Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon — Military Decorations

Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Navy Ceremonial Guard 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 Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon

The Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon has a white center with a stripe in the middle. On each side ends are yellow and blue bars of equal size. Additionally, second and subsequent awards are denoted by bronze stars.

What is the Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon Decoration?

The Navy Ceremonial Duty Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Navy which was established on December 12th, 2003 by order of Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England. The Navy Ceremonial Duty Ribbon is presented to those members of the U.S. Navy, while stationed in Washington, D.C., completed a tour of duty with the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard. The U.S Navy Personnel must serve for at least two years of duty with no disciplinary action, above average evaluations, and adherence to physical and military bearing standards of the Navy Ceremonial Guard. In addition, Navy personnel must be in a "fallout" status for 18 months, and reach at least Standard Honors within a platoon (e.g. firing party, casket bearers, drill team). Reserve members of the Navy Ceremonial Guard also share the same physical and military requirements as the active duty members in order to be awarded the ribbon.

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

How Do You Earn the Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon?

The Navy Ceremonial Duty Ribbon is awarded to U.S Navy Personnel with completion of a tour of duty with Navy Ceremonial Guard units. This includes completing the Naval Reserve for at least 18 months of drills as members of the Navy Ceremonial Guard.

Displaying the Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon

The Order of Precedence of the Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon is 120, 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 Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon is attached to the left chest of the military uniform.

Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon Associated Branches

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Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon Associated Branches

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Navy Ceremonial Guard 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 Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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