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What is the purpose of the D.A. Military Awards Program The objective of the DA Military Awards Program is to provide tangible recognition for acts of valor, exceptional service or achievement, special skills or qualifications, and acts of heroism not involving actual combat.
What is the highest peacetime award for valor? the soldier medal
During peacetime, who is the approving authority for the Soldier's Medal? HQ Perscom
What is an award? A decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, or appurtenance bestowed on an individual or a unit
What is a decoration? An award to an individual for a specific act of gallantry or service
What is DA Form 7013? Certificate of Appreciation
What are the six groups that individual awards can be categorized into? 1. Decorations 2. Good Conduct Medal 3. Service Medals 4. Service Ribbons 5. Badges and Tabs 6. Certificates and Letters
What is the highest award given by the Army in time of war? The Medal of Honor
What is engraved on the reverse side of the Medal of Honor The grade, name, and organization of the awardee are engraved on the reverse of the Medal of Honor
What is engraved on the reverse side of every Decoration or Good Conduct Medal other than the Medal of Honor? The name of the awardee only
How many stars are on the blue silk shield that the Army Medal of Honor is suspended from? 13
Who is the approving authority for the Medal of Honor The U.S. Congress
Who awards the Medal of Honor? The President of the United States
What is the word inscribed on the suspension bar of the Medal of Honor? "Valor"
Whose profile is on the Medal of Honor? Minerva, the roman goddess of wisdom and righteous war
What is the order of precedence for the wearing of individual awards 1. U.S. Military Decorations 2. U.S. Non-Military Decorations 3. Prisoner of War Medal 4. Good Conduct Medal 5. U.S. Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal 6. U.S. Service Medals and Service Ribbons 7. U.S. Merchant Marine Decorations 8. Foreign
Name the ribbon awarded to members of the U.S. Army for successful completion of Basic Training and AIT? The Army Service Ribbon
What is the DA Form 2442? Certificate of Achievement
What is the time limit for recommending an award? Two Years
How many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon? Not more than 1
The “V” Device is authorized for wear on what decorations?  Distinguished Flying Cross  Bronze Star Medal  Air Medal  ARCOM  Joint Service Commendation Med
How many different weapons are authorized component bars? 19
For what is the Good Conduct Medal given? For exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity
What three words are inscribed on the front of the Good Conduct Medal? Honor, Efficiency and Fidelity
Who is the approving authority for the Good Conduct Medal? The Company Commander
How often can you get the Good Conduct Medal? Every 3 years
Who are the final approving authorities for the AAM, ARCOM, MSM, LM and DSM?  AAM = Lieutenant Colonel and above  ARCOM = Colonel and above  MSM = Major General and above  LM = Lieutenant General and above+  DSM = U.S. Army Chief of Staff
Who can make recommendations for an award? Any person having knowledge of an outstanding act or achievement
To whom is the Purple Heart awarded? To anyone, military or civilian, wounded or killed in action against an armed enemy
What is the second highest award for valor? The Distinguished Service Cross
What was the first medal awarded in the U.S. Army The Purple Heart
In the order of precedence, what are the U.S. Unit Awards authorized for wear on Army Uniforms? 1. Presidential Unit Citation (Army, Air Force). 2. Presidential Unit Citation (Navy). 3. Joint Meritorious Unit Award. 4. Valorous Unit Award. 5. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army). 6. Navy Unit Commendation. 7. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.
What was the Purple Heart initially awarded for? It was awarded for valor in the revolutionary war
What is a DA Form 4950? Good Conduct Medal Certificate
What decoration has George Washington's picture on it? The Purple Heart
Who is the approving authority for the Army Achievement Medal The battalion commander
What is a DA Form 87? Certificate of Training
What words are inscribed on the reverse side of the AAM? For Military Achievement
What words are inscribed on the reverse side of the ARCOM? For Military Merit
What is a Fourragere? A ropelike device worn to signify the award of a foreign decoration
When can a unit award be worn? When serving with a unit that received an award or if you were assigned to the unit when the award was assigned
Name the four Special Skills Tabs Name the four Special Skills Tabs. 1. Ranger 2. Special Forces 3. Presidents Hundred 4. Sapper
What Army Regulation covers the wear and appearance of the military uniform? AR 670-1
Name three appurtenances. 1. Oak leaf clusters 2. “V” Devices 3. Numerals 4. Clasps 5. Service Stars 6. Arrowhead 7. Berlin Airlift Device 8. Ten-Year Device 9. “M” Device
If the number of authorized oak leaf clusters exceeds four and will not fit on a single ribbon, what will happen? A second ribbon is authorized for wear. When the second ribbon is worn, it is placed after the first ribbon; the second ribbon counts as one award. Personnel may wear no more than four oak leaf clusters on each ribbon. If the receipt of future awards re
What DA Form is used to recommend/request an award? DA Form 638
What Army Regulation governs Awards and Decorations AR 600-8-22
When was the Medal of Honor established? 1862
Why is the Purple Heart different than all the other decorations? While clearly an individual decoration, the Purple Heart differs from all other decorations in that an individual is not “recommended” for the decoration; rather he or she is entitled to it upon meeting specific criteria
What are the three U.S. Army Combat Badges? 1. Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) 2. Combat Action Badge (CAB) 3. Combat Medical Badge (CMB)
Who is eligible to be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB Personnel in the grade of Colonel or below with an infantry or special forces military occupational specialty who have satisfactorily performed duty while assigned as a member of an infantry/special forces unit, brigade or smaller size, during any perio
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