TASK FORCE 68
United States Paintball
Ceremonial Awards, Badges & Event awards
These awards are authorized to put on individual profiles on team pages.
Coalition Awards are usually recommended by team captains and go up to the staff for approval. They can also be recommended by Officer's In Charge (OIC's) at events for approval by the staff.
Team awards are recommended by other team members and approved by team captains.
Event awards are "blanket awards" everyone gets when they attend an event.
Devices will be small lamps for each additional award that person gets of the same award.
EXAMPLE: SGT Garrison goes to OK DDAY in 07, gets first award, then goes to 09 OK DDAY. SGT Garrison will then receive a lamp to put on the ribbon. Currently, I am trying to re-find the ribbons online to show what they look like. If you would like it all emailed out to you, let me know, I have a copy saved.
Sincerely,
Colt Dickerson, MAJ
Coalition Commander
AWARDS:
COALITION AWARDS:
Anyone is eligible to receive a coalition award as long as they are on a team within the coalition. All coalition awards must be approved by the Coalition XO or CO. All medals/awards will be awarded by each team captain with the exception of the Medal of Honor, Medal of Bravery or Bronze Star. Those will be awarded by the Coalition Commander at the next “in-person” meeting.
In order of precedence (highest to lowest), including stipulations/criteria:
1. Medal of Honor
Person that is awarded must have done something extremely outstanding for his or her team during a scenario event that is recognizable by everyone else on the team.
Example:
SSG Smith of Urban Legend, who was playing for the BLUE Team at Blah Blah scenario on July 7, 2008, is assigned to take an objective with three other players. They accomplish their mission against high odds and SSG Smith helped save two of his players from getting out during the mission, leading to an overall victory for their team/side.
2. Medal of Bravery
Person that is awarded must have demonstrated a high level of bravery or courage during an event that each player on the team can vouch for.
Example:
SSG Smith of Grim Reapers went out into full open cover to act as a decoy for his team so they could knock out players to make an advance. During this engagement, SSG Smith tossed a grenade in a bunker close to him to help his fellow teammates advance as well, while still acting as decoy.
3. Bronze Star
Person must have done something extremely honorable or brave but not quite as extensive as above.
Example:
SSG Smith of the Spartans took a squad of two other players to knock out a group of players trying to counter-flank his unit. This action resulted in helping his team accomplish a secondary mission during the event.
4. Medal of Distinguished Service
Person must have served on the team they are currently on for a minimum of 8 months. Once the eight month mark hits, person must have attended at least 75% of all events that team has attended.
Example:
SGT Baker of Phoenix Company has served on Phoenix Company for the last 11 months and has attended all events that Phoenix Company has been to or hosted.
5. Coalition Distinguished Unit Ribbon
Any unit participating in a joint-coalition event may be awarded this. This award is something the OIC of each event can award to who they think was the most distinguished during an event and they did not earn a field award such as Most Valuable Team, etc.
6. Volunteer Medal
Person must have shown the initiative to volunteer for tough assignments at an event or has volunteered to take on extra duties within the Coalition.
Example:
GySGT Napper has always volunteered to go and accomplish tough missions during events, such as taking the castle against an enemy force much larger than her own. She has also volunteered and was appointed to train combat photographers for teams to catch teams in action at events.
7. Coalition Event Medal
Person shows up to an event and is on a team that is in the coalition and there must be at least one other Coalition team present at the event.
Example:
Team
8. Coalition Training Medal
Person completes a joint-team training exercise. Each member of each team will receive this award when they complete training like this.
Example:
Two or more teams from the coalition were present for CAG Paintball’s Recon Training course. Each team successfully completed training.
9. Coalition Force Medal
Team joins the Coalition and is added to the ranks. Each member within that team will receive this award upon acceptance into the coalition.
10. Military Service Ribbon
Players that have served or are currently serving in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force or Coast Guard are eligible to receive this award. There is a separate one for each branch.
TEAM AWARDS:
In order of precedence (highest to lowest), requirements/criteria explained:
1. Medal of Excellence
Person displays excellent teamwork, leadership, and participation during a six month period.
Example:
CPL Johnson, of Sector 6/Special Forces, has demonstrated time and again he is a dedicated player to the team, always helping the new recruits out and learning how to be a better player himself.
2. Heroic Action Medal
Person is awarded this by the team captain during an event the team participates in and that person is recognized having done something heroic during the event, but does not receive the Bronze Star or higher.
3. MVP Medal
Person is nominated as MVP of the team during an event.
4. Most Valuable Team Medal
Team is awarded this at an event.
5. NCO Development Ribbon
Awarded to a person that is Corporal or higher on the team that has attended training hosted by the team for leadership skills or hosted by an individual of another team within the coalition.
6. Basic Training Ribbon
Person completes their team’s basic training upon entry onto the team. Each basic training period must include daytime training and nighttime training courses.
Each team within the coalition can come up with 6 unit specific awards if they would like to.
EVENT AWARDS:
These awards are given out to everyone that participates in events, whether their team was present or they were the representative for their team. All awards will be backdated to March 31, 2008, since that was the first actual day of the Phoenix Coalition.
There is no order of precedence, recommended that the awards be worn in order they are received, the most recent being on the top.
OA Paintball’s Wild Wild West August 3, 08
Phoenix Company’s
Bear Claw’s Operation Overlord, October 08
Firefall Objective 08
Midnight Madness 08, Bear Claw
Any other events, please let me know and I will post up.
The way awards will be worn on the uniform if it ever gets to that point:
Coalition Awards will be on Top
Team awards will come next
Event Awards will come next
BADGES:
Badges are to show expertise in a certain field on the team or within the coalition:
ARMY COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE (fourth award):
Player has been to 40 or more scenarios.
Player has been to 30-39 scenarios.
ARMY COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE (second award):
Player has been to 20-29 scenarios.
ARMY COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE (first award):
Player has been to 10-19 scenarios.
ARMY INFANTRY BADGE:
Player has been to 9 or less scenarios.
ARMY COMBAT MEDIC BADGE (fourth award):
Player has acted as Medic during a scenario at 20 or more scenarios.
ARMY COMBAT MEDIC BADGE (third award):
Player has acted as Medic during a scenario at 15-19 scenarios.
Player has acted as Medic during a scenario at 10-14 scenarios.
Player has acted as Medic during a scenario at 9 or less scenarios.
Limit no more than 2 Scout teams per 7 teams.
UNIT INSIGNIA:
ARMY CAVALRY INSIGNIA:
Team that designates itself as a scout oriented team will wear this insignia once they complete Coalition Training for SCOUT Training. Max players per team is 24.
ARMY INFANTRY INSIGNIA:
Team that designates itself as a infantry oriented team will wear this insignia once they complete CAG’s Advanced Training Course.
Limit no more than 4 INF teams per 6 teams. NO MAX on team size. Minimum of 9 players per team.
ARMY ARTILLERY INSIGNIA:
Team that designates itself as an Artillery oriented unit will wear this insignia once they have built and used two or more mobile-cannons successfully.
Limit no more than 1 Artillery team per 8 teams. Two mobile cannons per team.
Team that designates itself as a tank oriented team will wear this insignia once they have built one or more tanks.
Limit no more than 1 Tank team per 8 teams. Minimum 1 tank per team.
ARMY SPECIAL FORCES INSIGNIA:
Team that designates itself as a SF oriented team will wear this insignia.
Limit no more than 1 SF team per 5 teams. Maximum players per team is 12.
ARMY MEDICAL INSIGNIA:
Team that designates itself as a Medical Unit will wear this insignia.
Limit 1 medical unit per 12 with a minimum of 12 qualified Medics.
ARMY MILITARY POLICE INSIGNIA:
Team that designates itself as an MP unit will wear this insignia.
Limit 2 MP units per 12 with a minimum of 8 players per team.
SPECIAL FORCES:
Teams that are classified as Special Forces are authorized to wear this tab during Paintball events.
SCOUT/RECON TAB:
Scout or Recon teams are authorized to wear this tab. There is a subdued version, unable to find at present.
MEDIC TAB:
Player that is qualified as Medic on their team.
SNIPER TAB:
Any player that completes their team’s individual sniper training.
This is the Phoenix Coalition patch. All personnel within the Coalition are authorized to wear this. This is the Michigan National Guard ACU Patch, available from www.usamilitarymedals.com
