Joint Service Achievement Medal — Military Decorations
Joint Service Achievement Medal Medal and Ribbon Design Images
The Joint Service Achievement medal is bronze. It is designed to resemble a star of twelve points. An eagle holding three arrows is superimposed in the center. The shape of the medal was designed to make it distinctive from all other decorations, and the eagle was taken from the Seal of the Department of Defense. The eagle holding three arrows suggests the nation's readiness to defend in the air, on land or at sea. The raised points denote vigilance in all directions. The reverse of the medal is encircled with the engraving: ''JOINT SERVICE” above and “ACHIEVEMENT AWARD'' below. There is space in the centre of medal to engrave the name of the recipient.
What is the Joint Service Achievement Medal Decoration?
The ribbon consists of a center stripe of Old Glory red flanked on either side by stripes of bluebird blue, white, green, white and Old Glory blue.
The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Joint Service Achievement Medal medal is classified as a Personal Decoration of the type Achievement Medal.
How Do You Earn the Joint Service Achievement Medal?
The Joint Service Achievement Medal was established by Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger in 1983. It is awarded in the name of the Secretary of Defense to members of the Armed Forces of the United States below the grade of O-6 who, while assigned to a joint activity, distinguish themselves by outstanding achievement or meritorious service, but not to the degree that would warrant award of the Joint Service Commendation Medal.
Displaying the Joint Service Achievement Medal
The Order of Precedence of the Joint Service Achievement Medal is 31, 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.
Subsequent awards are denoted by the use of an Oak Cluster for the Army and Air Force and a bronze star for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. A “V” for valorous actions in direct contact with the enemy.
The Joint Service Achievement Medal is placed after the Joint Service Commendation Medal and other Commendation Medals from the separate branches of the Armed Forces and before the Achievement Medals of the five branches.
Joint Service Achievement Medal Associated Branches
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Joint Service Achievement Medal Associated Branches
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Joint Service 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 Joint Service Achievement Medal can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both
