Military ribbons are a type of
reward that denotes the
achievements by military
personnel. There are different
types of rewards that military
ribbons depict, such as good
conduct ribbons, combat action
ribbons, sea service ribbons,
and much more. Military
ribbons can be worn as
decoration by any person; you
don't have to be in the
military to wear one of these.
Military ribbons present a
persons' style with patriotic
fashion. The Good Conduct
ribbon is awarded to any
enlisted member of the United
States military who completes
three consecutive years of
"honorable and faithful
service". Such service implies
that a standard enlistment was
completed without any
non-judicial punishments,
disciplinary infractions, or
court martial offenses. The
marine corps good conduct
ribbon was affectionately
nicknamed, "The Good Cookie"
by Marines. Of all the Good
Conduct Medals, the Navy Good
Conduct Medal is the oldest,
dating back to 1869. The
current Navy Good Conduct
Medal dates from 1961 and is
issued to every active duty
sailor who completes three
years of honorable and
faithful service. The Combat
Action Ribbon (CAR) is a
personal military decoration
of the United States Navy and
United States Marine Corps
which is awarded to those who,
in any grade including and
below that of a Captain in the
Navy (or Colonel in the Marine
Corps), have actively
participated in ground or
surface combat. The Combat
Action Ribbon is also awarded
to members of the United
States Coast Guard when
operating under the control of
the Navy. A Sea Service Ribbon
is an award of the United
States Navy, United States
Coast Guard and the United
States Army which recognizes
those service members who have
performed military duty while
stationed on a vessel at sea.
Military Ribbons are also
known as army navy air force
medals, overseas combat
awards, Vietnam army services
appreciation gifts, government
issued military badges,
discounted war ribbons,
replica army uniform ribbons,
etc.
