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I have four ARCOM's and an ARCOM with V device for a total of 5. Everyone I've gone to seems to give me a different answer. Rack builder had it as two ribbons, one with V device and 3 bronze oak leafs and an empty ribbon. Any help would be appreciated.
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Edited 12 y ago
Posted 12 y ago
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Look up AR 670-1. That is the Army Regulation covering the wear of the uniform.
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Only one ribbon is worn for the award no matter how many times it is awarded. Subsequent awards are either OLC(bronze or after 4 silver) or with the V device for valor. Seems to me that the one given for valor should have been upgraded to a BSM with V device. CCMSGT (retired)
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It started out as a BSM and it got downgraded to an ARCOM when it went up to brigade.
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I am a Marine so I might be out of line but; if your FSgt or SgtMaj can't tell you how to wear them you must be in the army. :)
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I don’t know when you wear a second ribbon for the same award, but I noticed the SMA wears 2 AAMs. This may be he ran out of space for silver oak leafs, being that he has 10 AAMs awarded to him. This raises the question; why are there not a Gold Oak Leaf? We have bronze and silver.
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Since each award can only have 4 devices - A Silver is 5, 3 Oak Leaf Clusters makes 8, the ribbon makes 9... That 10th award must be a separate ribbon. (This was actually a board question for my SGT Promotion Board.)
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Read 670-1, it had been updated to reflect the MAXIMUM accurtments at 4.... So the V and three bronze stars is max. If you have 6, i.e. an arcom w/V and 5 regular arcoms, ypu should wear two ribbons....
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Your ribbon array is correct with one exception. Lose the arcom ribbon that does not contain the oak leaf clusters. Many soldiers forget that the ribbon itself counts as one award. So, ribbon is one award, three clusters added equals four awards, then the V device is your fifth award. Just make sure iperms show proof of you receiving five separate awards. DD214 is not sufficient evidence.
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