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21st Century U.S. Military: Military Awards--Medals, Ribbons, and Decorations
21st Century US Military Military AwardsMedals Ribbons and Decorations Author:Department of Defense This is a reproduction of the official U.S. military regulation 600-8-22 covering military awards. It provides Department of the Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual military decorations, Good Conduct Medal, service medals and service ribbons, combat and special skill badges and tabs, unit decorations, and... more » trophies and similar devices awarded in recognition of accomplishments. It prescribes the policies and procedures concerning foreign decorations. Contents include: Lost recommendations * Character of service * Period of award * Duplication of awards * Interim awards and awards of a lesser decoration * Succeeding awards * Recognition upon retirement * Posthumous awards * Conversion of awards * Recognition of Reserve Component members upon death discharge, or transfer to the Retired Reserve * Announcement of awards * Format, content, and distribution of orders * Announcement of revocation of awards * Amendment of orders * Revocation of personal decorations * Revocation of badges and the Special Forces Tab * Presentation of decorations * Engraving of awards * Display sets of award element * Forwarding of award elements * Awards for civilian service * Awards to personnel of other Service * U.S. awards to foreign military personnel * Medal of Honor entitlements * Increased retired pay based on decorations?enlisted awardees * Order of precedence?awards and decorations * Order of precedence?service medals and service ribbons * Supply, Service, and Requisition * Medals and appurtenance * Badges and appurtenances * Requisitions * Supply of certificates for military decorations * U.S. Army medals?original issue or replacement * Items not issued or sold by Department of the Army * Manufacture and sale of decorations and appurtenances Reporting Requirements and Filing Instructions * Reports, number, and types of decorations awarded, RCS * MILPC?45(R3) * Modern Army Recordkeeping System * Department of Defense Awards and Decorations * Individual Department of Defense Decorations * Defense Distinguished Service Medal * Defense Superior Service Medal * Defense Meritorious Service Medal * Joint Service Commendation Medal * Joint Service Achievement Medal * Purple Heart * Department of Defense Service Medals and Ribbons * Prisoner of War Medal * National Defense Service Medal * Antarctica Service Medal * Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal * Vietnam Service Medal * Southwest Asia Service Medal * Humanitarian Service Medal * Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal * Task: Process Award of the Purple Heart * Purple Heart during mobilization * Task: Process Award of the Prisoner of War Medal * Rules for Processing Award of the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal * Steps for Processing Recommendation for Award of the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal * U.S. Army Individual Decorations * Personnel eligible * Peacetime award approval authority * Wartime conditions award approval authority * Medal of Honor * Distinguished Service Cross * Distinguished Service Medal * Silver Star * Legion of Merit * Distinguished Flying Cross * Soldier?s Medal * Bronze Star Medal * Meritorious Service Medal * Air Medal * Army Commendation Medal * Army Achievement Medal * Good Conduct Medal and Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal * Army Good Conduct Medal * Personnel eligible * Award approval authority * Basis for approval * Qualifying periods of service * Character of service * Additional implementing instructions * Disqualification for the Army Good Conduct Medal * Subsequent awards and clasps * Army Good Conduct Medal certificate policy * Task: Process Award of the Army Good Conduct Medal * Rules for processing Army Good Conduct Medal * Steps for processing award of the Army Good Conduct Medal * Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal * Intent * Personnel eligible * Award approval authority * Peacetime and wartime applicability * Basis or criteria for approval * Unqualified service *« less