Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§1136 Honorable Service Requirement for Award of Military Decorations
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 57 — DECORATIONS AND AWARDS › § 1136
Summary
No person, or their representative, may receive military medals or similar awards if their service after the act that earned the honor was not honorable.
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Title 10, §1136
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No military decoration, including a medal, cross, or bar, or an associated emblem or insignia, may be awarded or presented to any person, or to a representative of the person, if the service of the person after the person distinguished himself or herself has not been honorable.
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10 U.S.C. § 1136
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102