Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon
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| name = Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon
| image = USMC Combat Instructor Ribbon.svg
| caption = Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon
| presenter =the Department of the Navy{{Cite web |url=https://awards.navy.mil/awards/webdoc01.nsf/(vwDocsByID)/DL060927142728/$file/1650.1H.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918020113/https://awards.navy.mil/awards/webdoc01.nsf/(vwDocsByID)/DL060927142728/$file/1650.1H.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 |url-status=dead }}
| country = United States
| type = Special duty assignment ribbon
| eligibility = Combat instructors or those serving in a high-profile leadership role
| awarded_for = Successful completion of a tour at the School of Infantry East or West
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| established = {{start date and age|2014|08|20|df=yes}}
| firstawarded = September 2014 (retroactive to 9 October 2002)
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| higher = Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon
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| lower = Armed Forces Reserve Medal
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The Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon is a military award of the United States Marine Corps established by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus in August 2014. The ribbon recognizes the successful completion of a tour as a combat instructor, or in a high-profile leadership position, at the School of Infantry East or West.{{cite web|last1=Headquarters Marine Corps|title=MARINE CORPS COMBAT INSTRUCTOR RIBBON ESTABLISHED|url=http://www.marines.mil/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/3258/Article/496931/marine-corps-combat-instructor-ribbon-established.aspx|website=marines.mil|accessdate=10 September 2014|date=8 September 2014}}
Appearance
The ribbon is chamois in color with edges of olive green, with the center being a stripe of black.{{cite web|url=http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=280605|title=ASSIST-QuickSearch Document Details|website=quicksearch.dla.mil}} Subsequent awards of the ribbon are denoted by bronze service stars, with a silver 3/16 inch star worn to denote a sixth award.{{cite web|last1=Mabus|first1=Ray|title=ALNAV 060/14|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/ALNAVS/ALN2014/ALN14060.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195339/http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/ALNAVS/ALN2014/ALN14060.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2014|website=public.navy.mil/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=United States Navy Bureau of Personnel|accessdate=10 September 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{cite news|last1=Sanborn|first1=James K.|title=First look at the new ribbon for Marine combat instructors|url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20140908/NEWS07/309080038/First-look-new-ribbon-Marine-combat-instructors|accessdate=10 September 2014|work=Marine Corps Times|date=8 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910005350/http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20140908/NEWS07/309080038/First-look-new-ribbon-Marine-combat-instructors|archive-date=10 September 2014|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite news|last1=Sanborn|first1=James K.|title=New ribbon for combat instructors|url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20140829/Careers/308290090|accessdate=10 September 2014|work=Marine Corps Times|date=29 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204847/http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20140829/Careers/308290090|archive-date=10 September 2014|url-status=dead}}
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Category:Awards and decorations of the United States Marine Corps
Category:Awards established in 2014