a. Authorization. Established by SECNAV on 2 February 1989.
SECNAV
letter NDBDM/OO87
of 21 February 1997 made the award
retroactive to
1 July 1973.
b. Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon Eligibility Requirements
(1) Awarded to officer and enlisted personnel of the
United States Navy and Navy Reserve, including Active Duty for
Special Work (ADSW) personnel (formerly TEMAC), in support of
recruiting, assigned to the activities listed below.
Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, TN
Navy Recruiting Regions
Navy Recruiting Districts
Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit, Pensacola, FL
National Training Team
Navy Recruiting Quality Assurance Team, Great Lakes, IL
Reserve Recruiting Support Units
Navy Recruiting Command Liaison Team, Federal Records
Center,
St. Louis, MO
Navy Recruiting Youth Program Field Representatives
Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels)
Navy Parachute Team (Leap Frogs)
Director, Candidate Guidance Office, U.S. Naval Academy
Information
Officer Program
NOTE: Prior to February 1989, most eligible Navy Reserve
Recruiting
personnel were assigned to Unit Identification Codes
of Naval Reserve
Readiness Commands, Naval Air Stations, Reserve
Centers, and Naval Air Reserve activities. Eligibility is
maintained if personnel were assigned to billets specifically
involving recruiting or recruiting support.
(2) Awarded to Career Force Recruiters (CRF) and
Canvasser Recruiters (CANREC) at the recommendation of their
commanding officer or officer in charge, upon completion of a
successful tour of duty in recruiting. CRF personnel, Campus
Liaison Officers, and Recruiting District Assistance
Council
members are eligible for the ribbon upon completion of three
consecutive years of recruiting duty. Reserve CANRECs and ADSW
recruiting personnel are eligible for the ribbon after
completion of three consecutive years of combined recruiting
duty, provided no break in service
of more than 60 days occurs
during the period.
c. Definitions. The following definitions apply for
determining eligibility:
(1) Recruiting Duty. Duty performed at any one of, or a
combination of, the Navy recruiting activities listed above.
(2) Prescribed Tour of Duty. The member's projected
rotation date from recruiting, as established by the Chief of
Naval Personnel, is considered the
end of a qualifying tour of
duty. Personnel who complete a minimum of 18 months on
recruiting duty, but were transferred prior to their original
projected rotation date to a non-recruiting activity, may submit
a waiver request to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. In the
case of Navy Reserve
recruiting personnel who have at least two
consecutive years of recruiting
duty, and are recalled USN or
Full Time Support (FTS) prior to completing
three years of
recruiting duty, a waiver request may be submitted, via the
recruiting chain of command at the time of service, to
Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. Recruiters who are fault
transferred from recruiting
duty or who are not recommended for continuation and are subsequently terminated are not eligible
for the Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon. Waivers
will not be
considered.
(3) Successful Tour. For the purpose of this award, a
successful tour is defined
as completing the prescribed tour of
duty as outlined above, with the exception that Navy Reserve
CANREC and ADSW personnel may combine consecutive recruiting
periods of either recruiting program, provided no break in
service exceeding 60 days occurs during the three-year period. d. Awardinq Authority. Commanding officers determine
eligibility from service records, affidavits, or upon completion
of eligibility requirements at current command and make
appropriate service record entries for enlisted personnel and
issue letters of eligibility for officers. No citation or
certificate will be issued. Situations not covered in this
article should be addressed to the Commander, Navy Recruiting
Command.
e. Subsequent Awards. Personnel receiving "Gold Wreath" awards for superior productivity shall wear a bronze 5/16 inch
Arabic numeral on the recruiting
Service Ribbon indicating the
total number of awards received after 1 January 1980. Personnel
receiving Individual Awards of the Recruiting Service Ribbon
shall wear a 3/16 inch bronze star for second and subsequent
awards.
Authorized Devices: Bronze Star, Silver Star, Bronze Numeral |