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English: This regulation provides Department of the Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual military decorations, Good Conduct Medal, service medals and ribbons, combat and special skill badges and tabs, unit decorations, and trophies, and similar devices awarded in recognition of accomplishments.
The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is a United States Army military decoration.The badge is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers in the rank of colonel and below, who fought in active ground combat while assigned as members of either an Infantry or Special Forces unit of brigade size or smaller at any time after 6 December 1941.
The suspension and ribbon of the medal are 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in (35 mm) wide and consists of the following edge stripes from outside edge to the center: 1 ⁄ 16 in (1.6 mm) goldenlight, 1 ⁄ 8 in (3.2 mm) jungle green, 1 ⁄ 8 in (3.2 mm) green, 1 ⁄ 8 in (3.2 mm) mosstone green, and 1 ⁄ 8 in (3.2 mm) goldenlight.
Air Force EPME is created and provided through the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, part of the Air University system, named after the service's fourth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Thomas N. Barnes, the first African-American to attain the highest enlisted position in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
In 2017, talks about a similar badge were being discussed for soldiers without the occupation of infantry, medical, or special forces were put on the table and in 2019 the army established the Expert Soldier Badge for soldiers who do not qualify for both the EIB and EFMB. [3]
Department of the Army civilian awards are governed by Army Regulation 672–20 Decorations, Awards, and Honors Incentive Awards. There are three categories of recognition: monetary, honorary, and time-off.
Army Regulation (AR) 670–1, governing the wear and appearance of army uniforms and insignia, [8] and its associated guide [9] specify that the Distinguished Service Cross appears second in the order of precedence of U.S. military decorations, preceded only by the Medal of Honor. Policy for awards, approving authority, supply, and issue of ...
The Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFRM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces that has existed since 1958. The medal recognizes service performed by members of the reserve components and is awarded to both officers and enlisted personnel.