NJROTC Ribbon Rack Builder Guide: How to Order Your Rack
Learn how to use an NJROTC ribbon rack builder, read the ribbon chart, and get your NJROTC ribbon order right.
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NJROTC Ribbon Rack Builder Guide: How to Order Your Rack
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Revisiting the National Guard’s Lineage Part IRevisiting the National Guard’s Lineage Part I
The National Guard claims that English colonial militias in Massachusetts were the first to muster in what would become the U.S., ignoring Spanish colonial militias which mustered more than 70...
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The Army After 245 YearsThe Army After 245 Years
The U.S. Army celebrates its 245th birthday this Sunday, June 14, 2020. The Army was created more than a year before the Declaration of Independence and its first major task...
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Guard: Civil Unrest Hardest MissionGuard: Civil Unrest Hardest Mission
For the first time in its history, the National Guard has a record 66,722 troops engaged in domestic operations at the direction of governors across the United States, U.S. Air...
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Uncle Sam is Hiring College GradsUncle Sam is Hiring College Grads
Recent college grads are facing the worst job market since the Great Depression forcing many of them to rethink their plans. But there is a bright side. Uncle Sam is...
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Top 5 Things To Do When You Visit a Military RecruiterTop 5 Things To Do When You Visit a Military Recruiter
In the coming weeks, about 3.5 million teenagers nationwide will complete their high school education and some of those young men and women will consider the military as a career...
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Adopting a VeteranAdopting a Veteran
In 2000, President Bill Clinton signed H.R. 5314 into law to help protect military working dogs from needless euthanasia. Here's why you should adopt a military working dog.
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How to Replace Lost Military MedalsHow to Replace Lost Military Medals
Here are the facts about requesting replacement medals for veterans or replacement war service medals from the U.S. government.
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Coronavirus: The U.S. military will improvise, adapt and overcome, just like it has beforeCoronavirus: The U.S. military will improvise, adapt and overcome, just like it has before
If you are attending military training or have a loved one currently in military training, I hope this post helps answer some questions. Remember, when in doubt, reach out to the...
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Navy Ships Treat Patients as 450 Navy Medical Personnel Prepare to Deploy for COVID-19Navy Ships Treat Patients as 450 Navy Medical Personnel Prepare to Deploy for COVID-19
Hospital ships date back to the early 1800s when the USS Intrepid was used as a hospital ship after being reconfigured. That model, for the most part, is applied today....
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Military medals: What do they represent?
Military medals: What do they represent?
Military medals represent the many faces military veterans have served; they represent those to our left and right, who stand with us shoulder to shoulder and military medals represent those...
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Thin Ribbons Make Big Impressions
Thin Ribbons Make Big Impressions
Thin military ribbon racks not only look sharp, but in the case of this veteran, they helped him get promoted.
Steven Alvarez |
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Rack ‘em up: A Ribbon Rack Builder Makes Uniform Rack Building Easy
Rack ‘em up: A Ribbon Rack Builder Makes Uniform Rack Building Easy
USAMM's ribbon rack builder can help build a large or small ribbon rack for every branch of the U.S. military. All you do is click.
Steven Alvarez |
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Military Ribbons: More Than A Résumé on a Chest
Military Ribbons: More Than A Résumé on a Chest
A military ribbon rack is a résumé that tells those who know how to read them, where a person has been, what they have experienced, what they know and what...
Steven Alvarez |
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Army Ribbons 101
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From memory, most Army veterans with more than a couple of years in uniform can recite the criteria to earn a U.S. Army ribbon and also explain the order of...
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A Military Shadow Box is a Time Capsule of a Military Journey
A Military Shadow Box is a Time Capsule of a Military Journey
A military shadow box encapsulates a veteran's military service. Here are some thoughts if you're thinking about purchasing one to help you pick the right kind.
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