SSG Private RallyPoint Member 5652629 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Let’s hypothetically say that you are entitled to 2ribbons for deploying for 9 months. You come back, and go to s1, they look at your orders and erb and give 2 ribbons on your erb. 1 of them is a OSR. So is it ok if it is on there without the memo? You qualify for it, have yours orders looked over and have your deployment time reflected. So would an OSR on the erb be ok or no because their needs to be a memo? 2020-03-11T21:20:23-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 5652629

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Let’s hypothetically say that you are entitled to 2ribbons for deploying for 9 months. You come back, and go to s1, they look at your orders and erb and give 2 ribbons on your erb. 1 of them is a OSR. So is it ok if it is on there without the memo? You qualify for it, have yours orders looked over and have your deployment time reflected. So would an OSR on the erb be ok or no because their needs to be a memo?

2020-03-11T21:20:23-04:00 2020-03-11T21:20:23-04:00 MAJ Byron Oyler 5652760

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The memo you ask about is generally a DA638. Historically they have been satisfied with what is on your ERB/ORB however the last couple of years they have requested IPERMS documentation as well. I have not had S1 try to take anything off of my ORB because I did not have the documentation in IPERMS. Some of it will likely be the nature of the award, I would not go wearing jump wings without all the docs but I dont think an OSR is going to cause that much concern, at least for now.

2020-03-11T22:19:11-04:00 2020-03-11T22:19:11-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 5653063

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I always assumed having a memo was a reserve thing. I transferred to the National Guard after 17 years active and half my rack had no back up documents. A G1 LT had to look through my file and verify all of my awards and document them on a memo. She found stuff i didnt even know i had.

2020-03-12T00:58:54-04:00 2020-03-12T00:58:54-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 5653070

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Pretty sure you are safe without a memo for an OSR. I have five OSR&#39;s, no memos and still got picked up for SFC. It&#39;s safe to say it is the equivelant to having GCM&#39;s with no memos. Nobody has memos for GCM&#39;s.

2020-03-12T01:03:01-04:00 2020-03-12T01:03:01-04:00 SFC Michael Hasbun 5654033

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not every award requires substantiating documents. The Army Service Ribbon has no paperwork. Campaign medals have no award paperwork. The overseas ribbon is verified through assignment history, there&#39;s no 638 or certificate. National Defense, no paperwork...<br /><br />All of these are verified through other means, such as deployment history, assignment history, rosters, etc..

2020-03-12T09:58:19-04:00 2020-03-12T09:58:19-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 5654322

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;ve never even heard of a memo for that. If you qualify it goes on your ERB.

2020-03-12T11:23:26-04:00 2020-03-12T11:23:26-04:00 CSM Richard StCyr 5658161

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Service Ribbons do not have orders or memos. Look at AR 600-8-22, the S-1 reviews your deployment orders which are all the documentation you need and annotates them on your ERB. The NDSM for instance doesn&#39;t come with any orders, your period of service within the time frame that the medal is awarded for, is all the proof of eligibility needed. <br />5–1. Intent Service (campaign) medals and service ribbons denote honorable performance of military duty within specified limited dates in specified geographical areas. With the exception of the Medal of Humane Action, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the NCO Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, and the Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, they are awarded only for active Federal military service. Orders are not published for service medals, but they are annotated on records by the personnel officer. Award of U.S. Service Medals (section II) does not preclude award of Foreign and International Service Medals (chapter 9, section II). Refer to chapter 2 for DOD service medals and service ribbons.<br /><br />The OSR eligibility paragraph lists the length of service and tour completion requirements for the award. <br />5–4. Overseas Service Ribbon a. The Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR) was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981 as announced in Department of the Army General Order 15, 10 October 1990. It is awarded to members of the U.S. Army for successful completion of overseas tours. b. Effective 1 August 1981, all members of the Active Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve in an active Reserve status are eligible for this award. The ribbon may be awarded retroactively to those personnel who were credited with a normal overseas tour completion before 1 August 1981 provided they had an Active Army status as defined above on or after 1 August 1981.<br />63AR 600–8–22 • 11 December 2006<br />c. Soldiers must be credited with a normal overseas tour completion according to AR 614–30. Service members who have overseas service with another branch of service (USN, USAF, or USMC) must be credited with a normal overseas tour completion by that service to qualify for award of the Army OSR. d. Numerals will be used to denote second and subsequent awards of the OSR. (See para 6–4.) e. Posthumous award of the OSR. For first award of the OSR only, an individual may be posthumously awarded (on or after 1 August 1981) the OSR before completion of the overseas tour, provided the Soldier’s death is ruled &quot;Line of duty-Yes.&quot;

2020-03-13T13:20:05-04:00 2020-03-13T13:20:05-04:00 2020-03-11T21:20:23-04:00