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What is the purpose of the awards system |
To provide recognition to for acts of valor, exceptional service or acheivment, acts of heroism, special skills and qualifications |
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What is the highest peacetime award for valor |
The soldiers medal |
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Who is the aprooving authority for the soldiers medal |
HQ perscom |
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What is an award |
Decoration, badge, medal, ribbon, or appertunance bestowed on a unit or individual |
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What is a decoration |
An award given to an individual for a specific act of gallantry or service |
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What is a da form 7013 |
Certificate of appreciation |
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What are the 6 groups that individual award can be categorized in |
-decorations -good conduct medal -service medals -service ribbons -badges and tabs -certificates and letters |
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Whose profile is in the medal if honor |
Minerva roman goddess of wisdom and righteous war |
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What is the order if precidence for wearing of individual awards |
-US military decorations -US nonmilitary decorations -pow medal -good conduct medal -US army reserve achievement medal -US service medals and ribbons -US merchant marine decorations -Foreign decorations -non US service medals and decorations |
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What is da form 2442 |
Certificate of achievement |
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The "V" device is authorized for wear on what decorations |
-distinguished flying cross -bronze star -air medal -arcom -joint service commendation medal |
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For what is the good conduct medal given |
Exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity |
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What 3 words are on the front of the good conduct medal |
Honor, efficiency, fidelity |
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Who is the final approving authority for aam, arcom, msm, LM, and dsm |
*AAM- LTC and above *ARCOM- COL and above *MSM - MG and above *LM- LG and above *DSM- US army chief of staff |
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What is the second highest medal for valor |
Distinguished service cross |
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In order of precedence what are the unit awards authorized for wear |
-presidential unit citation(army, air force, navy) -joint meridious award -valorous unit award -meridious unit award -navy unit commendation -air force outstanding unit award -coast guard unit commendation -army superior unit award -meridious unit commendation -navy "e" ribbon -air force organizational service award -coast guard merudious unit commendation |
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What is da form 4950 |
Good conduct certificate |
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What is da form 87 |
Certificate of training |
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What words are on the back of an aam |
For military achievement |
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What's on the back of an arcom |
For military merit |
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What form is used to request an award |
Da form 638 |
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When was the medal of honor established |
1862 |
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What is the highest award given by the army during wartime? |
The medal of honor |
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What is engraved on the reverse side if the medal of honor |
Name, grade and organization of the awardee |
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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 |
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How many stars are on the blue silk sheild that the medal of honor is suspended from? |
13 |
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Who us the approving authority for the medal of honor? |
Congress |
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Who awards the medal if honor? |
The president |
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What is the word inscribed on the suspension bar of the medal of honor? |
Valor |
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Name the ribbon awarded upon successful completion of basic and AIT? |
Army service ribbon |
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What us the time limit for recommending an award? |
2 years |
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The "V" device is authorized for wear on what decorations? |
-distinguished flying cross -bronze star -air medal -arcom -joint service comidation medal |
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How many different weapons are authorized component bars? |
19 |
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How often can you get the good conduct medal? |
Every 3 years |
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Who can make recommendations for an award? |
Any person having knowledge of outstanding act or achievement |
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To whom is the purple heart awarded? |
To anyone military or civilian wounded or killed in action against an armed enemy |
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What was the first medal awarded in the US army? |
The purple heart |
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What was the purple heart initially awarded for? |
For valor during the revolutionary war |
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What decoration has George Washington's picture on it? |
The purple heart |
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Who is the approving authority for the army acheivment medal? |
The battalion/squadron commander |
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What is a fourragere? |
A rope like device worn to signify the award of a foreign decoration |
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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 given |
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Name the 4 special skill badges? |
-ranger -special forces -presidents 100 -sapper |
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Name 3 appurtenances? |
-oak leaf clusters -"V" devices -numerals -clasps -service stars -arrowheads -Berlin aircraft device -ten year device -"M" device |
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If the number of authorized oak leaf clusters exceeds 4 and will not fit on a single ribbon, what will happen? |
A second ribbon will be authorized for wear |
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Why is the purple heart different from all other decorations? |
Because an individual is not recommended for it, they are entitled to it upon meeting a specific criteria |
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What are the three US army combat badges? |
-CIB -CMB -cab |
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Who is eligible to be rewarded the CIB? |
Personell in the grade of COL or below with an infantry or SF mos who have satisfactorily performed duty while assigned as a member if an infantry or SF unit, brigade or smaller size during any period subsequent to DEC 1941, when the unit was engaged in active ground combat. There is a specific criteria for each conflict that must be met |
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May soldiers be awarded the CIB, CMB, cab for the same qualification period? |
Yes, provided that the criteria for each badge has been met |
