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Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon

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Sergeant Course, do not receive a numeral device for graduation from those courses. The highest numeral authorized for the NCO Professional Development Ribbon is "6" for graduates of the Nominative Leaders Course (NLC). NLC is a two-week strategic leader development course designed to prepare nominative Command Sergeants Major (CSM) and Sergeants Major (SGM) for their duties as CSMs for commanders of 1-2 star Army commands, and Staff Section SGMs at HQDA level of responsibilities.
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is worn on the ribbon to denote subsequent satisfactory completion of those courses (2, 3, & 4 respectively). Currently, the numeral "5" is authorized for graduation from the US Army Sergeant Major Academy's 'Sergeants Major Course'. Graduates of the Battle Staff NCO Course, and the legacy First
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was established by the Secretary of the Air Force on 28 August 1962. The ribbon is awarded to NCOs of the US Air Force and US Space Force for completion of prescribed NCO professional development programs. Approved programs are the NCO Preparatory Course, Airman Leadership School, NCO Leadership
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School, NCO Academy, and Senior NCO Academy. Select professional development programs of other services may also be counted for award of the ribbon. Eligible courses are the
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inch (2 mm) stripes of yellow. Equidistant from the edge and center stripes on each side are
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inch (3 mm) stripes of yellow. The green and yellow of the ribbon represent the
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worn by NCOs. The central stripe of blue represents support of the United States.
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Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force
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have no equivalent to the Noncommissioned Officer Development Ribbon.
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Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army
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The Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon is a green ribbon
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United States Air Force military education and training
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Awards and decorations of the United States Space Force
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Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
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Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
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NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon
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NCO Professional Development Ribbon


Department of the Army
Department of the Air Force
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
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United States
Army
Air Force
Space Force
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Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Basic Leader Course
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Army Sergeants Major Academy
Navy Senior Enlisted Academy
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy
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"Air Force Guidance Memorandum for Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2803, The Air Force Military Awards and Decorations Program"
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