National Defense Service Medal






Not to be confused with Medal of National Defense Service.





























































National Defense Service Medal

The obverse view of the medal shows the American bald eagle, perched on a sword and palm. Above this, in a semicircle, is the inscription National Defense.
National Defense Service Medal

Awarded by the Department of Defense[1]

Type Service medal
Eligibility Member of the United States Armed Forces during qualifying periods of national emergency
Awarded for Military service during periods of national emergency or any other periods designated by the Secretary of Defense.
Campaign(s)
Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Global War on Terrorism
Status Active
Description
Obverse: Shows a North American bald eagle, perched on a sword and palm. Above this, in a semicircle, is the inscription "National Defense".
Reverse: Shows a shield, taken from the coat of arms of the United States; it is half encircled below with an open wreath, the right side of oak leaves and laurel leaves the left.
Ribbon: The ribbon has a wide yellow stripe in the center, flanked by narrow stripes of red, white, blue, white and wide red stripes.
Clasps
Service star for subsequent awards
Statistics
Established
Executive Order 10448, April 22, 1953 (as amended by E.O. 11265, January 11, 1966; E.O. 12776, October 8, 1991; E.O. 13293, March 28, 2003.
First awarded April 22, 1953 – July 27, 1954 (retroactive to June 27, 1950)
Last awarded March 28, 2003 – present (retroactive to September 11, 2001)
Precedence
Next (higher) Army: Army of Occupation Medal
Air Force: Medal for Humane Action[2]
Navy: Navy Occupation Service Medal
Marine Corps: Navy Occupation Service Medal
Coast Guard: Navy Occupation Service Medal
Next (lower) Korean Service Medal
Related Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg

Streamer NDS.PNG
Service ribbon and Campaign streamer

The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. The medal was first intended to be a "blanket campaign medal" awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared during a time of war or conflict. It may also be issued to active military members for any other period that the Secretary of Defense designates.


Currently, the National Defense Service Medal is the oldest service medal in use by the United States Armed Forces. The oldest continuously issued combat medal is the Medal of Honor.




Contents






  • 1 Eligible periods


  • 2 Award criteria


  • 3 Additional awards


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Eligible periods


The National Defense Service Medal is authorized for the following wars and time periods:[3]




























War
 From
 To

Korean War
 June 27, 1950
 July 27, 1954

Vietnam Conflict
 January 1, 1961
 August 14, 1974

Gulf War
 August 2, 1990
 November 30, 1995

War on Terrorism
 September 11, 2001
 Present


Award criteria


The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is awarded to anyone who serves on active duty in the United States Armed Forces during the above time periods.[4] Reserve Component service during the Korean and Vietnam periods, other than those Reserve Component personnel in a full-time status or on active duty greater than 89 days, did not qualify for award of the NDSM.


For service in the Persian Gulf War, members of the Reserve Component (in good standing), to include the National Guard, were initially awarded the NDSM when called to active duty service, but this was later expanded to include all members of the Reserve or National Guard in good standing on the Reserve Active Status List (or equivalent) during the eligibility period.[5]


For service in the Global War on Terrorism, Selected Reserve and National Guard members need only to have been in good standing to receive the NDSM and no active duty service is required.[6] Inactive Ready Reserve and Retired Reserve are not eligible to be awarded the NDSM unless called to active duty.


The medal is authorized to cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies after they are sworn into service, as well as pre-commission officer candidates/trainees at the Officer Candidate Schools or Officer Training Schools of the various U.S. Armed Forces; but is not granted to discharged or retired military personnel who did not serve in one of the above time periods; nor is it authorized for Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets and midshipmen at colleges and universities who enlisted in the inactive reserve (i.e., Obligated Reserve Section or ORS) during qualifying periods.


The NDSM ranks eleventh out of twenty-nine in the order of precedence of service medals. There is no time requirement for the medal's issuance, meaning that someone who joins the United States Armed Forces for simply a few days, and then receives an entry level discharge, would technically be entitled to the NDSM; in practice, however, military clerks will not add the NDSM on a DD Form 214 if the service member performed duty for less than 90 days from the completion of their initial entry training. This accounts for the medal's omission from a large number of "uncharacterized" and "entry level" separation documents. Veterans who have this medal so omitted may apply to the military service departments to have the NDSM added to records via a DD Form 214.[7]



Additional awards


Additional awards of the National Defense Service Medal are authorized for members of the military who served in more than one of the eligible time periods. Each additional award is denoted by a ​3⁄16-inch bronze service star attached to the suspension and service ribbon of the medal (a six award is indicated by one ​3⁄16-inch silver star). A second award of the medal is not granted for reenlisting during the same time period or transferring between branches of service.[8]


NDSM ribbons with ​3⁄16 inch bronze stars







First award: service ribbon only


Bronze star


Second award: one ​3⁄16-inch bronze star


Bronze star

Bronze star


Third award: two ​3⁄16-inch bronze stars


Bronze star

Bronze star

Bronze star


Fourth award: three ​3⁄16-inch bronze stars


See also



  • American Defense Service Medal

  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

  • Korean Service Medal

  • Southwest Asia Service Medal

  • Vietnam Service Medal



References





  1. ^ "Issuances" (PDF). www.esd.whs.mil. 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Air Force Personnel Center - Awards and Decorations". Afpc.af.mil. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2012.


  3. ^ National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) – AUTHORIZED CONFLICTS Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness.


  4. ^ "National Defense Service Medal". The Institute of Heraldry. Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.


  5. ^ Executive Order 12776


  6. ^ "Executive Order 13293" (PDF). gpo.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2018.


  7. ^ SECNAVINST 1650.1H 2006 4-16 page 128 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.


  8. ^ "National Defense Service Medal". edocket.access.gpo.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2018.




External links



  • Media related to National Defense Service Medal at Wikimedia Commons









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