R 271757Z NOV 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 636/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/CLARIFICATION ON POLICY FOR JOINT AND OTHER U.S. ARMED SERVICE AWARDS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/22AUG2006//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/051726ZFEB2009//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/270730ZJUL2006//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/270730ZMAR2003//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/220800zMAY2001//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/DOD/23NOV2010//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL.  REF B IS MARADMIN 074-09, CLARIFICATION ON POLICY FOR OTHER U.S. ARMED SERVICE AWARDS FOR COMBAT AREA SERVICE.  REF C IS MARADMIN 350-06, AWARDS TO PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER SERVICE.  REF D IS MARADMIN 144-03, REVISED DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY FOR AWARDS TO PERSONNEL OF OTHER SERVICE.  REF E IS MARADMIN 248-01, DELEGATION AUTHORITY FOR AWARDS TO PERSONNEL OF OTHER SERVICE.  REF F IS DODM 1348.33M.//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR MARINES TO ACCEPT PERSONAL AWARDS FROM JOINT COMMANDS AND OTHER U.S. ARMED SERVICES, AS WELL AS ELIGIBILITY FOR PERSONNEL FROM OTHER U.S. ARMED SERVICES TO BE PRESENTED DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) AWARDS.  THIS MARADMIN ALSO APPLIES TO PERSONAL AWARDS FOR SAILORS ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS UNITS.
1.A.  MARINES SERVE ALONGSIDE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND AIRMEN UNDER A VARIETY OF COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS IN BOTH COMBAT AND GARRISON.  THE NATURE OF THE COMMAND RELATIONSHIP AND THE SPECIFIC BILLET IN WHICH A MARINE SERVES DETERMINE THE FORM OF RECOGNITION AVAILABLE TO COMMANDERS TO RECOGNIZE HEROISM OR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT OR SERVICE.  IF COMMANDERS AND THEIR STAFFS DO NOT CORRECTLY DETERMINE A SPECIFIC MARINE'S AWARDS ELIGIBILITY, THEY MAY INCORRECTLY ALLOW A MARINE TO BE PRESENTED AN AWARD FOR WHICH THE RECIPIENT IS INELIGIBLE.  SUCH AWARDS CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILES (OMPF) OR WORN BY THE MARINE.
1.B.  THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CHANGE TO POLICY, BUT INSTEAD SERVES AS CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.  THEREFORE, CASE-BY-CASE EXCEPTIONS NOT MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ON THE GROUNDS OF PREVIOUS MISINTERPRETATIONS OF REF A.
1.C.  THIS MARADMIN CONSOLIDATES PREVIOUS GUIDANCE AND CANCELS REFERENCES B THROUGH E.
1.D.  AWARDS PROCESSING TERMS.
1.D.1.  APPROVAL.  COMMANDERS APPROVE AWARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR DELEGATED AUTHORITY.  IN GENERAL, JOINT COMMANDERS APPROVE JOINT AWARDS, OTHER SERVICE COMMANDERS APPROVE OTHER SERVICE AWARDS AND DON COMMANDERS APPROVE DON AWARDS.  UNLESS SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED IN WRITING BY SECNAV, COMMANDERS OF JOINT ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DON AWARDS.
1.D.2.  CONCURRENCE.  THE MARINE CORPS MAKES A CONCURRENCE DECISION AFTER AN AWARD HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR A MARINE BY A NON-DON COMMANDER.  CONCURRENCE REVIEWS THE QUALITY OF THE AWARD TO ENSURE IT ALIGNS WITH DON AND MARINE CORPS CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.  REF A OUTLINES THE AWARDS REQUIRING SERVICE CONCURRENCE.  CONCURRENCE AUTHORITY IS RESTRICTIVE AND ALWAYS SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED IN WRITING.  IT IS NOT COMMENSURATE WITH A COMMANDER'S AWARDING  AUTHORITY.
1.D.3.  ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.  CMC (MMMA) ADMINISTRATIVELY REVIEWS ALL AWARDS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEM FOR INCLUSION IN MCTFS AND THE OMPF. THIS TECHNICAL REVIEW VERIFIES THE MARINE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE INTENDED DECORATION, THAT THE AWARD WAS PROPERLY ROUTED, APPROPRIATELY APPROVED, RECEIVED CONCURRENCE WHEN REQUIRED, AND THAT ANY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD WERE MET.
1.E.  CMC (MMMA) CANNOT PROCESS AWARDS NOT PROPERLY APPROVED, CONCURRED WITH, OR ADMINISTRATIVELY REVIEWED.  UNPROCESSED AWARDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SUBMITTING UNIT OR INDIVIDUAL FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
2.  GENERAL ELIGIBILITY.  REF A, ARTICLE 114.2 OUTLINES OTHER SERVICE AWARDS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR MARINES.  ARTICLE 211.9 OUTLINES ELIGIBILITY FOR JOINT AWARDS FOR MARINES.  UNLESS SPECIFICALLY ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE AWARDS, MARINES MAY ONLY BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR MERITORIOUS PERFORMANCE OR HEROISM THROUGH DON AWARDS.  AT ANY GIVEN TIME, MARINES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS, JOINT AWARDS, OR OTHER SERVICE AWARDS, HOWEVER, MARINES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF AWARD SIMULTANEOUSLY EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS 8.C AND 11.  ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BASED ON TYPE OF BILLET AND TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT TO THAT BILLET.  PARAGRAPHS 2A AND 2B CLARIFY THE TERMS USED IN REF A ARTICLES 114 AND 211 RELATED TO AWARDS ELIGIBILITY.  CMC (MMMA) MAINTAINS A GUIDE FOR DETERMINING AVAILABLE AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE A MARINE'S SERVICE BASED ON ASSIGNED BILLET AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)PAGE(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)M(UNDERSCORE)RA(UNDERSCORE)HOME(SLASH)MM(SLASH)MA
2.A. TYPE OF BILLET.
2.A.1.  JOINT BILLET.  INTENDED AWARD RECIPIENTS MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNED TO A BILLET IN A JOINT COMMAND OR JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) HEADQUARTERS WITH A JOINT MANNING DOCUMENT (JMD) NUMBER TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY FOR A JOINT AWARD.
2.A.2.  OTHER SERVICE BILLET.  INTENDED AWARD RECIPIENTS MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNED TO A BILLET ON ANOTHER SERVICE'S EQUIVALENT OF A TABLE OF ORGANIZATION (T/O) TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS FROM THAT SERVICE.
2.A.3.  DON BILLET.  MARINES NOT SERVING IN A JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE BILLET ARE IN A DON BILLET.
2.B.  TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT.
2.B.1.  PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED.  INTENDED AWARD RECIPIENT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BILLET BY PCS/PCA ORDERS.
2.B.2.  TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED FOR COMBAT AREA SERVICE (REFERRED TO AS TAD COMBAT IN PARAGRAPH 2.C. BELOW).  THE INTENDED RECIPIENT MUST BE ASSIGNED AS AN INDIVIDUAL (NOT A MEMBER OF A MARINE UNIT) ON TAD ORDERS TO ANOTHER SERVICE COMMAND FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE IN A COMBAT AREA (E.G. IN RECEIPT OF IMMINENT DANGER PAY).
2.B.3.  TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED FOR NON-COMBAT AREA SERVICE (REFERRED TO AS TAD NON-COMBAT IN PARAGRAPH 2.C. BELOW).  MARINES NOT MEETING THE CRITERIA OF PARAGRAPHS 2.B.1 OR 2.B.2 ABOVE ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THEIR PARENT MARINE CORPS UNIT FOR AWARD PURPOSES.
2.C.  ELIGIBILITY (ARRANGED BY TYPE OF BILLET AND TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT).
2.C.1.  JOINT/PERMANENT.  MARINES MAY ACCEPT, RETAIN, AND WEAR JOINT AWARDS APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF F WITHOUT CONCURRENCE.  MARINES MAY ACCEPT, RETAIN AND WEAR OTHER SERVICE COMBAT AWARDS WITH USMC CONCURRENCE ONLY IN SITUATIONS WHERE JOINT AWARDS ARE CLEARLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR COMBAT SERVICE.  SEE PARAGRAPH 8 OF THIS MESSAGE FOR DETAILED DISCUSSION OF JOINT DUTY SITUATIONS.
2.C.2.  JOINT/TAD COMBAT.  MARINES MAY ACCEPT, RETAIN, AND WEAR JOINT AWARDS WITHOUT CONCURRENCE.  MARINES MAY ACCEPT, RETAIN AND WEAR OTHER SERVICE COMBAT AWARDS APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF F WITH USMC CONCURRENCE ONLY IN OCCASIONS WHERE JOINT AWARDS ARE CLEARLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR COMBAT SERVICE.  SEE PARAGRAPH 8.C OF THIS MESSAGE FOR DETAILED DISCUSSION OF JOINT DUTY SITUATIONS.
2.C.3.  JOINT/TAD NON-COMBAT.  MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS ONLY.  THE JOINT COMMAND SHOULD PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PARENT MARINE COMMAND.  SEE PARAGRAPH 8 OF THIS MESSAGE FOR DETAILED DISCUSSION OF JOINT DUTY SITUATIONS.
2.C.4.  OTHER SERVICE/PERMANENT.  MARINES MAY ACCEPT, RETAIN, AND WEAR PERSONAL NON-COMBAT (NO COMBAT V) MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL AND BELOW TENDERED BY THE OTHER SERVICE.
2.C.5.  OTHER SERVICE/TAD COMBAT. MARINES MAY ACCEPT, RETAIN, AND WEAR PERSONAL NON-COMBAT (NO COMBAT V) COMMENDATION AND ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS TENDERED BY THE OTHER SERVICE.  ALL OTHER AWARDS REQUIRE CONCURRENCE FROM A PROPERLY DELEGATED MARINE CORPS COMMANDER.
2.C.6.  OTHER SERVICE/TAD NON-COMBAT.  MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS ONLY.  THE OTHER SERVICE COMMAND SHOULD PROVIDE DON AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PARENT MARINE COMMAND.
2.C.7.  DON/ALL.   MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS ONLY.
3.  COMMON MISINTERPRETATIONS.  INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND COMMANDS FREQUENTLY MISINTERPRET THE TERMS CLARIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2 AS USED IN REF A.  THE RELEVANT DOCUMENT IS THE INDIVIDUAL SET OF ORDERS ASSIGNING A MARINE TO A COMMAND (VICE ORDERS ASSIGNING THE MARINE'S UNIT).  THE LIST BELOW IS NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE, BUT OUTLINES SOME COMMONLY MISINTERPRETED SITUATIONS.
3.A.  COMPONENT FORCES ASSIGNED TO A JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE COMMAND.  MARINES IN MARINE UNITS ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS COMPONENTS REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS ONLY.  THIS REMAINS TRUE IN SCENARIOS WHERE THE MARINE SUPPORTS THE LARGER JOINT FORCE (E.G. A MARINE ASSIGNED TO MARCENT SUPPORTS A USCENTCOM COLOR GUARD).  IT ALSO REMAINS TRUE FOR SMALL MARINE UNITS SUCH AS TRAINING TEAMS (MTT, ETT ETC), AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS DETACHMENTS.  THE ASSIGNMENT OF A MARINE UNIT TO SUPPORT A JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE COMMAND DOES NOT ESTABLISH INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY FOR MARINES IN THAT UNIT TO ACCEPT OR RETAIN JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE AWARDS.
3.B.  REQUEST FOR FORCES (RFF) AND INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTS (IA).  THE PROCESS BY WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE IDENTIFIED TO FILL RFF AND IA BILLETS FREQUENTLY CLOUDS AWARDS ELIGIBILITY IN THE MIND OF THE TASKED INDIVIDUAL.  INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN SITUATIONS WITH MIXED-SERVICE PERSONNEL SOMETIMES INACCURATELY ASSUME THEY ARE SERVING IN A JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE BILLET.  IN THESE CASES, AWARDS ELIGIBILITY DERIVES FROM THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT THE INDIVIDUAL FILLS.  IF THE BILLET HAS A JOINT MANNING DOCUMENT (JMD) NUMBER, THE INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR JOINT AWARDS.  IN THOSE CASES, PARA 2.C.1, 2.C.2, AND 2.C.3 ABOVE APPLY.  MARINES FILLING NON-JMD BILLETS REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS ONLY.
3.C.  LIAISON OFFICERS.  LIAISON OFFICERS REPRESENT THE COMMANDER OF THE PARENT UNIT TO WHICH THEY ARE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED AND THEIR AWARD ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY THE PARENT UNIT.  LIAISON OFFICERS PROVIDED BY MARINE UNITS TO JOINT AND OTHER SERVICE COMMANDS REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS VIA THEIR PARENT UNIT. 
3.D.  MARINE CORPS DETACHMENTS.  MARINE CORPS DETACHMENTS (MARDET) AT OTHER SERVICE SCHOOLS ARE MARINE COMMANDS.  MARINES ASSIGNED TO MARDETS AS STUDENTS AND STAFF REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS ONLY.  SLATED MARDET COMMANDERS ARE DON AWARDING AUTHORITIES.  AWARDS FROM MARDETS WITHOUT A SLATED COMMANDER, OR AWARDS EXCEEDING THE MARDET COMMANDER'S DELEGATED AWARDING AUTHORITY ARE FORWARDED TO/THROUGH TRAINING COMMAND (TRNGCMD), TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND(TECOM), AND MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (MCCDC) FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION.
3.E.  NAVY COMMANDS.  MARINES PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO NAVY COMMANDS AND SAILORS PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO MARINE COMMANDS ARE ELIGIBLE TO ACCEPT AND RETAIN ALL LEVELS OF DON AWARDS WITHOUT PARENT SERVICE CONCURRENCE.
3.F.  MARINE RESERVISTS CONDUCTING ANNUAL TRAINING WITH OTHER SERVICE UNITS.  MARINE RESERVISTS CONDUCTING ANNUAL TRAINING WITH ANOTHER SERVICE DO NOT MEET THE STANDARDS OF 2.B.1 OR 2.B.2. ABOVE.  THEY REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS ONLY.
4.  MCTFS CHANGES.  CMC (MMMA) PERFORMS AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF ALL AWARDS APPROVED FOR MARINES WHETHER THEY ARE PROCESSED WITHIN OR OUTSIDE IAPS.  PRIOR TO OCTOBER 2012, MANY PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTERS (PACS) AND UNITS INCORRECTLY RAN JOINT AND OTHER SERVICE AWARDS ON UNIT DIARY VIA THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS). BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2012, A MCTFS UPDATE NOW REQUIRES CMC (MMMA) TO RUN ALL PERSONAL AWARDS.  PERSONAL AWARDS NOT PROCESSED THROUGH IAPS MUST BE FORWARDED TO CMC (MMMA) VIA THE OPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND. CMC (MMMA) WILL ADMINISTRATIVELY REVIEW AND RUN THE AWARD AND FORWARD THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE CITATION AND SUMMARY OF ACTION TO MANPOWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB) FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARINE'S OMPF.
5.  CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.
5.A.  IN CASES WHERE MARINES HAVE SUPPORTED JOINT AND OTHER SERVICE COMMANDS IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT DO NOT ALLOW JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE AWARDS, IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SUPPORTED JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE COMMANDER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMMENDATORY ACTION BACK TO THE PARENT MARINE COMMAND FOR INCLUSION IN AN IMPACT OR MERITORIOUS DON AWARD.  THE COMMANDER OF THE MARINE'S PARENT UNIT SHOULD REVIEW THE DOCUMENTATION, BUT RETAINS COMPLETE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE DON RECOGNITION, INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE NO AWARD IS WARRANTED.
5.B.  IN CASES WHERE THE JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE COMMAND HAS ALREADY WRITTEN OR PRESENTED AN AWARD, BUT THE MARINE IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO ACCEPT IT, THE MARINE COMMAND TO WHICH THE MARINE IS PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED MAY, AT THE COMMANDER'S DISCRETION, USE THE ERRONEOUS AWARD AS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR AN IMPACT OR MERITORIOUS DON AWARD AS APPROPRIATE.
5.C.   MARINE UNIT COMMANDERS AND OIC'S OF MARINE UNITS/DETACHMENTS ASSIGNED TEMPORARILY UNDER THE CONTROL OF ANOTHER SERVICE COMMAND OR A JTF IN A COMBAT AREA SHOULD PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS MARADMIN TO THE G-1/J-1 OF THE RESPECTIVE COMMAND IN ORDER TO CLARIFY MARINE CORPS POLICY ON PERSONAL AWARDS FROM OTHER SERVICES TO MARINES AND SAILORS. REQUESTS FROM OTHER SERVICES FOR AUTHORITY TO PRESENT THEIR AWARDS TO MARINES SERVING IN INDIVIDUAL TEMPORARY COMBAT ASSIGNMENTS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS DURATION MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY CMC (MMMA) VIA THE OPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5.D.  DUPLICATION OF AWARDS.  IN ADDITION TO ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY FOR JOINT AND OTHER SERVICE AWARDS, MARINES SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT NEITHER DOD NOR DON GUIDANCE ALLOW A SINGLE ACTION TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE AWARDS.  WHILE MARINES MAY EARN AN IMPACT AWARD DURING A LARGER PERIOD OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE IMPACT AWARD MAY NOT ALSO SUPPORT THE AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE. THIS CONSTRAINT APPLIES EQUALLY TO DON, JOINT, AND OTHER SERVICE AWARDS.  MARINES SHOULD ENSURE THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE COMMAND TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED COMMUNICATE REGARDING APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION.  ELEMENTS SUPPORTED AS PART OF A MARINE'S COLLATERAL DUTIES SHOULD FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RECOGNITION TO THE MARINE'S REPORTING SENIOR FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION RATHER THAN INITIATING A SEPARATE AWARD.  ADDITIONALLY, SEPARATE AWARDS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR COLLATERAL DUTIES, DUAL-HAT, OR CONCURRENT ASSIGNMENTS.  ALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER A SINGLE AWARD BASED ON PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES.
5.E.  IN THOSE CASES WHERE A MARINE RECEIVED A PERSONAL AWARD FROM ANOTHER SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THE AUTHORIZED CIRCUMSTANCES OUTLINED IN ARTICLE 114 OF REFERENCE A AND THIS MESSAGE, THE MARINE IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN OR WEAR THE AWARD.  THE MARINE'S COMMANDER MUST RETURN THE MEDAL, CITATION, AND CERTIFICATE TO THE OTHER SERVICE'S AWARD APPROVAL AUTHORITY UNDER A COVER LETTER REQUESTING THAT THE AWARD BE RESCINDED IAW WITH REFERENCE A AND EXPLAINING THAT THE MARINE COMMANDER WILL CONSIDER AN APPROPRIATE DON AWARD.  IF THE AWARD WAS PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO MCTFS AND THE MARINE'S OMPF, THE MARINE COMMAND SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE COVER LETTER AND AWARD TO CMC (MMMA) FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.  ONCE THE AWARD HAS BEEN RESCINDED, MARINES SHOULD COORDINATE WITH THEIR MARINE COMMANDER DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE RESCINDED AWARD, SO THAT COMMANDER CAN DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION TO ORIGINATE A DON PERSONAL AWARD RECOMMENDATION THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE MARINE CORPS CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5.F.  INDIVIDUAL MARINES WHOSE OMPF CONTAINS AWARDS FOR WHICH THE MARINE IS INELIGIBLE SHOULD CONTACT CMC (MMMA) FOR REMOVAL OF THE ERRONEOUS AWARD.  MARINES MAY COORDINATE WITH THE PARENT MARINE CHAIN OF COMMAND THAT WOULD HAVE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO ORIGINATE AN APPROPRIATE DON AWARD AT THE TIME OF ACTION TO DETERMINE IF A DON AWARD CAN BE ORIGINATED AND APPROVED IN PLACE OF THE ERRONEOUS JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE AWARD.  IN ALL CASES, ONLY PROPERLY PROCESSED AWARDS FOR WHICH A MARINE IS ELIGIBLE MAY REMAIN IN THE MARINES OMPF.  ONCE AN ERRONEOUS AWARD IS IDENTIFIED, CMC (MMMA) WILL COORDINATE WITH MMSB TO REMOVE THE AWARD FROM THE MARINE'S OMPF, DELETE THE UNIT DIARY (MCTFS) ENTRY, AND CORRECT COMMENDATORY MARKINGS ON FITNESS REPORTS FOR THE ERRONEOUS AWARD.
5.G.  CMC (MMMA) MUST REMOVE AWARDS FROM MCTFS AND THE MARINE'S OMPF ANYTIME CMC (MMMA) IDENTIFIES AN AWARD FOR WHICH THE MARINE IS INELIGIBLE.  MARINES ARE ADVISED TO CORRECT THEIR RECORDS NOW WHILE ORIGINATORS AND ENDORSERS ARE AVAILABLE TO CONSIDER, PREPARE, AND PROCESS DON REPLACEMENTS FOR ERRONEOUS JOINT AND OTHER SERVICE AWARDS.
6.  MARADMIN 074-09 EXCEPTIONS.  THIS MARADMIN RETAINS THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS FROM MARADMIN 074-09.
6.A.  DUE TO THE UNIQUE CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR THE MARINE CORPS EMBEDDED TRAINING TEAMS (ETT) IN AFGHANISTAN, AUTHORIZATION WAS GRANTED IN REF B TO ALLOW ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN ARMY AWARDS PRESENTED TO THESE MARINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH. (NOTE THAT THIS AUTHORIZATION APPLIES ONLY TO THOSE AWARDS APPROVED PRIOR TO 1 JAN 09 FOR THE MARINE ETT MEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN AND DOES NOT EXTEND TO MARINES ASSIGNED TO THE TRANSITION TEAMS IN IRAQ OR TO ANY OTHER MARINE CORPS UNITS OPERATING IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN.)
6.B.  THOSE ARMY ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMENDATION MEDALS (WITHOUT "V") APPROVED FOR MARINES ASSIGNED AS ETT MEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN PRIOR TO 1 JAN 09 ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ACCEPTED AND RETAINED.  ADDITIONALLY, HIGHER LEVEL AWARDS AND ALL AWARDS WITH "V" APPROVED PRIOR TO 1 JAN 09 FOR THE MARINES ASSIGNED AS ETT MEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN THAT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED CONCURRENCE FROM COMMANDER, MARCENT ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ACCEPTED AND RETAINED.  TO ENSURE CONSISTENT AND APPROPRIATE APPLICATION OF THIS AUTHORIZATION, COMMANDS ARE REQUIRED TO FORWARD ALL SUCH AWARDS TO CMC (MMMA).  CMC (MMMA) WILL MAKE FINAL DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY, AS WELL AS MAKE ALL APPROPRIATE (MCTFS) ENTRIES AND SUBMISSION OF ELIGIBLE AWARDS TO CMC (MMSB) FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARINE'S OMPF.  ALL SUCH AWARDS PREVIOUSLY ENTERED IN MCTFS OR SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMSB) FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF SHALL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMMA) FOR VERIFICATION OF PROPER MCTFS ENTRIES AND AUTHORIZATION IAW THIS MSG.
6.C.  THOSE HIGHER LEVEL AWARDS AND AWARDS WITHOUT "V" APPROVED FOR MARINES ASSIGNED AS ETT MEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN PRIOR TO 1 JAN 09 THAT DO NOT YET HAVE SERVICE CONCURRENCE MUST BE FORWARDED TO COMMANDER, MARCENT TO OBTAIN SERVICE CONCURRENCE PRIOR TO BEING AUTHORIZED FOR ACCEPTANCE AND RETENTION.  COMMANDER, MARCENT IS DIRECTED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF ALL AWARD CONCURRENCES TO CMC (MMMA) FOR ENTRY INTO MCTFS AND SUBMISSION TO THE MARINE'S OMPF.
6.D.  ALL ARMY AWARDS APPROVED FOR MARINES ASSIGNED AS MARINE ETT MEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN ON OR AFTER 1 JAN 09, REGARDLESS OF LEVEL OF AWARD, MUST BE RESCINDED IAW PAR 5E.  IF WARRANTED, NEW DON AWARDS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY THE MARINE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO CDR, MARCENT.
7.  TRAINING COMMAND EXCEPTIONS.  TRAINING COMMAND ESTABLISHED AN INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (IOC) ON 23 FEBRUARY 2009.  CMC (MMMA) WILL CONSIDER AWARDS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AT MARDETS USING THE CRITERIA IN PARAGRAPHS 7.A THROUGH 7.C BASED ON THE DATE THE AWARD WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED.
7.A.  OTHER SERVICE AWARDS ERRONEOUSLY APPROVED FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO MARINE DETACHMENTS SUBORDINATE TO TRAINING COMMAND FOR ACTIONS PRIOR TO TRAINING COMMANDS IOC MAY BE FORWARDED DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMMA) AND WILL BE FAVORABLY CONSIDERED.
7.B.  OTHER SERVICE AWARDS ERRONEOUSLY APPROVED FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO MARINE DETACHMENTS SUBORDINATE TO TRAINING COMMAND FOR ACTIONS AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2012 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  SUCH AWARDS ARRIVING AT CMC (MMMA) WILL BE FORWARDED TO TRAINING COMMAND FOR COORDINATION WITH THE SUBORDINATE MARINE DETACHMENT TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
7.C.  OTHER SERVICE AWARDS ERRONEOUSLY APPROVED FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO MARINE DETACHMENTS SUBORDINATE TO TRAINING COMMAND FOR ACTIONS DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD BETWEEN TRAINING COMMANDS IOC AND 1 OCTOBER 2012 SHOULD BE ENDORSED BY THE MARINE DETACHMENT AND  FORWARDED TO TRAINING COMMAND.  TRAINING COMMAND WILL EVALUATE THE CONTENT OF THE AWARD AND DETERMINE IF THE AWARD SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AS A DON AWARD.  TRAINING COMMAND WILL COORDINATE WITH MARINE DETACHMENTS TO ORIGINATE AND APPROVE AN APPROPRIATE DON AWARD IN THE PLACE OF THE OTHER SERVICE AWARDS OR WILL FORWARD THE OTHER SERVICE AWARD TO CMC (MMMA) WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO CONCUR OR NON-CONCUR WITH THE AWARD.  CMC (MMMA) WILL MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION FOR AWARDS IN THE TRANSITION PERIOD.  CMC (MMMA) WILL MAKE APPROPRIATE DIARY ENTRIES FOR AWARDS RECEIVING CONCURRENCE AND WILL FORWARD APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.  CMC (MMMA) WILL RETURN AWARDS NOT RECEIVING CONCURRENCE TO TRAINING COMMAND FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION.
7.C.1.  IN GENERAL, OTHER SERVICE AWARDS FOR STUDENTS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO MARINE DETACHMENTS DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD WILL NOT RECEIVE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION.
7.C.2.  OTHER SERVICE AWARDS FOR PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED PERSONNEL COVERING AN ENTIRE TOUR WITH THE MARINE DETACHMENT WILL GENERALLY RECEIVE FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT WHEN THE LEVEL OF AWARD IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE DON AWARD THE RECIPIENT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE EARNED.
7.D.  TRAINING COMMAND POC: E.M. HENSEN/LTCOL/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN: 278-2173 OR COML 703-432-2173/EMAIL: ELAINE.HENSEN(AT)USMC.MIL
8.  JOINT CONSIDERATIONS.  TYPICALLY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE COMMANDERS OF JOINT ACTIVITIES RETAIN THEIR AUTHORITY TO AWARD PARENT SERVICE AWARDS TO MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN SERVICE.  NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMANDERS OF JOINT ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DON AWARDS FOR ANY SERVICE MEMBER UNLESS AUTHORITY IS DELEGATED IN WRITING FROM SECNAV.  THIS DIFFERENCE IN AUTHORITY REFLECTS THE EXPECTATION THAT ALL MARINES SERVING UNDER A MARINE COMMANDER IN A JOINT ACTIVITY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR JOINT AWARDS ONLY. ASIDE FROM THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPHS 2.C.1 AND 2.C.2, MARINES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO EARN BOTH JOINT AND OTHER SERVICE AWARDS DURING THE SAME TOUR OR DEPLOYMENT.
8.A.  BECAUSE JOINT COMMANDERS FROM OTHER SERVICES MAY RETAIN PARENT SERVICE AWARDING AUTHORITY AND ROUTINELY APPLY THAT AUTHORITY TO SAME SERVICE MEMBERS IN THE JOINT COMMAND, THEY MAY ERRONEOUSLY ALSO ATTEMPT TO PRESENT MARINES WITH ARMY OR AIR FORCE AWARDS.  MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR JOINT AWARDS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT OTHER SERVICE AWARDS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 2.C.1-3 OF THIS MESSAGE.
8.B.  JOINT EQUIVALENTS.  THE MOST COMMONLY PRESENTED SERVICE AWARDS HAVE JOINT AWARD EQUIVALENTS.  THE DISPLAY PRECEDENCE DOES NOT IMPLY A HIERARCHY OF PERFORMANCE.  AS EXAMPLES:
     JOINT AWARD                          SERVICE EQUIVALENT
     DEFENSE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL  N / AR / AF DIST SVC MEDAL
     DEFENSE SUPERIOR SERVICE MEDAL       LEGION OF MERIT
     DEFENSE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL    MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
     JOINT SERVICE COMMENDATION MEDAL     NMC / AR / AF COMM MEDAL
     JOINT SERVICE ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL      NMC / AR / AF ACH MEDAL
8.C.  NO JOINT EQUIVALENT.  IN RARE CASES IN A COMBAT ENVIRONMENT, A JOINT AWARD MAY NOT APPROPRIATELY RECOGNIZE A MARINE'S SERVICE WHILE ASSIGNED TO A JOINT BILLET.  THE FOLLOWING AWARDS FROM OTHER SERVICES MAY BE USED TO RECOGNIZE MARINES IN A VALID JMD BILLET UNDER A NON-DON COMMANDER IN SITUATIONS WHERE EXISTING JOINT AWARDS ARE CLEARLY INAPPROPRIATE:
     DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS/AIR FORCE CROSS
     SILVER STAR
     BRONZE STAR MEDAL (WITH OR WITHOUT COMBAT V)
     AIR MEDAL (INDIVIDUAL ACTION ONLY, WITH OR WITHOUT COMBAT V)
     ALL NON-JOINT AWARDS PRESENTED TO MARINES IN JOINT BILLETS REQUIRE MARINE CORPS CONCURRENCE IAW PARAGRAPH 1.D.2.
8.D.  JOINT EXCEPTION TO POLICY (ETP).  REF F SPECIFIES THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH JOINT COMMANDERS EXERCISE THEIR AWARD AUTHORITY.  DOD ALSO PROVIDES SOME JOINT COMMANDERS ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE JOINT AWARDS OUTSIDE THE REF F CONSTRAINTS AS AN ETP IN NARROWLY DEFINED SITUATIONS.  FOR EXAMPLE, DOD MAY PROVIDE A JOINT COMMANDER STANDING ETP AUTHORITY TO RECOGNIZE A MARINE INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNED TO A JOINT COMMAND OR A JOINT TASK FORCE HEADQUARTERS, BUT NOT ASSIGNED TO A JMD BILLET.  WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE ETP, THE JOINT COMMANDER MAY ISSUE AWARDS TO OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE MARINES.  OUTSIDE THE CONSTRAINTS OF REF F AND THE ETP, THE MARINE REMAINS ELIGIBLE FOR DON AWARDS ONLY.  IF THE JOINT COMMANDER BELIEVES A JOINT AWARD WOULD MORE APPROPRIATELY RECOGNIZE THE MARINE'S SERVICE, BUT THE ASSIGNMENT DOES NOT MEET REF F OR STANDING ETP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, ADVANCE COORDINATION MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDER TO CMC (MMMA) TO ENSURE THE MARINE RECEIVES THE MOST APPROPRIATE AWARD IN A TIMELY MANNER.
9.  SERVICE UNIQUE AWARDS.  EACH SERVICE RETAINS AUTHORITY OVER CERTAIN AWARDS AND DECORATIONS, REGARDLESS OF ASSIGNMENT TYPE.  EACH SERVICE ADJUDICATES THESE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS EXCLUSIVELY TO THAT SERVICE'S MEMBERS.
9.A.  WHERE THE DECORATION IS COMMON AMONG SERVICES, THE PARENT SERVICE ALWAYS INDEPENDENTLY ADJUDICATES THE AWARD USING THAT SERVICES PROCESSES.
     MEDAL OF HONOR (PARENT SERVICE)
     PURPLE HEART (PARENT SERVICE)
     AIR MEDAL STRIKE/FLIGHT OR SERVICE EQUIVALENT (PARENT SERVICE)
     HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL (PARENT SERVICE)
     MILITARY OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL (PARENT SERVICE)
9.B.  RECOGNITION OF COMBAT SERVICE.  MARINES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO WEAR COMBAT RECOGNITION DEVICES ISSUED BY OTHER SERVICES.  IN INSTANCES WHERE A MARINE SERVES UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THEY WOULD QUALIFY FOR ANOTHER SERVICE'S COMBAT RECOGNITION DEVICE, THE MARINE MAY FORWARD THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO CMC (MMMA).  IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES MEET THE CRITERIA FOR AWARDING THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON (CAR), THE MARINE WILL RECEIVE THE CAR.  IF NOT, THE MARINE WILL RECEIVE NO AWARD.  ADDITIONALLY, THE MARINE CORPS CAR WILL NOT BE AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF OTHER SERVICES.  THIS RESTRICTION MOST FREQUENTLY APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
     COMBAT ACTION RIBBON (USMC)
     COMBAT INFANTRYMANS BADGE (ARMY)
     COMBAT ACTION BADGE (ARMY)
     COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE (ARMY)
     COMBAT ACTION MEDAL (AIR FORCE)
10.  DON AWARDS TO OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL.
10.A.  REF A, ARTICLE 114.3 DESCRIBES THE SITUATIONS WHERE MARINE CORPS COMMANDERS MAY AWARD DON DECORATIONS TO MEMBERS OF OTHER U.S. ARMED FORCES.  THE CLARIFIED TERMS IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 APPLY EQUALLY WHEN AWARDING DON AWARDS TO MEMBERS OF OTHER SERVICES.
10.B  CMC HAS NOT DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DON AWARDS FOR TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED PERSONNEL FROM OTHER SERVICES.  MARINE COMMANDERS INTENDING TO ORIGINATE DON AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERSONNEL FROM OTHER SERVICES NOT ASSIGNED IAW PARAGRAPH 2 MUST COORDINATE IN ADVANCE THROUGH CMC (MMMA) VIA THE OPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND AS APPROPRIATE FOR APPROVAL BY THE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT.
10.C.  PER REF A, NAVY AND MARINE COMMANDERS OF DON UNITS RETAIN FULL AWARDING AUTHORITY FOR ALL DON SERVICE MEMBERS PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMAND.  ADDITIONAL SERVICE CONCURRENCE IS NOT REQUIRED.
11.  RETIREMENTS.  COMMANDS SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO AWARDS FOR MEMBERS RETIRING FROM BILLETS OUTSIDE THE MEMBERS PARENT SERVICE. ARMY REGULATIONS ALLOW FOR A STAND-ALONE AWARD ON THE OCCASION OF RETIREMENT COVERING THE MEMBER'S LAST TEN YEARS OF SERVICE.  DON AND AIR FORCE REGULATIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR SUCH AN AWARD, BUT DO ALLOW MENTION OF THE NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN AN AWARD COVERING ONLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE FINAL TOUR.
11.A.  IAW REF A, SECNAV PREFERS THAT MARINES RETIRING FROM BILLETS IN JOINT OR OTHER SERVICE COMMANDS RECEIVE A DON AWARD.  THE COMMAND SHOULD COORDINATE WITH CMC (MMMA) TO SUBMIT A DON AWARD RECOMMENDATION.
11.A.1.  ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENTS RETIREMENT ONLY, MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDERS MAY APPROVE DON AWARDS FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO THEIR SUPPORTED JOINT COMMAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR DELEGATED AUTHORITY.  E.G. UNDER CURRENTLY DELEGATED AUTHORITY, THE CG, MARFORPAC MAY APPROVE A RETIREMENT AWARD FOR A RETIRING MARINE ASSIGNED TO PACOM UP TO, AND INCLUDING, THE LEGION OF MERIT.
11.B.  IN CASES WHERE ARMY OR AIR FORCE PERSONNEL RETIRE DIRECTLY FROM A MARINE COMMAND, THE COMMAND SHOULD COORDINATE WITH CMC (MMMA) 6 MONTHS IN ADVANCE TO ALLOW INTER-SERVICE COORDINATION OF APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION CONSISTENT WITH PARENT SERVICE POLICIES.
12.  SUBMISSION.  FOR APPROVED AWARDS PROCESSED OUTSIDE IAPS, SUBMIT NARRATIVE, CITATION, PERMANENT ORDERS AND DOCUMENTATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR JOINT AND OTHER SERVICE AWARDS.  SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MAY BE SCANNED AND SENT VIA THE OPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND TO SMB(UNDERSCORE)HQMC(UNDERSCORE)PERS(UNDERSCORE)AWARDS(AT)USMC.MIL OR SENT HARD COPY TO:
     COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
     MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION CODE MMMA
     2008 ELLIOT ROAD
     QUANTICO VA  22134-5030
12.A.  CMC (MMMA) MUST REVIEW THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION BEFORE PROCESSING AN AWARD:
12.A.1  JOINT AWARD
     - ORDERS ASSIGNING THE INDIVIDUAL (VICE UNIT) IAW PARAGRAPH 2.C.1 OR 2.C.2 OR A COPY OF THE JOINT ETP UNDER WHICH THE AWARD WAS ISSUED.  DO NOT PROVIDE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS) ORDERS.  PROVIDE PCS/PCA/TAD ORDERS SHOWING THE JMD BILLET TO WHICH THE MARINE WAS ASSIGNED.
     - JOINT COMMAND ENDORSEMENT LETTER/MEMORANDUM WITH TITLE OF SPECIAL OR PERMANENT ORDER
     - AWARD CERTIFICATE
     - AWARD CITATION
     - AWARD SUMMARY OF ACTION
12.A.2.  OTHER SERVICE AWARD
     - ORDERS ASSIGNING THE INDIVIDUAL (VICE UNIT) IAW PARAGRAPH 2.C.4 OR 2.C.5.  DO NOT PROVIDE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS) ORDERS.  PROVIDE PCS/PCA/TAD ORDERS SHOWING THE OTHER SERVICE BILLET TO WHICH THE MARINE WAS ASSIGNED.
     - AWARD RECOMMENDATION FORM WITH ENDORSEMENTS (DA 638 OR AF 1206)
     - AWARD CERTIFICATE
     - AWARD CITATION
     - AWARD SUMMARY OF ACTION
12.A.3.  NAVY AWARD (MARINES ASSIGNED IAW PARAGRAPH 3.E)
     - ORDERS PERMANENTLY ASSIGNING THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE NAVY COMMAND
     - AWARD RECOMMENDATION (OPNAV 1650/3)
     - AWARD CERTIFICATE
     - AWARD CITATION
     - AWARD SUMMARY OF ACTION
13.  ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POC LISTED ABOVE.
14.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R.E. MILSTEAD JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//