What qualifications are needed to be awarded the Overseas Service Ribbon?

I was awarded the Coast Guard Overseas Deployment Ribbon retroactively as it didn't exist in my time. As I said in an earlier post, it was for 6 months service in country or whatever. I was aboard ship and went left Port ( NY ) on 1 April '67. We didn't go on line in Vietnam until 3 Jun. '67 and were relieved on 14 Dec. '67. Arrived back home on 21 Jan. '68. We had 6 months in Vietnam, not counting the travel time.

Instead of listening to Facebook lawyers, read AR600-8-22. It has the right answer.

I deployed to Afghanistan for 8 months and 8 days. I was told at demob that 9 months was required for the OSR but they would have rounded from 8months 15days. No OSR for me!

There is a whole lot of "it's automatic upon completion of tour, this is what the reg says" yes you do all that overseas stuff and complete it and you are "authorized" however I know first had it really comes down to how well your hrc section does their job. Basically take your orders stationing you wherever you went overseas and the orders that brought you back to your Personnel folks and ask them to update your erb. They know the rules of they really want to get dumb with you print out and highlight the reg for them with the orders.

ONCE YOU SERVED MORE THAN 6 MTHS OVER SEAS YOU ARE ENTILITLED TO WERA THE RIBBON

I "won" the OSR or Oahu Surfing Ribbon for serving two tours in Hawaii. Which is crappy I know, but then again, the E4s in our brigade who requested Airbourne school (and i even tried requesting the shorter Air Assault course) were all turned down by our own battalion COs. Maybe the OSR award was a consolation prize. I'm still disappointed: When desert shield rolled around it might have been nice logistically/strategically to have a few Morse code jockeys who could drop in instead of landing at an "airport" runway like 100 tourists visiting lovely Saudi Arabia or downtown Kuwait.

The Army's HRC webpage has all of the answers you need with regard to not only the OSR but any other award you may be inquiring about. Here is the short answer: AR 600-8-22, Military Awards, Paragraph 5-4.
•AR 614-30, Overseas Service, Table 3-2 and Table 3-3.
•AR 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia.

**The Awards and Decorations Branch does not determine overseas tour completion and eligibility.

Background:

The Army Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR) was established by the Secretary of the Army on April 10, 1981. Effective August 1, 1981, the Army OSR is awarded to all members of the Active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve in an active Reserve status for successful completion of overseas tours. The ribbon may be awarded retroactively to personnel who were credited with a normal overseas tour completion before August 1, 1981, provided they had an Active Army status on or after August 1, 1981.

To receive the OSR, Soldiers must be credited with a normal overseas tour completion in accordance with AR 614-30 (see Table 3-2). Soldiers who have overseas service with another branch of service (AF, Navy, Marines) must be credited with normal overseas tour completion by that service to qualify for award of the OSR.

Note: Overseas tour completion is determined by AR 614-30. If a Soldier is credited with a normal overseas tour completion, then the Soldier may be awarded the OSR. Tours lengths for Iraq and Afghanistan have NOT been established. All requests for exceptions to policy will be processed through the proponent of AR 614-30.

**The Awards and Decorations Branch does not determine overseas tour completion and eligibility.

I have 4 of these

You have to be overseas for a year

Discharged E4 Stationed Kadena Okinawa July 66 to Jan 68. Do I qualify?