Air Force Special Duty Ribbon — Military Decorations

Air Force Special Duty Ribbon Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Air Force Special Duty Ribbon comes with a unique service ribbon, which is worn on the recipient's uniform in situations where the full medal is not worn. If you have earned this decoration, you can wear the service ribbon on your ribbon rack.
Design of the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon

There is no medal for this ribbon.

What is the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon Decoration?

The Air Force Special Duty Ribbon is the replacement for the Air Force Recruiter and Air Force Military Training Instructor ribbons to encompass more AFSCs. This ribbon though is not able to be retroactively awarded. The AFSCs that the ribbons now cover are: Training Instructor in core AFSC (T-prefix),Commander, Cadet Squadron, USAFA (80C0),Training Commander, OTS (81C0),Instructor (81T0),Academic ProgramManager (82A00),Career Assistance Advisor (8A100),Military Training Instructor (8B000),Military Training Leader (8B100),USAFA MilitaryTraining (8B200),Airman and Family Readiness Center NCO (8C000),First Sergeant (8F000),Honor Guard (85G and 8G000),Recruiter (83R and 8R000), and Professional Military Education (PME) Instructor (8T000). The ribbon is awarded for successful completion of a period serving in one of the career fields.

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Air Force Special Duty Ribbon medal is classified as a Service Award of the type General Service Award.

How Do You Earn the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon?

Awarded to Air Force personnel who finished a tour in an authorized duty position.

Displaying the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon

The Order of Precedence of the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon is 110, and this precedence is used when placing the associated service ribbon on your uniform ribbon rack. You can see a full list of decorations in the order of precedence on the Decorations homepage.

This ribbon is worn below the Air Force Longevity Service Award.

Air Force Special Duty Ribbon Associated Branches

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Air Force Special Duty Ribbon Associated Branches

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Air Force Special Duty Ribbon and the Stolen Valor Act

The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 is a federal law that makes it illegal for any person to falsely claim to be the recipient of certain military awards, "with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that he or she received the award".This decoration is covered by the Stolen Valor act. Fraudulently claiming to have received a Air Force Special Duty Ribbon can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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