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  • Achievement Medal
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  • The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States military. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize the contributions of junior officers and enlisted personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service Medal.
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Status
  • Currently awarded
Name
  • Achievement Medal
Type
  • Medal
Caption
  • Five different versions of the Achievement Medal are awarded: one for Joint Service, Army, Air Force, Navy & Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard
  • ribbons for Joint, Army, Air Force, Navy & Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Achievement Medals
eligibility
  • Military personnel only
awarded by
higher
  • Commendation Medals
Established
  • U.S. Army
  • U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • U.S. Joint Service
  • U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps
Image
  • 106
Lower
  • Navy & Marine Corps - Combat Action Ribbon
  • Air Force - Combat Action Medal
  • Army - Prisoner of War Medal
  • Coast Guard - Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon
for
  • "Meritorious service or achievement in either combat or noncombat situations based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature but which does not warrant a Commendation Medal or higher."
abstract
  • The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States military. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize the contributions of junior officers and enlisted personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service Medal. Each military service issues its own version of the Achievement Medal, with a fifth version authorized by the U.S. Department of Defense for joint military activity. The Achievement Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement or meritorious service not of a nature that would otherwise warrant awarding the Commendation Medal. Since the Achievement Medal is designated as an award solely for junior personnel, it is generally only awarded to officers in the pay grade of O-4 and below and enlisted personnel below the grade of E-7. Award authority rests with local commanders, granting a broad discretion of when and for what action the Achievement Medal may be awarded.
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