Awards and Decorations Flashcards
What is the purpose of the D.A. Military Awards Program?
The objective of the DA Military Awards Program is to provide tangible recognition for acts of valor,
exceptional service or achievement, special skills or qualifications, and acts of heroism not involving
actual combat.
What is the highest peacetime award for valor?
The Soldiers Medal
During peacetime, who is the approving authority for the Soldier’s Medal?
HQ Peracom
What is an Award?
A decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, or appurtenance bestowed on an individual or a unit
What is a decoration?
An award to an individual for a specific act of gallantry or service
What is DA Form 7013?
Certificate of Appreciation
What are the six groups that individual awards can be categorized into?
- Decorations
- Good Conduct Medal
- Service Medals
- Service Ribbons
- Badges and Tabs
- Certificates and Letters
What is the highest award given by the Army in time of war?
The Medal of Honor
Who awards the Medal of Honor?
The President of the United States
Who is the approving authority for the Medal of Honor?
The U.S. Congress
How many stars are on the blue silk shield that the Army Medal of Honor is suspended from?
13
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 only
What is engraved on the reverse side of the Medal of Honor?
The grade, name, and organization of the awardee are engraved on the reverse of the Medal of
Honor.
What is the order of precedence for the wearing of individual awards?
- U.S. Military Decorations
- U.S. Non-Military Decorations
- Prisoner of War Medal
- Good Conduct Medal
- U.S. Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
- U.S. Service Medals and Service Ribbons
- U.S. Merchant Marine Decorations
- Foreign Decorations (Does not include Service Medals and Ribbons)
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 DA Form 2442?
Certificate of Achievement
How many “V” devices may be worn on a ribbon?
Not more than 1
What three words are inscribed on the front of the Good Conduct Medal?
Honor, Efficiency, and Fidelity
How often can you get the Good Conduct Medal?
Every 3 years
What was the first medal awarded in the U.S. Army?
The Purple Heart
What was the Purple Heart initially awarded for?
It was awarded for valor in the revolutionary war
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 assigned
Name the four Special Skills Tabs.
- Ranger
- Special Forces
- Presidents Hundred
4.Sapper
What DA Form is used to recommend/ request an award?
DA Form 638
When was the Medal of Honor established?
1862
What are the three U.S. Army Combat Badges?
- Combat Infantryman Badge {CIB)
- Combat Action Badge (CAB)
- Combat Medical Badge (CMB)
