Can a retiree who served in the Army and Navy wear medals together that were earned from both branches?

PO1 Thomas Schauer — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:08:34 -0400

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2020 8:09 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:09:00 -0400

Yes

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Mar 27 at 2020 8:46 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:46:23 -0400

You're a retiree, do whatever you want. Wear all the medals from all the branches. Just don't profit from it.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Mar 27 at 2020 10:14 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:14:32 -0400

Actually you can still be Active or Reserve and do it. At least for the Navy, say you have a NCM and an ARCOM. The precedence is determined by the uniform you're wearing, i.e. a Navy uniform has the NCM as higher precedence. I believe it's similar for the other services.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Mar 28 at 2020 2:07 AM

LTC Jason Mackay — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 02:07:12 -0400

Yes. There is a federal government wide orde of precedence so you can put them in the right order.

https://www.usamilitarymedals.com/pages/military-medals-and-ribbons-precedence-chart

Military Medals & Ribbons Precedence Chart

Learn Military Ribbons and Medals Order of Precedence. The US Military's current order of precedence. Make sure your ribbons and medals are always in perfect order.

Response by Maj Scott Kiger, M.A.S. made Mar 28 at 2020 3:21 PM

Maj Scott Kiger, M.A.S. — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:21:41 -0400

I have said this before when answering any question about retirees, retiring or veterans. When you are out and about you can do WHATEVER you want within the law. Be respectful but its not required either... But anything about the uniform changes once your out. You can wear all those uniform items you could never wear out in town, out in town whenever and wherever you want. Might be silly to wear a civilian tie with Dungarees/Cammies but hell if you want to do that its now legal so have fun. I personally try to keep Uniform Regulations same as when I was in, Respect of the flag and others same as when i was in but many do not for their own personal reasons. If I see someone wearing something wrong I may go over and ask them a question about it but I don't try to correct it for them. I mention how it 'should be done' by regulation.

Response by CPT Jim Schwebach made Mar 28 at 2020 10:38 PM

CPT Jim Schwebach — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 22:38:59 -0400

Yup