- Army Service Ribbon
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name=Army Service Ribbon
caption=Army Service Ribbon
awarded_by=Department of the Army
type=Ribbon
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for=Completion of any US Army Initial Entry Training course.
status=Current
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caption2=The Army Service Ribbon is a military decoration of theUnited States Army which was created in1981 .Fact|date=May 2008 The Army Service Ribbon is awarded to any member of the U.S. Army (including Reserve and National Guard components) who complete "initial entry training."Initial Entry Training is defined as any training or instruction course completed immediately upon entry into the United States Army. This includes
basic training , Army ROTC and Officer Candidate School. For those service members who completed initial entry training prior to 1981, the Army Service Ribbon is retroactively awarded, provided the service member was still on active duty after 1981. For those service members who enlist in the Army after serving with another service (and who may not be required to complete initial entry training) the Army Service Ribbon is awarded after four months of active service.The Army Service Ribbon is presented as a one-time award only since it is not possible to earn it more than once. The
United States Air Force equivalent of the Army Service Ribbon is theAir Force Training Ribbon . Instead of a ribbon, theUnited States Marine Corps awards the trademarkEagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem upon completion of boot camp or OCS.Due to the commonness of the Army Service Ribbon, Army personnel sometimes refer to the decoration by a variety of vernacular terms such as the "Heartbeat and Respiration Medal," the "Army Hygiene Ribbon," or the "Welcome to the Army Ribbon." Due to the multicolor stripes' resemblance to the
rainbow flag , it has also been mockingly referred to as the "Gay Pride Ribbon," the "Rainbow Brite Award," the "Fruit Loop " and the "Cheer Bear Award."ee also
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Awards and decorations of the United States military
*Awards and decorations of the United States Army
*List of military decorations References
* [http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/ARMY%20SVC%20RIBBON1.html] Pentagon Military awards page
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