Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal — Military Decorations

Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal 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 Reserve Components Achievement Medal

The army medal is a golden circle emblazoned with 12-point star. In the center are two swords crossed over a torch flanked by two five point stars.

What is the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal Decoration?

The Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal was created and authorized in march of 1971 to be a good conduct medal for the Reserve units. As it was one of the last medals to be created by DA General Order 4, much of the armed forces felt that the Reserve units needed their own equivilant. Much like the others, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal represents honest and faithful service according to standards for a set period of years. It applies to soldiers " who are ordered to active duty in the AGR program will be awarded the ARCAM if they have completed 2 of the 3 years required (Good Conduct Medal eligibility starts on the effective date of the AGR order)."

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal medal is classified as a Service Award of the type Reserve Medal.

How Do You Earn the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal?

The medal is awarded to Army Reserve members who have completed 2 of 3 years required of AGR service when being ordered to active duty.

Displaying the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal

The Order of Precedence of the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal is 68, 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 ribbon is worn between the Good conduct medal (All Branches) and the Army of the Occupation Medla (Army), Navy Expeditionary Medal (Navy), Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal (Marines), Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon (Air Force).

Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal Associated Branches

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Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal Associated Branches

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Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal 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 Reserve Components Achievement Medal can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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