"Battle star" redirects here. For other uses, see Battlestar.
"Campaign star" redirects here. For the Canadian military award, see General Campaign Star.
This article is about the U.S. military award. For the Belgian star awarded for service in the Congo, see Service Star (Congo). For the Irish military award, see Military Star. For the U.S. CIA award, see Intelligence Star and CIA Memorial Wall.
Award
Service Star
Bronze and silver 3⁄16 inch stars
Type
Ribbon device
Awarded for
Worn to denote subsequent awards or periods of service.[1]
Presented by
the United States
Status
Currently in use
A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star 3⁄16 inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.[1] The service star may also be referred to as a campaign star or battle star depending on which award the star is authorized for and the manner in which the device is used for the award.[2]
Stars on service ribbons
Service stars, campaign stars, and battle stars are worn with one point of the star pointing up on the suspension ribbon of a medal or service ribbon. A silver star is worn instead of five bronze stars.[1] A service star is sometimes mistaken for a Bronze Star (Bronze Star Medal) or Silver Star (Silver Star Medal). The service star is also similar to the gold and silver 5⁄16 -inch stars that may be authorized to be worn on specific individual decorations of certain services to denote additional decorations.
^ abc"Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, Volume 3" (PDF). Department of Defense. Paragraph 15e (Page 67). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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