Revised Delegation Authority for Awards to Personnel of Other Service

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO RE-ISSUE
GUIDANCE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN REF A PERTAINING TO A
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MARINE CORPS AND THE OTHER
SERVICES CONCERNING DELEGATION OF AWARDS APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR 
AWARDS TO PERSONNEL OF OTHER SERVICES. 
2. AS DISCUSSED IN REF A AND PER REF B THE REQUIREMENT FOR
MARINE COMMANDERS TO OBTAIN SERVICE LEVEL CONCURRENCE PRIOR TO
APPROVING MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS TO MEMBERS OF OTHER SERVICES
ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND VICE VERSA HAS BEEN REMOVED
SUBJECT TO THE AMPLIFYING INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:
A. THE AGREEMENT ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS 
PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED AND FILLING A VALID LINE NUMBER ON A UNIT'S 
TABLE OF ORGANIZATION. TEMPORARY ASSIGNED PERSONNEL (I.E. TAD, 
TDY, ETC.) CAN ONLY RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARDED TO THE PARENT
SERVICE FOR ACTION.
B. AWARDING AUTHORITY CANNOT EXCEED THE CURRENT DELEGATED
AWARDING AUTHORITY OF THE COMMANDER AND IS LIMITED TO MERITORIOUS
SERVICE MEDAL AND BELOW. 
C. LEGION OF MERIT AUTHORITY REMAINS AT THE SERVICE CHIEF'S
LEVEL; CONCURRENCE FROM THE OTHER SERVICE IS STILL REQUIRED PRIOR
TO APPROVAL.
D. AWARDING AUTHORITY IS NOT EXTENDED TO COMBAT AWARDS OR 
THE COMBAT DISTINGUISHING DEVICE, INCLUDING AIR MEDALS FOR COMBAT
SERVICE; ALL COMBAT AWARDS REMAIN UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE 
PARENT SERVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS MUST BE FORWARDED THROUGH THE 
PARENT SERVICE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
3. PER REF C, MARINE COMMANDERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE
AWARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE U.S. NAVY ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMANDS 
IN THE SAME MANNER AS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECOGNIZE THE 
MARINES ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMANDS.
4. MARINES WHO ARE TENDERED AN AWARD FROM ANOTHER SERVICE MUST
ENSURE A COPY OF THE SIGNED CITATION AND/OR CERTIFICATE, SUMMARY 
OF ACTION AND AWARD NOMINATION (9 US ARMY FORM DA 638, US AIR 
FORCE FORM DECR 6) IS SENT TO CMC (MMMA) AT THE ADDRESS LISTED 
BELOW FOR RECORDING IN THE MARINE'S OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL 
FILE (OMPF):
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION (MMMA-2)
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA, 22134-5103
THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MARINE'S RECORD 
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRY.
5. MEMBERS OF OTHER SERVICES WHO ARE RECOGNIZED WITH MARINE 
CORPS AWARDS MUST ENSURE THAT ONCE APPROVED, THE AWARD IS 
SUBMITTED TO THE APPROPRIATE HEADQUARTERS PER THEIR PARENT 
SERVICE'S POLICIES.
6. AS MARINE CORPS INVOLVEMENT IN JOINT TASK FORCES (JTF) 
INCREASE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDERS AND INDIVIDUAL 
MARINES UNDERSTAND THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE AWARDS 
PROCESS. NON-COMPLIANCE COULD RESULT IS THE REVOCATION OF 
ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED MEDALS AND DECORATIONS. 
7. ONCE AGAIN THIS MARADMIN IS A RE-ISSUE OF GUIDANCE PERTAINING
TO SERVICES. IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT REGARDING WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO
AWARD PERSONAL RIBBONS/MEDALS PLEASE CONTACT CMC (MMMA) AT 
(703) 784-9209 OR (703) 784-9210.