Expanding Eligibility for Certain Military Decorations and Awards
Expands Military Award Eligibility to Space Force and Service Members
What it does
Agencies must update military award rules to include Space Force members and modernize language and delegations.
Real-world impact
- Adds Space Force members to eligibility for multiple military medals.
- Replaces gendered wording with neutral terms for service members' awards.
- Reassigns Bronze Star references from Transportation to Homeland Security.
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Summary
This order updates several older presidential orders to expand who can receive certain military medals and to modernize the wording used in those awards. It adds the Space Force to eligibility lists, replaces older department names, and changes phrases to be gender-neutral.
The changes affect people who serve in the armed forces and the officials who award medals. It also directs military departments to make their award rules consistent and subject to the Secretary of Defense's approval.
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