Help Request #7? Ordering medals for each service.

[John Asendorf]

When I first started creating UR, I set up a database with all the medals in the order that the Army would display them. This database holds the order of precedence for each of the five main services (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force)...

But, they all still work in the same order as the Army right now (only because it was expedient).

I need someone who would be interested in cleaning up the order of precedence for the other services while I work on tougher issues (like how the hell I'm going to fix the 'multiples of the same ribbon' problem...)

It's a very simple set up to fix the order, I just need someone who has a little time to go about doing it and doing it right.

John

[NSF-OIC]

Last time I checked the OOP for the Navy was good to go, unless someone has seen a problem?

[John Asendorf]

Excellent, I knew we talked about it, but I hadn't heard since we last talked. Thanks a million!

[wesley1066]

ORDER OF PRECEDENCE OF AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
(See notes 1 - 8.)
1. Medal of Honor
2. Air Force Cross
3. Distinguished Service Cross
4. Navy Cross
5. Defense Distinguished Service Medal
6. Distinguished Service Medal (See note 1.)
7. Silver Star
8. Defense Superior Service Medal
9. Legion of Merit
10. Distinguished Flying Cross
11. Airman’s Medal
12. Soldier’s Medal
13. Navy-Marine Corps Medal
14. Coast Guard Medal
15. Bronze Star Medal
16. Purple Heart
17. Defense Meritorious Service Medal
18. Meritorious Service Medal
19. Air Medal
20. Aerial Achievement Medal
21. Joint Service Commendation Medal
22. Air Force Commendation Medal
23. Army Commendation Medal
24. Navy Commendation Medal
25. Coast Guard Commendation Medal
26. Joint Service Achievement Medal
27. Air Force Achievement Medal
28. Army Achievement Medal
29. Navy Achievement Medal
30. Combat Action Ribbon (See note 2.)
31. Distinguished/Presidential Unit Citation
32. Navy Presidential Unit Citation
33. Joint Meritorious Unit Citation
34. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
35. Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
36. Prisoner of War Medal
37. Valorous Unit Award
38. Navy Unit Commendation
39. Coast Guard Unit Commendation
40. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army/Navy/ Coast Guard) (worn in the order earned)
41. Navy "E" Ribbon 42. United States Nonmilitary Decorations (See note 3.)
43. Combat Readiness Medal
44. Air Force Good Conduct Medal
45. Good Conduct Medal
46. Navy Good Conduct Medal
47. Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
48. Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
49. Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
50. Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
51. Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
52. Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal
53. Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal
54. Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon
55. Air Force Recognition Ribbon
56. China Service Medal
57. American Defense Service Medal
58. Women’s Army Corps Service Medal
59. WWII Theater campaign Medals (See note 4.)
60. World War II Victory Medal
61. Occupation Medal (Navy/Army)(worn in the order earned)(See note 5.)
62. Medal for Humane Action
63. National Defense Service Medal
64. Korean Service Medal
65. Antarctica Service Medal
66. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
67. Vietnam Service Medal
68. Southwest Asia Service Medal
69. Armed Forces Service Medal
70. Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
71. Humanitarian Service Medal
72. Air Force Overseas Ribbon (S/L)
73. Army Overseas Ribbon
74. Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (Navy and Marine)
75. Coast Guard Special Operations Service
76. Coast Guard Sea Service
77. AF Longevity Service Award Ribbon
78. Reserve Medals (Armed Forces/Navy and Marine Corps) (worn in order earned)
79. NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon
80. Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon
81. USAF BMT Honor Graduate Ribbon
82. Coast Guard Reserve Honor Graduate Ribbon
83. Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
84. Navy Pistol Shot Medal
85. Air Force Training Ribbon
86. Army Service Ribbon
87. Philippine Defense Ribbon
88. Philippine Liberation Ribbon
89. Philippine Independence Ribbon
90. Merchant Marine Combat Bar
91. Merchant Marine War Zone (worn in order earned)
92. Foreign Decorations (See note 6.)
93. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
94. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
95. Other Foreign Unit Citations (See note 6.)
96. United Nations Service Medal
97. United Nations Medal
98. NATO Medal
99. Multilateral Organization Awards (See note 8.)
100. Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
101. Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
102. Kuwaiti Kuwait Liberation Medal
103. Foreign Service Medals (See note 7.)

NOTES:
1. Wear the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ahead of a Distinguished Service Medal awarded by the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard.
2. Awarded only by the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
3. A few of the decorations awarded by federal agencies are: Medal of Merit, National Security Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Medal of Freedom, Gold and Silver Lifesaving Medals, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Public Health Service Decorations (Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Commendation Medal); US Maritime Service Decorations (Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Mariner’s Medal). Do not wear these decorations unless you wear US military decorations and service medals. If you wear more than one, arrange them in the order of acceptance. If you wear two or more from the same agency, that agency decides the precedence. Ribbons must be the same size as Air Force ribbons. Wear only those decoration ribbons awarded by federal agencies and earned while in military service.
4. The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal are World War II Theater Campaign Medals. If authorized more than one, wear them in the order earned.
5. When awarded more than one clasp, wear in the order earned on the suspension ribbon. Do not wear clasps on the service ribbon.
6. Do not wear these decorations unless you wear other US military decorations and service medals. When authorized more than one, wear them in the order earned. If authorized more than one from the same foreign country, wear them in the order the country prescribes. On special occasions and as a matter of courtesy to a given country, you may wear the decorations of that country ahead of all other foreign decorations.
7. Before you wear foreign service ribbons, meet conditions in AFI 36-2803. When authorized to wear more than one, wear them in the order earned.
8. Includes ribbons such as: Multinational Force Observers Medal and Inter-American Defense Board Medal. Wear these ribbons in the order earned and ensure they are the same size as Air Force ribbons.

Above information from AFI36-2903 29 SEPTEMBER 2002