Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon | |
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![]() Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon | |
Type | Special duty assignment ribbon |
Awarded for | Successful completion of a tour at the School of Infantry East or West |
Country | United States |
Presented by | the Department of the Navy[1] |
Eligibility | Combat instructors or those serving in a high-profile leadership role |
Established | 20 August 2014 |
First awarded | September 2014 (retroactive to 9 October 2002) |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon |
Next (lower) | Armed Forces Reserve Medal |
The Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon is a military award of the United States Marine Corps established by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus in August 2014. The ribbon recognizes the successful completion of a tour as a combat instructor, or in a high-profile leadership position, at the School of Infantry East or West.[2]
Appearance
[edit]The ribbon is chamois in color with edges of olive green, with the center being a stripe of black.[3] Subsequent awards of the ribbon are denoted by bronze service stars, with a silver 3/16 inch star worn to denote a sixth award.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Headquarters Marine Corps (8 September 2014). "MARINE CORPS COMBAT INSTRUCTOR RIBBON ESTABLISHED". marines.mil. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "ASSIST-QuickSearch Document Details". quicksearch.dla.mil.
- ^ Mabus, Ray. "ALNAV 060/14". public.navy.mil/Pages/default.aspx. United States Navy Bureau of Personnel. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
External links
[edit]- Sanborn, James K. (8 September 2014). "First look at the new ribbon for Marine combat instructors". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- Sanborn, James K. (29 August 2014). "New ribbon for combat instructors". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.