Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon — Military Decorations

Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Marine Corps Recruiting 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 Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon

The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon's primary color is blue with a red center bar.

What is the Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon Decoration?

The Recruiting Service Ribbon is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which is issued by every branch of service with the exception of the United States Army (who instead issues the Recruiter Badge). The Recruiting Service Ribbon recognizes those military service members who have completed a successful tour as a military recruiter in one of the United States Military Recruiting Commands. The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon was authorized by order of the Secretary of the Navy on June 7, 1995 with retroactive presentations to January 1st, 1973. The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon is awarded to Marine Corps officers and enlisted personnel who complete a standard of 36-month of tour in a United States Marine Corps Recruiting Command. For enlisted personnel, they must have a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 8411 for the Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon to be awarded. Local command recruiters and recruiting aides are not eligible for the award. Additional awards of the Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon are denoted by service stars.

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon medal is classified as a Service Award of the type Recruiting Service Ribbon.

How Do You Earn the Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon?

The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon is presented to Marine Corps personnel (Officers and Enlisted) after they have completed a standard 36-month tour with the U.S. Marine Corps Command.

Displaying the Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon

The Order of Precedence of the Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon is 114, 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 Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon is attached to the left chest of the military uniform.

Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon Associated Branches

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Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon Associated Branches

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Marine Corps Recruiting 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 Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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