R 301814Z DEC 10

FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-12//

TO ALCOAST

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UNCLAS //N01650//

ALCOAST 615/10

COMDTNOTE 1650

SUBJ: OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON CRITERIA

A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 291931Z APR 10/ALCOAST 215/10

B. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25(SERIES)

1.  REF (A) ANNOUNCED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COAST GUARD OVERSEAS

SERVICE RIBBON.

2.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING

ELIGIBILITY, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE UNITED STATES TERRITORIES:

     A.  OVERSEAS IS DEFINED AS DUTY OUTSIDE THE FIFTY UNITED STATES

AT A SHORE BASED DUTY STATION OR ON-BOARD A CUTTER PERMANENTLY

ASSIGNED TO AN OVERSEAS AREA.

     B.  U.S. TERRITORIES ARE CONSIDERED OVERSEAS.  THEREFORE,

MEMBERS THAT HAVE SERVED OR ARE NOW SERVING ON PERMANENT CHANGE OF

STATION ORDERS TO GUAM, PUERTO RICO, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND

AMERICAN SAMOA ARE AUTHORIZED THE OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON.

3.  THE RIBBON MAY BE AWARDED RETROACTIVELY TO PERSONNEL WHO ARE

CREDITED WITH COMPLETION OF A TOUR OF AT LEAST 12 MONTHS OF OVERSEAS

DUTY.  INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING AWARDS FOR SERVICE PRIOR TO THE

APPROVAL DATE OF THE AWARD, 28 OCT 2009, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE INITIAL

AWARD ONLY.  PERSONNEL REQUESTING VERIFICATION OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY

ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE DOCUMENTATION TO THEIR UNIT

COMMANDER TO SUBSTANTIATE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD.

4.  THIS INFORMATION WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A FUTURE CHANGE TO REF

(B).

5.  POINT OF CONTACT:  MS DENEEN DAY AT EMAIL

DENEEN.A.DAY@USCG.MIL OR CWO VICTOR HUGHES AT EMAIL

VICTOR.E.HUGHES@USCG.MIL.

6.  CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.

7.  INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.

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with supporting documentation to CGHQ.  Details can be found through this link:  

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