Army Study Guide

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Purpose of DA military awards program?

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Provides recognition for acts of valor, exceptional service or achievement, special skills or qualifications, and acts of valor and acts of heroism not involving actual combat

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Highest peacetime award for valor?

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Soldiers Medal

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Peacetime...who is the approving authority for soldiers medal?

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HQ PERSCOM

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Award?

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Decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, or appurtenance

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Decoration?

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AN award to an individual for a specific act of gallantry or service

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DA Form 7013?

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COAppreciation

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6 groups that individual awards can be categorized?

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1. Decorations

2. Good conduct medal

3. Device medals

4. Service ribbons

5. Badges and tabs

6. Certificates and Letters

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Highest award at times of war?

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Medal of honor

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Engraved on reverse side of medal of honor?

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1. Grade

2. Name

3. Org

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Engraved on every decoration or good conduct medal?

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Name of awardee

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How many Stars on the Blue silk shield that the medal of honor is suspended from?

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13

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Approving authority for medal of honor?

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Congress

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Who awards the medal of honor?

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POTUS

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Word inscribed on the suspension bar of the medal of honor?

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Valor

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Who is on the medal of honor?

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Goddess Minerva

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Order of precedence for wearing individual awards?

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1. US military decorations

2. US Non military decorations

3. POW Medal

4. Good conduct medal

5. US army reserve components achievement medal

6. US service medals and ribbons

7. US Merchant marine decorations

8. Foreign decorations

9. Non US service medals and ribbons

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What ribbon awarded for completion of Basic and AIT?

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The Army service ribbon

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DA Form 2442?

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COAchievement

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Time limit for recommending an award?

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2 years

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How many V devices can be worn?

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1

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V device authorized on what decorations?

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1. Distinguished Flying cross

2. Bronze star medal

3. Air medal

4. ARCOM

5. Joint service commendation medal

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How many weapons authorized on component bars?

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19

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For what is the good conduct medal given?

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Exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity

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3 words are inscribed on the front of the good conduct medal?

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Honor, efficiency and fidelity

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Approving authority for the good conduct medal?

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Company CDR

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How often for the good conduct medal?

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3 years

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Final approving authority for AAM, ARCOM, MSM, LM, AND DSM?

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AAM- LT COL and above

ARCOM- COL """"

MSM- MAJ General """""

LM- LT General """""""

DSM- Chief of Staff

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Whom is Purple Heart awarded?

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Military or civilian, wounded or killed in combat

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2nd highest award?

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Distinguished service cross

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1st medal awarded in the Army?

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Purple heart

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US unit awards authorized for wear?

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1. Presidential unit citation (Army, Air force)

2. Presidential unit citation (Navy)

3. Joint meritorious unit award

4. Valorous Unit medal

5. Meritorious unit commendation (Army)

6. Navy unit commendation

7. Air force outstanding award

8. Coast guard unit commendation

9. Army superior unit award

10. Meritorious unit commendation (Navy)

11. Navy E ribbon

12. Air force organizational excellence award

13. Coast guard meritorious unit commendation

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Purple heart initially?

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Valor in the revolutionary war

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Approving authority for the Army achievement medal?

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BC

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DA Form 87?

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COTraining

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Words inscribed on the reverse side of the AAM?

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For military achievement

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Words inscribed on reverse side of the ARCOM?

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For military merit

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Fourragere?

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Ropelike device worn to signify an award of a foreign decoration

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When can a unit award be worn?

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When serving with a unit that received the award or when assigned to the unit that got the award

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4 Special skills badge?

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1. Ranger

2. Special forces

3. Sapper

4. Presidents 100

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Name appurtenances

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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

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If number of oak leaf clusters exceeds 4, what will happen?

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2nd ribbon is authorized for wear and ribbon is placed after 1st ribbon

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DA Form for recommendation?

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DA Form 638

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AR for decorations and awards?

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AR 600-8-22

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Medal of honor established?

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1862

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Why is Purple Heart different than other awards?

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Individual is not recommended but is entitled the decoration

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3 army combat badges?

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1. CAB

2. CIB

3. CMB

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Who is eligible for CIB?

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COL or below with infantry or special forces that has met certain combat criteria

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4 eligibility requirements for CAB?

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1. Awarded to any soldier

2. In an area with hostile pay

3. Soldier personally present and engaging

4. Soldier not attached to a unit that offer CIB or CMB

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CAB be awarded to members of the US armed forces and foreign soldiers?

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Yes, if they are assigned to the unit and meet requirements