Sea Service Ribbon - Army Sea Duty Ribbon

Army Sea Duty Ribbon

The Army Sea Duty Ribbon (ASDR) was created in 2006. The ASDR may be awarded to Active duty Soldiers who complete two years of cumulative sea duty on a Class A or B United States Army Vessel (USAV), or for duty aboard other qualifying vessels when such vessels meet the requirements of AR 600–88, paragraph 1–7. Subsequent awards are authorized upon completion of an additional two years of cumulative sea duty as outlined above. Reserve and National Guard Soldiers must have two creditable years in a US Army watercraft unit, which must include a minimum of 25 days underway during each year as well as two annual training (AT) exercises underway on a Class A or B USAV or a 90-day deployment aboard a USAV underway. Subsequent awards are authorized upon completion of additional qualifying periods of sea duty as outlined above. For mobilized Soldiers, one year of sea duty as a mobilized soldier will be credited toward one creditable year as long as the minimum underway requirement is met.

Award approval authority: The Chief of the Marine Qualification Division is the approval authority for award of the ASDR to eligible Service members. Eligible members or their next of kin may submit requests for the ASDR to the Chief, Marine Qualification Division, Attention: Career Sea Pay Office, Building 461, 461 Kerr Road, Fort Eustis, VA 23604–5407. Retroactive Award: The ASDR may be awarded retroactively to those personnel who were credited with service as defined in paragraphs (c) above after 1 August 1952, the activation date of the first heavy boat company in the Transportation Corps. Eligible members or their next of kin may submit requests for the ASDR to the Chief, Marine Qualification Division, Attention: Career Sea Pay Office, Building 461, 461 Kerr Road, Fort Eustis, VA 23604–5407. Requests should include the individual’s full name, social security number or serial number, dates of service, DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) (if applicable), and information concerning the individual’s qualifying sea service duty.

The qualifying records(s) for supporting a claim of entitlement to the ASDR are the DA 3068 (Marine Service Book)& the DA 3068-1 (Marine Service Record). A qualifying record of sea duty should be promptly filled out, signed by a Certifying Officer, and submitted to the Career Sea Pay Office after completion of every period of service or upon a change of status (i.e. position change).