Both the Army and the Air Force offer a Non-Commissioned Officer Development Ribbon. The Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard have no equivalent decorations to these Army and Air Force ribbons. These US military medals honor those non-commissioned officers who have completed a prescribed leadership course at an NCO training school.
The Army presents these medals [...]
All five branches of the US military Services offer the same Armed Forces Reserve Medal which is presented to both officers and enlisted service persons. These medals of America service awards are considered the successor to the US military medals formerly known as the Naval Reserve Medal and the Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon in those [...]
On July 15, 1997, the Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton, established the Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon. These medals of America service awards honor the Marine Corps personnel who have served as U.S. Embassy Security Guards and is retroactive to January 28, 1949. To earn these US military medals a service member must hold [...]
The Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon was created in July of 1997. These medals of America awards recognize enlisted members of the Marine Corps who have trained and qualified as Marine Corps Drill Instructors. To qualify for these US military medals Marine Corps personnel must hold the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of 0911 or have [...]
The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon was authorized by order of the Secretary of the Navy in June of 1995. These US military medals were made retroactive to January of 1973. These medals of America awards are presented to Marine Corps officers and enlisted personnel who complete a standard 36 month tour in a US Marine [...]
The Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon was created by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on November 2, 1995. These US military medals were made retroactive to January 1, 1980. These medals of America are presented to any member of the Coast Guard who completes a standard two year tour as a Coast [...]
Throughout history there have been many US military medals a person can be awarded for being involved in the United States military and Armed Forces. Also, there have been many medals of America that have been awarded to civilians at world’s fairs and expositions; and there are even civilian awards of military medals as well. [...]
Both the Air Force and the Coast Guard offer medals of America as awards for exceptional recruits who graduate at the top of their basic training classes. The Coast Guard created their Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon in March of 1984. These US military medals are bestowed upon those service members who graduate in the [...]
The Coast Guard created their Restricted Duty Ribbon in March of 1984. These US military medals recognize personnel who have completed an unaccompanied duty tour. When service persons are assigned to a duty location where family members cannot join them, the duty status is known as unaccompanied. These medals of America honor standard, unaccompanied duty [...]
The Air Force created the Air Force Basic Military Training Instructor Ribbon in December of 1998. These US military medals are granted to any member of the Air Force who completes 12 consecutive months or more of duty as a military training instructor attached to the Air Force Training Command. These medals of America may [...]
