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48 Cards in this Set
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What is the purpose of the D.A. Military Awards Program?
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The purpose is to provide recognition for acts of valor, exceptional service, or achievement.
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What is the highest peacetime award for valor?
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The Soldier's Medal
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During peacetime, who is the approving authority for the Soldier's Medal?
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HQ Perscom
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What is an award?
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A decoration, medal, badge, ribbon, or appurtenance given to an individual or unit.
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What is a decoration?
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An award given for a specific act of gallantry or service.
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What is the DA Form for a Certificate of Appreciation?
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DA Form 7013
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What is the highest award given by the Army in a time of war?
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The Medal of Honor
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What is engraved on the reverse side of the Medal of Honor?
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The awardee's rank, name, and unit.
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What is engraved on the reverse side of every decoration or Good Conduct Medal (other than the Medal of Honor)?
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The awardee's name
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How many stars are on the blue silk shield that the Army Medal of Honor is suspended from?
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13
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Who is the approving authority for the Medal of Honor?
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US Congress
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Who awards the Medal of Honor?
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The President
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What is the word inscribed on the suspension bar of the Medal of Honor?
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VALOR
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Whose profile is on the Medal of Honor?
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Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and righteous war.
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Name the ribbon awarded to members of the US Army for successful completion of the Basic and AIT?
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The Army Service Ribbon
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What is the form for a Certificate of Achievement?
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DA FORM 2442
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What is the time limit for recommending an award?
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Two years
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How many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon?
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No more than one.
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The "V" device is authorized for wear on what decorations?
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Distiguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal Air Medal ARCOM Joint Service Commendation Medal |
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How many different weapons are authorized component bars?
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19
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For what is the Good Conduct Medal given?
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For exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity.
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What three words are inscribed on the front of the Good Conduct Medal?
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Honor
Efficiency Fidelity |
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Who is the approving authority for the Good Conduct Medal?
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The Company Commander
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How often can you receive the Good Conduct Medal?
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Every 3 years
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Who is the final approval authority for an AAM?
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LTC and above
(Battalion Commander) |
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Who is the approval authority for an ARCOM?
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COL or above
(Brigade Commander) |
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Who can make recommendations for an award?
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Any person having knowledge of the act or achievement?
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To whom is the Purple Heart awarded?
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To any individual wounded or killed in action against an armed enemy.
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What is the second highest award for valor?
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The Distinguished Service Cross.
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What was the first medal awarded in the Army?
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The Purple Heart
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What was the Purple Heart first awarded for?
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It was awarded for valor in the Revolutionary War.
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What is the form for a Good Conduct Medal Certificate?
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DA FORM 4950
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What decoration has George Washington's picture on it?
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The Purple Heart
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What is DA FORM 87?
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Certificate of Training
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What words are inscribed on the reverse of the Army Achievement Medal?
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For Military Achievement
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What are the words inscribed on the reverse side of the ARCOM?
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For military merit
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What is a Fourragere?
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A ropelike device worn to signify the award of a foreign decoration.
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When can a unit award be worn?
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When serving with a unit that possesses the award or when you were in a unit when it earned the award.
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Name the four special skills tabs.
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Ranger
Special Forces President's Hundred Sapper |
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What is an appurtenance?
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A device worn on a ribbon to signify a specific level or number of awards achieved.
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Name three appurtenances
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Oak leaf clusters
"V" devices Numerals |
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What form is used to recommend / request an award?
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DA FORM 638
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What Army Regulation covers Awards and Decorations?
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AR 600-8-22
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When was the Medal of Honor established?
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1862
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How is the Purple Heart different from all other decorations?
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An individual an not recommended for this award, they are entitled to it after meeting specific criteria.
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What are the 3 Army Combat Badges?
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Combat Infantry Badge (CIB)
Combat Action Badge (CAB) Combat Medical Badge (CMB) |
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Who was the first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor?
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PVT Parrot of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1863
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Name two other MOH recipients
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MSG Gordon in 1993 Somalia
SFC Smith in 2005 Baghdad |