5/16 inch star

A 516 Inch Star (9.7mm) is a miniature gold or silver five-pointed star that is authorized by the United States Armed Forces as a ribbon device to denote subsequent awards for specific decorations of the Department of the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.[1][2][3][4] A gold star indicates a second or subsequent decoration, while a silver star is worn in lieu of five gold stars.

516 Inch Star
516 Inch Star (gold)
TypeRibbon device
Awarded forto denote a subsequent decoration.[1]
Presented byUnited States
StatusCurrently in use
516 Inch Star (silver)

A (516 inch) silver star is not to be confused with representing a Silver Star Medal (Silver Star).[5]

516 inch star usage

516 inch stars are worn on a medal suspension and service ribbon with one point of the star pointing up. Up to five stars can be worn on a ribbon. There are no higher degrees of stars authorized after five silver stars.[1] On miniature medals, a special star is worn on the medal's suspension ribbon in lieu of a star.[6] If the number of authorized stars exceeds five, a second service ribbon is worn after the first service ribbon. The second service ribbon counts as one additional personal award, after which more stars may be added to the second ribbon. If future awards reduce the number of stars worn on the first ribbon due to gold stars being replaced by a silver star, the second service ribbon is removed and the appropriate number of star devices are placed on the first service ribbon. When bronze or gold stars or bronze oak leaf cluster attachments are worn in addition to a silver star or silver oak leaf attachment, the bronze or gold stars (bronze oak leaf clusters) are arranged symmetrically on the ribbon in relation to the centered silver device. For example: The first star (cluster) to the wearer's right of the centered silver device; the second to the wearer's left, etc.[7]

Examples

The following are examples of the first through twenty-sixth awards of a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with the gold and silver 516 inch stars:

First award
Second award
Third award
Fourth award
Fifth award
Sixth award
Seventh award
Eighth award
Ninth award
Tenth award
Eleventh award
Twelfth award
Thirteenth award
Fourteenth award
Fifteenth award
Sixteenth award
Seventeenth award
Eighteenth award
Nineteenth award
Twentieth award
Twenty-first award
Twenty-second award
Twenty-third award
Twenty-fourth award
Twenty-fifth award
Twenty-sixth award

Authorized decorations

516 inch stars are authorized for wear on the following United States Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration decorations (516 inch stars are not authorized for wear on non-decorations) when a subsequent decoration is awarded to members of the seven uniformed services: the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The US Army and US Air Force uses an oak leaf cluster to indicate a subsequent decoration (olc's are also authorized for wear on some non-decorations); a bronze oak leaf cluster is equivalent to a gold star and a silver oak leaf cluster is equivalent to a silver star.

Navy and Marine Corps personnel[1]Coast Guard personnel[2]Public Health Service personnel[3]National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel[8]Army and Air Force personnel[9][10]
Navy CrossCoast Guard Cross
Navy or Coast Guard Distinguished Service MedalNavy or Coast Guard Distinguished Service MedalNavy, Coast Guard, or PHS Distinguished Service MedalNavy, Coast Guard, or PHS Distinguished Service Medal; Commerce Gold MedalNavy or Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star MedalSilver StarSilver Star MedalSilver Star Medal
Commerce Silver Medal
Legion of MeritLegion of MeritLegion of MeritLegion of Merit
Distinguished Flying CrossDistinguished Flying CrossDistinguished Flying CrossDistinguished Flying Cross
Navy and Marine Corps Medal and Coast Guard MedalNavy and Marine Corps Medal and Coast Guard MedalNavy and Marine Corps Medal and Coast Guard MedalNavy and Marine Corps Medal and Coast Guard MedalNavy and Marine Corps Medal and Coast Guard Medal
Bronze Star MedalBronze Star MedalBronze Star MedalBronze Star Medal
Purple Heart MedalPurple Heart MedalPurple HeartPurple Heart
Commerce Bronze Medal
Navy or Coast Guard Meritorious Service MedalNavy or Coast Guard Meritorious Service MedalNavy, Coast Guard, PHS, or NOAA Corps Meritorious Service MedalNavy, Coast Guard, PHS, or NOAA Corps Meritorious Service MedalNavy or Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal
Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal or NOAA Administrator's AwardNOAA Administrator's Award or Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal
Public Health Service Outstanding Service MedalPublic Health Service Outstanding Service Medal
Navy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Commendation MedalNavy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Commendation MedalNavy and Marine Corps, Coast Guard, PHS, and NOAA Commendation MedalNavy and Marine Corps, Coast Guard, PHS, and NOAA Commendation MedalNavy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Commendation Medal
Navy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Achievement MedalNavy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Achievement MedalNavy and Marine Corps, Coast Guard, PHS, and NOAA Achievement MedalNavy and Marine Corps, Coast Guard, PHS, and NOAA Achievement MedalNavy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Achievement Medal
Combat Action RibbonCombat Action RibbonCombat Action RibbonCombat Action Ribbon
Commandant's Letter of Commendation RibbonPublic Health Service Citation, Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon, and NOAA Director's RibbonNOAA Director's Ribbon, Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon, and Public Health Service Citation

See also

References

  1. "Department of Defense Manual 1348.33 Volume 3" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Department of Defense. 23 November 2010. pp. 16, 52–53. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. "Medals and Awards Manual COMDTINST M1650.25D" (PDF). United States Coast Guard CG-612 Directives and Publications Division. May 2008. pp. 1–16. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. "Commissioned Corps Instruction CC26.3.3 Wear of Ribbons and Medals" (PDF). Commissioned Corps Management Information System website. United States Public Health Service. 28 August 2008. p. 12. Archived from the original (pdf) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  4. "NOAA Corps Directives, Chapter 12 PART 6 - Insignia, Medals, and Ribbon Bars" (PDF). Commissioned Corps Personnel Center. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. "Department of Defense Manual 1348.33 Volume 3" (PDF). Department of Defense Technical Information Center. 20 June 2019 [21 December 2016]. pp. 11–13. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. Secretary of the Navy Instruction (SECNAVINST) 1650.1H, dated 22 August 2006, Subject: Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, paragraph 123.
  7. United States Navy Uniform Regulations Manual, art. 5316.2.d.
  8. "NOAA Corps Directives Chapter 12 Part 7-Awards" (PDF). Commissioned Corps Personnel Center. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  9. Army Regulation 600-8-22 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Air Force Instruction 36-2803 Archived 2013-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Army Awards". Americal Division Veterans Association. 1995. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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