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(4) Honor Military Schools: Certain other foreign countries have been per- Honor Military Schools designated by mitted from time to time to attend the Department of the Army, Department Military Academy upon specific au- of the Navy, and Department of the Air thorization of the United States Con- Force are invited to recommend three gress in each case. Applications must candidates for nomination annually be submitted to the United States Gov- from among their honor graduates. Ap- ernment through diplomatic channels pointments are filled by selecting the by the governments concerned. Re- best qualified candidates regardless of quirements for the admission, advance- the school from which nominated. Ap- ment, and graduation of foreign cadets plication should be made through the are similar to those for United States school Senior Army Instructor. Cadets. (5) Army ROTC: This category is for members of college and high school § 575.4 [Reserved] Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps § 575.5 Entrance requirements. units. Application should be made through the Professor of Military This section describes the specific re- Science or Senior Army Instructor at quirements which candidates must ful- the school. fill in addition to obtaining an appoint- (6) Regular Army: This category is ment as outlined in § 575.3. for enlisted members of the active (a) Age. On 1 July of the year admit- Army. Appointments may be awarded ted to the Military Academy a can- to 85 Regular Army candidates. Appli- didate must be at least 17 years of age cation for admission, through com- and must not have passed his/her 22d mand channels to the United States birthday. The age requirements for all Military Academy Preparatory School candidates are statutory and cannot be (USMAPS) constitutes application for waived. (b) A candidate must be a nomination under this category. Citizenship. citizen of the United States, except (7) Reserve Components: This cat- those appointed specifically as foreign egory is for enlisted members of the cadets. Army Reserve and Army National (c) Character. Every candidate must Guard. Application for admission be of good moral character. should be made through command (d) Marital Status. A candidate must channels to USMAPS. Enlisted mem- be unmarried and not be pregnant or bers who are not on active duty should have a legal obligation to support a apply to the Commandant, United child or children. States Military Preparatory School, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703. § 575.6 Catalogue, United States Mili- (c) Filipino cadets. The Secretary of tary Academy. the Army may permit each entering The latest edition of the catalogue, class one Filipino, designated by the United States Military Academy, con- President of the Republic of the Phil- tains additional information regarding ippines, to receive instruction at the the Academy and requirements for ad- United States Military Academy. mission. This publication may be ob- (d) Foreign cadets. The law permits 20 tained free of charge from the Reg- persons at a time from the Latin- istrar, United States Military Acad- American Republics and Canada to re- emy, West Point, NY 10996, or from the ceive instruction at the United States Military Per- Military Academy. A maximum of sonnel Center, HQDA (DAPC-OPP-PM), three persons from any one country 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA may be cadets at the same time. Such 22332. persons receive the same pay and al- lowances (including mileage from their homes in proceeding to the Military PART 578—DECORATIONS, MED- Academy for initial admission) as ca- ALS, RIBBONS, AND SIMILAR DE- dets appointed from the United States. VICES However, they are not entitled to ap- pointment in the United States Armed GENERAL Forces upon graduation. Citizens of Sec.

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578.1 Purpose. 578.58 Valorous Unit Award. 578.2 Explanation of terms. 578.59 Meritorious Unit Commendation. 578.3 Display sets of award elements and the 578.60 Army Superior Unit Award. Medal of Honor. 578.61 Appurtenances to military decora- 578.4 U.S. Military decorations. tions. 578.5 Award recommendations. 578.62 Service ribbons. 578.6 Wartime criteria. 578.63 Lapel buttons. 578.7 Peacetime criteria. 578.64 Miniature decorations. 578.8 General rules. 578.65 Supply, service and requisition of 578.9 Medal of Honor. medals and badges. 578.10 Distinguished Service Cross. 578.66 Original issue or replacement. 578.11 Distinguished Service Medal. 578.67 Manufacture, sale, and illegal posses- 578.12 Silver Star. sion. 578.13 Legion of Merit. 578.68 Badges and tabs; general. 578.14 Distinguished Flying Cross. 578.69 . 578.15 Soldier’s Medal. 578.70 . 578.16 Bronze Star Medal. 578.71 . 578.17 Purple Heart. 578.72 . 578.18 Meritorious Service Medal. 578.73 Expert Field Medical Badge. 578.19 Air Medal. 578.74 Parachutist badges. 578.20 Army Commendation Medal. 578.75 Parachutist Badge—Basic. 578.21 Army Achievement Medal. 578.76 Senior Parachutist Badge. 578.22 Prisoner of War Medal. 578.77 Master Parachutist Badge. 578.23 National Defense Service Medal. 578.78 . 567.24 . 578.79 Military Free Fall Parachutist 578.25 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Badge. 578.26 . 578.80 Army Aviator Badges. 578.27 Southwest Asia Service Medal. 578.81 Flight Surgeon Badges. 578.28 . 578.82 Diver Badges. 578.29 Afghanistan Campaign Medal. 578.83 Special Operations Diver Badge. 578.30 Campaign Medal. 578.84 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badges. 578.31 Global War on Terrorism Expedi- 578.85 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge— tionary Medal. Basic. 578.32 Global War on Terrorism Service 578.86 Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Medal. Badge. 578.33 Korea Defense Service Medal. 578.87 Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal 578.34 Armed Forces Service Medal. Badge. 578.35 Humanitarian Service Medal. 578.88 Pathfinder Badge. 578.36 Military Outstanding Volunteer Serv- 578.89 Badge. ice Medal. 578.90 Aviation Badges. 578.37 Army Good Conduct Medal. 578.91 Aviation Badge—Basic. 578.38 Army Reserve Components Achieve- 578.92 Senior Aviation Badge. ment Medal. 578.93 Master Aviation Badge. 578.39 Army Reserve Components Overseas 578.94 Driver and Mechanic Badge. Training Ribbon. 578.95 (Rescinded). 578.40 Overseas Service Ribbon. 578.96 Nuclear Reactor Operator Badge (Re- 578.41 Army Service Ribbon. scinded). 578.42 Noncommissioned Officer Profes- 578.97 Marksmanship Qualification Badge. sional Development Ribbon. 578.98 Ranger Tab. 578.43 Armed Forces Reserve Medal. 578.99 Tab. 578.44 . 578.100 Sapper Tab. 578.45 Medal of Humane Action. 578.101 Physical Fitness Badge. 578.46 . 578.102 U.S. Civilian Marksmanship Pro- 578.47 World War II Victory Medal. gram. 578.48 European-African-Middle Eastern 578.103 President’s Hundred Tab. Campaign Medal. 578.104 Identification Badges. 578.49 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. 578.105 Presidential Service Badge and Cer- 578.50 American Campaign Medal. tificate. 578.51 Women’s Army Corps Service Medal. 578.106 Vice Presidential Service Badge and 578.52 American Defense Service Medal. Certificate. 578.53 Army of Occupation of Germany 578.107 Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal. Identification Badge. 578.54 World War I Victory Medal. 578.108 Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification 578.55 Service medals and ribbons no longer Badge. available for issue. 578.109 Army Staff Identification Badge. 578.56 United States Unit Awards. 578.110 Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Sol- 578.57 Presidential Unit Citation. dier Identification Badge.

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578.111 Army ROTC Nurse Cadet Program recognize acts, achievements, and serv- Identification Badge. ices in time of war. 578.112 Drill Sergeant Identification Badge. (b) The Army Good Conduct Medal is 578.113 U.S. Army Recruiter Identification Badge. awarded in recognition of exemplary 578.114 Career Counselor Badge. behavior, efficiency, and fidelity dur- 578.115 Recruiting ing enlisted status in active Federal and Retention Identification Badges. military service. 578.116 U.S. Army Reserve Recruiter Identi- (c) Service medals are awarded gen- fication Badge. erally in recognition of honorable per- 578.117 Foreign and International Decora- formance of duty during designated tions and Awards to U.S. Army Per- sonnel—General. campaigns or conflicts. Award of deco- 578.118 Individual foreign decorations. rations, and to a lesser degree, award 578.119 Foreign unit decorations. of the Army Good Conduct Medal and 578.120 Foreign badges. of service medals, provide a potent in- 578.121 United Nations Service Medal. centive to greater effort, and are in- 578.122 Inter-American Defense Board strumental in building and maintain- Medal. ing morale. 578.123 Philippine Defense Ribbon. 578.124 Philippine Liberation Ribbon. § 578.2 Explanation of terms. 578.125 Philippine Independence Ribbon. 578.126 United Nations Medal. The following definitions are fur- 578.127 North Atlantic Treaty Organization nished for clarity and uniformity in (NATO) Medal. the determination and award of decora- 578.128 Multinational Force and Observers tions: Medal. 578.129 Republic of Vietnam Campaign (a) Above and beyond the call of duty. Medal. Exercise of a voluntary course of ac- 578.130 Kuwait Liberation Medal—Saudi tion, the omission of which would not Arabia. justly subject the individual to censure 578.131 Kuwait Liberation Medal—Kuwait. for failure in the performance of duty. 578.132 Republic of Korea War Service It usually includes the acceptance of Medal. existing danger or extraordinary re- 578.133 Certificates for decorations. 578.134 Certificate of Achievement. sponsibilities with praiseworthy for- 578.135 Certificate of appreciation to em- titude and exemplary courage. In its ployers. highest degrees it involves the vol- 578.136 Certificates for badges. untary acceptance of additional danger 578.137 Cold War Recognition Certificate. and risk of life. AUTHORITY: Sec. 3012, Pub. L. 84–1028, 70A (b) Active Federal military service. The Stat. 157; 10 U.S.C. 3013. term ‘‘active Federal military service’’ SOURCE: 71 FR 17276, Apr. 5, 2006, unless means all periods of active duty, Ac- otherwise noted. tive Guard Reserve (AGR) service and, except for service creditable for the GENERAL Armed Forces Reserve Medal, excludes periods of active duty for training § 578.1 Purpose. (ADT) and full-time training duty The primary purpose of the awards (FTTD). Service as a cadet at the program is to provide tangible evidence United States Military Academy is of public recognition for acts of valor considered to be active duty for the and for exceptional service or achieve- purposes of military awards and deco- ment. Medals constitute one of the rations. principal forms for such evidence; in (c) Active Guard Reserve. Army Na- the United States Army, medals are of tional Guard of the U.S. (ARNGUS) and the following categories: U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) personnel (a) Military decorations are awarded serving on active duty (AD) under 10 on a restricted individual basis in rec- U.S.C. and Army National Guard per- ognition of and as a reward for heroic, sonnel serving on full-time National extraordinary, outstanding, and meri- Guard duty (FTNGD) under 32 U.S.C. torious acts, achievements, and serv- These personnel are on FTNGD or AD ices; and such visible evidence of rec- (other than training) for 180 days or ognition is cherished by recipients. more for the purpose of organizing, ad- Decorations are primarily intended to ministering, recruiting, instructing, or

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