Army Achievement Military Medal & Military Ribbon

Army Achievement Medal

Criteria:

Awarded for outstanding achievement or meritorious service not of a nature that would otherwise warrant awarding the Commendation Medal. Since the Army Achievement Medal is designated as an award solely for junior personnel, it is generally only awarded to officers in the pay grade of O-4 and below and enlisted personnel below the grade of E-7. Award authority rests with local commanders, granting a broad discretion of when and for what action the Achievement Medal may be awarded. The Army Achievement Medal may be awarded in a combat area, but for non-combat meritorious service. The Achievement Medal is the
lower of the United States military’s meritorious service medals. The
Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize the contributions of junior officers and enlisted personnel who were not eligible to receive the
higher Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service Medal. Additional
awards are denoted by oak leaf clusters. 

Authorized Devices: Bronze Oak Leaf, Silver Oak Leaf