UNCLASSIFIED
041530Z FEB 94

CDRPERSCOM ALEXANDRIA VA//TAPC-PDA//
MILPER MSG NR. 94-137
AWARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS MEDAL

A. AR 672-5-1, MILITARY AWARDS.

B. AR 600-8-104, MILITARY PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/RECORDS.

C. AR 670-1, WEAR AND APPEARANCE OF THE ARMY UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA.

1. WORK ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION.

A. FUNCTION: AWARDS AND DECORATIONS.

B. WORK CENTER: PLANS AND ACTIONS.

C. TASKS: 8.1.3 PROCESS AWARD OF ARMY SERVICE MEDALS AND RIBBONS.

D. EXPIRATION: THIS MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE NLT FEB 96.

2. POLICY.

A. DOD HAS AUTHORIZED MEMBERS OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES TO ACCEPT THE UNITED NATIONS MEDAL (UNM) FOR DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SIX UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS:

(1) UNITED NATIONS TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITY IN CAMBODIA.

(2) UNITED NATIONS ADVANCE MISSION IN CAMBODIA.

(3) UNITED NATIONS PROTECTION FORCE IN YUGOSLAVIA.

(4) UNITED NATIONS MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA.

(5) UNITED NATIONS IRAQ/KUWAIT OBSERVATION GROUP.

(6) UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN SOMALIA (TO INCLUDE U.S. QUICK REACTION FORCE MEMBERS).

B. RULES. THE UNM IS AWARDED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND IS CATEGORIZED AS NON-U.S. SERVICE MEDAL. REFER TO CHAPTER 28, AR 670-1 FOR ORDER OF PRECEDENCE AND WEAR ON THE ARMY UNIFORM. THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE UNITED NATIONS CONSTITUTES AWARD OF THE UNM. PARTICIPATION IN THE OPERATION DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL FOR THE UNM. THE SERVICE MEMBER MUST HAVE BEEN PRESENTED THE MEDAL BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL.

C. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MILITARY PERSONNEL DIVISIONS/PERSONNEL SERVICE COMPANIES WILL UPDATE PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION RECORDS USING THIS MESSAGE AS THE AUTHORITY. RECEIPT OF THE UNM WILL NOT, REPEAT, WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED BY PERMANENT ORDERS. THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS BY THE UNITED NATIONS CONFIRMS ENTITLEMENT TO THE UNM. THE AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATION USED TO ANNOTATE SECTION VIII OF THE ORB AND ITEM 9 OF THE DA FORM 2-1 AND SIDPERS SUBMISSION CODE TO UPDATE THE OMF ARE AS FOLLOWS: ITEM 9, DA FORM 2-1/ORB: UN-MDL / SIDPERS CODE: UN

D. SERVICE MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE SIX UN OPERATIONS WILL WEAR THE BASIC UNM AND SERVICE RIBBON. THIS MEDAL IS A BRONZE MEDALLION SUSPENDED ON A RIBBON WITH A BLUE BACKGROUND AND TWO WHITE STRIPES WITH COORDINATING SERVICE RIBBON. A BRONZE SERVICE STAR WILL BE WORN ON THE BASIC MEDAL AND SERVICE RIBBON TO DENOTE SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT AWARDS OF THE UNM FOR PARTICIPATION IN MORE THAN ONE UN OPERATION. NO OTHER UN MEDAL IS AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR EXCEPT THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE.

E. PARAGRAPH 4-40, AR 672-5-1 WILL BE UPDATED TO ADD THE SIX NEW UN OPERATIONS LISTED IN A ABOVE.

3. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ACTION IS MRS. WHITE, DSN 221-8700, COMM (703) 325-8700.