Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon

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Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
Army (above) and Air Force and Space Force (below) ribbons
Type	Ribbon
Awarded for	Completion of the Basic Leader Course
Presented by	Department of the Army Department of the Air Force
Status	Current
Established	1981 (U.S. Army), 1962 (Air and Space Forces)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Next (lower)	Army: Army Service Ribbon Air and Space Forces: Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon

A Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon is an award presented by the United States Army, Air Force, and Space Force to recognize those noncommissioned officers (NCOs) who have completed a prescribed leadership course at an NCO training school. The Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard have no equivalent to the Noncommissioned Officer Development Ribbon.

Army

The NCO Professional Development Ribbon (established in 1981) is issued by the U.S. Army for completion of any prescribed NCO development courses. The first award of the NCO Professional Development Ribbon is issued for completion of the Basic Leader Course (BLC ). When a soldier completes additional schooling such as the Advanced Leaders Course (ALC), Senior Leaders Course (SLC), and Master Leader Course (MLC), an award numeral 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 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.

The Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon is a green ribbon 1+3⁄8 inches (35 mm) wide. It has a center strip of 1⁄4 inch (6 mm) of Flag Blue, bordered by 1⁄16 inch (2 mm) stripes of yellow. Equidistant from the edge and center stripes on each side are 1⁄8 inch (3 mm) stripes of yellow. The green and yellow of the ribbon represent the chevrons worn by NCOs. The central stripe of blue represents support of the United States.

Air Force and Space Force

The NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon 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 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 Army Sergeants Major Academy, Navy Senior Enlisted Academy, and Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy. Additional awards of the NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon are denoted by oak leaf clusters.

References

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"Air Force Guidance Memorandum for Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2803, The Air Force Military Awards and Decorations Program" (PDF). Govdocs.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Ribbons - Order Of Precedence". Institute of Heraldry. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ "Awards and Decorations". Afpc.af.mil. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
"NCO Professional Development Ribbon". The Institute of Heraldry. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
"USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon".

v t e Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force
Decorations	Medal of Honor Air Force Cross Distinguished Service Silver Star Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Airman's Medal Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Aerial Achievement Air and Space Commendation Air and Space Achievement
Unit awards	Presidential Unit Citation Gallant Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Air and Space Outstanding Unit Air and Space Organizational Excellence
Service medals	Combat Action Medal Combat Readiness Air Force Good Conduct Space Force Good Conduct Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal Air and Space Campaign Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Service ribbons	Outstanding Airman of the Year Air and Space Recognition Overseas Service Short Tour Overseas Service Long Tour Air and Space Expeditionary Service Air and Space Longevity Developmental Special Duty NCO PME Graduate Basic Training Honor Graduate Marksmanship Air and Space Training

v t e Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army
Decorations	Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Soldier's Medal Bronze Star Purple Heart Meritorious Service Air Medal Army Commendation Army Achievement
Good conduct	Army Good Conduct Reserve Achievement
Unit awards	Presidential Unit Citation Valorous Unit Meritorious Unit Commendation Superior Unit
Service ribbons	Sea Duty NCO Professional Development Army Service Overseas Service Reserve Overseas Training Army Recruiting Ribbon
Defunct	Certificate of Merit

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