Have I been incorrectly awarded the Army Overseas Service Ribbon (within 24 month period, 2 mo 3 day & 8 mo 8 day deployments)?

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:52:07 -0500

Response by MAJ Alvin B. made Mar 1 at 2018 11:17 AM

MAJ Alvin B. — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:17:18 -0500

Check the regs. When I was in, you could receive the bib on for accumulated time from short deployments, with a day in the first and last month covering the full month, e.g. depending upon the start day 60 days could equal 3 months

Response by MAJ Alvin B. made Mar 1 at 2018 11:17 AM

MAJ Alvin B. — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:17:35 -0500

Ribbon

Response by MAJ Alvin B. made Mar 1 at 2018 11:20 AM

MAJ Alvin B. — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:20:39 -0500

https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Overseas%20Service%20Ribbon%20OSR

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Response by MAJ Alvin B. made Mar 1 at 2018 11:20 AM

MAJ Alvin B. — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:20:46 -0500

https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Overseas%20Service%20Ribbon%20OSR

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Response by SGM Bill Dillon made Mar 1 at 2018 1:14 PM

SGM Bill Dillon — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:14:07 -0500

Yep!!

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2018 3:15 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:15:59 -0500

There are several ways to earn the OSR without completing a 12 month tour. Only the personalist can check the records to see if you qualified. At one time I had 3 OSR last week it dropped to 1 when I had to validate my ORB. I has 3 for the last 12 years. It’s all a mystery.

Response by MSG John Duchesneau made Jan 11 at 2020 12:26 AM

MSG John Duchesneau — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 00:26:07 -0500

Possibly, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth. The problem is this - the OSR, per the reg, is awarded for completing a normal overseas tour. So, what's a normal overseas tour? Well, the reg doesn't tell you so you have to dig into the ALARCAT messages for awards on the MILPER website. There you find one which says a "normal overseas tour" is at least 9 months long. If you still have a guilty conscience your can ask your battalion admin guru (you know, the E7 or E8 who knows all the answers) and see what they say.