No more automatic Global War on Terrorism service medals, DoD says

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No more automatic Global War on Terrorism service medals, DoD says
By Davis Winkie
Jul 29, 02:10 PM
Gunnery Sgt. Emmanuel Sable, a ground communications technician with Headquarters Battery, 10th Marine Regiment, measures a corporal’s Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon during a uniform inspection aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 10, 2014. (Lance Cpl. Justin Updegraff/Marine Corps)

Signaling the end of a 21-year era, the Department of Defense has told the military services to sharply restrict the award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal beginning Sept. 11, according to a memo obtained by Military Times.

The June 24 memo, signed by the DoD’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness, Gilbert Cisneros, also limits award of the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal to just troops who serve on the ground in Syria or operate within 12 nautical miles of its coast or airspace. The policy went into effect July 1.

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