Awards And Decorations

Question 0

What is an award?

Answer 0

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

Question 1

What is the highest peacetime award for valor?

Answer 1

Soldiers medal

Question 2

What is a decoration?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is DA form 7013?

Answer 3

Certificate of appreciation

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Decorations
Good conduct medal
Service medals
Service ribbons
Badges and tabs
Certificate and letters

Question 5

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

Answer 5

The Medal of Honor

Question 6

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

Answer 6

The grade, name, and organization of the awardee

Question 7

What is engraved on the reverse side of every decoration or good conduct medal other than the Medal of Honor?

Answer 7

The name of the awardee

Question 8

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

Answer 8

13

Question 9

Who is the approving authority for the Medal of Honor?

Answer 9

The U.S Congress

Question 10

Who awards the Medal of Honor?

Answer 10

The president of the United States.

Question 11

What is the word inscribed on the suspension bar of the Medal of Honor?

Answer 11

“Valor”

Question 12

What is the DA form 2442?

Answer 12

Certificate of Achievement