Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal — Military Decorations

Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct 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 Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal

The coast guard reserve medal is a bronze circle with the words the United States Coast Guard Reserve around the edge. In the center is the Coast Guard seal of crossed anchors and their heraldry symbol.

What is the Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal Decoration?

Made in 1963 and granted for a regular satisfactory enlisted reserve tour of three years of duty. Bronze stars signify extra honors. This is entirely an enlisted benefit created to keep pace with the Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal for active duty enlisted personnel. Commissioned officers, to incorporate warrant officers, are not qualified for the Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal, be that as it may, they are eligible for wear the honor on the off chance that it was earned amid an earlier enlisted term.

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal medal is classified as a Service Award of the type Reserve Medal.

How Do You Earn the Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal?

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

Displaying the Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal

The Order of Precedence of the Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal is 72, 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).

Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal Associated Branches

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Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal Associated Branches

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Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct 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 Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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