Global War On Terrorism Service Medal.

[squeeze]

Could be worse, my friend:

FABULOUS

 

[KBayDog]

speechless...is that the Army " i made it through Basic award" ?

Hooah.

It's mounted right above the "I Threw a Grenade" badge.

 

[nittany03]

Or worse . . .

 

[bennett4362]

Personally, I'd probably hold off on even wearing the thing until at least I was deployed and actually doing something, but that's me.

my husband's command requires everyone who's eligible (served 30 days in the fleet) to wear it; there's not a choice of whether or not you feel you've earned it.

 

[The Gooch]

I know most of the junior Marines in my squadron wore it at the ball, because this was considered their "official" final MOS...

Ok...to kill this one off and play S-1: "MARINES IN INITIAL ACCESSION TRAINING OR FOLLOW-ON MOS TRAINING DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE GWOTSM UNDER THIS AUTHORITY (E.G., RECRUITS, OFFICER CANDIDATES, STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL OF INFANTRY OR THE BASIC SCHOOL, STUDENT NAVAL AVIATORS, ETC). ELIGIBILITY BEGINS ONCE A MARINE IS ASSIGNED TO HIS/HER FIRST UNIT SUBSEQUENT TO ALL INITIAL TRAINING."

NO MARINE WILL QUALIFY FOR THIS AWARD SIMPLY BY BEING ON ACTIVE DUTY ON OR AFTER 11 SEP 01. MARINES MUST MEET THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THIS MARADMIN, AND BE APPROVED FOR THE AWARD. MARINES MUST BE ASSIGNED, ATTACHED, OR MOBILIZED, IN CONUS OR OVERSEAS, TO A UNIT PARTICIPATING IN OR IN SUPPORT OF (INCLUDING INDIRECT SUPPORT) APPROVED OPERATIONS..." and so on.

Whatever the Navy says somebody else can finalize and help anybody else who sees this thread know if they qualify. It's obviously something people wonder about, so at least this takes care of the fellow Marines. Didn't want to throw dirt onto any award, especially one so colorful and able to coordinate with other uniform pieces. And that's my 18 cents.

 

[Gatordev]

And I find it funny that they would have that much time on their hands to enforce it. Not disagreeing w/ you, bennett, just making an observation. I think I wore a uniform that had ribbons or other on it about once every six months, so makes it even more of a moot point if you're so lucky.

 

[Goober]

Navy time...

R 031952Z DEC 04
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS//
TO NAVADMIN
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 273/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/-/DEC//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT AND GUIDANCE FOR ISSUANCE OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON
/TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL (GWOTSM) FOR NAVY PERSONNEL//
REF/A/DOC/WHITE HOUSE E.O. 13289/13MAR2003//
REF/B/DOC/SECDEF/28OCT2003//
REF/C/DOC/SECDEF/26FEB2004//
REF/D/DOC/SECDEF/09NOV2004//
REF/E/DOC/SECNAVINST 1650.1G/07JAN2002//
NARR/REF A IS WHITE HOUSE EXECUTIVE ORDER APPROVING THE GWOT SERVICE
MEDAL. REF B AUTHORIZED RELEASE OF THE GWOTSM AND POLICY
INSTRUCTION. REF C ANNOUNCED FINAL APPROVAL OF THE GWOTSM AND GWOT
EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (GWOTEM). REF D ANNOUNCED REVISED GWOTSM
POLICY. REF E IS THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL.//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NAVADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE APPROVAL OF
THE GWOTSM AND TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS AWARD WITHIN THE NAVY. PER REFS A THROUGH D,
GWOTSM IS AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUE TO NAVY PERSONNEL AS OUTLINED IN
PARAS 2 THROUGH 6 OF THIS NAVADMIN.
2. GWOTSM BASIC ELIGIBILITY:
A. INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OR SERVED IN SUPPORT OF THE
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM FOR SPECIFIED OPERATIONS ON OR AFTER 11
SEPTEMBER 2001 AND TO A FUTURE DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
B. SERVICE MEMBERS MUST BE ASSIGNED, ATTACHED OR MOBILIZED TO A
UNIT PARTICIPATING IN OR SERVING IN SUPPORT OF DESIGNATED OPERATIONS
FOR 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR 60 NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS OR MEET ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
(1) BE ENGAGED IN ACTUAL COMBAT REGARDLESS OF TIME IN THE
OPERATION.
(2) WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE OPERATION, REGARDLESS OF
TIME, BE KILLED, WOUNDED OR INJURED REQUIRING MEDICAL EVACUATION.
3. SPECIFIED OPERATIONS. INITIAL APPROVED OPERATIONS ARE AIRPORT
SECURITY (27 SEP 01 THROUGH 31 MAY 02), NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING
FREEDOM AND IRAQI FREEDOM. FUTURE APPROVED OPERATIONS WILL BE
ANNOUNCED VIA NAVADMIN AND WILL POSTED ON THE NAVY AWARDS WEBSITE AT
HTTPS://AWARDS.NAVY.MIL.

The message goes on and on, but you get the idea from this.

Basically, if you rate it, wear it. Otherwise don't be a douchebag - it'll be pretty obvious to everyone if you're being legit.

'Nuff said, ok?

 

[bennett4362]

And I find it funny that they would have that much time on their hands to enforce it. Not disagreeing w/ you, bennett, just making an observation. I think I wore a uniform that had ribbons or other on it about once every six months, so makes it even more of a moot point if you're so lucky.

he's still wearing khakis, so it's pretty easy for them to notice when he's not wearing it. and the guy whose collateral duty is making sure uniforms are worn properly (whatever that's called) actually called him out on it everyday until he got it.

 

[Goober]

and the guy whose collateral duty is making sure uniforms are worn properly (whatever that's called) actually called him out on it everyday until he got it.

A: A hall monitor???

 

[squeeze]

he's still wearing khakis, so it's pretty easy for them to notice when he's not wearing it. and the guy whose collateral duty is making sure uniforms are worn properly (whatever that's called) actually called him out on it everyday until he got it.

In the Marine Corps, ribbons are optional on Charlies. If it's the same sailorland, just don't wear any. That'd probably piss off the hall monitor even more.

 

[Goober]

In the Marine Corps, ribbons are optional on Charlies. If it's the same sailorland, just don't wear any. That'd probably piss off the hall monitor even more.

Not optional. Service khaki (short sleeve most everyone is familiar with), your top three and warfare pins are req'd as a minimum. If it's in your top three, you're wearing it. Only working khaki (usually shipboard) is pins only.

 

[Brett327]

my husband's command requires everyone who's eligible (served 30 days in the fleet) to wear it; there's not a choice of whether or not you feel you've earned it.

Sorry, but there's no way that kind of thing is enforced. Nobody cares about stuff like that. While I'm at it, what do you mean he's "still" wearing Khakis? That's what he "should" always be wearing. If spies wanted to be able to wear flightsuits, they should have been aviators. (AW Smiles all around )

Brett

Edit: There is no such "hall monitor" collateral duty in that squadron and I can't imagine such an occurance. They're probably just hazing him.

 

[Crowbar]

ribbons are optional on Charlies.

I also like the 'clean' look...

 

[bennett4362]

never mind...not worth it.

 

[LoneSailor]

Could be worse, my friend:

"Hey is that the 'Alternative lifestyle' ribbon?" Get's 'em all the time .

As far as the GWOTEM goes, even if you don't go to the sandbox you can still rate it if your orders say anything about "..in support of the GWOT" and so forth.