How to Wear Military Medals
Military medals are symbols of accomplishment and heroism. They can serve as examples to all who serve with you. Wear them properly by following these steps.
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Examine your military medals. Make sure that they're not stained or wrinkled. Replace any medal that is unserviceable.
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Mount your medals to your uniform. Tailors on the base PX or NEX know in which order to place your medals, how to mount them and how many medals go in which row. After you have your military medals mounted, wearing them becomes a matter of measurement.
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Read your service's uniform regulation for proper military medal wear. Using a ruler, center and distance your medals per regulations. Don't "eyeball" the measurement or you could be off.
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Use a ribbon backer for both your ribbons and medals if you choose not to mount them. This allows you to look sharp, as the military medals look like they're mounted on your uniform. Don't wear them in a way that makes them look like they're hanging away from your uniform with the back pins visible.
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Wear only the medal if your medal accompanied a ribbon award. Wear ribbons that do not come with a medal on the other side of your chest, per uniform regulations. The ribbons should look sharp or new.
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If you are awarded multiple medals of the same type (2 or more Commendation medals, etc.) can / should they BOTH be worn at the same time or is there some etiquette as far as a "cluster" or Oak leaf like on the ribbons?
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desertroop
Dec 06, 2009
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ALL THE VETERANS AT MY JOB TO WEAR THEIR MEDALS ON VETERANS DAY IN 2010. IS THIS ALL POSSIBLE AND WITHIN REGULATIONS......I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ALL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS....FROM ALL OF OUR VETERANS. OUR VETERANS ARE STILL OUR HEROES, THE PAST AND THE PRESENT. THANKS
