The U.S. Navy has announced the establishment of a Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon for superior performance during the Navy's basic military training.

Service ribbons, or ribbon bars, are small, usually multicolored strips of rayon mounted on metal bars equipped with attaching devices, and are generally issued for wear in place of medals. Each ...

Boot camp's top graduates are about to get a new ribbon. A new special uniform ribbon for top graduates of Navy Recruit Training. According to a press release, the award was created "to reward ...

Many Marines are set to receive the new ribbon as it "may be awarded retroactively to all Marines with qualifying service beginning on or after Oct. 9, 2002," a Marine release stated.