Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps - Awards

Awards

There are three Department of the Army decorations authorized exclusively to cadets:

• ROTC Medal for Heroism
• Superior Cadet Decoration Award
• Ranger Challenge Tab

Outside these, cadets are eligible for numerous U.S. Army awards and decorations, as well as awards and decorations sponsored by various military societies and organizations. These include:

• Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement
• National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) Award
• Same Award (Society of American Military Engineers)
• National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) (Formerly the American Defense Preparedness Association - ADPA Gold Scholarship Key Award)
• Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Award
• American Legion Awards (General Military Excellence and Scholastic Excellence)
• Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Award
• The Retired Officers' Association (TROA) Medal
• Society of the War of 1812 Award
• George C. Marshall ROTC Award
• Military Order of the Purple Heart Leadership Medal Award
• United States Field Artillery Association Award
• Army Aviation Association of America Award
• AFCEA Award For Distinguished Performance
• General and Mrs. Matthew B. Ridgway Military History Research Fellowship
• Military Order of World Wars Awards
• Daughters of the American Revolution
• American Veterans Outstanding Cadet Award
• Reserve Officers Association Awards
• USAA Spirit Award
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Award
• National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America Award
• National Sojourners Award
• Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Award
• Military Officers Association of America Award
• Special Forces Association Award
• American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Award
• Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Education Foundation Award
• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) Medal and Certificate Award
• Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) Ribbon and Certificate award.