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 Corps Recruiting Command. For enlisted personnel, a military occupational specialty (MOS) of 8411 must be held for the Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon to be bestowed. Officers must hold a billet as the Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Operations Officer or Officer Selection Officer of a Marine Corps Recruiting Command. Local command recruiters and recruiting aides are not eligible for these Marine Corps ribbons. There are no corresponding military medals for this award.
Additional awards of the Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon are denoted by Service Stars. These military ribbons are worn below the Navy Overseas Service Ribbon and above the Military Training Instruction Ribbon in the general order of precedence established for the display of all Marine Corps military medals and ribbons. These Marine Corp ribbons are generally available as ribbons and lapel pins, and are often worn as traditional slide-on military ribbons. 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 Guard Recruiter. The Coast Guard also issues a Recruiter Badge as a temporary decoration worn while a service member is presently serving as a Coast Guard Recruiter. These Coast Guard ribbons have no corresponding military medals.
Additional awards of the Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon are denoted by Service Stars. These military ribbons are worn below the Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon and above the Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon in the general order of precedence established by the Coast Guard for the display of all military medals and ribbons. These Coast Guard awards are available in military ribbons and lapel pins, and are traditionally worn in the form of slide-on military ribbons. In more recent years however, more and more military service personnel are realizing the value to their career goals of always having their uniform decorations looking their best, and have turned to the slimmer and trimmer thin military medals and mini medals and the ultra thin ribbon racks to provide them with the smartest looking military award displays available anywhere.