Awards and Decorations

Question 1

What is the purpose of the D.A. Military Awards Program?

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

What is the highest peacetime award for valor?

Answer 2

The Soldiers Medal

Question 3

During peacetime, who is the approving authority for the Soldier’s Medal?

Answer 3

HQ Peracom

Question 4

What is an Award?

Answer 4

A decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, or appurtenance bestowed on an individual or a unit

Question 5

What is a decoration?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What is DA Form 7013?

Answer 6

Certificate of Appreciation

Question 7

What are the six groups that individual awards can be categorized into?

Answer 7

1. Decorations
2. Good Conduct Medal
3. Service Medals
4. Service Ribbons
5. Badges and Tabs
6. Certificates and Letters

Question 8

What is the highest award given by the Army in time of war?

Answer 8

The Medal of Honor

Question 9

Who awards the Medal of Honor?

Answer 9

The President of the United States

Question 10

Who is the approving authority for the Medal of Honor?

Answer 10

The U.S. Congress

Question 11

How many stars are on the blue silk shield that the Army Medal of Honor is suspended from?

Answer 11

13

Question 12

What is engraved on the reverse side of every Decoration or Good Conduct Medal other than the
Medal of Honor?

Answer 12

The name of the awardee only

Question 13

What is engraved on the reverse side of the Medal of Honor?

Answer 13

The grade, name, and organization of the awardee are engraved on the reverse of the Medal of
Honor.

Question 14

What is the order of precedence for the wearing of individual awards?

Answer 14

1. U.S. Military Decorations
2. U.S. Non-Military Decorations
3. Prisoner of War Medal
4. Good Conduct Medal
5. U.S. Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
6. U.S. Service Medals and Service Ribbons
7. U.S. Merchant Marine Decorations
8. Foreign Decorations (Does not include Service Medals and Ribbons)

Question 15

Name the ribbon awarded to members of the US Army for successful completion of the Basic and
AIT?

Answer 15

The Army Service Ribbon

Question 16

What is the DA Form 2442?

Answer 16

Certificate of Achievement

Question 17

How many “V” devices may be worn on a ribbon?

Answer 17

Not more than 1

Question 18

What three words are inscribed on the front of the Good Conduct Medal?

Answer 18

Honor, Efficiency, and Fidelity

Question 19

How often can you get the Good Conduct Medal?

Answer 19

Every 3 years

Question 20

What was the first medal awarded in the U.S. Army?

Answer 20

The Purple Heart

Question 21

What was the Purple Heart initially awarded for?

Answer 21

It was awarded for valor in the revolutionary war

Question 22

When can a unit award be worn?

Answer 22

When serving with a unit that received an award or if you were assigned to the unit when the award
was assigned

Question 23

Name the four Special Skills Tabs.

Answer 23

1. Ranger
2. Special Forces
3. Presidents Hundred
   4.Sapper

Question 24

What DA Form is used to recommend/ request an award?

Answer 24

DA Form 638

Question 25

When was the Medal of Honor established?

Answer 25

1862

Question 26

What are the three U.S. Army Combat Badges?

Answer 26

1. Combat Infantryman Badge {CIB)
2. Combat Action Badge (CAB)
3. Combat Medical Badge (CMB)