Awards and Decorations
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| Article Number: | 7CAV-R-020 |
| Scope: | Awards and Decorations |
| Version: | Version 1.3 |
| Effective Date: | 23MAY20 |
| Last Modified Date: | 07AUG22 |
| Approving Authority: | Regimental Commanding Officer |
| Point of Contact: | Regimental Chief of Staff |
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| Article Number: | 7CAV-R-020 |
| Scope: | Awards and Decorations |
| Version: | Version 1.3 |
| Effective Date: | 23MAY20 |
| Last Modified Date: | 07AUG22 |
| Approving Authority: | Regimental Commanding Officer |
| Point of Contact: | Regimental Chief of Staff |
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Section 1: Overview
Purpose This regulation prescribes the guidelines and processes for Awards and Decorations awarded to troopers from the 7th Cavalry Regiment(7CAV). It provides principles support, standards of service, policies, tasks, rules, steps and classifications governing all work required in the field to support the process of issuing an award or decoration to a trooper in the Regiment.
Responsibilities
- The Regimental Command Staff (Regimental Commander and Executive Officer) will serve as the senior official on matters concerning awards and decorations, and will provide supervision of policy formulation, procedures, goals, system and standards.
- The Regimental Chief of Staff (COS) will be responsible for the implementation of this regulation within the Regiment. Furthermore, COS will supervise the processes prescribed in this regulation. The General of the Army (GOA) will serve as the final approval authority for all awards and decorations..
Section 2: Principles and Standards
2-1 Principles of Support
The 7th Cav General Staff will provide a centralized process for the policies and procedures for the recommendation, approval and processing of Awards and Decorations awarded to troopers of the 7th Cavalry Regiment.
This regulation will define:
- The Awards and Decorations available to be awarded to members of the 7th Cavalry Regiment and their respective guidelines.
- The procedures involved with making a recommendation that a trooper, or unit be given an award or decoration.
- This will include who is authorized to make a recommendation for an award or decoration.
- The process by which an Award or Decoration is recorded in a trooper's permanent record (MILPACS).
2-2 Standards of Service
The Standards of Service are as follows:
- Awards and Decorations are provided to highlight the achievements of an individual trooper or unit.
- While the Regiment provides guidelines for each Award or Decoration available, some Awards are subjective in nature and do not fit in a defined box. An action considered heroic or valorous by one person may not necessarily be considered so by another.
- The General of the Army will serve as the final approval authority on all Awards and Decorations.
- Any General Grade Officer may award a trooper an Award or Decoration on their prerogative
- Any trooper in the 7th Cavalry may recommend another trooper for an Award or Decoration with the following exceptions:
- The Trooper making the recommendation must outrank the Trooper for whom they make the recommendation by billet. For example, a squad member cannot make a recommendation to award his Section Leader, or anyone else above him in the Chain of Command.
- Recommendations must be made in person, meaning one trooper may not submit a recommendation on behalf of another.
Section 3: Policy
3-1 Awards and Decorations of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment
3-1.1 List of Awards
All Awards and Decorations available to be awarded to a Trooper of the 7th Cavalry are listed in Section 5 through Section 12 of this document.
3-1.2 Description of Awards
The Description for each award will serve as a guideline. As stated earlier in this document, some Awards are subjective and approval is based on the view of the approval authority as they understand the information provided in the Award Recommendation.
3-2 The Recommendation Process
- If a Trooper wishes to make a recommendation for award they must submit their recommendation in writing using the allocated forum location for that purpose.
- Recommendations must be detailed. They must tell the story of the incident or action being recognized as well as provide the names of any witnesses to the action being recognized. This is not the same thing as the “Citation” which will appear on the award itself, but must provide enough information for the approval authority to make an informed decision.
- A summary of the information provided should be crafted in the Citation to be included with the award.
- One Recommendation post is made per Award. If you wish to recommend 10 awards you must make 10 recommendation posts.
- This does not apply to statutory awards such as Good Conduct Medals, Weapon Qualifications, and Skill Badges.
- Unit award recommendations should include all individuals in the unit being awarded.
- A single post may be made for multiple people receiving the same Award for the same action or where the citation does not change.
3-3 The Approval Process
- Once a Recommendation has been received it should be reviewed by S1 to insure eligibility in regards to statutory limitations. IE the Meritorious Service Medal.
- Once S1 determines an award meets eligibility requirements they should annotate the recommendation post and @ the Approval Authority for the award as listed here: https://wiki.7cav.us/index.php/Awards_and_Decorations
- The Approval Authority has 7 days to either approve or deny the recommendation.
3-4 Lifetime Achievement Medals
The Brigadier General Krazee Lifetime Achievement Medal and CSM Ronnie "Coldblud" Bussey Lifetime Achievement Medal are awarded outside the normal process for medals. A member can only ever receive one of these medals as they signify a "Lifetime" of achievement.
They are awarded solely at the discretion of the Regimental Commander
3-5 Documentation of Awards and Decorations
- If a recommendation is denied, appeal may be made in writing to the GOA for final disposition.
- Once a recommendation is approved it is to be processed according to established S1 processes and procedures.
The General Staff reserves the right to make exceptions to this policy when deemed in the best interest of the 7th Cavalry Regiment as a whole. Such an exception requires the unanimous decision of the General Staff.
3-6 Standard Naming Conventions
All medal recommendation posts will be made with a standard naming convention. The general format shall be "Medal Recommendation - Department/Unit/Operation/Statutory - Medal Name (Abbreviated) - RNK.Last.F
| Type of Award | Format |
| Department | Medal Recommendation - S1 - AFSM - CPL.Doe.J |
| Unit/Sub-Unit | Medal Recommendation - B/1-7 - AAM - CPL.Doe.J |
| Operation | Medal Recommendation - Operation Hammer - ARCOM - CPL.Doe.J |
| Statutory | Medal Recommendation - Statutory - CMB - CPL.Doe.J |
3-7 Regimental Approval Authority
The Regimental Staff upon unanimous approval, maintains the right to award any medal to any person for any reason. (with exception of the Lifetime Achievement Medals to be solely awarded by the Regimental Commander)
Section 4: Purpose of Awards and Decorations
Awards and Decorations are more commonly referred to as Medals and Ribbons. They are one of the ways we recognize service and personal accomplishment while a member of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment. Together with other badges of rank and insignia in the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment, they are an outward display highlighting the members achievements and contributions throughout their career with us.
Visual identification is something we naturally rely on, but largely take for granted. In a virtual community, this basic human ability is missing by default. We address this through forum avatars, forum signatures, and MILPACS service jackets to display each member's rank, billet, awards, and qualifications. It helps to fill the void of intuitive recognition that would otherwise be present in face to face interactions.
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Section 5: The 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment Military Challenge Coin
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<mwspan>¶</mwspan>The 7th Cavalry Regiment has an official challenge coin, often referred to unofficially as the "cav coin" or "cavalry challenge coin". Because this is a real, physical coin awarded to members, it has several special criteria and characteristics. The coin was first commissioned in 2018 by <a href="https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=122" data-mce-href="https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=122" title="Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Jon Argus" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=122%20Command%20Sergeant%20Major%20(Retired)%20Jon%20Argus%5D" contenteditable="false">Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Jon Argus</a>
5-1 Criteria For Awarding
- The administrators of the coin disbursement will be the General Staff. The coins will be disbursed as follows:
- One coin per person, ever.
They are awarded for:
- To any member with 3 years cumulative service or more; or
- As spot awards for outstanding contributions to the Cav. Recommended by Chain of Command or Department OIC; or
- As competition rewards; or
- For special requests from the General Staff for one-off situations; or
- To anyone attending real-life meetups.
The coin is considered a special item, intended to provide a thank-you to members who have made a significant impact or contribution to the health and welfare of the Regiment. They will not be devalued by being distributed en-masse.
Anyone who re-enlists must serve an additional six months before being eligible to be awarded the coin. Anyone who wishes to be awarded the coin must submit their address to the Regimental Commander so that it can be mailed to them.
Section 6: Medals Awarded for Real Life Military Service
Currently, several medals and awards are authorized for members who have served the armed forces of their country in real life.
6-1 National Defense Service Medal
- Have served or are serving in their nations armed forces (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force)
- Be able to provide proof of service to the General of the Army
Verification methods include:
- A US Veteran can provide a copy of their DD214 (please remove SSN and Address or black it out)
- A US Veteran or Active Duty member can use the following website to prove their service: <a href="https://scra-e.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/#/home" data-mce-href="https://scra-e.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/#/home" title="[1]" data-mw-type="external_link" class="link external mw-external-link mceNonEditable" data-mw-wikitext="%5Bhttps://scra-e.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/#/home%5D" contenteditable="false">[1]</a>
- Other nationalities my provide what ever documentation that will positively identify their service
6-2 Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- Provide proof of service during the campaign, in the form of the DD-214 listing deployments or equivalent form if non-US service
6-3 Iraq Campaign Medal
- Provide proof of service during the campaign, in the form of the DD-214 listing deployments or equivalent form if non-US service
6-4 Global War on Terrorism Medal
- Provide proof of service during the campaign, in the form of the DD-214 listing deployments or equivalent form if non-US service
Award Categories
| Category | Description |
| Discontinued | Previously awarded and discontinued. Still appears on uniforms. |
| Removed | Previously awarded and discontinued. Removed from uniforms. |
| Service | Awarded for service or contributions to the Regiment. |
| Operations | Awarded for actions in game-play/operations. |
| Statutory | Awarded for completion of courses, time in service or meeting certain criteria, i.e. participating in # operations. |
Individual Medals and Ribbons
- General Staff, at their discretion, may award any medal upon this list.
Service Medals and Ribbons
Operation Medals and Ribbons
Statutory Medals and Ribbons
Unit Awards
Special Skill Group 1 Awards
| COMBAT INFANTRY BADGES | |||
| Ribbon/Award | Name | Category | Description |
![]() | Combat Infantry Badge 4 | Statutory | Awarded for participation in combat operations after 20 operations in any area of operation. |
![]() | Combat Infantry Badge 3 | Statutory | Awarded for participation in combat operations after 15 operations in any area of operation. |
![]() | Combat Infantry Badge 2 | Statutory | Awarded for participation in combat operations after 10 operations in any area of operation. |
![]() | Combat Infantry Badge | Statutory | Awarded for participation in combat operations after 5 operations in any area of operation. |
![]() | Expert Infantry Badge | Statutory | Awarded for participation in combat operations after 1 operation in any area of operation. |
Special Skill Group 2 Awards
| MEDICAL QUALIFICATION BADGES | |||
| Ribbon/Award | Name | Category | Description |
![]() | Combat Medical Badge | Statutory | Awarded for sustained actions in combat while assigned as a combat medic. Must have Expert Field Medical Badge to qualify. |
![]() | Expert Field Medical Badge | Statutory | Awarded for completion of the game's Combat Medic Course. |
Special Skill Group 3 Awards
Special Skill Group 4 Awards
Other Awards
Discontinued Awards
Order of Precedence
Below is the order of precedence of all Individual Medals & Ribbons. Click Expand to see more.
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