scope:

PURPOSE

a. Manual. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)) and the guidance in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1348.33 (Reference (b)), this Manual implements the DoD Military Awards Program policies and procedures.

b. Volume. This Volume:

(1) Provides procedures for preparation and submittal of: recommendations for the Medal of Honor (MOH) and Defense/Joint decorations and awards; out-of-Service requests for awards; lost award recommendations; posthumous awards; award replacement; and reconsideration of award recommendations.

(2) Provides detailed information regarding DoD MOH criteria.

(3) Provides detailed information regarding Defense/Joint decorations and awards, including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (DDSM), Defense Superior Service Medal (DSSM), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM), Joint Service Commendation Medal (JSCM), Joint Service Achievement Medal (JSAM), and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA).

(4) Cancels DoD 1348.33-M (Reference(c)).

(5) Incorporates and cancels References (d) through (i).

APPLICABILITY. This Volume applies to:

a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

b. The Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service under agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services.