Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon

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Description:

• Authorization: SECNAV letter 1650 Ser NDBDM/482 of 15 July 1997.
• Effective Dates:
  • 28 January 1949 – 15 August 1974, only one award is authorized for this period, regardless of the number of qualifying periods.
  • 16 August 1974 – until a date to be determined for criteria listed below.
• Marines possessing MOS 8151 who are serving with the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG), formerly Marine Security Guard Battalion (MSGBN), or previously served with the MSGBN in MOS 8151 billets at embassies, are eligible to receive the Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon (MCSGR).
  • Training Personnel: Director of Marine Security Guard (MSG) School/Battalion Commander; OIC of MCESG School; Operations Officer MCESG; Assistant Operations (OPS) Officer MCESG; and SGTMAJ of MCESG.
  • Command Personnel: Lettered Company Commander/XO/OPS Inspecting Officers/First Sergeant (1STSGT) and MCESG XO.
  • Other personnel serving with Headquarters MCESG are not eligible.
• Period of service:
  • Marines assigned to MSG duty (MOS 8151) are eligible to receive the MCSGR upon completion of 24 months of service at a foreign establishment. Subsequent awards will be made for every 24 months served, either consecutively or cumulatively.
  • Marines who served successful tours at a lettered MCESG company headquarters or at a HQ MCESG, Quantico are not eligible to receive this award.
  • Posthumous Awards. On a case-by-case basis, the MCSGR may be awarded posthumously without regard to period of service.
  • Personnel transferred early for the Good of the Service must have served a minimum of 12 months in the program to be eligible for this award. Personnel transferred due to Relief for Cause are not eligible for the ribbon.
• Each subsequent award is denoted by a 3/16-inch bronze star. A 3/16-inch silver star is worn in lieu of five bronze stars.