Posted on Mar 22, 2019
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Recently the Holland 4 Day March Cross was authorized to accept, retain and wear. My question would be; what kind of award is it? Would it be considered a foreign award, individual award or a international award like the NATO ribbon?
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Requires the request for authorization to wear process. Do a search for this, as there was a recent post that had all of the relevant references included for this specific badge.
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Thanks 1SG. I got my approval memo and all just wasn’t sure if I could wear my foreign wings or German marksmanship badge with it.
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Acknowledged. Listed as a medal (ribbon), not a badge, so the one badge limit (20-18) doesn't (appear) to apply.
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That’s what I assumed but remember what they say about assuming1SG (Join to see)
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Foreign medal (not badge). Appendix E, AR 600-8-22 (HRC online version has the update).
40km X 4 days, uniform + 10kg (equip/water) from what I Googled.
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The AG Directorate's HRC portal page at the following link should have what you need:
https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Foreign%20Award%20Info

A SGM posted this response to the recent post on this award/badge:
Not all of the links on that page work either, but it does include updated Appendices D and E, updated as of 27 February 2019. Based on the layout of Appendix E, and the lack of any restriction next to it, I would be comfortable wearing the Holland Four Day March Ribbon as long as it had been awarded in accordance with the instructions for awarding a foreign decorations in Chapter 9 of AR 600-8-22.
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