| Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | Substantial volunteer service to the local community |
| Presented by | the U.S. Department of Defense[1] |
| Eligibility | All personnel |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | Executive Order 12830, January 9, 1993 |
| First awarded | December 1993 |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Humanitarian Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | Army: Army Sea Duty Ribbon[2] Navy/Marine Corps: Sea Service Deployment Ribbon[3] Air Force: Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal[4] |
The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM) is a military award which was created under Executive Order 12830 by George H. W. Bush on January 9, 1993. The medal was designed by the Institute of Heraldry and was first issued in December 1993.[5][6]
- ^ "Issuances" (PDF). www.esd.whs.mil. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "Order of Precedence". The Institute of Heraldry. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Awards Order of Precedence". Navy Personnel Command. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Decorations and Ribbons".
- ^ "Institute of Heraldry: Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal". Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ "Air Force Personal Center Outstanding Volunteer Service ribbon".