Awards and Decorations

1. Wear of Cadet

Order of Precedence

Active Duty ­ Worn in accordance with AR 670­1, separately. Cadet Awards may not be mixed with active duty awards. Cadets should wear Cadet awards when attending Cadet functions.

Department of the Army Awards ­ DA Cadet Command for Heroism, DA Superior Cadet.

Camp Awards ­ Region ’s Leadership , Camp Commander’s Leadership Award, Platoon Leadership Award.

ROTC Awards (Appendix F for description)

Academic Awards ­ Dean’s List, Cadet Honors Award, Cadet Scholar Award, Scabbard & Blade Membership , Scabbard & Blade Leadership Ribbon, Most Improved Grades, ROTC Honors, BN Cdr’s Academic Award

Athletic Awards ­ Platinum Medal, Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Bronze Medal, Most Improved Award, BN Cdr’s Athletic Award.

Military Awards ­ Advanced Camp Graduate, Region Ranger Challenge Winner, Bde Ranger Challenge Winner, Ranger Challenge Team Member, SGT York Award, Drill Team Member, Color Guard Member, BN Cdr’s Military Award, One­shot­one­kill Award, Bold Challenge Award, Basic Camp Graduate.

Battalion Commander Awards ­ Miscellaneous

Recruiting Awards ­ Cadet Recruiting Ribbon, BN Cdr’s Recruiting Award

Fraternal Organization Awards

Association Awards

Miscellaneous Awards ­ Ranger Company Member, MSI/James York Exchange Club Award.

2. Wear of Shoulder Cords

Shoulder cords will be worn only when the design has been approved. The number of cords worn at any one time is limited to one and is limited to the following groups within an ROTC unit: musical units, color guards, and drill units, cannon crew, AUSA, Pershing Rifles, Scabbard and Blade, Honor organizations, including members of national and local military societies. 3. Placement of Ribbons

4. Placement of Awards and Decorations

1) Torch of Knowledge Insignia and ROTC Insignia 2) Branch Insignia 3) Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) 4) Rank Insignia 5) Unit Patch 6) Regimental Crest (CTLT) 7) Distinguished Military Student/Academic Achievement 8) Name Plate 9) Fraternal DUI 10) Military Society Cord 11) Cadet Command Patch 12) Special Skills 13) Ribbons 14) Marksmanship or Special Skills Badges 15) ROTC Recondo Awards of Precedence

Superior Cadet Region Cdr’s Camp Cdr’s Platoon Leader­ship Leadership Leadership Award Award Award

Physical Military Superior at Excellence at Proficiency Proficiency Advanced Camp Advanced Camp Award Award

Advanced Camp Region Ranger Ranger Challenge Ranger Challenge Graduate Challenge Winner Winner Team Member

SGT York Award Drill Team Color Guard BN Cdr’s Award Member Member

One­shot­one­ Bold Challenge Basic Camp Dean’s List (3.5 kill Award (PMS discretion) Graduate – 4.0 GPA) (40/40 BRM)

Cadet Honors Cadet Scholar Highest Jump in ROTC Honors (4.0 (3.2­3.5 GPA) (2.9­3.2 GPA) GPA ROTC GPA) BN Cdr’s Currently Not in Currently Not in Currently Not in Academic Award Use Use Use

Currently Not in Platinum medal Gold Medal (290­ Silver Medal Use (300 APFT) 299 APFT) (280­289 APFT)

Bronze Medal Most Improved BN Cdr’s Currently Not in (270­279 APFT) APFT Athletic Award Use

Recruiting Badge Volunteer Badge Not in Use Not in Use (Named by BN (Named by BN (Named by BN (Named by BN Cdr) Cdr) Cdr) Cdr)

Not in Use CTLT 1812 General’s AFCEA Academic (Named by BN Participation Society Excellence Award Cdr)

American Legion American Legion American Legion American Legion Gold Academic Silver Academic Gold Military Silver Military Award Award Award Award American Veteran’s Reserve Officers Military Order Military Order Outstanding Association of World Wars of World Wars Cadet Award Bronze Award Gold Award Silver Award

Military Order of World Wars Daughters of the Sons of the AUSA History Bronze Award American American Award Revolution Revolution

AUSA Member SAME Academic Award