5101.1 Authorized ribbons and awards are described in the
NSCC Awards Manual.
5101.2 Ribbon awards recognize meritorious performance and service of NSCC personnel, provide incentive for greater effort, and enhance morale. Commanding officers must ensure that the program is not abused, and that each award made or recommended to Area Headquarters Representatives or Sea Cadet National Headquarters, meets the criteria specified in the
NSCC Awards Manual. Only those officers, midshipmen, instructors and cadets, who are enrolled in NSCC or NLCC units, or members of regional staffs, are eligible to receive ribbon awards. People who leave the program for any reason, are not eligible for NSCC awards.
5101.3
Cadets will wear only those NSCC/NLCC ribbons and appurtenances specified
in the NSCC Awards Manual. They
may not wear DOD/DOT/DHS ribbons and awards, nor ribbon and awards from
other military oriented youth programs (CAP, JROTC, Sea Explorers, etc.)
on NSCC uniforms, unless specifically authorized in writing by Sea Cadet
National Headquarters. Badges developed
for NSCC cadets for award upon successful completion of TWT or other
like training (SEAL, EOD, etc.) may be worn as approved by NHQ and detailed
in the Awards Manual. Manner of
wear shall follow that of earned warfare or other qualification insignia,
with only two permitted.
5101.4 NSCC officers, midshipman and uniformed instructors may wear all earned DOD/DOT/DHS ribbons and breast insignia. Documentation in the form of DD-214, NAVPERS 1650/65 (from Bureau of Naval Personnel, Retired Records Section), or other appropriate documentation, must be in the members NSCC Service Record, verifying the member’s entitlement to such awards and insignia. When worn with NSCC ribbon awards, DOD/DOT/DHS ribbons take precedence.