When wearing ASUs after retreat, with mini medals, do you wear unit awards and foreign badges (e.g. German Armed Forces proficiency badge)?

SGT Justin Jones — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:48:50 -0500

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2017 11:58 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:58:26 -0500

This is the best I can find in DA Pam 670-1

22–7. Full-sized U.S. and foreign decorations and service medals
a. Where worn. All personnel may wear full-sized decorations and service medals on the service/dress uniform.
b. How worn. Personnel wear all full-sized decorations, except the Medal of Honor (see para c, below) in the order
of precedence from the wearer’s right to left, in one or more rows, with 1/8-inch space between rows. Second and
subsequent rows will not contain more medals than the row below. Personnel will not wear service and training ribbons
when full-sized decorations and service medals are worn. Personnel may wear U.S. and foreign unit award emblems as
prescribed, when wearing full-sized medals.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Feb 25 at 2017 12:12 PM

COL Charles Williams — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 12:12:42 -0500

SGT Justin Jones I would check 670-1 as MSG Private RallyPoint Member recommended - it is where all the answers are. Unless I am confused, mini medals are only for the Mess Dress Uniforms, and all other items allowed on the Mess Dress are also miniature. I believe, and I am an expert, the standard ASU only gets Full Sized medals, and yes you wear all of your other authorized badges. The main change is medals replace your ribbons.

Response by MAJ Raúl Rovira made Feb 25 at 2017 6:48 PM

MAJ Raúl Rovira — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 18:48:05 -0500

It might be easier to buy a mess dress for your mini-medals or full size medals for your ASU. Otherwise, you will get a lot of questions when you go to the function.