Which is higher AFSM and HSM?

Which is higher AFSM and HSM?

A. The AFSM is worn directly above the HSM and the HSM is worn directly following the Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM) and before the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM). Service stars are authorized for wear by personnel who have earned more than one HSM.

How many AFSM can you have?

one AFSM
Awarding The AFSM Only one AFSM may be awarded per service member, but successive awards are possible–they are represented by a service star attached to the ribbon of the original award.

Who qualifies for Vietnam service medal?

Individuals must meet one of the following requirements: Be attached to or regularly serve for 1 or more days with an organization participating in or directly supporting military operations. Be attached to or regularly serve for 1 or more days aboard a U.S. naval vessel directly supporting military operations.

What is an AFSM in the army?

The AFSM is a deployed service medal that is presented to those service members who engage in “significant activity” for which no other U.S. campaign or service medal is authorized. Armed Forces Service Medal. Obverse. Type. Service medal.

How do I get humanitarian ribbon?

The medal may be awarded to any member of the United States military (including Reserve and National Guard members) who distinguishes himself or herself by meritorious participation in specified military acts or operations of a humanitarian nature.

Can you get two AFSM?

Only one AFSM is awarded for multiple deployments for the same designated operation.

Who qualifies as an active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran?

Active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service, during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

What defines a Vietnam combat veteran?

Generally, combat veterans are those that served in a combat zone during their military service. This can include service in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and certain areas of Iraq and Afghanistan, among other locations.

How do you get a Humanitarian Service Medal?

11965, 19 January 1977, recognizes Service members who, after 1 April 1975, distinguished themselves by meritorious direct participation in a DoD- or DA-approved significant military act or operation of a humanitarian nature. The HSM may be awarded to individual Service members, or entire military units.

Who approves humanitarian medal?

How many promotion points is a cab?

Badge Promotion Points