Armed Forces Reserve Medal
| Armed Forces Reserve Medal | |
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 Armed Forces Reserve Medal |
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| Awarded by United States Armed Forces | |
| Type | Medal |
| Status | Active |
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| Established | EO 10163, September 25, 1950, as amended[1] |
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The Armed Forces Reserve Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that has existed since 1950. The medal recognizes service performed by members of the reserve components and is presented to both officers and enlisted personnel. It is considered a successor award to the Naval Reserve Medal and the Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon, which were discontinued in 1958 and 1967 respectively.
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[edit] For service
In the Army Reserve and National Guard, a service member may receive the medal after completing a total of ten years service in the active reserve. This service may be cumulative, provided that the combined ten years of service was performed over a period of twelve consecutive years. Voluntary recalls to active duty are not counted within the ten years of service. In addition, unlike the Reserve Good Conduct Medal, a service member’s disciplinary history is not a factor when awarding the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. In the Naval Reserve, members of the Individual Ready Reserve are eligible to receive the medal after 10 years of service.[2]
Prior to 1995, the initial award of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal was presented without a device with the second and subsequent awards denoted by hourglass emblems. After 1995, the medal was presented with a bronze hourglass device upon its initial issuance for ten years of reserve service. Subsequent awards of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal are annotated by upgrading the hourglass device to silver, gold, or gold plus bronze hourglass devices worn simultaneously.
| Hourglass Device | Years of Service |
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| Bronze | 10 |
| Silver | 20 |
| Gold | 30 |
| Gold and Bronze | 40 |
[edit] For mobilization
The Armed Forces Reserve Medal is also awarded to any member of the Reserve or National Guard who is involuntarily mobilized for a contingency operation under Title 10 USC or Title 14 USC, or volunteers for federal active duty during any such mobilization. In such cases, the medal is presented with a Mobilization Device, or "M" device, and is conferred without regard to the period or length of service. Subsequent mobilizations for a different operation result in the award of an award numeral device ("2", "3", etc.) worn in conjunction with the "M" device. However, several contingency operations are grouped together and count as a single operation for the purposes of an "M" device. For example, if a soldier mobilized once for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and three times for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, the soldier would still only be awarded one "M" device.[3]
| Contingency Operation Groupings | Location |
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| Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM | Persian Gulf |
| Operation RESTORE HOPE | Somalia |
| Operations JOINT ENDEAVOR, JOINT GUARD, and JOINT FORGE | Persian Gulf |
| Operation ALLIED FORCE | Kosovo |
| Operations NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and NEW DAWN (grouped together as the Global War on Terrorism) | US, Afghanistan, and Iraq |
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[edit] References
- ^ Amended by EO 10439, March 19, 1953, and EO 13013, August 6, 1996. Additional details and descriptions at 32 CFR 578.43.
- ^ "United States Navy Personnel Command". http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/reservepersonnelmgmt/IRR/Pages/GuidetotheIRR.aspx. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "United States Army Human Resources Command". https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/Active/TAGD/awards/FAQs/AFRM.htm. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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