Gwot/gwoe

[zab1001]

or whatever they're called....

Any updates? I'm considering getting re-mounts done on all my mini and full size stuff, and I really dont wanna do it twice before I head to South America. The Nav has been dragging ass on this forever.

On a side note, I have ultrathins, and if you buy these and have to wear khakis and flight jacket a lot (like I do right now) be ready to lose/replace a lot of devices. I guess putting on/taking off the coat pulls on em. Kind of pisses me off since they ran me 30-some bucks for 9 awards. The edges are just starting to slightly fray as well. I should have laquered em or something.

BTW, sorry for so many posts lately, I'm trying to keep them relevant and helpful if possible. Zero interaction with anything Naval Aviation related at work is killing me. You think Academy and TBS stories at API are bad? Try Army kids telling boot tales all day..."My Drill Sergeant was sooooo mean"....

 

[Flash]

The Navy has not officially published the criteria for the awards yet, I think they are the only service that hasn't. There is an awards website that will publish them when the criteria finally comes out, ask a Navy admin type about it.

 

[webmaster]

As far as I can tell, from visiting the Navy Awards website (see info and links below), the medal is approved, but we are waiting on the Eligible Units to go through the chop chain....

From the Navy Awards website, dated 16APR04:

"GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEDALS

Expeditionary Medal. Also known as the “GWOT E” or the “GWOTEM”. The Navy’s NAVADMIN was released on 16 April 2004. It’s NAVADMIN 090/04. Please check this website under “Recent NAVADMINs” for a copy.

Service Medal. Also known as the “GWOT S” or the “GWOTSM”. Discussion is ongoing regarding how the Navy will issue this award and who will be eligible. As soon as the issues are resolved, the NAVADMIN will be released and will be posted on this site.

GWOT EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (GWOTEM) QUALIFIED UNIT LIST

The list of qualified participating units is currently in the chop chain for Combatant Commander approval. Once approval is received, we will post the list on the website.

APPROVED AREAS OF ELIGIBILITY
for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
as of April 2004

Includes the land area, airspace and waters of:
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bulgaria (Bourgas)
Crete
Cyprus
Diego Garcia
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Romania (Constanta)
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkey (east of 35 degrees east latitude)
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
That portion of the Arabian Sea north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees longitude
Bab El Mandeb
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Suez
That portion of the Mediterranean Sea east of 28 degrees east longitude
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal"

https://awards.navy.mil/

The NAVADMIN release message:

"R 161615Z APR 04 ZYB MIN PSN 791899J43
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS//
TO RHCRNAD/NAVADMIN
INFO RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
BT
UNCLAS //N01650//
NAVADMIN 090/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/-/APR//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT AND GUIDANCE FOR ISSUANCE OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON
/TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (GWOTEM) FOR NAVY PERSONNEL//"

http://www.bupers.navy.mil/navadmin/nav04/nav04090.txt

Excerpt on GWOT:

For more information on the GWOT Expeditionary Medal, viist www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/200303134a.jpg.

For more information on the The GWOT Service Medal, visit www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/200303134b.jpg.

Some of the mounting places I have seen, linkified:

http://www.ultrathin.com/
http://www.thinribbons.com/
http://thinribbons.net/
http://www.thinmounting.com/
http://www.readyforinspection.com

 

[Flash]

One thing to add, the units eligible will probably only be ones that were in the AOR for 30 days or more, that is usually the magic number for campaign awards. One of the big exceptions being aircrew who flew missions in the AOR (if you got green ink you probably rate the medal).