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UNCLAS //N01650//
NAVADMIN 156/04//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/-/JUL//
SUBJ/SERVICE RIBBON FOR UNITED STATES NAVY CEREMONIAL GUARD//
REF/A/LTR/SECNAV/SER NDBDM/0750/12DEC03//
REF/B/DOC/SECNAVINST 1650.1G/7JAN02//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAV MEMO APPROVING ESTABLISHMENT OF RECOGNITION
RIBBON FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY CEREMONIAL GUARD.  REF B IS NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL.//
POC/MS. CAROLYN WALKER/-/-/LOC:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:202-433-0077//
RMKS/1.  REF A ESTABLISHED A RECOGNITION RIBBON FOR THE UNITED
STATES NAVY CEREMONIAL GUARD.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL BE INCLUDED
IN THE NEXT REVISION OF REF B.
2.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR NAVY CEREMONIAL GUARD RIBBON:
A.  MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE CEREMONIAL GUARD, WASHINGTON,
D.C., ON 1 MAY 2001 OR LATER.
B.  MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF AT
LEAST TWO YEARS DURATION AND WHO HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF
EIGHTEEN MONTHS (CONSECUTIVE OR NON-CONSECUTIVE) IN A DRILLING
STATUS.
(1) DRILLING STATUS IS DEFINED AS ACTUAL PARTICIPATION IN CEREMONIES
AND FUNERALS AS CASKET BEARERS, FIRING PARTY, COLOR GUARD,
CEREMONIAL DRILL TEAM AND MARCHING PLATOONS (TO INCLUDE COMMANDERS
OF TROOPS, PLATOON PETTY OFFICERS AND POICS).
(2) SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF DUTY IS DEFINED AS SERVICE IN A DRILLING
STATUS FOR A MINIMUM OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS AND COMPLETED STANDARD
HONORS QUALIFICATION OR HIGHER.  EIGHTEEN-MONTH MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
IS WAIVERABLE BY AWARDING AUTHORITY ONLY FOR THOSE PERSONNEL
RECEIVING FULL HONORS QUALIFICATION.
(3) SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF DUTY ALSO INCLUDES MAINTAINING OUTSTANDING
PERSONAL STANDARDS WITHOUT DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS (NO NJP,
INDEBTEDNESS ISSUES, FAILURE TO MEET PRT STANDARDS OR OTHER ACTIONS
BRINGING DISCREDIT UPON THE CEREMONIAL GUARD AND THE NAVY)
THROUGHOUT THE TOUR.
3.  PRECEDENCE AND SUBSEQUENT AWARDS.  THE CEREMONIAL GUARD SERVICE
RIBBON WILL BE WORN AFTER THE NAVY RECRUIT TRAINING SERVICE RIBBON
AND BEFORE THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL.  SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT
AWARDS WILL BE DENOTED BY THREE-SIXTEENTH INCH BRONZE STARS.  ONLY
ONE AWARD PER TOUR WILL BE AUTHORIZED, REGARDLESS OF TOUR LENGTH.
NO CITATION OR CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED.
4.  AWARDING AUTHORITY.  THE COMMANDING OFFICER, U.S. NAVY
CEREMONIAL GUARD IS DESIGNATED AS THE AWARDING AUTHORITY.
5.  RETROACTIVE AWARDS.  THIS AWARD IS APPROVED FOR ALL PERSONNEL
MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA WHO HAVE COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF
DUTY SINCE THE FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIT IN MAY 2001.
DETACHED PERSONNEL WHO REQUEST CONSIDERATION SHOULD CONTACT THE
CEREMONIAL GUARD POC LISTED ABOVE.
6.  ANTICIPATED RIBBON AVAILABILITY FROM THE MANUFACTURER IS LATE
SUMMER 2004.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE NAVY
AWARDS WEBSITE AT HTTPS:/AWARDS.NAVY.MIL.
7.  RELEASED BY VADM P. A. TRACEY, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//
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