Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award — Military Decorations

Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award 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 Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award

The Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award is 1 7/8 inch x 2 1/8 inch Bronze badge with 2 rifles cross, and a target in the middle of the badge. Above will be engraved the category of weapon. A miniature bronze rifle will be attached to awards ribbon.

What is the Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award Decoration?

The U.S. armed forces awards excellence-in-competition (EIC) badges to their members based on the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) records of points earned at a rifle match and in accordance with the member's service regulation. U.S. Coast Guard award their Bronze EIC Rifle Badges when a Coast Guardsman earns their first leg points regardless of the number of points earned. The Coast Guardsmen must compete in an authorized excellence category of competition in accordance with Coast Guard Commandant Instruction Manual 8000.2 series.

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award medal is classified as a Marksmanship Award of the type Rifle Marksmanship Award.

How Do You Earn the Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award?

U.S. Coast Guard will be awarded a Bronze EIC Rifle Badges when a Coast Guardsman earns their first leg points competing in an authorized excellence category of competition in accordance with Coast Guard Commandant Instruction Manual 8000.2 series. Depending on branch of Force, there is a certain range of time before the personnel must re-qualify in order to keep the badge valid. If fail to re-qualify, th EIC Rifle badge will not be authorized to wear.

Displaying the Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award

The Order of Precedence of the Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award is 132, 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 Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Badge is attached to the left chest of the military uniform

Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award Associated Branches

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Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award Associated Branches

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Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award 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 Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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