ref b is secnav memo approving a change to cr eligibility criteria. Action : Jun. Yes, while the ribbon. United States Navy Combat Action Ribbon Military ... Military-ranks.org Navy Combat Action Ribbon and the Stolen Valor Act. 11, 1999 - Open Combat Infantry Badge & Combat Medical Badge Army. The Combat Action Ribbon is worn after the Navy Achievement Medal and before the Navy Presidential Unit Citation. Dec. 6, 1941 - Open Combat Action Ribbon Navy, Marine, Coast Guard Dec. 6, 1941 - Open Combat Action Badge Army Sep. 18, 2001 - Open SSBN Nuclear Deterrent Patrol Breast Insignia Navy: Jan. 21, 1961 - Open Korea Duty . Navy and Coast Guardsmen sailors, and Marines in clandestine, stealth, or special operations are deemed eligible for consideration of the award. ref c is secnavinst 1650.1h navy and marine corps awards manual. Usmc Combat Action Ribbon Database The Combat Action Ribbon is the only Marine Corps and Navy personal award with no associated medal and one needs to be approved. Navy Combat Action Ribbon and the Stolen Valor Act. The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 is a federal law that makes it illegal for any person to falsely claim to be the recipient of certain military awards, "with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that he or she received the award".This decoration is apart of the stolen valor The combat medic badge is a category 2 badge while the combat action ribbon is category 1. The Combat Action Ribbon (colloquially "CAR"), is a United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States Marine Corps military decoration awarded to those U.S. sea service members "who have actively participated in ground or surface combat." poc/cno award office, dns-35/tel: (202) 685-1770/ rmks/1. "The database shows that he didn't even have a combat action ribbon, which his a Marine who served with Routh in Iraq in the 8th Combat Logistics Battalion. ref d is navadmin 152/08 navy policy on conversion of the combat infantryman badge and combat medical badge to the cr. Devices Because this ribbon is considered to be a personal decoration, additional awards are indicated by gold stars five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter (an additional star in silver of the same size denotes a sixth award). Service on the Korean Peninsula, its airspace