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The US Navy & US Marine Corps Medal Of Honor

Introduction

• through your rank and pay grade, and
  
• by the granting of medal, ribbon and badge awards for wear upon your dress and combat uniforms, each with their associated financial and supporting benifits, see My Pay.

The majority of these awards, the decorations and service medals, come in two forms:

• as a cast metal medallion suspended from a coloured ribbon, which may only be worn upon very special occasions, such as your actual award ceromony, regimental dinners/reunions, memorials, funerals etc. and
  
• as small sections of ribbon, known as "slides", identical in pattern to that of your medal, arranged as a set on metal "bars" or a plastic plate (sometimes called a "rack"), which can be worn when not in the field. Note that some awards only come in this latter ribbon format.

As a guide to scale, with the exception of the most senior award (Medal Of Honor or its equivalent, see Table 1) plus the Unit Awards of Table 5, and the Long Service Medal of Table 4, all ribbons are of a standard 1 3/8" width, and their separate ribbons are 3/8" high. The actual metallic decorations of Table 1 vary in shape and size, whereas the service medals of Tables 2 & 4 are of a uniform disc shape 1 3/8" diameter. All are fitted with very simple pin mechanisms for attachment to the uniform. These medals can also be mounted on clutch pin mounting bars (rack), either individually or in sets for wear at special ocasions.

As the United States government is providing the vast majority of the personnel and funding for the UNMC, it is they who are providing the award system as well as other insignia. With the exception of their most senior award, that is the Medal of Honor (as shown above), which is restricted to US based personnel ONLY, all others are on general issue to members of the Corps. Each of the other permenent member states of the UN Security Council will provide an equivalent award to the US Medal of Honor, for example British and Commonwealth personnel will recieve either the Victoria or George Cross as their senior awards, there being no single equivalent to the US Medal of Honor in their inventory.

In normal US practise it is customary for either the current US Secretary for Defense ("SecDef"), or their branch subordanate, for example the Secretary of the Navy ("SecNav") to sign off on the granting of a senior decoration or award. However, for reasons of Security, this task is at this time deligated to the office of the Commander-In-Chief of the UNMC, a post exclusively restricted to US citizens, currently occupied by General A. West, formally of the US Air Force.

In each entry you will find a note stating from which branch of the US service the award is drawn, those without such an entry are "Federal" awards, and thus common to all branches of the service. Although in general US service, the two UN medals are in fact provided by the UN itself. Each of the Star Gate bases also grant their own Long Service Medal which is worn separately, the ribbons being of a non-standard width.

Important Note: NON of these awards will be issued to civilian personnel serving alongside members of the UNMC. However "Specialists" (trained civilians inducted in to the Corps) are entitled to recieve awards, as they are designated as "posted on active service" as serving military personnel.

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The Awards

Simple ribbons are worn as a block on the left breast, with the exception of those shown in Table 5, which are worn on the right, and the Long Service Medal of Table 4, which is worn below the rack, upon the left breast pocket flap at the centre.

On a rack the most senior ribbon is placed at the top left of the array, while the least senior is positioned at the bottom right (as in the same way that you would read a page of western text), with no more than 3 ribbons per row. They are illustrated below in both the ribbon block and the following tables in the correct order of precedence. Which helps in their recognition, and enables you to insert any new awards recieved in their correct position according to this order. In the illustrated ribbon rack below IE users can hold their mouse over the ribbon to reveal it's identifying caption.

RIGHT BREAST OF SHIRT (or the black jacket) LEFT BREAST OF JACKET (or the green shirt) Illustrated here are firstly, for wear on the right breast of your uniform shirt or jacket, the four available special unit awards. This is followed by all other available decorations, service and ribbon only qualifications, for wear on the left breast. The list includes the United States' Medal Of Honor, which is only granted to personnel serving with the United States elements of the UNMC. For British and Commonwealth units, see the Victoria Cross and George Cross of Table 1 below, who's ribbons are worn independently.

Repeat issue of an award is indicated by the use of one or more small metal Devices and or Attachments, affixed to the ribbon, see Table 6 below. The ribbons and other insignia are laid out in tables with images to the left, title, common abreviation and Promotional Points value in the centre, and criteria to the right. The tables are as follows:

• Table 1 Decorations: granted for single acts of "Gallantry" or "Heroism" in or out of combat, or for Meritorious Service, that is for protracted excellence in performance of duties, or a single action that makes a significant contribution to the successful conduct or outcome of a campaign, in either combat or not. NB: "Heroism" is defined as "an act of courage above and beyond the call of duty. Whereas "Gallantry" is defined as "an act of selfless heroism performed for the direct benifit of others". The medallians themselves are with the exception of the Prisoner Of War Medal never round in shape, instead each is of a unique appearance for clear distinction.
  
• Table 2 Service Medals: given for actual periods of service or participation in various aspects or phases of a campaign, for example the number of specific types of operations, or service in particular location such as Antarctica. NB: as and when appropriate, additional medals and ribbons may be authorised for wear in response to new specific campaigns or theatres of operation. The medals themselves are always of a simple circular shape.
  
• Table 3 Ribbon Only Qualification Awards: ribbons without any kind of medal, given to acknowledge progressive performance in skills, such as leadership, expertise with weapons, or other qualifications. Used either when no Award Badge is issued, or in collaboration with same, see Table 7.
  
• Table 4 United Nations & Other Service Medals: granted by the UN and other bodies for specific periods of active operational general service with the UN, and for extended service at a specified Star Gate base.
  
• Table 5 Unit Awards: granted to members of the numerous sponsoring units, in recognition of previous members exceptional service. Note that normally, there is only one person serving on active duty in the UNMC from each of these sponsoring units at any one time. Additional personnel only ever providing replacements in the event of death or Honorable discharge from the Corps. The 3rd to 5th digit of your UNMC serial number is your unit's ID code e.g. 78-001077 indicates that this marine is from the first of these units. To enhance their distinctive purpose, the ribbon is slightly larger than normal and are provided with a gilt roped frame around their outer edge, each being worn upon its own base on the right breast. They should not be confused with the two similar unit Citations in Table 1. Their award is a reflection of the high standards of service inbued by the unit in ALL it's members.
  
• Table 6 Ribbon & Medal Devices & Attachments: these are the small metal fixtures which are applied to a ribbon slide or the ribbon of an actual medal and used to indicate 2nd, 3rd or 4th etc. receipt of a given award.
  
• Table 7 Badge Awards: these distinctive awards are granted on either the first or another significant occaision of a specific achievement as specified under criteria. The Pathfinder badge is unique in that subsequent performance is acknowledged by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross, see Table 1. Awards such as the "Infantry" and "Medical" badges have a relationship with the Military Education Ribbon of Table 3. Illustrated are the "bright" metal editions of these awards for use on dress uniforms. However unlike other awards there are also cloth subdued versions for battle dress wear, in both black on green, and brown on tan and digital camouflage (ACU: Army Combat Uniform).

Effective Dates

With the exceptions of the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), the Marine Corps' Security Guard Service Ribbon (SGSR) of Table 2 and the Long Service Medal of Table 4, the date upon which the granting of these awards became "effective" is retroactive to July 1st 1996, just prior to CON-01. The NDSM is retroactive to December 1 1928 and the first of the Byrd Expeditions, while the SGSR dates to August 4th 1999 and CON-21 (aka "Operation Tewksbury" for RGHQ-51). The LSM was instituted on April 9th 1996 at CON-19, with the activation of the various national Star Gate bases.

A Guide To The Granting Of Decorations

These recommendations are then studied and a decision reached as to firstly "if" an award should be made, and then secondly, which one of the 17 available decorations (18 for the UK and Commonwealth), is to be granted.

The criteria of four of these Decorations, the Purple Heart, the Achievement Medal, the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Combat Readiness Medal are unique, and do not directly relate to the other awards. The remaining 13 decorations form a "system", by which it is possible, in colaboration with the criterias set out below, to determine which Decoration should be awarded for what type and degree of action or service. It is always difficult to decide if an award is justified, but pressidence and circumstances provide the best guide to this. Below is a table giving a guide to award selection:

• As stated above there are three "Types" of Decoration, "Gallantry", Heroism" and "Meritorious Service", shown left to right in the table. Heroism is sub-divided in to two sub-catagories: "Flight" and "Surface". The former are awards granted for actions conducted in the air or in space, whereas the latter is for actions on land or sea. Meritorius Service is also subdivided in to two further sub-catagories:"Individula" or "Unit", the former being awarded to a single person, the latter going to participating members of a specific unit or formation.
  
• There are two "Degrees" of each of the three "Types" of Decoration, "First" and "Second". Those of the Second Degree are sub-divided in to two "Contexts"; "Combat" and "Non- Combat" awards. Combat awards require the involvement of direct enemy action, whereas non-combat awards do not. However it should be noted that many non-combat awards are often won upon the battlefield. All Decorations in the same Degree are regarded as equal to one another in terms of their difficulty to achieve, differing only in their Type and Context.
  
• To further aid understanding the Promotional Points value for each decoration is shown beneath its title.

And Finally...

Awards Granted How To Wear Your Insignia, Medals & Awards Table 1 Decorations Table 2 Service Medals Table 3 Ribbon Only Qualification Awards Table 4 UN & Other Service Medals Table 5 Unit Awards Table 6 Ribbon and Medal Devices and Attachments Table 7 Badge Awards

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UK & Commonwealth

• Note that a second or subsequent award of a decoration is shown by the affixing of an Oakleaf Cluster Device, see Table 6 below.
  
• Note that an "*" marks each of the two ribbon only unit Citations for which no actual medal has ever been issued. The awards are therefore displayed in the medal column.

Medal Ribbon & Title Criteria Guide Victoria Cross VC 1,300 points Awarded for a single act of extraordinary gallantry, which MUST be performed "in the face of the enemy". That is a degree greater than that which would be required for the receipt of the Silver Star. This is the most senior award granted for gallantry in combat to serving members of British and Commonwealth formations of the Corps. NB: Unlike the recipients of the United States' Medal Of Honor, a ribbon slide cannot be worn as part of the ribbon set, due to it's greater width of 1.5". Therefore if granted, such a ribbon is worn independently immediately above the ribbon set. The ribbon of the VC would always be worn to the right to that of the GC. (HM Government GB) George Cross GC 1,100 points Awarded for a single act of extraordinary gallantry that is performed "not in the face of the enemy". That is a degree greater than that which would be required for the receipt of the Soldier's Medal. This is the most senior award granted for non-combat gallantry to serving members of British and Commonwealth formations of the Corps. NB: Unlike the recipients of the United States' Medal Of Honor, a ribbon slide cannot be worn as part of the ribbon set, due to it's greater width of 1.5". Therefore if granted, such a ribbon is worn independently immediately above the ribbon set. The ribbon of the GC would always be worn to the left to that of the VC. (HM Government GB) Distinguished Service Cross DSC 1,100 points Awarded for a single act of extraordinary heroism, greater than that required for the award of either the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Medal or the Commendation Medal. This is the most senior award that can be granted for heroism to members of the Corps. (US Army) Distinguished Service Medal DSM 900 points 1. Awarded for distinguished meritorious service, that is for extraordinary and protracted excellence in the performance of duties, or a single action that makes a significant contribution to the successful conduct/outcome of a campaign. The service must be greater than that which would be required for the receipt of either the Legion Of Merit, or the Meritorious Service Medal. This is the most senior award that can be granted for merit to members of the Corps. 2. Upon honourable discharge from the Corps you maybe considered for this award. (USAF) Silver Star SS 900 points Awarded for gallantry in personal combat, equal to that required for the receipt of the Soldier's Medal, but less than the requirements for your nation's most senior award. Legion of Merit LOM 700 points 1. Awarded for outstanding meritorious service on the battlefield, that is for protracted excellence in the performance of duties, or a single action that makes a significant contribution to the successful conduct/outcome of a campaign, above and beyond that which is expected of personnel performing their normal duty. But less than that which would be required for the receipt of the Distinguished Service Medal. 2. Upon honourable discharge from the Corps you maybe considered for this award. Distinguished Flying Cross DFC 700 points 1. Awarded for outstanding heroism during aerial combat. The act must be equal to that required for the receipt of the Bronze Star, Air Medal or the Commendation Medal 2. Awarded for the completion of the 50th "high risk" terrestrial Pathfinder mission/sortie.* 3. Awarded for the completion of the 25th "high risk" extraterrestrial Pathfinder mission/sortie.* *See also the Pathfinder Badge in Table 7 below, which is awarded for completion of the first Pathfinder mission. Soldier's Medal SM 500 points Awarded for gallantry not involving combat, equal to that required for the receipt of the Silver Star, but less than the requirements for your nation's most senior award. (US Army) Bronze Star BS 500 points Awarded for outstanding heroism, during non-aerial surface personal combat. The action must be above and beyond that which is expected of personnel performing their normal duty, and be equal to that required for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal or the Commendation Medal, but less than that required for the receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross. Purple Heart PH 500 points Awarded for sustaining and surviving a life-threatening "critical" wound caused by direct enemy action Meritorious Service Medal MSM 500 points 1. Awarded for outstanding non-combat meritorious service, that is for protracted excellence in the performance of duties, or a single action that makes a significant contribution to the successful conduct/outcome of a campaign. The service must be above and beyond that which is expected of personnel performing their normal duty, but less than that which would be required for the receipt of the Distinguished Service Medal. 2. Upon honourable discharge from the Corps you maybe considered for this award. Air Medal AM 300 points 1.Awarded for outstanding heroism during aerial flight that does not involve personal combat. The action must be greater than that which is normally expected of personnel performing their normal duty, and equal to that required for the receipt of either the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star or the Commendation Medal. 2. Awarded upon the completion of 25 terrestrial missions/sorties. 3. Awarded upon the completion of 12 extraterrestrial missions/sorties. Commendation Medal CM 300 points Awarded for outstanding heroism not involving personal combat or aerial flight. The action must be greater than that which is expected of personnel performing their normal duty, and equal to that required for the receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star or Air Medal, but less than that required for the receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross. (USAF) Achievement Medal ACHM 100 points Awarded for an outstanding and noteable Achievement, greater than which would be expected of personnel performing their normal duty. (USAF) Distinguished Unit Citation* DUC 200 points Awarded to the members of a unit actually participating in a specified Operation for which the unit as a whole is cited for distinguished service to the campaign. The service must be greater than that required for the award of the Meritorious Unit Citation. This ribbon is made distinctive by the attachment of a gilt frame around its outer edge. NB: It should not be confused with the larger, yet otherwise identical Distinguished Unit Award ofTable 5. (USAF) Note that this is the older name for what is in today's USAF called the Presidential Unit Citation/Award. Meritorious Unit Citation* MUC 100 points Awarded to the members of a unit actually participating in a specified Operation for which the unit as a whole is cited for outstanding meritorious service to the campaign. The service must be "significant", yet insufficient to warrant the award of the Distinguished Unit Citation. The ribbon is made distinctive by the attachment of a gilt frame around its outer edge. (USAF/Navy & Marine Corps) Prisoner of War Medal POWM 100 points Awarded upon return to active or reserve service, or retirement from the Corps on medical grounds, post repatriation from being a "confirmed" POW. Combat Readiness Medal CRM 100 points Awarded to all participating members in recognition of a unit's outstanding performance during a Combat Readiness Evaluation. CREs are unanounced evaluations conducted during actual combat operations, used to maintain and improve performance. To recieve the CRM the "performance" must be above and beyond that otherwise normally expected of a unit engaged in such duties. (USAF)

Table 2 Service Medals and Ribbons

• Note that with the exceptions of the Good Conduct Medal, the Antarctica Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal, a second or subsequent award of a Service Medal is shown by the affixing of a Service Star Device (aka a "battle star"). The Good Conduct Medal uses a Clasp Attachment, while the Antarctica Service Medal uses the Wintered-Over Disc Attachments. The Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal use the Bronze Numerals Attachments, see Table 6.
  
• Note that a "*" marks those awards that are "ribbon only" service awards, for which no actual medal has ever been issued. The awards are therefore displayed in the medal column.

Medal Ribbon & Title Criteria Guide Good Conduct Medal GCM 100 points Awarded for each completed tour of duty with good conduct as part of the UNMC. For the 2nd -15th award see the Good Conduct Clasp of Table 6 below. NB: A "tour" being defined as either; three calender years (peacetime), or one calender year (wartime), starting on January 1st, and ending on December 31st of the appropriate year, wherein a Marine participates in one or more designated operations. The Star Gate Command of the UNMC is currently operating under wartime conditions, retroactive to 07/01/1996. (US Army) National Defense Service Medal NDSM 100 points Effective: December 1 1928 Awarded for participation in each of the following designated campaigns: "The Byrd Campaign": December 1 1928 - December 5 1941. Under the command of Admiral Richard Byrd on behalf of the former US War Department (WD).* "The High Jump Campaign" : January 1 1946 - December 31 1993. Under the command of the current US Department of Defense (DoD), in support of the United Nations Committee 78 (the 5 permenant members of the Security Council).* The TASC Campaign: January 1 1994 - June 30 1996. Under the command of The Antarctic Stargate Command (TASC) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in support of the United Nations Committee 78.* "The First CONTACT Campaign": July 1 1996 - September 28 2005 (CON-001 to CON-055 inclusive - aka "the first 10 years"). Under the command of Executive Resources Inc., having been contracted by the United Nations Committee 78 to superceed TASC, with NATO in a supervisory role. NB: As of April 2 1999 NATO is removed from the chain of command and ER's personnel involved with the CONTACT Campaign, were re-organised in to the United Nations Star Gate Command (UNSGC), being the first active Command of the United Nations Marine Corps (UNMC), ER now being under the direct authority of Committee 78.*/** "The Second CONTACT Campaign": September 29 2005 to the present (CON-56+). *NB: The wearing of the pre-WWII Antarctica medals and the NATO Medal (and their respective ribbons) to mark the relevant campaigns, is no longer authorised for UNMC personnel, as of April 2 1999. **Although the UNMC did not formally take over command from NATO until April 2 1999, all awards are retroactive to July 1 1996 with the exception of the NDSM which is back-dated to December 1 1928 and Admiral R. Byrd's first expedition. NB: Separate campaigns and all future phases of the CONTACT campaign may warrant additional awards, subject to circumstances. Antarctica Service Medal ANTSM 100 points Awarded for any period of active service in Antarctica, with a small disc denoting "wintering- over" service if applicable. That is, being on duty during the Antarctic winter, between the 21st of March and the 21st of September, when it is not possible to safely depart the continent due to the weather conditions. The first "winter-over disc" is bronze, the second is gold and the third is silver, see Table 6. Each "wintering-over" constitutes another award and points are granted accordingly. NB: The wearing of the pre-WWII Antarctica medals and the NATO Medal (and their respective ribbons) to mark the relevant campaigns, is no longer authorised for UNMC personnel, as of April 2 1999. Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal AFESM 100 points Awarded for service during a designated "combat operation", that is, one with an operational title, e.g. "Operation Hastings"; wherein actual missions are undertaken. The second and subsequent awards are indicated by the affixing of Bronze Numerals to show the total number of such operations attended. Armed Forces Service Medal AFSM 50 points Awarded for service during each designated "non-combat" operation, that is one without an operational title, wherein no actual missions are undertaken, but still qualifying as a significant part of a campaign. It is marked with Bronze Numerals for each subsequent operation attended. Note that the AFSM is awarded for attending conference and training "operations". Active participation in the conferences and the training sessions is additionally rewarded by the granting of the ribbons shown in Table 3 below. So for example as a participant in a Strategic Conference, you will be awarded both the AFSM "and" the PDR. Humanitarian Service Medal HSM 100 points Awarded for participation in a designated Humanitarian Action, such as disaster relief, search and rescue etc. Military Outstanding Voluntary Service Medal MOVSM 100 points 1. Awarded for a single instance or period of outstanding special voluntary service other than that specified in 2 below. 2. Awarded for a full tour engaged in special voluntary service , that is when serving as a permenent member of an all volunteer "special military unit" (MPC's etc.). NB: A "tour" being defined as either; three calender years (peacetime), or one calender year (wartime), starting on January 1st, and ending on December 31st of the appropriate year, wherein a Marine participates in one or more designated operations. The Star Gate Command of the UNMC is currently operating under wartime conditions, retroactive to 07/01/1996. Overseas Service Ribbon Short (Tour)* OSRS 50 points Awarded for a short tour of 90+ days (3 months) reasignment to national forces. (USAF) Overseas Service Ribbon Long (Tour)* OSRL 100 points Awarded for a long tour of 270+ days (9 months) reasignment to national forces. (USAF) Drill Instructor Service Ribbon* DISR 50 points Awarded upon the first occasion wherein the candidate satisfactorily performs as a military Drill Instructor (DI) or as an Assistant DI (ADI), while participating in an Expert Infantry Course. Subsequent awards are granted at a rate of one per 24 Expert Infantry Course Units (EICU's) taught, starting with the 48th unit for the second award (the first award covers units 1-24 inclusive). (USMC) Recruiting Service Ribbon* RSR 50 points Awarded for each designated period of recruitment service (USMC) Security Guard Service Ribbon* SGSR 50 points Effective: 08/04/1999 CON-21 Awarded upon commencement of a short tour of three (3) combat-operations, of assigned service in a Military Police Company. This normally occurs post a requested transfer from one regiment to another. (USMC) Armed Forces Reserve Service Medal AFRSM 50 points Awarded for three calendar years (peacetime), or each single calender year (wartime) satisfactory assignment as a member of the United Nations Marine Corps Reserve (UNMCR). That is service in the UNMC without participation in any designated operations between January 1 and December 31 of any given year. The Star Gate Command of the UNMC is currently operating under wartime conditions, retroactive to 07/01/1996. The specific version of the AFRSM issued is that used by the USMC

Table 3 Ribbon Qualification Awards

Ribbon Title Criteria Guide Military Education Ribbon MER 250 points. Awarded for satisfactory completion of any of the following courses: Awarded upon certification or re-certification in a UNMC approved medical qualification. See also the Medical Badge awards of Table 7b below. Awarded upon certification or re-certification in an Expert Infantry Course (i.e. per 12 EICU's)*. See also the Infantry Badge awards of Table 7a below. *NB: The standard EIC comprises 12 EIC units (EICU). Some courses exceed this value, and the total number of points are acrued to qualify as subsequent EIC qualifications. Also your personal award of EICU's may vary from those specified for others on the same course. The Awards Granted page for your unit will state your current number of EICU's earned. Be aware that credits earned through participation in Battle Practices, do not count towards an EIC, see the Training Ribbon of this table (below). (USAF Non Commissioned Officer Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon) Professional Development Ribbon PDR 250 points Awarded for satisfactory participation in a campaign's Strategic Conference. See also the Armed Forces Service Medal of Table 2. As this award results in superior situational awareness, it provides the Marine with one of the two necessary qualifications required to be considered for a commission to serve as an officer during the following 12 months. The other being that the candidate must have a minimum of 2,500 Promotional Points, that is they must currently hold the rank of at least Sergeant. (US Army Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon) Small Arms Expert Ribbon SAER 50 points Awarded for each qualification/re-qualification by the scoring of 90%+ on a range, with one or more of the following catogories of weapon: 1. P-GBB e.g. Western Arms Berretta 92F. 2. P-AEP e.g. Tokyo Marui Glock 18c & Berretta 93R. 3.P-GNBB e.g. Tokyo Marui Mk23 SOCOM 4. P-SA Various 5. SMG-GBB e.g. TMP & MAC-11. 6. SMG-ECM e.g. Tokyo Marui H&K MP7A1 7. SMG-AEG e.g. Tokyo Marui/Clasic Army/ICS MP5, UZI & P90 8. C-AEG e.g. Tokyo Marui/Clasic Army/ICs M4, SIG-551, G36K & AK-47 9. R-AEG e.g. Tokyo Marui/Clasic Army/ICs M16, SIG-550, G36E, G3SG-1 & PSG-1 10. R-SA e.g. APS-2 & UTG models. 11. LMG e.g. M60 & M249 12. Shotgun e.g. Tokyo Marui M3 & SPAS-12. 13. 40mm GL Mad Bull & CAW 40mm M576 Solid Shot Gas Grenade 14. Hand Grenade EGL BB Fragmentation Hand Grenade 15. Bayonet WFS1+. Legend Prefixs- C- Carbine (300-450mm barrel) GL- Grenade Launcher & other multi-shot weapons (-40mm gas grenades etc.) LMG Light Machine Gun (always AEGs) P- Pistol R- Rifle (>450mm barrel) S- Shotgun (Tripple barrelled) SMG- Sub Machine Gun (<300mm barrel) -Suffixs -12g - any 12 gauge/bore shotgun (>610mm) -AEG -Automatic Electric Gun (>0.64J/80mps) -AEP -Automatic Electric Pistol (<0.5-J/70mps) -ECM -Electric Compact Machine Gun (0.5-0.64J/70-80mps) -GBB -Gas Blow Back -GNBB -Gas Non Blow Back -SA -Single Action (bolt or lever) (USAF) Training Ribbon TR 100 points Awarded for satisfactory completion of each block of 12 units of designated Battle Practise (BPU). These awards are an educational complement to the Expert Infantry Course Units (see the Military Education Ribbon, above and the Infantry Badges of Table 7) below. BPU's are not a substitute for EICU, thus that qualification cannot be earned through achievement of these units. The Awards Granted page for your unit will state your current number of BPU's earned. (USAF)

Table 4 United Nations & Other Service Medals

Medal Ribbon &Title Criteria Guide United Nations Special Service Medal UNSSM 100 points For each 90 days (peacetime)/30 days (wartime) active "operational" special service with the UNMC, other than with the UN HQ. The Star Gate Command of the UNMC is currently operating under wartime conditions, retroactive to 07/01/1996. United Nations Headquarters Medal UNHQM 100 points For 90 days (peacetime)/30 days (wartime) active "operational" service in direct support of UN Headquarters. The Star Gate Command of the UNMC is currently operating under wartime conditions, retroactive to 07/01/1996. Long Service Medal "title"LSM 100 points Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker Long Service Medal KHSNBLSM For 10 years active "operational" service at RGHQ-51 (Kelvedon Hatch) in the United kingdom. NB: Each base issues it's own medal suspended from a uniform ribbon which is 1.5" wide. The ribbon is worn separately beneath the standard rack mounted upon the flap of the left breast pocket at it's centre top.

Table 5: Unit Awards (Right Breast)

• Note that these awards are granted to members of the numerous sponsoring units, in recognition of previous members exceptional service. Normally, there is only one person serving on active duty in the UNMC from each of these sponsoring units at any one time. Additional personnel only ever providing replacements in the event of death or Honorable discharge from the Corps. Their award is a reflection of the high standards of service inbued by the unit in ALL it's members.
  
• These ribbon only Decorations have no associated "medal" and are worn upon the right breast. They are fitted with a gilt frame surround, and are slightly larger than those worn upon the left breast.
  
• A second or subsequent award is shown by the attachment of an Oakleaf Cluster, see Table 6 below.
  
• All four awards are of US Army origin. They should not be confused with the smaller and similar Unit Citations of Table 1 above.

Ribbon Title Criteria Guide Distinguished Unit Award DUA 400 points Special Not to be confused with the smaller, yet otherwise identical Distinguished Unit Citation of Table 1 above. NB: that this is the older name for what is in today's US Army called the Presidential Unit Citation/Award. Valorous Unit Award VUA 300 points Special Meritorious Unit Award MUA 200 points Special Superior Unit Award SUA 100 points Special

Table 6 Ribbon and Medal Devices and Attachments

Devices Description Function Oakleaf Cluster A bronze oakleaf cluster is used to mark each additional award of any Decoration of Table 1, or a Unit Award of Table 5 above. A silver oakleaf cluster is used instead of five bronze ones when required. Service Star A small 3/16" bronze service star is used for each additional award of the majority of the Service Medals of Table 2 and Table 4 and the Ribbon Only Qualification Awards of Table 3 above. With the exceptions of the Good Conduct Medal, the Antarctica Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal. A silver star is used instead of five bronze ones when required. Attachments Description Function Bronze Numerals 0-9 Used on the Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal to mark additional awards for subsequent operations attended. The displayed number is the total number of operations, thus the first use of these numerals is with the #2 for the second award. Good Conduct Clasp A bar representing a "hitching post" with loops or knots. Used on the Good Conduct Medal to mark completion of additional tours of service. Available in bronze with 2 - 5 knots and silver or gold with 1-5 knots each, indicating the 2nd-5th, 6th-10th and 11th-15th award respectively. NB: the gold bar for the 11th to 15th award is infrequently required and therefore not regularly available. If you require this gold clasp, please consult your unit's S4 (Logistics Officer) for advice. If you are fortunate to require an indication of a 16th award, this is done by the use of a second ribbon with a Bronze 2 Knot clasp, with a Gold 4 Knot clasp upon the other ribbon. The 17th award is indicated by replacing the Gold 4 Knot with a 5 knot version. Thereafter, the second ribbon is the one amended in the normal fashion. Wintered-Over Disc Used on the Antarctica Service Medal to show an individual's 1st (bronze), 2nd (gold) and 3rd (silver) period of "wintering over" service. That is being on duty during the Antarctic winter, between the 21st of March and the 21st of September, when it is not possible to safely depart the continent due to the weather conditions.

Table 7 Badge Awards

• 7a: Infantry Badges
  
• 7b: Medical Badges
  
• 7c: Wings
  
• 7d: Other Badges.

• As the UNMC is principly an infantry formation, great emphasis is placed upon the acquisition and maintenance of the essential skills. The core of a Marine's military education is therefore the Expert Infantry Course, upon completion of which the Military Education Ribbon is awarded. Then after their first act of service in any kind of mission as part of a designated combat operation, a qualified Marine will be awarded the Expert Infantry Badge as a reward for putting their skills in to practice on the battlefield. These skills however can only be fully developed by exposure to actual combat. To encourage Marines engaged in regular action to take additional training, the various Combat Infantry Badges are offered as a reward for graduating and putting in to practise the knowledge available to them through the Corps. Therefore the CIB1 is only awarded after both the requirements of additional "training and combat" have been met. Thus if a Marine acquires 120 Expert Infantry Course Units (EICU), yet has never taken part in a designated "combat mission", they would not be granted any of the CIB awards. Such a Marine would upon their first exposure to combat, only then, be awarded the CIB1. To recieve the CIB2, they would need to complete a further 12 units of military education and once again take part in a combat mission. Consequentially among Marines, the CIB is a highly sought after and respected award.
  
• The standard EIC comprises 12 EIC units (EICU). Some courses vary from this value, and as the total number of points are acrued to qualify as subsequent EIC qualifications, Marines should consult the Operations Listings pages for your unit, where the specific number of EICU's for all courses attended can be found. See also the Military Education Ribbon of Table 3 above. Be aware that credits earned through participation in Battle Practices, do not count towards an EIC, see the Training Ribbon of Table 3 above.
  
• NB: a "combat mission" is one that has been designated as such by the commanding officer prior to launch, and are missions wherein contact with, and destruction of, enemy forces is the objective.

Badge Title Criteria Guide Expert Infantry Badge EIB 100 points Awarded upon your first act of service in any kind of mission as part of a designated combat operation, post satisfactory completion of your first Expert Infantry course (12+ EICU's). See the notes at the top of this table. Combat Infantry Badge 1st Award CIB1 200 points Awarded for satisfactory participation in one or more designated combat missions, post passing of a total of 36+ EICU's. NB: combat experience prior to this point value does not qualify you for this award. To qualify for the CIB1 you must have previously been granted the EIB. See the notes at the top of this table. Combat Infantry Badge 2nd Award CIB2 300 points Awarded for satisfactory participation in one or more designated combat missions, post passing of a total of 72+ EICU's. NB: combat experience prior to this point value does not qualify you for this award. To qualify for the CIB2 you must have previously been granted the CIB1. See the notes at the top of this table. Combat Infantry Badge 3rd Award CIB3 400 points Awarded for satisfactory participation in one or more designated combat missions, post passing of a total of 120+ EICU's. NB: combat experience prior to this point value does not qualify you for this award. To qualify for the CIB3 you must have previously been granted the CIB2. See the notes at the top of this table.

Table 7b: Medical Badges

• As the UNMC is principly an infantry formation, it's Marines are often exposed to a high risk of personal injury. Consequentially the Corps' medical personnel are held in very high esteem by their fellow Marines. Field Medics that is Doctors who provide immediate support to our Marines in the combat zone, are amongst the most highly decorated personnel within the Corps.
  
• Due to the Corps small size, medical training is conducted by various external agencies. Upon certification in a UNMC approved medical qualification, a Doctor is awarded the Military Education Ribbon of Table 3 above, reflecting the perculiar nature of medicine in war. Then upon their first act of service in a forward echelon medical facility such as an SG base, during any kind of designated operation, a currently certified Medical Officer (MO) of any rank, is awarded the Medical Officer's Badge. All MO must re-certify every three years to maintain their qualifications. Doctors are encouraged to serve as a "Field Medic", the Expert Field Medic's Badge is therefore granted as a reward for graduating and putting in to practise their knowledge on the battlefield. Like the CIB1 above the CMB1 is only awarded after both requirements of "additional training and combat" have been met. Thus if a Marine doctor repeatedly re-certifys, but has never taken part in actual combat, they will not be granted any of the CMB's. Such a medic would upon their first exposure to combat, only then be awarded the CMB1. To recieve the CMB2, they would need to re-qualify and once again take part in a designated "combat mission". Consequentially among Marines, the CMB is like the CIB above, a highly sought after and respected award.
  
• NB: a "combat mission" is one that has been designated as such by the commanding officer prior to launch, and are missions wherein contact with, and destruction of, enemy forces is the objective.

Badge Title Criteria Guide Medical Officer's Badge MOB 50 points Awarded upon your first act of service in any kind of designated operation in the forward echelon (SG Base), post award of the Military Education Ribbon for initial certification in a UNMC approved medical qualification. See the notes at the top of this table. Expert Field Medic's Badge EFMB 100 points Awarded upon your first act of service as a participant in any kind of mission forming part of a designated combat operation. To be awarded the EFMB you must first qualify for the MOB. See the notes at the top of this table. Combat Medical Badge 1st Award CMB1 200 points Awarded upon satisfactory participation in one or more designated combat missions, post your re-certification in a UNMC approved medical qualification. To qualify for the CMB1 you must have already been awarded the EFMB. See the notes at the top of this table. Combat Medical Badge 2nd Award CMB2 300 points Awarded upon satisfactory participation in one or more designated combat missions, post your re-certification in a UNMC approved medical qualification. To qualify for the CMB2 you must have already been awarded the CMB1. See the notes at the top of this table. Combat Medical Badge 3rd Award CMB3 400 points Awarded upon satisfactory participation in one or more designated combat missions, post your re-certification in a UNMC approved medical qualification. To qualify for the CMB3 you must have already been awarded the CMB2. See the notes at the top of this table.

Table 7c: Wings

The following wings reflect the roles of the Corps' Marines, and especially those assigned to the UNSGC CONTACT program. Note that the keeping of an accurate Service Log Book is essential to both pilots and astronauts. The record of flight hours for both kinds of wings, commence with take off/launch and end upon landing, and thus represents the entire period the Marine is off the deck. For UNSGC Flight Crews, this means from the instant that they enter the Gate on base, to the point where they exit it upon their return (it is NOT just time on the target world or in the wormhole).

Aviator's Wings Badge Title Criteria Guide Basic Aviator's Wings AVW 100 points Awarded for qualifying as an aviator in either rotary or fixed wing aircraft. Senior Aviator's Wings SNAVW 200 points Awarded for the satisfactory completion of 1,000 plus flying hours, in rotary or fixed wing aircraft.. Master Aviator's Wings MAAVW 300 points Awarded for the satisfactory completion of 5,000 plus flying hours, in rotary or fixed wing aircraft.. Astronaut's Wings Badge Title Criteria Guide Basic Astronaut's Wings ASTW 100 points 1. Awarded for the satisfactory completion of your first mission that exceed an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles), using conventional space craft. 2. Awarded for the satisfactory completion of your first mission that exceeds an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles), via a Star Gate. Senior Astronaut's Wings SNASTW 200 points 1. Awarded for the satisfactory completion of 10 missions that exceed an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles), using conventional space craft. 2. Awarded for the satisfactory completion of 40 hours of active service in missions that exceed an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles), via a Star Gate. Master Astronaut's Wings MAASTW 300 points 1. Awarded for the satisfactory completion of 25 missions that exceed an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles), using conventional space craft. 2. Awarded for the satisfactory completion of 100 hours of active service in missions that exceed an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles), via a Star Gate. Command Astronaut's Wings COMASTW 400 points 1. Awarded for the satisfactory completion of 50 missions that exceed an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles), using conventional space craft. 2. Awarded for the satisfactory completion of 180 hours of active service in missions that exceed an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles), via a Star Gate. (USAF)

Table 7d: Other Badges

Badge Title Criteria Guide Pathfinder Badge PFB 50 points Awarded upon the first occaision of an individual's satisfactory voluntary participation in a "high risk" designated terrestrial/extraterrestrial "Pathfinder" mission. NB: subsequent participation in the 50th terrestrial or 25th extraterrestrial Pathfinder mission, maybe marked by the granting of the Distinguished Flying Cross, see Table 1 above. Commander's Badge COMB 250 points Awarded upon the first occaision of an individual's satisfactory completion as the designated commander of either: Five terrestrial "Operations", or Five extraterrestrial "Missions" that is those that have exceeded an altitude of 80,000m (50 miles). P-Team Badge PTB 50 points Awarded upon acceptance in to a campaign's Strategic Planning Team. This crossed swords emblem is used by the P-Teams responsible for the conduct of each of the Corps' campaigns. This is the US Army's branch insignia for the Cavalry worn inverted for distinction.

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