In most states, state defense force members may wear any regular United States military decorations and United States National Guard decorations that they may have earned while members of the National Guard and/or while in federal active duty service.
The order of precedence for the wear of the awards are: federal, state National Guard, then state defense force.
Those state defense force members who subsequently serve in the active or reserve federal forces of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or United States Air Force (i.e., on active duty or as members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard Reserves) may not continue to wear and display such decorations on a military uniform.
Regulations of these federal forces allow their members to accept but not wear state National Guard awards.
Alabama State Defense Force (ASDF) Awards:[1] Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF) Awards and Decorations California State Guard (formerly State Military Reserve) (CASG) Awards:[2] Georgia State Defense Force (GaSDF) Awards & Decorations:[3] Indiana Guard Reserve Awards:[4] Maryland State Defense Force (MDDF) Awards & Decorations:[5][6] Mississippi State Guard (MSSG) Individual Awards:[7] Mississippi State Guard Unit Awards:[7] New Mexico State Guard (NMSG) Awards:[citation needed] New York Guard (NYG) Awards:[8] In addition, certain New York State decorations may be awarded to New York Guard members, as well as to members of other state military components, i.e., NY Army National Guard, NY Air National Guard and NY Naval Militia.