nominations    81
  submitted to    submitted to NIAB  submitted to    submitted to NIAB nominations
  NIAB                               NIAB                              submitted to
                                                                       NIAB

                                                                       

  39 nominations  39 nominations     35 nominations  46 nominations    
  were            were automatically were            were              
  automatically   approved           automatically   automatically     
  approved\                          approved        approved          
  *(received                                                           
  score of 2.50                                                        
  or less)*                                                            

                                                                       

  2 nominations   1 nomination was   1 nomination    1 nomination was  
  were            automatically      was             automatically     
  automatically   disapproved        automatically   disapproved[^1]   
  disapproved\                       disapproved                       
  *(received                                                           
  score of 3.00                                                        
  or greater)*                                                         

                                                                       

  5 nominations   1 nomination fell  10 nominations  4 nominations     
  fell into grey  into grey area     fell into grey  fell into grey    
  area\                              area            area              
  *(received                                                           
  score between                                                        
  2.50 and 3.00)*                                                      

                                                                       

  1 of the 5 grey The grey area      9 of the 10     3 of the 4 grey   
  area            nomination was     grey area       area nominations  
  nominations     ultimately         nominations     were ultimately   
  were ultimately approved           were ultimately approved          
  approved                           approved (1                       
                                     w/drawn by LO)                    

                                                                       

  27 of 30        21 of 25           23 of 24        21 of 21          
  AutoBronze      AutoBronze \       AutoBronze \    AutoBronze        
  nominations     nominations went   nominations     nominations went  
  went on to      on to become       went on to      onto become       
  become Bronze   Bronze Medals      become Bronze   Bronze Medals     
  Medals                             Medals                            

  192 employees   195 employees and  294 employees   325 employees and 
  and 19          32 organizations   and 22          29 organizations  
  organizations   won 2003 Bronze    organizations   won 2005 Bronze   
  won 2002 Bronze Medals             won 2004 Bronze Medal             
  Medals                             Medals                            
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[^1]: This nomination was brought out of the automatic disapproval area,
    revised, and then submitted for a re-vote. Upon re-vote, it was
    approved to go forward to the VADM for a final decision.