Recruiting Service Ribbon

The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon was authorized by order of the Secretary of the Navy on June 7, 1995, with retroactive presentations to January 1, 1973.

To be awarded the Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon, a service member must be assigned to one of the United States Navy's Major Recruiting Commands and must complete a standard three-year tour of duty.

Bronze numerals, placed near the right edge of the ribbon, are used to denote the number of Gold Wreath awards earned for superior productivity.

Additional awards of the Air Force Recruiter Ribbon were denoted by oak leaf clusters, and was carried on to the Special Duty ribbon, and the award was retroactive to any member of the Air Force who performed thirty six months or more as an Air Force recruiter, provided that the service member was on active duty after June 2000.

This has been changed, allowing members to permanently wear the badge after completion of recruiting duty.

The Army Recruiting Ribbon was established in 2023 as part of the Soldier Referral Program.

This allows all soldiers in the United States Army to participate in recruiting.