Gold Rating Badge and Service Stripes
Personnel whose most recent twelve cumulative years of Naval active or active reserve service meet requirements for Good Conduct Service (that which meets minimum requirements for performance, conduct and evaluation marks for the Good Conduct Award) shall wear gold rating badges and gold service stripes on Dress Blue Uniforms, Dinner Dress Blue uniforms and Dinner Dress Blue/White Jacket uniforms. The twelve years may be active or drilling reserve time in the Navy, Navy Reserve, and Navy units attached to Marine Corps, or Marine Corps Forces Reserve units. Times excluded are: delayed entry program, inactive reserve, and broken service. Under broken service conditions - resume the cumulative time count upon active duty reenlistment or upon enlisting in the drilling reserves.
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