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231630Z AUG 96
CDRPERSCOM ALEXANDRIA VA//TAPC-PDA//
MILPER MESSAGE NR 96-196
AWARD OF THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL AND MOBILIZATION ("M") DEVICE
A. AR 600-8-22, MILITARY AWARDS, 25 FEB 96.
B. AR 600-8-104, MILITARY PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/RECORDS, 27 APR 92.
C. AR 680-29, MILITARY PERSONNEL, ORGANIZATION, AND TYPE OF TRANSACTION CODE, 1 MAR 89.
1. THIS MILPER MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE 31 AUGUST 1998.
2. ON 8 AUG 96, THE PRESIDENT APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ESTABLISHED THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL (AFRM) , WHICH AUTHORIZES AWARD OF THE AFRM TO MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS WHO ON OR AFTER 1 AUG 90 PERFORMED QUALIFYING ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF A DESIGNATED CONTINGENCY OPERATION. THE MOBILIZATION ("M") DEVICE WILL BE WORN ON THE AFRM TO DENOTE SERVICE DURING A MOBILIZATION OR CONTINGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. THE "M" DEVICE WAS APPROVED IN 1993 BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO RECOGNIZE THE "SPECIAL SACRIFICE IN SERVICE TO THE NATION" OF RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL WHO VOLUNTEERED OR WERE CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF MOBILIZATION OR CONTINGENCY.
3. PARAGRAPH 5-7, AR 600-8-22 WILL BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
A. THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL (AFRM) WAS ESTABLISHED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 10163, AS ANNOUNCED IN DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BULLETIN 15, 1950; AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 10439, ANNOUNCED IN DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BULLETIN 3, 1953; AND EXECUTIVE ORDER 13013, DATED 6 AUG 96.
B. THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS MEDAL IS STRUCK IN TWO DESIGNS FOR AWARD TO PERSONNEL WHOSE RESERVE COMPONENT SERVICE HAS BEEN PRIMARILY IN THE ORGANIZED RESERVE OR PRIMARILY IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. THE FIRST DESIGN PORTRAYS THE MINUTE MAN FROM THE ORGANIZED RESERVE CREST; THE OTHER DESIGN PORTRAYS THE NATIONAL GUARD INSIGNIA.
C. THE AFRM IS AWARDED FOR HONORABLE AND SATISFACTORY SERVICE AS A MEMBER OR FORMER MEMBER OF ONE OR MORE OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE COAST GUARD RESERVE AND THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE, FOR THE PERIOD OF 10 YEARS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
(1) SUCH YEARS OF SERVICE MUST HAVE BEEN PERFORMED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 12 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
(2) EACH YEAR OF ACTIVE OR INACTIVE STATUS HONORABLE SERVICE PRIOR TO 1 JULY 1949 IN ANY RESERVE COMPONENT LISTED IN AR 135-180, WILL BE CREDITED TOWARD AWARD. FOR SERVICE PERFORMED ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1949, A MEMBER MUST ACCUMULATE, DURING EACH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, A MINIMUM OF 50 RETIREMENT POINTS AS PRESCRIBED IN AR 135-180.
(3) SERVICE IN A REGULAR COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES, INCLUDING THE COAST GUARD, IS EXCLUDED EXCEPT THAT SERVICE IN A RESERVE COMPONENT WHICH IS CONCURRENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITH SERVICE IN A REGULAR COMPONENT WILL BE INCLUDED (FOR EXAMPLE, REGULAR COMPONENT ENLISTED SOLDIER WITH A RESERVE COMMISSION).
(4) ANY PERIOD DURING WHICH RESERVE SERVICE IS INTERRUPTED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE EXCLUDED IN COMPUTING, BUT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A BREAK IN THE PERIOD OF 12 YEARS:
(A) SERVICE IN A REGULAR COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(B) DURING TENURE OF OFFICE BY A STATE OFFICIAL CHOSEN BY THE VOTERS OF THE ENTIRE STATE, TERRITORY, OR POSSESSION.
(C) DURING TENURE OF OFFICE OF MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY STATE, TERRITORY, OR POSSESSION.
(D) WHILE SERVICE AS JUDGE OF A COURT OF RECORD OF THE UNITED STATES, OR OF ANY STATE, TERRITORY, POSSESSION, OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(5) ON OR AFTER 1 AUGUST 1990, THE MEMBER WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND SERVED UNDER SECTIONS 12301(A), 12302, 12304, 12406 OF TITLE 10 USC, OR CHAPTER 15, OR, IN THE CASE OF THE US COAST GUARD RESERVE, SECTION 712 OF TITLE 14 USC. (6) ON OR AFTER 1 AUGUST 1990, THE MEMBER VOLUNTEERED AND SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC U.S. MILITARY OPERATIONS OR CONTINGENCIES DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 101 (A) (13) OF TITLE 10 USC.
(6) ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE (AGR) MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE ORDERS CHANGING THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATUS (LEGAL AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH THEY PERFORM DUTY), THEIR DUTY LOCATION, OR ASSIGNMENT TO SUPPORT A CONTINGENCY OPERATION ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD OF THE "M" DEVICE. C. THE TEN-YEAR DEVICE IS AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR ON THE AFRM TO DENOTE EACH SUCCEEDING 10-YEAR PERIOD AS FOLLOWS:
(1) A BRONZE HOURGLASS SHALL BE AWARDED UPON COMPLETION OF THE FIRST 10 YEAR PERIOD AWARD.
(2) A SILVER HOURGLASS SHALL BE AWARDED UPON COMPLETION OF THE SECOND 10 YEAR PERIOD AWARD.
(3) A GOLD HOURGLASS SHALL BE AWARDED UPON COMPLETION OF THE THIRD 10 YEAR PERIOD AWARD.
(4) A GOLD HOURGLASS, FOLLOWED BY A BRONZE HOURGLASS SHALL BE AWARDED UPON COMPLETION OF THE FOURTH 10 YEAR PERIOD AWARD.
D. THE "M" DEVICE IS AWARDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 3 A AND B ABOVE. WHEN A MEMBER QUALIFIES FOR THE "M" DEVICE, THE BRONZE "M" SHALL BE AWARDED, POSITIONED ON THE RIBBON AND MEDAL, AND A NUMBER SHALL BE INCLUDED ON THE RIBBON AND MEDAL. NO MORE THAN ONE AFRM MAY BE AWARDED TO ANY ONE PERSON. MULTIPLE PERIODS OF SERVICE DURING ONE DESIGNATED CONTINGENCY (UNDER PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 3 A AND B ABOVE) SHALL COUNT AS ONE "'M" DEVICE AWARD.
E. IF NO "M" DEVICE IS AUTHORIZED, THE APPROPRIATE HOURGLASS SHALL BE POSITIONED IN THE CENTER OF THE RIBBON. IF NO HOURGLASS IS AUTHORIZED, THE "M" DEVICE SHALL BE POSITIONED IN THE CENTER OF THE RIBBON, FOLLOWED BY ARABIC NUMERALS INDICATING THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE DEVICE HAS BEEN AWARDED, STARTING WITH THE SECOND AWARD, NO NUMBER IS WORN FOR THE FIRST AWARD) . IF BOTH THE HOURGLASS AND THE "M" DEVICE ARE AWARDED, THE HOURGLASS SHALL BE POSITIONED IN FIRST POSITION ON THE RIBBON (AT THE WEARER'S RIGHT), THE "M" DEVICE IN THE MIDDLE POSITION, AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE "M" DEVICE HAS BEEN AWARDED IN THE REMAINING POSITION (AT THE WEARER'S LEFT) .
4. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO AWARD THE AFRM WITH "M"' DEVICE TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WHO WERE MOBILIZED DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR, OPERATION RESTORE HOPE IN SOMALIA, OPERATION UPHOLD DEMOCRACY IN HAITI, AND OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR IN BOSNIA.
5. VETERANS MAY REQUEST AWARD OF THE AFRM WITH "M" DEVICE BY WRITING TO THE COMMANDER, ARPERCEN, ATTN: ARPC-VSE-A, 9700 PAGE AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132-5200.
6. THE AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATION TO ANNOTATE SECTION VIII OF THE ORB AND ITEM 9 OF THE DA FORM 2-1, AND THE SIDPERS SUBMISSION CODES TO UPDATE THE OMF WILL BE PROVIDED LATER.
7. THE "M"' DEVICE AND HOURGLASSES (BRONZE, SILVER AND GOLD) ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THROUGH NORMAL SUPPLY CHANNELS, BUT MAY BE PURCHASED THROUGH COMMERCIAL SOURCES (ARMY AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE OR PX).
8. ONLY MACOMS AND PRINCIPAL HQDA AGENCIES MAY CONTACT HQ, PERSCOM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE. INSTALLATIONS/FIELD AGENCIES AND SOLDIERS MUST CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE MACOMS OR PERSONNEL SERVICE BATTALIONS FOR ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS.