Publisher's Synopsis
Manual of Military Decorations and Awards: DoD-Wide Performance and Valor Awards; Foreign Awards; Military Awards to Foreign Personnel and U.S. Public Health Service Officers; and Miscellaneous Information In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 and the guidance in DoD Instruction 1348.33, this Manual reissues DoD 1348.33-M to implement the DoD Military Award Program policies and procedures. This Volume: (1) Provides guidance regarding: (a) DoD-wide performance and valor awards (excluding the Medal of Honor (MOH) and Defense/Joint Awards), including basis and eligibility requirements, who is eligible to receive, and who is eligible to authorize the decorations and awards. (b) Acceptance and wear of U.S. non-DoD military decorations, and foreign military decorations and awards, by members of the U.S. Armed Forces. (c) Award of U.S. Military decorations to foreign personnel and to U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) officers. (2) Lists authorized service devices and appurtenances for DoD awards and decorations. (3) Incorporates and cancels the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (PDUSD(P&R)) Memorandums (References (d) and (e)). This Volume applies to: a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). b. The Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service under agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services.
