Posted on Mar 3, 2018
At what point during boot camp will I be permitted to purchase my awards/decorations from my previous term of service?
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I am prior service Navy and will be departing for USCG TRACEN Cape May in a few weeks. At what point during boot camp will I be permitted to purchase my awards/decorations from my previous term of service (GWOT Service/Expeditionary, Sea Service Ribbon, Good Conduct)? Will it be before we take our 'portrait' photos or even the graduation ceremony?
Coast Guard
Prior Service
Awards
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The CG uniform and Military Award Manual is accessible on the internet. Not all other service ribbons may be acceptable to wear on a CG uniform. There is a separate prior service company at Cape May. You will be treated differently than traditional recruits. Call your Admin at Cape May with your questions. They will answer your questions. Your will find the CG is not a giant bureaucracy.
https://media.defense.gov/2017/Mar/29/ [login to see] /-1/-1/0/CIM_1650_25E.PDF
a. Prior Service Members. Coast Guard personnel who previously served in another branch of the Armed Forces and received personal, good conduct, unit, campaign, and/or service awards listed in enclosure (22) are authorized to wear them on the Coast Guard uniform with the exception of marksmanship medals and ribbons. Requests to wear awards not listed must be forwarded to CG-PSC-PSD-ma for review and approval.
https://media.defense.gov/2017/Mar/29/ [login to see] /-1/-1/0/CIM_1650_25E.PDF
a. Prior Service Members. Coast Guard personnel who previously served in another branch of the Armed Forces and received personal, good conduct, unit, campaign, and/or service awards listed in enclosure (22) are authorized to wear them on the Coast Guard uniform with the exception of marksmanship medals and ribbons. Requests to wear awards not listed must be forwarded to CG-PSC-PSD-ma for review and approval.
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Are you going through regular basic or is it a shortened class? You have exchange privileges 2 weeks prior to grad and If I recall prior service guys got to go buy there ribbons when we first got uniforms.
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MSG Michael McEleney
Not Coast Guard, but it looks like all your ribbons with the exception of the SSD can be worn, you will have to wear the CG SSD instead-they'll give you credit for it.
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SN (Join to see) That is a good question, I would guess as structured as Boot Camp was when I went through, they would want you to graduate before putting on any awards from prior service. Do you have a company commander you can ask? I would also guess that just because you are in a differant service, your awards listed on your DD214 should be legal to display on any future service uniform...you earned those! But I have been retired from the Navy for close to 30 years now, so hopefully someone with more recent service can chime in help you out. You must have some kind of chain of command that you should be able to get the straight skinny! Good luck!
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CPO Jim Wingate
you will be able to wear your prior service awards that are authorized bt the Coast Guard, there are some awards not authorized, you will have time in week 8 to purvhase them from the exchange.
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CPO Jim Wingate
if you’re in REBI due to prior service, then belay my last on the 8 weeks that program is 2-4 weeks less than basic. Either way your Company Commanders will help guide you, Good Luck from a prior Company Commander!
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