The Navy & Marines uses Stars on their good conduct medals. Each Bronze star stands for each three years of good service. The stars switch to silver after 15 years of good service.
The Army and Air Force use clasps with knots to show each award. There break down is as follows:Bronze clasps indicate the second (two loops) through fifth award (five loops);Silverclasps indicate sixth (one loop) through tenth award (five loops); andGold clasps indicate eleventh (one loop) through the fifteenth award (five loops).
It indicates a second award.
a silver Oak Leaf equals the 5th award, two silver Oak leaves equals 10 awards. There is NO silver service star on a good conduct medal.
If you are referring to the "Good Conduct" medal, it was no big thing. Basically, if you could stay out of trouble for the specified length of time (one year, I think) you got it automatically. But hey, fruit salad for the breast pocket was fruit salad, no matter how you got it.
The discharge papers listed the soldier's awards and campaign credits. The papers will use acronymns which can be quite confusing.GCM is the Good Conduct Medal. This Medal was awarded to a soldier by the immeidate commander of his unit. It was awarded about 9 to 12 months after enlistment and was given for good conduct. This means he did what was expected and didn't get into trouble. This medal could be revoked if the soldier did something that deserved a "punishment".ET - I'm not aware of any "official" abbreviation as this. Maybe it was something used by the Navy or Coast Guard. In general terms, "ET" could mean European Theater. However this was not the official name for the medal or ribbon awarded for this. Soldiers who served in Germany, Italy, France or Britian, etc. would be awarded the European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal which was abbreviated "EAME".
Well... it depends on how you see it because the symbol is a witches symbol.
It indicates a second award.
a silver Oak Leaf equals the 5th award, two silver Oak leaves equals 10 awards. There is NO silver service star on a good conduct medal.
The maroon ribbon is the Navy Good Conduct Medal; the ribbon is worn in place of the medal when full formal dress requiring medals/ribbons aren't required. The Secretary of the Navy recently authorized the merging of the Marine Corps Good Conduct with the Navy's - the Navy Good Conduct will be authorized for wear by both Sailors and Marines.
If you are referring to the "Good Conduct" medal, it was no big thing. Basically, if you could stay out of trouble for the specified length of time (one year, I think) you got it automatically. But hey, fruit salad for the breast pocket was fruit salad, no matter how you got it.
The 2 stars signifies that the reciepient was awarded the air medal 3 times.The first was the medal and the 2 stars mean the 2nd and third awards.the clusters were apart of the awards with different meanings.
Aristotle believed good conduct meant pursuing the Golden mean.
"Get by trying"
bacuse he was good ? What do you mean "beacuse he was good?"
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The discharge papers listed the soldier's awards and campaign credits. The papers will use acronymns which can be quite confusing.GCM is the Good Conduct Medal. This Medal was awarded to a soldier by the immeidate commander of his unit. It was awarded about 9 to 12 months after enlistment and was given for good conduct. This means he did what was expected and didn't get into trouble. This medal could be revoked if the soldier did something that deserved a "punishment".ET - I'm not aware of any "official" abbreviation as this. Maybe it was something used by the Navy or Coast Guard. In general terms, "ET" could mean European Theater. However this was not the official name for the medal or ribbon awarded for this. Soldiers who served in Germany, Italy, France or Britian, etc. would be awarded the European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal which was abbreviated "EAME".
how good you are
The Greek philosopher who believed in pursuing the Golden Mean as a path to good conduct was Aristotle. He argued that moral virtue is found as a balance between two extremes, and that individuals should seek moderation in all things.