Jim Skamarakas

During my long United States Navy career, several ships I served on were recognized and awarded for outstanding service by her crews. They are:

CONNOLE FF 1056 01-Oct-1986 31-Mar-1988 18/548 NE NE -
I always wondered why we did not get anything for our operations off of Lybia in the summer of 1986, but you never know
CONNOLE FF 1056 01-Jul-1987 30-Sep-1987 3/92 SO SO -
CONNOLE FF 1056 01-Jul-1987 30-Sep-1987 3/92 SO SO -
Had I stayed on the Connole, not gone on the Patterson, not gone to the Philadelphia Navy Base, met Anna, etc… etc… etc… and done another Med Cruise, I would have picked up
CONNOLE FF 1056 01-Apr-1988 30-Sep-1989 18/548 NE NE -
BATTLE GROUP MED 3-88 14-Aug-1988 22-Jan-1989 6/162 MU MU -

I got a much better award with Anna

PATTERSON FF 1061 01-Apr-1988 30-Jun-1988 3/91 SO SO

CLARK FFG 11 01-Apr-1989 30-Jun-1989 3/91 SO SO -
CLARK FFG 11 01-Jul-1989 30-Sep-1989 3/92 SO SO -
CLARK FFG 11 19-Jan-1990 24-Feb-1990 2/37 SO SO -
Now if I had stayed onboard and drilling for that last year, I would have picked up another Navy “E”
CLARK FFG 11 01-Jan-1992 31-Dec-1992 12/366 NE NE -

LIST OF AWARD ABBREVIATIONS IN NDAWS
AWARD ABBREVIATION AWARD LONG NAME SERVICE
NE Navy E Ribbon USN/USMC
SO Coast Guard SOS Ribbon USCG
MU Meritorious Unit Award ALL

4. Navy “EN Ribbon
a. Authorization. SECNAV letter Ser 210 of 31 March 1976.
b. Eligibility Requirements. This ribbon denotes permanent duty on ships or in squadrons that won Battle Efficiency competitions after 1 July 1974. There is no medal, citation, or certificate to accompany this award. Documentation for Navy service records and Marine Corps UD/MIPS will be-made as appropriate. Following are the specific eligibility criteria:
(1) Military Personnel
(a) Navy personnel permanently attached to and serving with cited ships and units during the competitive cycle
SECNAVINST 1650.1H
AUG 2 2 2006
for which the award was given, or any part thereof, are entitled to the award as of 1 July 1974.
(b) Marine Corps personnel serving as part of the ship’s Marine detachment or otherwise designated as “ship’s companyn are eligible. Personnel assigned to embarked Marine Corps units are not eligible for the award; e.g., aircraft squadrons, Battalion Landing Teams, Regimental Landing Teams, Marine Expeditionary Units, etc.
(c) All Selected Reserve personnel permanently attached to and serving with the mobilization augmentation Navy Reserve unit(s) during the competitive cycle for which the award was given, or any part thereof, are entitled to the award provided the individuals concerned performed active duty for training aboard the unit during that competitive cycle.
(d) Reservists performing active duty for training aboard units awarded the “EU who are not members of the dedicated Reserve unit(s), and Reservists who were members of the dedicated Reserve unit(s), but who did not perform active duty for training aboard, are not eligible for the award.
(e) Transients and temporary duty personnel are not eligible for this award.
( f) Embarked personnel, staffs, squadrons, or detachments are also not eligible.
(2) Civilian personnel are not eligible for the Navy “EW ribbon.
(3) Type Commanders, the awarding authority for the Navy “El” must adhere to these rules when issuing local directives. Type Commanders are also responsible for updating the Navy Department Awards Web Service (NDAWS).
c. Subsequent Awards. The first, second, and third award of the Navy “EM are denoted by a Silver ”E.” Four or more awards are denoted by one wreathed ‘E.”

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