Coast Guard Militar y Medals and Awards Manual
Coast Guard Military Medals and
Awards Manual
COMDTINST M1650.25E 15 AUGUST 2016
COMMANDANT United States Coast Guard
US Coast Guard Stop 7200 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20593-7200 Staff Symbol: CG PSC-PSD-ma Phone: (202) 795-6575
COMDTINST M1650.25E 15 August 2016
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M1650.25E
Subj: COAST GUARD MILITARY MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL
Ref: (a) Uniform Regulations, COMDTINST M1020.6 (series) (b) Recognition Programs Manual, COMDTINST M1650.26 (series) (c) Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, SECNAVINST 1650.1 (series)
1. PURPOSE. This Manual establishes the authority, policies, procedures, and standards governing the military medals and awards for all Coast Guard personnel Active and Reserve and all other service members assigned to duty with the Coast Guard.
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit Commanders, Commanding Officers, Officers-In-Charge, Deputy/Assistant Commandants and Chiefs of Headquarters staff elements must comply with the provisions of this Manual. Internet release is authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Medals and Awards Manual, COMDTINST M1650.25D is cancelled.
4. DISCLAIMER. This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is it itself a rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel and is not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the Coast Guard.
5. MAJOR CHANGES. Major changes to this Manual include: Renaming of the manual to distinguish Military Medals and Awards from other award programs; removal of the Recognition Programs from Chapter 6 to create the new Recognition Manual, COMDTINST M1650.26; removal of the Department of Navy personal awards information from Chapter 2; update to the revocation of awards process; clarification of the concurrent clearance process for issuance of awards to Coast Guard Personnel from other U.S. Armed Services and to personnel of other U.S. Armed Services from the Coast Guard; addition of the CG Cross,
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Silver Star, Combat Action Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon and criteria to Chapter 2; the Department of Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal criteria was updated; eligibility requirements for the Purple Heart Medal was updated and clarified; and correction of previous clerical and administrative errors throughout.
6. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND IMPACT CONSIDERATIONS
a. The development of this Manual and the general policies contained within it have been thoroughly reviewed by the originating office in conjunction with the Office of Environmental Management, and are categorically excluded (CE) under current USCG CE #33 from further environmental analysis, in accordance with Section 2.B.2. and Figure 2-1 of the National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures and Policy for Considering Environmental Impacts, COMDTINST M16475.1 (series).
b. This directive will not have any of the following: significant cumulative impacts on the human environment; substantial controversy or substantial change to existing environmental conditions; or inconsistencies with any Federal, State, or local laws or administrative determinations relating to the environment. All future specific actions resulting from the general policies in this Manual must be individually evaluated for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Secretary , Department of Homeland Security (SECDHS) and Coast Guard NEPA policy, and compliance with all other environmental mandates.
7. DISTRIBUTION. No paper distribution will be made of the Manual. An electronic version will be located on the following Commandant (CG-612) websites: and .
8. RECORDS MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS. This Manual has been evaluated for potential records management impacts. The development of this Manual has been thoroughly reviewed during the directives clearance process, and it has been determined this action requires further scheduling requirements, in accordance with Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements, and the Information and Life Cycle Management Manual, COMDTINST M5212.12 (series). This policy has significant or substantial change to existing records management requirements, or inconsistencies with existing determinations relating to documentation requirements.
9. FORMS/REPORTS. Any forms referenced in this Manual are available in USCG Electronic Forms on the Standard Workstation or on the Internet: ; CG Portal and Intranet at .
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COMDTINST M1650.25E 10. REQUEST FOR CHANGES. Units and individuals may recommend changes to the
Military Medals and Awards Manual in accordance with Chapter 1, Paragraph 1.B.4. of this Manual.
M. T. BELL, JR. /s/ Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander Personnel Service Center
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................ 1-1 A. Purpose ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 B. Policy Considerations. ..........................................................................................................1-1
1. Authority to Establish Awards...................................................................................... 1-1 2. Unauthorized Disposition and Wearing of Awards......................................................1-1 3. Coast Guard Military Board of Awards........................................................................ 1-1 4. Change to Policy Recommendations ............................................................................ 1-2 5. New Award Proposals .................................................................................................. 1-2 6. Unit Level Instructions ................................................................................................. 1-2 7. Non-Coast Guard Awards ............................................................................................ 1-2 8. Awards as Recognition ................................................................................................. 1-2 9. Meritorious Service and/or Acts................................................................................... 1-2 10. Dual Recognition.......................................................................................................... 1-3 11. Extraordinary Heroism ................................................................................................. 1-4 12. Posthumous Awards ..................................................................................................... 1-4 13. Privacy Considerations ................................................................................................. 1-4 14. Revocation of Awards .................................................................................................. 1-5 15. Classified Awards......................................................................................................... 1-5 16. Cash, Gratuities, and Gift Certificates .......................................................................... 1-5 C. Personnel Eligible to Receive Military Medals and Decorations. ........................................ 1-6 1. Terms.... ....................................................................................................................... 1-6 2. Active Duty................................................................................................................... 1-6 3. Reservists...................................................................................................................... 1-6 4. Cadets..... ..................................................................................................................... 1-6 5. Public Health Service and Chaplain Corps................................................................... 1-6 6. Coast Guard Auxiliarists............................................................................................... 1-6 7. Coast Guard Civilians................................................................................................... 1-6 8. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Officer Corps...............1-7 9. Coast Guard Personnel Permanently Assigned (PCS assignment) to Other U.S. Military
Service Commands (Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps) ............................... 1-7 10. Coast Guard Personnel Temporarily Assigned to Other U.S. Military Service Commands
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11. Personnel of Other U.S. Armed Services (Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps) ....................................................................................................................... 1-7
12. Personnel of Other U.S. Armed Services Temporarily Assigned to Coast Guard Commands.... ............................................................................................................... 1-8
D. Personnel Ineligible to Receive Military Medals and Decorations.......................................1-8 E. Award Concurrence Process .................................................................................................1-8
1. Approval Authority. Concurrence approval authority is restricted to CCG. ............... 1-8 2. Requests from Other U.S. Military Services for Coast Guard Personnel ..................... 1-8 3. Requests from the Coast Guard for Other Military Service Personnel.........................1-8 F. Approval Authority, Delegation, and Precedence of Personal and Unit Awards and Decorations .......................................................................................................................... 1-9 G. Preparation of the Award Recommendation.........................................................................1-9 1. Initiation of Recommendation ...................................................................................... 1-9 2. Timeliness and Time Restrictions ................................................................................ 1-9 3. Coast Guard Award Recommendation, Form CG-1650...............................................1-9 4. Rank or Rate ............................................................................................................... 1-10 5. Citation ..................................................................................................................... 1-10 6. Summary of Action (SOA) ......................................................................................... 1-12 H. Forwarding Award Recommendations ...............................................................................1-12 1. Recommended by Other Than Commanding Officer.................................................1-12 2. Recommendation for the Award of the Purple Heart Medal ...................................... 1-13 I. Processing Award Recommendations ................................................................................1-13 1. Flag-Level Approval Authority Responsibilities........................................................1-13 2. Approval Authority Responsibilities for Commanding Officers below Flag-Level... 1-14 3. Reconsideration of Disapproved Awards ................................................................... 1-14 4. Exceptions to Policy ................................................................................................... 1-14 J. Issuance, Procurement, and Wearing of Decorations and Awards .....................................1-15 1. Initial and Duplicate Issuance..................................................................................... 1-15 2. Award Procurement. ................................................................................................... 1-15 3. Certificates, Folders, and Special Citations ................................................................ 1-15 4. Precedence of Decorations and Awards ..................................................................... 1-16 5. Wearing of Decorations and Awards.......................................................................... 1-16 K. Administrative Responsibilities..........................................................................................1-17 1. Awarding Authority.................................................................................................... 1-17
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