What does a bronze oak leaf cluster mean?

What does the bronze oak leaf cluster represent?

The bronze oak leaf cluster represents second and subsequent entitlements of awards. The silver oak leaf cluster represents sixth, 11th, etc., entitlements or in lieu of five bronze oak leaf clusters. Silver oak leaf clusters are worn to the wearer’s right of the bronze oak leaf clusters on the same ribbon.

What rank is an oak leaf cluster?

Oak Leaf Cluster Description

Most commonly used by the U.S. Air Force, the bronze oak leaf cluster represents one additional award while the silver oak leaf cluster represents five bronze. On the sixth awarding of a ribbon, a bronze oak leaf cluster will be put on the wearer’s left of the silver device.

How do you wear bronze oak leaf cluster?

Personnel wear oak leaf clusters centered on the service ribbon and suspension ribbon, with the stems of the leaves pointing to the wearer’s right. If four oak leaf clusters are worn on the suspension ribbon on either full-size or miniature medals, the fourth one is placed above the middle one in the row of three.

What do silver oak leaf clusters mean?

Criteria: Exclusively administered by the U.S. Army and Air Force (with the exception of Department of Defense awards), the Oak Leaf Cluster device is used to denote subsequent awards of a particular military decoration. Multiple Oak Leaf Clusters indicate the number of decorations received.

What is a Bronze Star with clusters?

Purple Heart. The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.

What does 7 AAMs look like?

The ribbon consists of two thin, green stripes on each side of two thick, blue stripes. Each stripe is separated by a thin white line. While the only way to display seven AAMs when wearing the medal is to wear all seven medals, subsequent AAMs are denoted by attaching oak leaf cluster appurtenances to the ribbon.

How many AAMS can a soldier have?

Here’s how to apply.

What order do my ribbons go?

Ribbons are placed left to right in order of precedence, and as you build your rack make sure it looks identical to the one online. This will ensure each ribbon is in its proper place and is not out of order.