What regulations or policies cover the Overseas Service Stripe (Combat Stripe)?

2017-11-27T22:13:12-05:00

Response by SPC Gabriel Botero Jr., MSW, LCSW made Nov 27 at 2017 10:16 PM

2017-11-27T22:16:34-05:00

I did a twelve month deployment as ARNG guardsman with two of those twelve months being on an Active Duty post waiting for big Army to send us off. If I understand the regulations correctly, I am entitled to one OSS for each six months of OCONUS service. Since I have ten months, I am only entitled to one. The last part of the regulation confuses me as it says that for twelve month deployments you can count the first and last month. So then that would be twelve and two stripes?

Response by SPC Robert Coventry made Nov 27 at 2017 10:22 PM

2017-11-27T22:22:17-05:00

I Believe it's 670-1

Response by MAJ Alvin B. made Nov 27 at 2017 10:37 PM

2017-11-27T22:37:37-05:00

Qualification for the US Army overseas service bars is covered by AR 670-1.
Basic qualification is for six months in a designated service area; with, if memory serves, any time served in the first and last month counting as a full month for qualification. Also, if memory serves, shorter periods of deployment, to qualified areas may be combined to meet the six month rule.
http://ar670.com/articles/view/28/overseas-service-bars/296

Army Regulation 670-1 | Overseas service bars | Section 28.28 Page 252

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 28 at 2017 4:53 AM

2017-11-28T04:53:01-05:00

It is no longer the “combat stripe”

The overseas service bar can be referenced in AR 670-1 and DA PAM 670-1

Response by SPC Gabriel Botero Jr., MSW, LCSW made Nov 28 at 2017 9:54 AM

2017-11-28T09:54:18-05:00

Thank you everyone for your responses.

Response by SGT Larry Stacey made Nov 28 at 2017 4:08 PM

2017-11-28T16:08:16-05:00

6MONTHS IN A COMBAT ZONE EQUALS 1 HASH MARK. I HAVE 2 FROM MY 1 YEAR IN VIETNAM. WORN ON RIGHT SLEEVE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE WRIST.

Response by SGT Edwin Fonseca made Aug 23 at 2018 12:24 PM

2018-08-23T12:24:58-04:00

Paragraph 10 on ar 607-1, indicates nothing about combat zone. In other words, any one who served outside continental usa for more than 6 months can were a service bar.