Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon — Military Decorations

Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship 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 Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

The Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon is primarily dark blue in color with two white stripes towards the end of the ribbon. Wearing the ribbon without a device is considered to be the lowest class of the category.

What is the Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon Decoration?

The Marksmanship Ribbon is a United States Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard award that is issued to its members who passed a weapons qualification course and achieve a score that is above-average. The U.S. Coast Guard Marksmanship Ribbons are issued under the same criteria as the U.S. Navy, but Coast Guardsmen use a .40 cal SIG Sauer P229R DAK pistol instead of the Navy's M9 - 9mm pistol. Marksmanship Ribbons without devices attached is considered to be the lowest within the category level.

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon medal is classified as a Marksmanship Award of the type Pistol Marksmanship Award.

How Do You Earn the Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon?

The Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon is awarded to U.S Coast Guard personnel for qualification at the higher levels of pistol shooting, specifically the .40 cal SIG Sauer P229R DAK pistol.

Displaying the Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

The Order of Precedence of the Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon is 147, 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 U.S Coast Guard Marksmanship Ribbon is attached on the left chest of the uniform. Additional attachment of special marksmanship devices on top of their marksmanship ribbons are authorized. All attachments devices are affixed to the center of the ribbon.

Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon Associated Branches

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Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon Associated Branches

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Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship 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 Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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