MARADMINS : 227/03
R 071501Z MAY 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 227/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MM//
SUBJ/EXTENSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (NDSM) ELIGIBILITY
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REF/A/LTR/WHITE HOUSE EXECUTIVE ORDER/28MAR2003/-/NOTAL//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM/241617ZMAY2002//
REF/C/DOC/SECNAV /07JAN2002//
NARR/REF A IS AMENDMENT TO WHITE HOUSE EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED BY
PRESIDENT BUSH PERTAINING TO NDSM ELIGIBILITY EXTENSION. REF B IS
MARADMIN 254-02, REINSTATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
(NDSM). REF C IS SECNAVINST 1650.1G, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS
MANUAL.//
POC/N. A. FRANCISCO/MR/HQMC MMMA/-/TEL:703 784-9206
/EMAIL:FRANCISCON@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A, REF B IS HEREBY MODIFIED TO ALLOW
SERVICE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING IN THE SELECTED RESERVE OF THE
ARMED FORCES ON OR AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (NDSM).
2. THIS OPEN PERIOD OF THE NDSM WILL BE TERMINATED AT A LATER DATE.
THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED IN REF C DURING NEXT REVISION.
3. ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE NDSM SHOULD
BE ADDRESSED TO CMC (MMMA), COML (703) 784-9209 OR 784-9210 OR DSN
278-9209 OR 784-9210.//