SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1386989 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2016-03-17T20:22:43-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1386989

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2016-03-17T20:22:43-04:00 2016-03-17T20:22:43-04:00 SFC A.M. Drake 1386991

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1SLC I believe

2016-03-17T20:24:50-04:00 2016-03-17T20:24:50-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1386998

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Once he recieves his 6th Arcom SM is authorized 1SLC. A silver Oak Leaf Cluster is worn instead of five Bronze Oak Leafs.

2016-03-17T20:30:03-04:00 2016-03-17T20:30:03-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1386999

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Does this pertain to the DA form 638?

2016-03-17T20:30:11-04:00 2016-03-17T20:30:11-04:00 SSG Leo Bell 1387001

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2016-03-17T20:30:33-04:00 2016-03-17T20:30:33-04:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 1387002

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>4 bronze OLC plus the ribbon is 5. A silver OLC is for 6 ARCOMS.

2016-03-17T20:30:49-04:00 2016-03-17T20:30:49-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1387006

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Correct the 6th award will be slc

2016-03-17T20:32:35-04:00 2016-03-17T20:32:35-04:00 Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS 1387014

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A silver oak leaf (or star in case of Navy/Marines) is worn in lieu of 4 bronze oak leafs.<br /><br />Keep in mind that you may only wear 4 accoutrements on a ribbon however which can create some "weird" issues however if you have other devices like V's, or higher numbers of awards.<br /><br />So as an example, you will go:<br /><br />Ribbon = 1, Ribbon + OLC = 2, Ribbon +2OLC = 3, Ribbon + 4OLC = 5, Ribbon + Silver OLC = 6.<br /><br />however 2xRibbon with V + 3 = 5 (because you can't wear 5 devices on a single Ribbon). You end up wearing second ribbon.

2016-03-17T20:36:16-04:00 2016-03-17T20:36:16-04:00 SGM Private RallyPoint Member 1387030

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You upgrade or downgrade...

2016-03-17T20:42:40-04:00 2016-03-17T20:42:40-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1387047

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>AR600-8-22 clearly states "OLC"(Oak Leaf Cluster) with what ever numeral in front of it to be placed on the DAForm 638. Nowhere does it state "SLC" (Silver Leaf Cluster).

2016-03-17T20:52:40-04:00 2016-03-17T20:52:40-04:00 SSG Daniel Deiler 1387048

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2016-03-17T20:52:54-04:00 2016-03-17T20:52:54-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 1387104

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Depending on routing I know 43rd ag bn wants it as 5 OLC. Depends on COC

2016-03-17T21:33:23-04:00 2016-03-17T21:33:23-04:00 SFC Joseph McCausland 1387147

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why not just give the SM a Meritorious Service Medal...

2016-03-17T21:55:07-04:00 2016-03-17T21:55:07-04:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 1387388

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There is no such thing as 5OLC unless you are referring to the write up on the DA Form 638. Maximum is four OLC device allowed displayed on a ribbon.<br /><br /> One silver OLC equates to five subsequent awards and the ribbon makes it six awards. Hope this helps.

2016-03-18T01:21:59-04:00 2016-03-18T01:21:59-04:00 SGM Steve Wettstein 1387587

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You add a silver leaf cluster which represents a sixth award.

2016-03-18T08:47:20-04:00 2016-03-18T08:47:20-04:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 1387760

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>On the DA Form 638 it would be ARCOM, 5 OLC. OLC doesn't represent bronze or silver, just a Oak Leaf Cluster. You do not specify on the form a Silver OLC or Bronze OLC only the number of total OLC. The award itself would get the Silver OLC. If the SM gets a seventh ARCOM you wouldn't write 1 SOLC AND 1 BOLC. It would just be 6 OLC. and they would wear one silver and one bronze. It gets tricky when you get to 10.

2016-03-18T10:15:56-04:00 2016-03-18T10:15:56-04:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 1387950

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>One Silver OLC counts as five awards and the ribbon for one more or six in all.<br />There was confusion on this?

2016-03-18T11:34:00-04:00 2016-03-18T11:34:00-04:00 CSM Private RallyPoint Member 1387962

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It will be a bronze OLC (4).

2016-03-18T11:38:42-04:00 2016-03-18T11:38:42-04:00 SGT Javier Mendoza 1388166

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He can get 10 ARCOMS and he will not be recommended for an MSM. Only SFC get those regardless of doing anything special or not. That's what I saw when I was in.

2016-03-18T13:00:47-04:00 2016-03-18T13:00:47-04:00 SPC Tim McKenzie 1388432

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>101st has a blatantly discriminatory awards policy. Why not award what is earned? This goes back to the '80s when I was there.

2016-03-18T15:04:31-04:00 2016-03-18T15:04:31-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 1388638

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I met a guy once that had 4 arcoms and his commander had 3 bronze stars and 3 silver stars. Explain that to me.

2016-03-18T16:46:02-04:00 2016-03-18T16:46:02-04:00 1SG Jack Crutcher 1389774

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hopefully he will get promoted soon, with all those awards he must be doing something right.

2016-03-19T11:36:26-04:00 2016-03-19T11:36:26-04:00 CW2 Fred Baker 1394572

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Six awards is a single silver oak leaf on the medal or ribbon.

2016-03-22T00:28:47-04:00 2016-03-22T00:28:47-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 1394760

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It is the ribbon with a Silver cluster added to it.

2016-03-22T07:11:36-04:00 2016-03-22T07:11:36-04:00 CW4 Angel C. 1395392

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>5 awards is 4 bronze OLC plus the ribbon, 6 awards is a silver, 7 awards is one silver and one bronze, and so on

2016-03-22T10:46:53-04:00 2016-03-22T10:46:53-04:00 CSM Charles Hayden 1409207

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="121707" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/121707-74d-chemical-biological-radiological-and-nuclear-operations-specialist-3rd-chem-bde-hhc-3rd-chem-bde">SFC Private RallyPoint Member</a> I am in disbelief! The Army system now gives awards rather than promotion and responsibility? Something is wrong in the cited scenario!

2016-03-28T01:39:25-04:00 2016-03-28T01:39:25-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 1414477

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-84425"> <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%2Fsm-is-being-recommended-for-an-arcom-which-he-currently-has-5-x-arcoms-do-you-place-w-5olc-or-1slc-this-came-up-today-as-a-question%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=SM+is+being+recommended+for+an+ARCOM+which+he+currently+has+5+x+ARCOMS.+Do+you+place+w%2F+5OLC+or+1SLC%3F+This+came+up+today+as+a+question.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fsm-is-being-recommended-for-an-arcom-which-he-currently-has-5-x-arcoms-do-you-place-w-5olc-or-1slc-this-came-up-today-as-a-question&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%0ASM is being recommended for an ARCOM which he currently has 5 x ARCOMS. Do you place w/ 5OLC or 1SLC? This came up today as a question.%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/sm-is-being-recommended-for-an-arcom-which-he-currently-has-5-x-arcoms-do-you-place-w-5olc-or-1slc-this-came-up-today-as-a-question" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="b897e67c00062fe69764844dddf2ae78" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/084/425/for_gallery_v2/60b85525.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/084/425/large_v3/60b85525.jpg" alt="60b85525" /></a></div></div>SGM of the Army, Dan Dailey, has multiple AAMs and is required to wear multiple ribbons.

2016-03-29T23:08:50-04:00 2016-03-29T23:08:50-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1481891

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If approved he put 1 solc on the ribbion

2016-04-27T01:17:46-04:00 2016-04-27T01:17:46-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 1688411

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My question is "why is an E-7 asking how the regulations are supposed to be worn on the ASU uniform?." This should have been basic knowledge growing through the ranks. At least give a challenging question like how is 10 awards supposed to be worn on a ribbon. (BTW it's 1 silver oak leader cluster, 3 bronze oak leaf clusters and another ribbon placed on the rack.)

2016-07-05T00:17:08-04:00 2016-07-05T00:17:08-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 1697762

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>To answer your question the sm will wear an 1 silver leaf cluster. There is no such thing as a 5 oak leaf clusters.

2016-07-07T19:13:26-04:00 2016-07-07T19:13:26-04:00 SFC Joseph McCausland 1700920

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why not an MSM.....

2016-07-08T19:10:21-04:00 2016-07-08T19:10:21-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 3081392

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Okay here is a question for everyone. I couldn’t get a strait answer from anyone while I was in. I had 10 ARCOMs, one of them being with a V device. How should it be worn for a DA photo?

2017-11-10T20:19:43-05:00 2017-11-10T20:19:43-05:00 SSG Randy Talbot 3081422

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Silver oak leaf cluster. The same thing happened to me. Ribbon is one, 4 oak leaf clusters make five, another award would be one silver olc.

2017-11-10T20:40:00-05:00 2017-11-10T20:40:00-05:00 SSG Shawn Ireland 3081560

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>According to what I remember once he has maxed the one that he is wearing he can by reg. Add a second ribbon or medal depending on which he is wearing. This is the way that they work around this type situation. It’s not very common but is the way to properly display the total awards that you have been awarded. It is without a doubt a interesting question. I also am curious as to how a soldier that at Best may have ten years under his belt, how and what has this soldier come to receive so many ARCOMS? I spent eight years and was Medically Discharged Honorably and I only had one AAM, and one ARCOM. it seems that Medals are being issued for almost anything. Not to downplay nor smear this soldier service, but it is very interesting that he has 5 ARCOMS and is being awarded a sixth!

2017-11-10T21:59:45-05:00 2017-11-10T21:59:45-05:00 MSG John Duchesneau 3598773

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Its a silver oak leaf cluster.

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