SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS

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SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS

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Question 1: What is the Navy's authoritative electronic awards system?

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Navy Department Awards Web Service (NDAWS) Question 2: Naval Personnel Permanently Assigned to Other Service Commands may accept, retain, and wear personal non-combat awards, which medal and below, tendered by the other Service?

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Meritorious Service Medal Question 3: Which award may be authorized for meritorious service or achievement in a combat or non-combat situation, based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature, and shall be of such merit as to warrant more tangible recognition than is possible by a fitness report or performance evaluation, but which does not warrant a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal?

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Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Question 4: What is the Combat Distinguishing Device, which may only be worn if specifically authorized in the award citation?

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Bronze 'V' Question 5: The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is awarded to personnel assigned to U.S.(including Alaska and Hawaii) homeported ships, deploying units, or units of the Marine Corps operating forces are eligible for the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (SSDR) upon completion of 12 months of accumulated sea duty, which includes at least one deployment of how many consecutive days?

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90 Question 6: Except for which Medal, it is Department of Defense (DOD) policy not to award campaign or service medals to foreign military personnel?

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Antarctic Service Medal Question 7: Award recommendations for the Air Medal and above must be submitted via the operational chain of command with the first endorsement beginning no lower than which level?

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Echelon 3 Question 8: How many years is the time limit fot submitting awards for the Purple Heart Medal?

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No limit Question 9: The three-year requirement for the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (MCGCM) may be waived upon a Marine's completion of Officer Candidate School (OCS), as long as the period waived does not exceed how many days?

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90 Question 10: Which publication contains Marine Corps guidance regarding civilian awards?

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MCO 12451.2C

Question 11: Who is the sole approval authority for Naval decorations to members of the U.S.Public Health Service (USPH)?

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Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Question 12: Which mead uses 'For extraordinary heroism...' as the opening phrase in the citation?

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Navy Cross Question 13: Time limits are three years for submitting most personal military decorations and how many years for awarding them?

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5 Question 14: Award recommendations should be submitted to arrive at the final awarding authority for adjudication at least how many days prior to the desired presentation date, to allow sufficient time for administrative processing?

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60 Question 15: All Department of the Navy (DON) recommendations for the establishment of a new award must be addressed via the chain of command to whom and contain full justification for the new award, proposed criteria, and eligible personnel?

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Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Question 16: Presidential Unit Citation (PU), Navy Unit Commendation (NU), or Meritorious Unit Commendation (MU) recommendations must be submitted within three years from the date of the action or service, and the award must be made within how many years thereof?

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5 Question 17: What is an award bestowed to an individual for a specific act or acts of gallantry or meritorious service?

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Military decoration

Question 18: At least how many U.S. military decorations must be worn in order to wear a non-military decoration?

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1 Question 19: Officers in which grade and above may approve the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and below for all O-6 and below Navy and other U.S. Armed Forces personnel (Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard) in their chain of command?

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O-7

Question 20: Which year was the United Nations Service Medal authorized?

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1950

Question 21: What is worn in lieu of the sixth campaign or service medal award?

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3/16' silver star Question 22: What is the correct order of precedence for the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Silver Star Medal, and the Navy Cross?

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Navy Cross, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal

Question 23: Which form should be submitted for unit awards?

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OPNAV 1650/14

Question 24: For Navy units, recommendations for the Presidential Unit Citation (PU), Navy Unit Commendation (NU), or Meritorious Unit Commendation (MU) shall be prepared by completing which form in its entirety?

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OPNAV Form 1650/14