Department of the Army, DoD § 578.39

not sufficient for award of the ARCAM. two mullets. The reverse has the cui- When the soldier leaves the AGR pro- rass from the DA seal centered below gram that 1 year and 6 months is ‘‘’’ or granted towards the next award of the ‘‘ RESERVE’’ ARCAM. Only the State adjutant gen- and above ‘‘FOR ACHIEVEMENT’’. The eral may determine that the AGR serv- ribbon is 13⁄8 inches wide ribbon con- ice was not sufficiently honorable sisting of the following stripes: 5⁄16 inch enough to revoke the previously earned Old Gold 67105; 1⁄8 inch Ultramarine time, regardless of the type of separa- Blue 67118; 1⁄16 inch White 67101; center tion given. 3⁄8 inch Scarlet 67111; 1⁄16 inch White; 1⁄8 (iv) The member must have exhibited inch Ultramarine Blue; and 5⁄16 inch Old honest and faithful service as is in ac- Gold. cordance with the standards of con- duct, courage and duty required by law § 578.39 Army Reserve Components and customs of the service, of a mem- Overseas Training Ribbon. ber of the same grade as the individual (a) Criteria. The Army Reserve Com- to whom the standard is being applied. ponents Overseas Training Ribbon (4) A member must be recommended (ARCOTR) was established by the Sec- for the award by his or her unit com- retary of the Army on July 11, 1984. It mander whose recommendation is is awarded to members of the Reserve based on personal knowledge of the in- Components of the Army, (Army Na- dividual and the individual’s official tional Guard and U.S. Army Reserve), records of periods of service under prior for successful completion of annual commanders during the period for training (AT) or active duty for train- which the award is made. ing (ADT) for a period not less than 10 (5) A commander may not delay consecutive duty days on foreign soil. award or extend the qualifying period ARNG and USAR soldiers who accom- for misconduct. A determination that pany the Reserve Component (RC) unit service is not honorable as prescribed (including unit cells) to which they are negates the entire period of the award. assigned or attached as full-time unit (f) Unqualified service. (1) Service per- support (FTUS) during overseas train- formed in the Reserve Components of ing are also eligible for the award. the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard may not be cred- (b) Effective July 11, 1984, all mem- ited for award of the ARCAM. bers of the ARNG and USAR are eligi- (2) Release from Army Reserve Com- ble for this award if they were active ponent status for entry into service as Reserve status members of the Army a cadet or midshipman at any U.S. National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve service academy or discharge from (not on active duty in the Active Army Reserve Component for imme- Army), or AGR FTUS soldiers at the diate entry in the Regular Army, in an time their unit underwent AT or ADT officer or enlisted status, is considered on foreign soil. termination of service for the purpose (c) AGR personnel, not assigned to a of qualifying for the ARCAM. TPU, are also eligible for award of the (3) Service while in an enlisted AGR ARCOTR provided they are ordered status may not be credited for award of overseas specifically as advance party the ARCAM. to, simultaneously with, or in support (g) Subsequent awards and Oak Leaf of mop-up operations of RC units train- Clusters. Second and succeeding awards ing overseas. Ten consecutive days of the ARCAM are denoted by Oak Leaf overseas must be met. Other AGR Clusters. members overseas for any other reason (h) Description. The medal is Bronze, are not eligible for the ARCOTR. 11⁄4 inches in diameter, consisting of a (d) The ARCOTR may be awarded faceted twelve-pointed star with a bev- retroactively to those personnel who eled edge, the points surmounting a successfully completed AT or ADT on wreath of laurel and bearing on a disc foreign soil in a Reserve status prior to within a smaller wreath of laurel, a July 11, 1984 provided they have an ac- torch between two swords crossed tive status as defined above on or after saltirewise, points up and flanked by July 11, 1984.

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(e) Soldiers must be credited with provided the soldier’s death is ruled completion of at least 10 consecutive ‘‘Line of duty-Yes.’’ duty days outside the 50 States, the (f) Description. The Army Overseas District of Columbia and U.S. posses- Service ribbon is 13⁄8 inches in with. It sions and territories in the perform- is composed of the following vertical ance of duties in conjunction with Ac- stripes: 3⁄16 inch National Flag Blue tive Army, joint services, or Allied 67124, 5⁄16 inch Grotto Blue 67165, 1⁄16 Forces. The day of departure counts; inch Golden Yellow 67104, 1⁄4 inch Brick the day of return does not. Red 67113, 1⁄16 inch Golden Yellow, 5⁄16 (f) The ARCOTR is a training ribbon, inch Grotto Blue, and 3⁄16 inch National which does not conflict with service Flag Blue. medals or decorations. (g) Numerals will be used to denote § 578.41 Army Service Ribbon. second and subsequent awards of the (a) Criteria. The Army Service Ribbon ARCOTR. (See § 578.61 Appurtenances (ASR) was established by the Secretary to military decorations.) of the Army on April 10, 1981. It is (h) Description. The ribbon is 13⁄8 awarded to members of the U.S. Army inches in width; however, it is mounted for successful completion of initial on the ribbon bar horizontally so that entry training. the horizontal center stripe is 3⁄32 inch (b) Effective August 1, 1981, all mem- Old Glory Red with a 3⁄64 inch White bers of the Active Army, Army Na- stripe on each side. The remainder of tional Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve the ribbon is Ultramarine Blue. in an active Reserve status are eligible for this award. The ribbon may be § 578.40 Overseas Service Ribbon. awarded retroactively to those per- (a) Criteria. The Overseas Service sonnel who completed the required Ribbon (OSR) was established by the training before August 1, 1981 provided Secretary of the Army on April 10, 1981. they had an Active Army status as de- It is awarded to members of the U.S. fined above on or after August 1, 1981. Army for successful completion of (c) Officers will be awarded this rib- overseas tours. bon upon successful completion of their (b) Effective August 1, 1981, all mem- basic/orientation or higher level bers of the Active Army, Army Na- course. For those officer personnel as- tional Guard and Army Reserve in an signed a specialty, special skill identi- active Reserve status are eligible for fier, or MOS based on civilian or other this award. The ribbon may be awarded service acquired skills, this ribbon will retroactively to those personnel who be awarded upon honorable completion were credited with a normal overseas of 4 months active service. tour completion before August 1, 1981 (d) Enlisted soldiers will be awarded provided they had an Active Army sta- this ribbon upon successful completion tus as defined above on or after August of their initial MOS producing course. 1, 1981. For those enlisted soldiers assigned a (c) Soldiers must be credited with a MOS based on civilian or other service normal overseas tour completion ac- acquired skills, this ribbon will be cording to AR 614–30. Service members awarded on honorable completion of 4 who had overseas service with another months active service. branch of service (U.S. Navy, Air (e) Only one award of the ASR is au- Force, or Marine Corps) must be cred- thorized, regardless of whether a sol- ited with a normal overseas tour com- dier completes both officer and enlisted pletion by that service to qualify for initial entry training. award of the Army OSR. (f) For first award only, an individual (d) Numerals will be used to denote may be posthumously awarded (on or second and subsequent awards of the after August 1, 1981) the Army Service OSR. Ribbon prior to completion of the req- (e) Posthumous award of the OSR. For uisite training or time in service, pro- first award of the OSR only, an indi- vided the soldier’s death is ruled ‘‘Line vidual may be posthumously awarded of duty-Yes.’’ (on or after August 1, 1981) the OSR be- (g) Description. The ribbon is 13⁄8 fore completion of the overseas tour, inches in width. It is composed of the

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