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They were all volunteers and this was a very dangerous mission.

Decorations[ edit ] Any Civil Air Patrol member may initiate a recommendation for the award of a decoration. Members initiating a recommendation must have knowledge of an act or service that merits recognition.

Awards concerning commanders must be initiated Jimmy doolittle a higher command level or by the appointing authority for National Executive Committee NEC members. The authority to award decorations is vested in the NEC.

The leader of the promotion and awards team of the NEC is authorized to approve all decorations in the name of the Committee.

Announcements of awarded decorations are made in personnel actions published by the CAP National Headquarters. It is awarded for "distinguished and conspicuous heroic action, at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of normal duty.

If there arises a case in which a member is credited with saving a human life, but where the act does not meet the criteria for either the Silver Medal of Valor or the Bronze Medal of Valor, the member is generally recommended for a Certificate of Recognition of Lifesaving.

Distinguished Service Medal[ edit ] Distinguished Service Medal ribbon The Distinguished Service Medal of the Civil Air Patrol is awarded for "conspicuous performance of outstanding service in a duty of great responsibility where the position held and results obtained reflect upon the accomplishments and prestige of CAP on a national scale.

This is the highest award for service given by the CAP. Any member may nominate deserving cadets or officers for the award. If the act of service is deemed to be important at the region level or wing level, the member is generally recommended for the Exceptional Service Award or the Meritorious Service Award.

Any CAP member may nominate another cadet or officer for the exceptional service award, but the duty must involve the fulfillment of a duty that greatly benefits the region or wing. All nominations must be approved by the region commander [3] This award does not come with a full-sized medal.

It consists of a ribbon and a certificate that accompanies the decoration.

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Instead, the award is meant for "achievements and services which are clearly outstanding and unmistakably exceptional," [3] though not worthy of the Distinguished Service Medal or the Exceptional Service Award.

When the award is made to individuals who are part of an exceptionally successful group of CAP members, the regulation states that the Meritorious Service Award should be presented only to those members whose efforts were clearly integral to the success of the program.

All nominations for this award must be approved by the region commander. Like the Exceptional Service Award, this award does not come with a full-sized medal. Commander's Commendation Award[ edit ] Commander's Commendation Award ribbon The Commander's Commendation Award is presented to Civil Air Patrol members for "outstanding duty performance where achievements and services are clearly and unmistakably exceptional when compared to similar achievements and service of members of like rank and responsibility.

The Commander's Commendation Award differs from the Exceptional Service Award and the Meritorious Service Award in that the former does not require the performance "achievements and services significantly above and beyond normal duty performance. In each case, the award is slightly different depending on the authority by whom it is approved: Only one star of each type will be worn on this award.

The intent of the award is to empower wing and group commanders with the ability to recommend and present achievement awards locally. Subsequent awards are denoted by the addition of bronze and silver clasps to the ribbon.

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If more than three devices are authorized for wear on this ribbon, a second ribbon is worn to the left from the point of view of the wearer of the initial ribbon. If future awards reduce the total number of devices to three the second ribbon is removed. All nominations for this award must be approved by the relevant CAP wing commander.

This award does not come with a full-sized medal of its own, [4] though a miniature medal is available for senior members to wear on their mess dress uniforms.

The ribbon of the award is worn by all cadets and officers who were members of the unit during the time period for which the citation is awarded.

Once the award has been made, members may continue to wear the ribbon even if they transfer out of the unit at a later date. This award does not come with a full-sized medal of its own, [4] though a miniature medal is available for senior members to wear on their mess dress uniforms that must be purchased through an outside vendor.

Members are awarded the Unit Citation Award ribbon if they were members of the unit during the time period for which the citation is awarded. The periods of an outstanding achievement are normally characterized by definite beginning and ending dates.

Units that have been given the Unit Citation Award are entitled to attach a streamer to the colors displayed at the unit's headquarters. The professional development ribbons are awarded by the Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters to denote the level of achievement that a senior member has achieved in this program.

The professional development program is divided into five levels. This award is issued directly from the Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters and is the highest award in the professional development program. The training program concentrates on advanced leadership and management subjects.

It consists of a ribbon and a certificate. If multiple stars would be authorized, the highest star is placed on the Gill Rob Wilson ribbon, and the second highest on the Paul E.

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