DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)/ COAST GUARD/
MERCHANT MARINE/NOAA/PUBLIC HEATH SERVICE AWARDS

1. Officers, midshipmen, and instructors are authorized to wear all earned DOD/Coast Guard (DHS)/Merchant Marine (DOT)/National Ocean & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Public Health Service (PHS) awards.
   
   
2. DOD/DHS/DOT/NOAA/PHS ribbon awards take precedence over NSCC awards.
   
   
3. Cadets are not authorized to wear any DOD/DHS/DOT/NOAA/PHS awards except as specifically authorized by the awarding military service. Cadets must be specifically cited.