SPC Private RallyPoint Member 6427772 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I read the requirements for the Forces Service Medal and I&#39;ve been on 2 different 9 month rotations, one to Europe and one to Korea, according to what I read in the requirements, I qualify for the AFSM but I never received anything, also is Global War on Terrorism Medal awarded automatically for everyone who is active duty? 2020-10-22T10:58:52-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 6427772

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I read the requirements for the Forces Service Medal and I&#39;ve been on 2 different 9 month rotations, one to Europe and one to Korea, according to what I read in the requirements, I qualify for the AFSM but I never received anything, also is Global War on Terrorism Medal awarded automatically for everyone who is active duty?

2020-10-22T10:58:52-04:00 2020-10-22T10:58:52-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 6427785

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There are two GWOT medals, the Expiditionary medal and the Service medal. The Service medal at one time was awarded to everyone who had a pulse. The Expedition medal is much more selective. As for the AFSM, if you qualify you won&#39;t receive anything except a notation on your SRB and DD214 afterwards

2020-10-22T11:04:08-04:00 2020-10-22T11:04:08-04:00 SFC Michael Hasbun 6427831

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-519756"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-i-qualify-for-the-forces-service-medal-is-the-global-war-on-terrorism-medal-awarded-automatically-for-everyone-who-is-active-duty%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Do+I+qualify+for+the+Forces+Service+Medal%3F+Is+the+Global+War+on+Terrorism+Medal+awarded+automatically+for+everyone+who+is+active+duty%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-i-qualify-for-the-forces-service-medal-is-the-global-war-on-terrorism-medal-awarded-automatically-for-everyone-who-is-active-duty&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADo I qualify for the Forces Service Medal? Is the Global War on Terrorism Medal awarded automatically for everyone who is active duty?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-i-qualify-for-the-forces-service-medal-is-the-global-war-on-terrorism-medal-awarded-automatically-for-everyone-who-is-active-duty" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="e1c463430a0d82eff4cacf7e0b82e6c5" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/519/756/for_gallery_v2/21de6b22.JPG"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/519/756/large_v3/21de6b22.JPG" alt="21de6b22" /></a></div></div>Are you asking about the Armed Forces Service Medal? That award is issued for participation in specific operations which have been authorized the Armed Forces Service Medal for that specific operation. It&#39;s not for rotational units doing their rotations.<br />It&#39;s functionally a placeholder campaign medal for operations that have not been deemed significant enough to warrant the creation of a new campaign medal.<br /><br />Here are the ONLY operations authorized the AFSM.

2020-10-22T11:25:29-04:00 2020-10-22T11:25:29-04:00 LTC Jason Mackay 6427978

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1770954" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1770954-other-not-listed">SPC Private RallyPoint Member</a> You are ineligible for GWOTEM and the AFSM as explained by <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="148812" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/148812-79s-career-counselor-usaraf-hq-usaraf-setaf">SFC Private RallyPoint Member</a> and <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="22649" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/22649-sfc-michael-hasbun">SFC Michael Hasbun</a>. Review Para 2-22 of AR 600-8-22 for the KDSM.

2020-10-22T12:18:26-04:00 2020-10-22T12:18:26-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 6428069

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The GWOT needs 30 consecutive days in support of one of 6 different operations. <br /><br />Basically, if you are eligible for either of the medals you&#39;d be holding a set of orders in your hands with an any one of those operations, campaigns, spelled out in your published orders. <br /><br />Now, you should have the Korean Defense medal.

2020-10-22T12:47:56-04:00 2020-10-22T12:47:56-04:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 6429342

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wheres the &quot;read the regulation&quot; button?

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