John sheppard biography
John sheppard biography
Meritorious Service Medal.
Achievement Medal
Military decoration of the United States Armed Forces
Award
The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.
The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service[5] of military personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service Medal.
Each military service issues its own version of the Achievement Medal, with a fifth version authorized by the U.S. Department of Defense for joint military activity. The Achievement Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement or meritorious service not of a nature that would otherwise warrant awarding the Commendation Medal.
Award authority rests with local commanders, granting a broad discretion of when and for what action the Achievement Medal may be awarded.[citation needed]
History
Navy and Marine Corps
The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (