United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Ribbons And Medals - USCG Aux
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Ribbons and Medals October 2016
Authority to Wear Ribbons and Medals Auxiliary uniforms are similar to those worn by Coast Guard officers. Auxiliarists may wear authorized emblems, insignia and ribbons. 3
General Information About Ribbons and Medals Not all ribbons have a corresponding medal Ribbons and medals are always worn in specific order of precedence If two ribbons or medals have the same precedence level, they are worn in the order in which they were awarded Ribbons and medals may have attachment devices for a variety of purposes including indication of subsequent awards Auxiliarists are not authorized to wear anchors, the letters “X” and “V”, and numerals on any Coast Guard or Auxiliary ribbons. 4
Authorized Ribbons of the Auxiliary 5
Authorized Ribbons of Other Services* * Examples: some but not all.
Individual Awards and Medals CG AUXILIARY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD AUXILIARY LEGION OF MERIT PLAQUE OF MERIT AUXILIARY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD (“O” Device Option) AWARD OF OPERATIONAL MERIT AUXILIARY COMMENDATION AWARD AUXILIARY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (“O” Device Option) AUXILIARY COMMANDANT LETTER OF COMMENDATION (“O” Device Option) 5/16” Gold Star Additional Award 5/16” Silver Star 5 Gold Stars 7
Coast Guard Sustained Auxiliary Service Award SUSTAINED AUXILIARY SERVICE AWARD (750 Hours) 3/16” Bronze Star Additional Award 3/16” Silver Star 5 Bronze Stars (sixth award) Bronze Hourglass 7,500 Hours Gold Hourglass 15,000 Hours Silver Hourglass 25,000 Hours 8
One-Time Unit and Team Awards TRANSPORTATION 9-11 MEDAL PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION DOT SECRETARY'S OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD CG BICENTENNIAL UNIT COMMENDATION TRANSPORTATION 9-11 RIBBON 9
Unit and Team Awards CG UNIT COMMENDATION (“O” Device Option) CG MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION (“O” Device Option) CG MERITORIOUS TEAM COMMENDATION (“O” Device Option) 5/16” Gold Star Additional Award 5/16” Silver Star 5 Gold Stars 10
Operation Awards AUXILIARY OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD AUXILIARY HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD SPECIAL OPERATIONS SERVICE RIBBON 3/16” Bronze Star Additional Award 3/16” Silver Star 5 Bronze Stars (No stars for the Auxiliary Operational Excellence Award) 11
Qualifications and Training CG RECRUITING SERVICE RIBBON AUXILIARY SPECIALTY TRAINING RIBBON (Non-AUXOP Members ONLY.) AUXILIARY OPERATIONS PROGRAM RIBBON (“E” Device for QE’s) MARINE SAFETY TRAINING RIBBON AUXILIARY EXAMINER PROGRAM RIBBON AUXILIARY INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM RIBBON PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST AWARD Remove Specialty Ribbon when AUXOP is earned 3/16” Bronze Star Additional Award/Qualification/AUXOP Credit 3/16” Silver Star 5 Bronze Stars (No stars for the CG Recruiting Service or Instructor Program Ribbons) 12
Flotilla Achievement Award FLOTILLA MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 5/16” Gold Star Additional Award 5/16” Silver Star 5 Gold Stars 13
Annual Service Awards AUXILIARY RECRUITING SERVICE AWARD AUXILIARY MEMBERSHIP SERVICE AWARD (5 years) AUXILIARY PE SERVICE AWARD AUXILIARY VE/MDV SERVICE AWARD Worn in the order earned AUXILIARY OPRNS SERVICE AWARD 3/16” Bronze Star Additional Award 3/16” Silver Star 5 Bronze Stars 14
Wearing Ribbons (Rack Configuration) Ribbons are worn in rows of 3 except: - When a jacket lapel obscures more than 1/3 of a medal, it can be worn in successively decreasing rows *** “Offset” ribbon mounts can be purchased from 3rd parties outside the UDC. 15
Wearing Medals and Devices Devices are worn on metals, similarly as on ribbons Devices are centered horizontally and vertically 1/8” stars are used for all miniature medals 16
Wearing Medals (Rack Configuration) Differing from ribbons: - Medal mounts change in width, deepening on the number of medals and rows 17
Ribbon Rack Options All Ribbons, Top 9 Ribbons, or Top 3 Ribbons 18
Ribbon Rack Construction & Tips Watch out for breaking pins on the mounts! Be careful of pins that stick through clutches Plastic mount and insignia backers Bending metal ribbon frames to fit and hold on to mounts Key tools and attaching devices to ribbons 19
Ribbon and Award Resources USCG Ribbon Checker: http://ribbons.cgaux.info/ AUXMAN (COMDTINST M16790.1G); Chapter 11 USCG Uniform Regulations (COMDTINST M1020.6G); Chapter 3, Article G USCG Auxiliary Awards and Ribbons web site: http://www.uscg.mil/auxiliary/awards/ribbons/ 20
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Ribbons and Medals October 2016
Qualifications and Training CG RECRUITING SERVICE RIBBON AUXILIARY SPECIALTY TRAINING RIBBON (Non-AUXOP Members ONLY.) AUXILIARY OPERATIONS PROGRAM RIBBON ("E" Device for QE's)
Provide the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Coast Guard with young, talented, educated, dedicated, diverse, and well-trained leaders to serve the American public. Enhance the relevance of the Auxiliary to its members and to the Coast Guard Define and rollout national programs that support members, the Flotillas, and the Coast Guard. 3. Responsive
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Figure 4. Standard for Flight Suits for Auxiliary Aviation Coast Guard Auxiliary Flight Suit Patch Coast Guard or Auxiliary District or C.G. Air Station 500 HOURS Participation Patch, if awarded Auxiliary Office Sew-on Insignia (optional) American Flag 2.25” x 3.5” (apx) Pilot/Aircrew - Wings
of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (the Auxiliary) have spent mil-lions of volunteer hours helping the U.S. Coast Guard (the Coast Guard) carry out its missions. The Manistique Flotilla will join the other 134 Flotillas within the 9th Coast Guard District . This District stretches over ei
and the U.S. Coast guard apprised of the activities of the auxiliary. accordingly, all articles published in Navigator must be consistent with the stated policies of the U.S. Coast guard and the U.S. Coast guard auxiliary. all articles and pictures submitted to Navigator become the property of the Coast guard auxiliary association, inc.
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Ribbons and Medals October 2016 2 . Authority to Wear Ribbons and Medals Auxiliary uniforms are similar to those worn by Coast Guard officers. Auxiliarists may wear authorized emblems, insignia and ribbons. 3 .
these positions, pilot candidates must complete both the flight and ground sections of the syllabus. C. References a. United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual, M16790.1 (series) b. Auxiliary Aviation Program, COMDTINST 16798.1 (January, 1997) c. United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Policy Manual, M16798.3 (series). d.
A. Coast Guard Yard Since 1899, the Coast Guard Yard has built, repaired, and renovated ships on its 112-acre facility in Baltimore, Maryland, for the U.S. Coast Guard. It is the Coast Guard's only shipyard, largest industrial facility, and an essential part of the Service's core industrial base and fleet support operations.
Coast Guard Academy. ABSTRACT. This report presents the results of research that had as its objective the evaluation of the curricula of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Over 125 Coast Guard officers and men were interviewed to gather detailed background information about the Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Academy, and job requirements of Academy .
