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Marine Corps Reserve Medal

The Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon joined the pantheon of the medals of America for a twenty year period of time between the dates of the December 17, 1945 and December 17, 1965. These Marine Corp 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 US military medals were only available as service ribbons and they 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 in the general order of precedence that has been established for the proper display of all military medals and ribbons. Additional awards of these military decorations were denoted with Service Stars.



The Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon is generally available as Marine Corp ribbons and lapel pins. They are generally available through commercial suppliers, though they are becoming increasingly rare since this original Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon is now obsolete. These awards can be worn as traditional full size slide-on ribbons. However, in more recent times the sleek new ultra thin military ribbons have garnered a wide following with military personnel who have realized the importance of always looking their best to enhance their chances of advancement in their respective military services.