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NAVADMIN 114/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N09B//
 
SUBJ/CHANGE IN CRITERIA ICO SEA SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON (SSDR) AND
OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON (OSR)//
 
REF/A/LTR/SECNAV/991005/BDM506//
 
REF/B/DOC/SECNAV/910808//
 
AMPN/REF A DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY TO CNO AND CMC TO REDEFINE THE
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE SSDR AND OSR FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE
SERVICES.  REF B IS THE NAVY AWARDS AUTHORIZED DELEGATION OF THE SSDR
AND OSR TO CNO AND CMC RESPECTIVELY.//
POC/CNO/N09B33/AWARDS BRANCH/TEL: (202) 685-1770.
 
RMKS/1. IAW REF A, SECNAV WHICH ADDRESSED CHANGES TO REF B FOR THE
SSDR AND THE OSR RIBBONS, IS HEREBY CANCELLED.
 
2.  THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE APPROVED TO REF B FOR NAVY COMMANDS
ONLY IAW REF C.  GENERAL GUIDELINES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) AWARD OF BOTH RIBBONS FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF SERVICE IS
PERMISSABLE IF ALL SPECIFIC CRITERIA ARE MET.
(B) THESE CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL
ASSIGNED TO NAVY UNITS ONLY. NAVY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS
COMMANDS MUST FOLLOW THE CRITERIA SET BY THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND.
 
3.  SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR THE SSDR FOR NAVY COMMANDS:
(A) FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO U.S. (INCLUDING
HAWAII AND ALASKA) HOMEPORTED SHIPS/DEPLOYING UNITS OR FLEET MARINE
FORCE (FMF) COMMANDS, 12 MONTHS ACCUMULATED SEA DUTY OR DUTY WITH FMF
WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE 90 CONSECUTIVE DAY DEPLOYMENT.  THE 12
MONTH ACCUMULATED SEA DUTY REQUIREMENT IS WAIVED FOR THOSE NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL WHO WERE CALLED TO SEA DUTY OR DEPLOYED FOR
OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD OR DESERT STORM TO QUALIFY FOR THIS INITIAL
AWARD.  THIS WAIVER DOES NOT AFFECT SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT AWARDS OF
THIS AWARD.  SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT AWARDS WILL BE EARNED FOR EACH
ADDITIONAL 12 MONTHS OF QUALIFYING SERVICE IN WHICH A 90 CONSECUTIVE
DAY DEPLOYMENT OCCURS.
(B) FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO OVERSEAS
HOMEPORTED SHIPS/DEPLOYING UNITS OR FMF COMMANDS, 12 MONTHS
ACCUMULATED SEA DUTY OR DUTY WITH THE FMF.  SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT
AWARDS WILL BE EARNED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 12-MONTH PERIOD OF
QUALIFYING SERVICE.
 
4.  SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR THE OSR RIBBON:
(A) THE BASIC CRITERIA FOR AWARDS PRIOR TO 01OCT99 HAS NOT CHANGED.
(B) AS OF 01OCT99, THE CRITERIA NOT ALLOWING AN INDIVIDUAL TO RECEIVE
THE OSR AND SSDR FOR THE SAME TOUR IS ELIMINATED.  PERSONNEL WHOSE
ANNIVERSARY DATE IS ON OR AFTER 01OCT99 MAY RECEIVE BOTH AWARDS IF
THEY MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
 
5.  NO WAIVERS TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OSR AND SSDR ARE
AUTHORIZED.  THERE IS NO GRANDFATHERING PRIOR TO 01OCT99.
 
6.  EXAMPLES OF QUALIFYING SERVICE AT NAVY COMMANDS CONSIDERING ALL
CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD ARE MET:
(A1) SAILOR ENDS ONE YEAR ON OVERSEAS SHORE DUTY ON 30SEP99 - 1 OSR.
(A2) SAILOR ENDS ONE YEAR ON OVERSEAS SHORE DUTY ON 01OCT99 - 1 OSR.
(B1) SAILOR ENDS ONE YEAR ON OVERSEAS SEA DUTY ON 30SEP99 - 1 SSDR.
(B2) SAILOR ENDS ONE YEAR ON OVERSEAS SEA DUTY ON 01OCT99 - 1 OSR.
(C) SAILOR ENDS ONE YEAR ON OVERSEAS SEA DUTY ON OR AFTER 01OCT99 AND
COMPLETED AT LEAST A 40 DAY DEPLOYMENT DURING PREVIOUS YEAR - 1 OSR
AND 1 SSDR.
(D) SAILOR ENDS ONE YEAR ON CONUS SEA DUTY ON 30SEP99 AND COMPLETED
ONE 90 DAY DEPLOYMENT OR TWO 80 DAY DEPLOYMENTS DURING PREVIOUS
YEAR - 1 SSDR.
(E) SAILOR COMPLETES ONE YEAR OVERSEAS WITH A MARINE CORPS COMMAND
EARNS THE RIBBON(S) AUTHORIZED BY USMC REGULATIONS.
 
7.  THESE CHANGES SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE NEXT REVISION TO REF B,
AND SHOULD BE FILED WITH REF B UNTIL THE REVISION IS PROMULGATED.
 
8.  RELEASED BY RADM G. L. TALBOT, JR., DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF
(N09B).//
 
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