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34 Cards in this Set
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What is the highest peacetime award for valor?
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Soldiers Medal
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During peacetime, who is the approving authority for the soldiers medal
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HQ DA
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What is an award?
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A decoration, medal, badge or ribbon, or appurtenance bestowed on an individual or a unit
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What is a decoration?
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an award to an individual for a specific act of gallantry or service
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What is a DA 7013
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Cerificate of Appreciation
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What are the six groups that individual awards are categorized into?
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Decorations
Good conduct medal Service Medals Service ribbons Badges and tabs Certificates and letters |
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What is the highest award given by the army in time of war?
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Medal of Honor
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What is engraved on the reverse side of the Medal of Honor?
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the grade, name, 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?
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the name of the awardee only
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How many stars are on the blue silk shield that the medal of honor is suspended from?
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13
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Who is the approving authority for the medal f honor?
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Congress
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Who presents the medal of honor?
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President
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What is the word inscribed on the suspension bar of the MoH
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Valor
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Whose profile is on the medal of honor?
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Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and righteous war
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Name the ribbon awarded to members of the US army for successful completion of the basic and AIT
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THe Army Service ribbon
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What is the DA form 2442
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CoA
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What is the time limit for recommending an award?
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2 years
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how many V devices may be worn on a ribbon
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No more than 1
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How many weapons are authorized 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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What three words are inscribed on the front of the good conduct medal?
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Honor, Efficiency, and fidelity.
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Who is the approving authority for the GCM
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Company Commander
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How often can the GCM be given
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once every 3 years.
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Who can make recommendations for awards
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anyone with knowledge of an outstanding act or achievement
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To whom is the Purple Heart awarded to?
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To anyone, military, civilian, wounded or killed in action against an armed enemy.
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What is the second highest award for valor?
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the distinguished service cross
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What was the first medal awarded in the Army
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Purple Heart
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What was the purple heart initially awarded for
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Valor in the rev. war
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What is the DA Form 4950
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GCM cert.
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What decoration has GW picture on it?
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the purple heart
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Who is the approving authority for the AAM
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Battalion Commander
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What is the DA form 87
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Cert. of training
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What words are inscribed on the reverse side of the AAM
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For military Achievement
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What words are inscribed on the reverse side of the ARCOM
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For Military Merit
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