How to Get a Coast Guard Medal
In USA, every member of United States Coast Guard always look forward to earn one or more medals in return of his or her services. There are nine medals that coast guards can achieve including, Distinguished Service Medal, Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal, Expert Rifle Medal, Achievement Medal, Expert Pistol Shot, Commendation Medal, Arctic Service Medal, Medal for Heroism and Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal. Many people do not know the criteria of achieving these medals. However, you can get the basic information about the criteria of getting these medals by reading this article.
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Members of United States Coast Guard are required to serve for a period of at least 21 days in the area of Arctic Circle that enables them to earn the Arctic Service Medal.
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For getting the Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal, the members of Coast Guard are required to serve devotedly for at least three successive and consecutive years.
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There are also reserve members in the Coast Guard who serve the similar period of time and in return of their services, they are awarded with the Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal.
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Those members in the Coast Guard squad who keep on performing sustained heroism during their services are awarded with a medal named as Commendation Medal. The commander or in-charge officer usually determines that when the Commendation Medal is awarded.
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There is another medal named as Achievement Medal that is awarded to those members in Coast Guard staff who perform extraordinary acts or services during their job.
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Those members in Coast Guard squad who perform exceptionally meritorious services especially in an area that demands a higher level of responsibility are awarded with Distinguished Service Medal.
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Another medal called Medal for Heroism is awarded in return of the heroic acts of members in a Coast Guard squad. However, these heroic acts should not involve in any sort of conflict or tussle with the enemy.
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Expert Pistol Award is given to those members in a Coast Guard squad who get at least the minimum qualifying score at expert level by using a pistol.
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Similarly, there is also a medal called Expert Rifle Medal that is awarded to those members of Coast Guard squad who are expert rifle marksmen.
