Regulations
Every publication behind the awards data on this site. Nothing here is interpretation: each entry says what it governs and links to the source, so you can check any answer this site gives you against the regulation it came from.
DAFMAN 36-2806
Awards and Memorialization Program
Department of the Air Force · current e-Publishing edition
The federal decorations and service medals in the awards catalogue: eligibility, order of precedence, and the devices each one may carry. The single most-cited source on this site.
DAFI 36-2903
Dress and Personal Appearance of United States Air Force and United States Space Force Personnel
Department of the Air Force · 2025 edition
Where insignia go on the uniform: the ribbon rack builder's row and stagger rules, badge placement zones on the uniform reference page, and the service badges catalogue. Badges are Chapter 12, awards Chapter 13, service dress Chapter 4, OCP Chapter 5.
DAFI 36-2803
The Air and Space Forces Military Awards Program
Department of the Air Force · current e-Publishing edition
Decoration criteria and submission procedures, and the device tables the catalogue's allowed_devices column is sourced from. Superseded in part by DAFMAN 36-2806; both are cited where each is the better authority.
DoDM 1348.33
Manual of Military Decorations and Awards
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness · Volumes 1, 2 and 4
Joint and DoD-wide awards, campaign and service medals, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. Volume 2 covers DoD service awards; Volume 4 covers the awards ceremony and appurtenance rules.
AR 600-8-22
Military Awards
Department of the Army · current APD edition
Army decorations and service medals held by members with prior or concurrent Army service, including the Army Good Conduct Medal clasp and the NCO Professional Development Ribbon numeral.
SECNAVINST 1650.1J
Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual
Secretary of the Navy · 1650.1J
Navy and Marine Corps awards held by members with prior sea-service time, and the gold-star-in-lieu convention the catalogue records for them.
COMDTINST M1650.25E
Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual
United States Coast Guard · M1650.25E
Coast Guard awards held by members with prior Coast Guard service, and the Operational Distinguishing Device.
MCO P1650.19H
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
United States Marine Corps · P1650.19H
The Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal's eligibility period, cited by that one catalogue row.
NE ARNGR 600-8-22 / NE ANGI 36-2806
Nebraska Military Awards Program: Decorations, Awards, and Honors
Joint Force Headquarters, Nebraska National Guard · 6 January 2026 (supersedes 1 March 2016)
Every Nebraska state award on this site: the thirteen wear items in the para 4-2 order of precedence, their appurtenances, and the five-year increments of the Nebraska National Guard Service Medal that drive its eligibility alerts.
California Military Department Regulation
California State Awards
California Military Department · current edition
The five California state awards in the catalogue, carried for members who transferred in from the California Guard.
Iowa Code §29A.15
Iowa National Guard Awards and Decorations
State of Iowa · current code
The two Iowa state awards in the catalogue, carried for members who transferred in from the Iowa Guard.
Florida Statutes ch. 250
Military Affairs
State of Florida · current statutes
The Florida State Active Duty Ribbon, carried for members who transferred in from the Florida Guard.
Statutes and Executive Orders
Title 10 U.S.C., Public Laws, and Executive Orders establishing individual awards
United States Congress and the President · current
Awards created by statute or executive order rather than by a service regulation: the Medal of Honor (10 U.S.C. §§ 7271, 8741, 9271), the Air and Space Combat Action Medal (10 U.S.C. §§ 8308, 9286 with Public Law 107-314 §532), and the Armed Forces Service Medal (Executive Order 12985).
Federal publications are linked to their publisher rather than copied here: they are reissued without notice, and a stale copy of an awards manual is worse than a link. The Nebraska regulation is hosted on this site because it is not published to a public index.