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What is the purpose of the D.A. Military Awards Program?
The purpose is to provide recognition for acts of valor, exceptional service, or achievement.
What is the highest peacetime award for valor?
The Soldier's 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 given to an individual or unit.
What is a decoration?
An award given for a specific act of gallantry or service.
What is the DA Form for a Certificate of Appreciation?
DA Form 7013
What is the highest award given by the Army in a time of war?
The Medal of Honor
What is engraved on the reverse side of the Medal of Honor?
The awardee's rank, name, and unit.
What is engraved on the reverse side of every decoration or Good Conduct Medal (other than the Medal of Honor)?
The awardee's name
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?
US Congress
Who awards the Medal of Honor?
The President
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.
Name the ribbon awarded to members of the US Army for successful completion of the Basic and AIT?
The Army Service Ribbon
What is the form for a Certificate of Achievement?
DA FORM 2442
What is the time limit for recommending an award?
Two years
How many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon?
No more than one.
The "V" device is authorized for wear on what decorations?
Distiguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
ARCOM
Joint Service Commendation Medal
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
Fidelity
Who is the approving authority for the Good Conduct Medal?
The Company Commander
How often can you receive the Good Conduct Medal?
Every 3 years
Who is the final approval authority for an AAM?
LTC and above
(Battalion Commander)
Who is the approval authority for an ARCOM?
COL or above
(Brigade Commander)
Who can make recommendations for an award?
Any person having knowledge of the act or achievement?
To whom is the Purple Heart awarded?
To any individual 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 Army?
The Purple Heart
What was the Purple Heart first awarded for?
It was awarded for valor in the Revolutionary War.
What is the form for a Good Conduct Medal Certificate?
DA FORM 4950
What decoration has George Washington's picture on it?
The Purple Heart
What is DA FORM 87?
Certificate of Training
What words are inscribed on the reverse of the Army Achievement Medal?
For Military Achievement
What are the words 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 possesses the award or when you were in a unit when it earned the award.
Name the four special skills tabs.
Ranger
Special Forces
President's Hundred
Sapper
What is an appurtenance?
A device worn on a ribbon to signify a specific level or number of awards achieved.
Name three appurtenances
Oak leaf clusters
"V" devices
Numerals
What form is used to recommend / request an award?
DA FORM 638
What Army Regulation covers Awards and Decorations?
AR 600-8-22
When was the Medal of Honor established?
1862
How is the Purple Heart different from all other decorations?
An individual an not recommended for this award, they are entitled to it after meeting specific criteria.
What are the 3 Army Combat Badges?
Combat Infantry Badge (CIB)
Combat Action Badge (CAB)
Combat Medical Badge (CMB)
Who was the first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor?
PVT Parrot of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1863
Name two other MOH recipients
MSG Gordon in 1993 Somalia
SFC Smith in 2005 Baghdad