Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon — Military Decorations

Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Army NCO Professional Development 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 Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon

The Army Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Professional Development Ribbon has a blue bar on the center with yellow stripes on the sides. Additionally, there are green bars on each end of the ribbon with yellow stripes going through its center.

What is the Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon Decoration?

The Army Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Professional Development Ribbon was established by the Secretary of the Army on April 10th, 1981. The ribbon is awarded to members of the U.S. Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve who have successfully completed designated NCO professional development courses. To indicate completion of specific levels of the courses, a bronze numeral is affixed to the center of the ribbon. When additional courses are completed, a bronze numeral is worn on the service ribbon to denote the number of courses completed. The basic ribbon itself represents the Primary Level, numeral ?2? indicates Basic Level course, numeral ?3? indicates the Advanced Level course, and numeral ?4? indicates the Senior Level (Sergeants Major Academy) course. This ribbon award does not come with a corresponding medal of the same value and representation.

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon medal is classified as a Training Award of the type Professional Development Ribbon.

How Do You Earn the Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon?

The Army Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Professional Development Ribbon is awarded for successful completion of designated NCO professional development courses which includes the Primary Level course, the Basic Level course, the Advanced Level course, and the Senior Level (Sergeants Major Academy) course.

Displaying the Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon

The Order of Precedence of the Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon is 122, 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.

The Army Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Professional Development Ribbon is attached to the left chest of the military uniform.

Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon Associated Branches

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Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon Associated Branches

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Army NCO Professional Development 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 Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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