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How common is it for an NCO in good standing to not receive a retirement award from their (Reserve) Unit? I retired (20+ years) at the end of 2016, and was told that an award would be forthcoming. To this day I've gotten nothing except my retirement certificate from USARC. Not even one of those cool folded flags.
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Sometimes it happens. Perhaps lost or never submitted due to laziness. I have run across it a few times and fixed it when I found it. It would be a rare thing for a soldier to not justify retirement recognition. Just my opinion.
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More then likely you have gotten everything you will from your old unit. Our local process is for the command to submit the award for retiring soldiers at least six months out from their end of service date. Doing all the paperwork that early allows for the award to be presented during the SM last BA. But, I have seen it take two years for an award to get processed. I would suggest you reach out to your old unit's 1SG or SGM and see what you come up with.
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