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USA ISR A&D
Promotion board Awards and Decorations
Question | Answer |
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What army regulation covers military awards? | AR 600-8-22 |
What regulation can you find information about civilian awards? | AR 672-20 |
What time frame is considered "expiditiously processed" for awards? | Within 60 days |
When are handwritten recomendations for awards accepted? | Wartime |
How should awards be written in peacetime? | Typed |
What is the objective of the DA military Awards Program? | To provide recognition for acts of valor, exceptional service or achievement, special skills, and acts of heroism not involving actual combat. |
Individual awards are grouped in what six categories? | *Decorations *Good conduct medal *Campaign and service medals *Service ribbons *Badges and tabs *Certificates and letters |
What is the time limitation for the recommendation of an award? | 2 years after act or service to be honored |
What is the only military decoration that can be awarded more than 3 years after the act? | Purple heart |
What is a decoration? | A distinctively designed mark of honor denoting heroism or meritorious/outstanding service or achievement for individuals and units. |
How does the award of the purple heart differ from that of all other documentations? | An individual is not "recommended", rather he/she is entitled to it upon meeting the specific criteria. |
Soldiers of what "flagged" status may still recieve awards or decorations? What "flagged status requires a waver? | APFT failures. Overweight. |
Can a soldier still recieve an award they earned prior to being dismissed, dishonorably discharged, or convicted of desertion? | No. |
No more than one of the same decoration can be awarded to an individual for the same act. What is awarded in lieu of decorations for each succeeding act? | An oak leaf cluster |
Can the award of personal decorations be revoked? | Yes, if the awarding authority if subsequent facts discovered would have prevented original approval if they were known at the time. |
The awards of any combat or special skills badge will be automatically revoked under what conditions? | Dismissal from the service, dishonorable discharge, or conviction of desertion during wartime. |
Under what conditions are marksmanship badges revoked? | Failure of subsequent qualifications. |
What is engraved on the reverse side of the medal of honor? | The grade, name, and orginization of the awardee. |
The order of precendence for wear within the various classes of medals and service ribbons is described where? | Paragraph 29-5, AR 670-1 |
What are the four degrees of the legion of merit in order of precedence from highest to lowest? | Chief commander, Commander, Officer, Legionnaire |
Who established the award of the purple heart? | General George Washington at Newburgh, new york, on 07Aug1782 |
Who may recommend someone for an award? | Any individual with personal witness of the act may submit a formal recommendation into military command channels. |
Can you recommend yourself for an award? | No, the military does not condone self recognition. |
What decorations cannot be awarded to general officers? | AAM and ARCOM |
Can a soldier recieve an AGCM after recieving non-judicial punishment? | Yes, at the commanders discretion after review of the nature of the infraction. |
On what occasions is the Good Conduct Medal Certificate presented to recipients? | Upon recieval of first medal and on retirement |
What DA Form is the good conduct medal certificate? | DA Form 4950 |
When is a silver oak leaf cluster worn on a ribbon? | In place of 5 bronze oak leaf clusters |
When is the wearing of more than one ribbon for the same decoration authorized? | For all bronze oak leaf clusters following a silver may be placed on a second ribbon up until a second silver oak leaf cluster is authorized, which will be placed next to the first silver oak leaf cluster on the original ribbon and the second removed. |
What is meant by the term "valor"? | Heroism performed under combat conditions |
How many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon? | Only one |
What is the purpose of an arrowhead on certain campaign and service medals? | To denote participation on a combat parachute jump during that campaign. |