{"id":130289,"date":"2022-09-06T13:15:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=130289"},"modified":"2022-09-06T13:44:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:44:12","slug":"window-to-close-for-the-national-defense-service-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=130289","title":{"rendered":"Window to close for the National Defense Service Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The last day, that service members will be awarded the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), will be December 31, 2022. With the end of combat operations in Iraq, and the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the current eligibility window is set to close.<\/p>\n

From the military Times:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the formal end of combat operations in Iraq, the Defense Department is preparing to truly transition the military out of a wartime posture. Which is to say, the National Defense Service Medal is going back into retirement on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n

The award ? affectionately known as the \u201cpizza stain,\u201d which all troops serving since 9\/11 have been able to pin on their uniforms after initial training ? won\u2019t be awarded for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

\u201cTermination is based on the United States no longer conducting large-scale combat operations in designated geographic locations as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States that occurred September 11, 2001,\u201d Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote in a memo signed Aug. 30.<\/p>\n

Thus brings to a close the fourth conflict for which troops could earn the National Defense Service Medal. It previously was activated for five years during the first Gulf War, 13 years for Vietnam and four years for the Korean War.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes a month after the department scaled back eligibility for the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, which will be limited to deployments to Syria going forward.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Military Times has additional information here<\/a>. Thanks to ninja for this article<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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