News Military Branches Marine Corps The Coveted Combat Action Ribbon May Be The Corps’ Most Divisive Award. By James Clark. Published Mar 30, 2015 7:20 PM EDT.

According to Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, only 20,855 of the 184,567 Marines currently on active duty boast at least one CAR combat action ribbon.

So the commandant of the Marine Corps has changed the standards for awarding the Combat Action Ribbon. Troops who “render satisfactory performance under enemy fire” can receive the ribbon ...

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Recognizing the impact of new forms of warfare, the US Marine Corps has authorized the award of the Combat Action Ribbon for those who came under attack with IEDs (roadside bombs) This change is ...

There are those Marines who have asked how the Marine Corps can be led by a commandant who does not own a Combat Action Ribbon after the U.S. has spent the last 12 years at war.

If you're a Marine who has completed a 36-month tour as combat instructor at the School of Infantry West at Camp Pendleton, there's a new special duty assignment ribbon for you.

His records also did not show a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon or Kosovo Campaign Medal. He earned two Meritorious Service Medals and five Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, among ...

The Marine Corps has released the first images of the service's new combat instructor ribbon. The green, black and tan ribbon will be awarded to all Marines who successfully complete a 36-month ...

Through his 31 years of service, Green hasn’t earned the combat action ribbon, the decoration the Marine Corps bestows on those troops who have engaged in direct combat with the enemy. This ...

Lifelong Chicago Cubs fan Sgt. 1st Class Robert Zalabak, who is the executive assistant for the command group at the 85th U.S ...

A judge demoted a Marine Corps sergeant major to sergeant last month for donning military awards and decorations, such as the ...