Military Awards - United States Army

1 UNCLASSIFIED army Regulation 600 8 22 Personnel-General Military Awards Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC 5 March 2019 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 600 8 22 Military Awards This administrative revision, dated 18 July 2019 oCorrects internal references (paras 2 11g, 2 21a, 3 7c(3)(a), 3 21w(2), 8 13f, 8 13g).oCorrects sentence structure (para 3 18b(4)).oCorrects table (tables 3 1, 3 6, 5 1, and D 1 ).This administrative revision, dated 11 April 2019 oSupersedes army Directive 2013-27, army Instructor Badges and Personnel Development Skill Identifiers forInstructors in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, dated 9 December 2013 (paras 1 32c(17)(a) and 8-23).

2 This major revision, dated 5 March 2019 oClarifies army Human Resources Command, Awards and Decorations Branch, responsibility for processingawards (para 1 7e(3)).oUpdates guidance on time limitations for submission of award recommendations (para 1 14).oProvides updated guidance for lost award recommendations (1 15 ).oClarifies guidance on duplication of Awards (para 1 19).oUpdates guidance and procedures for revocation of Awards , badges, and tabs (paras 1 30, 1 31, and 1 32).oIncorporates army Directive 2013 27 ( army Instructor Badges and Personnel Development Skill Identifiers forInstructors in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System) and adds the newly established army InstructorBadges and awarding and rescinding authority (paras 1 32c(17)(a) and 8 23).

3 OUpdates guidance and procedures for Awards to foreign Military personnel and the table of approval authorities decoration for foreign Military personnel (para 1 38 and table 1 2).oUpdates criteria and procedures for award of the Purple Heart guidance (para 2 8).oAdds information on the categories of Campaign, Expeditionary, and Service Medals (para 2 9).oAdds the newly established Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal (para 2 19).oUpdates criteria and operations for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals (paras 2 20 and2 21).oAdds Operation OAKEN STEEL as an authorized operation for award of the Armed Forces Service Medal (table2 6).

4 OUpdates and clarifies criteria and type of service for award of the Humanitarian Service Medal (para 2 24).oClarifies guidance and procedures for awarding the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (para 2 25).oUpdates guidance for delegation of peacetime and wartime Awards approval authority (paras 3 6 and 3 7).oUpdates guidance for Stability operations (para 3 8).oProvides additional guidance for award of the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service (para 3 16).oIncorporates army Directive 2017 20 (Timeliness of Valor Award Recommendations) (hereby superseded) to addnew criteria regarding timely processing of Medal of Honor and other Valor Awards (para 3 21).

5 OUpdates numerals and criteria for the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (table 5 1).oAdds guidance for the implementation of the newly created C and R devices (paras 6 6 and 6 7, respectively).oUpdates criteria and clarifies guidance for award and processing of the Combat Infantryman, Medical, and ActionBadges (paras 8 6, 8 7, and 8 8, respectively).oUpdates guidance and combines paragraphs for the Aviation Badges (para 8 13).oAdds the newly established Military Horseman Identification badge (para 8 33).oReauthorizes award of the Gold Recruiter badge (para 8 35b).oAdds guidance for acceptance and wear of Foreign Badges and Decorations (tables 9 2 and 9 3).

6 OPrescribes DA Form 7777 (Center for Initial Military Training Graduation Certificate) (para 10 3).oAdds the online availability of unit citations and campaign participation registers (para B 3).oIncorporates DA Pam 672 1 and DA Pam 672 3 (hereby superseded).*This regulation supersedes AR 600-8-22, dated 25 June 2015; DA Pam 672-1, dated 24 March 2017; DA Pam 672-3, dated 24 March 2017; AD 2017-20,dated 7 July 2017; and AD 2013-27, dated 9 December 2013. AR 600 8 22 5 March 2019 UNCLASSIFIEDi Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC * army Regulation 600 8 225 March 2019 Effective 5 April 2019 Personnel-General Military Awards History.

7 This publication is an adminis-trative revision. The portions affected by this administrative revision are listed in the summary of This regulation provides De-partment of the army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning indi-vidual Military decorations, army Good Conduct Medals, service medals and rib-bons, combat and special skill badges and tabs, unit decorations, trophies, and similar devices awarded in recognition of accom-plishments. It prescribes the policies and procedures concerning army Awards to foreign Military personnel and foreign decorations to army This regulation applies to the Regular army , the army National Guard/ army National Guard of the United States , and the army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

8 It also applies to retired Military personnel of all branches, foreign Military personnel, and Department of De-fense Civilians, as and exception proponent of this regulation is the Dep-uty Chief of Staff, G 1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval au-thority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activ-ities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activ-ity s senior legal officer.

9 All waiver re-quests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher head-quarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for specific internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provi-sions in accordance with AR 11 2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix G).Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G 1 (DAPE MP), 300 army Penta-gon, Washington, DC 20310 0300.

10 Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Commander, army Human Resources Command (AHRC PDP A), 1600 Spearhead Divi-sion Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122 5408 or via electronic mail to This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular army , the army National Guard/ army National Guard of the United States , and the army (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Section I Overview, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References and forms 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Records management (recordkeeping) requirements 1 5, page 1 Section II Responsibilities, page 1 Contents Continued ii AR 600 8 22 5 March 2019 Assistant Secretary of the army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)