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Navy Arctic Service Ribbon
The Navy Arctic Service Ribbon was established in May of 1986 and made retroactive to January of 1982. These US military medals are presented to all Navy and Marine Corps personnel who serve 28 or more consecutive days of duty in the Arctic Circle. These military ribbons may also be awarded to civilians and members of other US services provided they served with a Navy or Marine Corps command when the Arctic duty was performed. To date, no corresponding military medal has been created to match this ribbon award.These medals of America are awarded for a one time service, and there are no devices authorized for additional periods of Arctic service. The Antarctic equivalent is the Antarctica Service Medal. These military awards are worn below the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and above the Navy Reserve Sea Service Ribbon, or the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon in the order of precedence that has been established for the display of all military ribbons and medals.
The Navy Arctic Service Ribbon can be worn as full size military ribbons and lapel pins. These military ribbons are available as traditional slide-on ribbons and thin military ribbons. Nowadays however, more and more military service personnel are realizing the value to their career goals of always having their uniform decorations looking their best, and have turned to the slimmer and trimmer thin military medals and mini medals and the ultra thin ribbon racks to provide them with the smartest looking military award displays possible.
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