The Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon was issued between the dates of the December 17, 1945 and December 17, 1965. These Marine ribbons were first created by the Secretary of the Navy and recognize those members of the Marine Corps Reserve who performed honorable reserve service. These military awards were presented to service members who performed ten years of reserve duty in an active drill status, and are not presented to members of the inactive reserves or Marine Corps reservists who are called to full time active duty.
The Marine Corps Reserve ribbon was declared obsolete in 1967 and has been replaced since that date with the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. These military ribbons are worn below the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and are the least prestigious of the Marine personal achievement medals.
The Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon is generally available as Marine Corp ribbons and can be worn as traditional full size military ribbons and lapel pins. Like most military awards, it is available as traditional slide-on, full size military ribbons, and thin military ribbons.