| Developmental Special Duty Ribbon | |
|---|---|
 Developmental Special Duty Ribbon | |
| Type | Ribbon |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 4 September 2014[1] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Air Force Longevity Service Award[1] |
| Next (lower) | Armed Forces Reserve Medal |
The Developmental Special Duty Ribbon (DSDR) is a ribbon that is only awarded by the United States Department of the Air Force. Established 4 September 2014 by the Secretary of the Air Force,[1] On 16 November 2020, the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon was renamed to the Developmental Special Duty Ribbon by the Secretary of the Air Force.[2]
Criteria[]
The Developmental Special Duty Ribbon is awarded to those service members who complete a special duty assignment, or are awarded a special duty Air Force Specialty Code or special duty assignment. The award is for service after 4 September 2014, and cannot be retroactively awarded. The following are qualifying special duty assignments:[1]
- Commander, Cadet Squadron, USAFA (80C0)
- Training Commander, OTS (81C0)
- Instructor (81T0)
- Academic Program Manager (82A0
- Career Assistance Advisor (8A100)
- Military Training Instructor (8B000)
- Military Training Leader (8B100)
- USAFA Military Training (8B200)
- Airman and Family Readiness Center NCO (8C000)
- First Sergeant (8F000)
- Honor Guard (85G and 8G000)
- Recruiter (83R and 8R000)
- Professional Military Education (PME) Instructor (8T000)
- Airmen Dorm Leader (8H000)
Appearance[]
The Developmental Special Duty Ribbon is a symmetrically striped ribbon 1 3⁄8 inches (35 mm) wide. At the outside edges of the ribbon are stripes of graphite blue and silver gray both 1⁄16 inch (1.6 mm) wide. Next is a broader stripe 3⁄16 inch (4.8 mm) wide of ultramarine blue, bordered on the inside by a stripe of silver gray next to a stripe of scarlet, both 1⁄16 inch (1.6 mm) wide. In the center of the ribbon is a white stripe 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) wide bisected by an ultramarine blue stripe 1⁄8 inch (3.2 mm) wide.[3]
Subsequent awards of the Developmental Special Duty Ribbon are denoted by oak leaf clusters.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Air Force Guidance Memorandum for Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2803, The Air Force Military Awards and Decorations Program .". United States Air Force. http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afi36-2803/afi36-2803.pdf. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/dafman36-2806/dafman36-2806.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ "Ribbon, Special Duty, U.S. Air Force". Institute of Heraldry. http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=280732. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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