The Honorable Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus approved the award to recognize initial accession enlisted personnel who demonstrate superior performance throughout basic military training in the areas of academics, physical readiness, recruit leadership and commitment to the Navy Core Values. Agbingpadua, of Mission Hills, Calif., receives the first Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon during his Pass-In-Review (PIR) rehearsal in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Aug. (August 20, 2015) - Seaman Recruit Joseph V. The Navy, Fink said, wanted to limit their award to only the best performing recruits. "This visible sign of that performance would go forward with them as they moved to the fleet."īefore this award, any recognition of boot camp excellent performance never left Recruit Training Command and wasn't noted in a sailor's record - other than the fact they'd graduated. "It was decided that our best recruits, those who showed extraordinary leadership and excellence in training should be recognized," Fink said. All awards given by other services for both training completion and those given honor graduates were looked at. He said that the decision to propose the award to Navy leadership was made to find a way to honor those who achieve excellence. Bob Fink, currently the deputy commander of NSTC was Mewbourne's chief of staff when the award was proposed. Navy Times asked to talk to Mewbourne about the award and its genesis, but were told through a spokesman at Navy Fleet Forces Command spokesman that the Mewbourne deferred comment, saying it had been too long since he'd left command at Great Lakes.Ĭapt. Mewbourne, who led the training command from Mewbourne let the Great Lakes, Illinois-basec command from December 2012 to March 2014. Current Great Lakes officials say the request for the ribbon and the package justifying it was put together by a former NSTC head, the then-commander of NSTC, Rear Adm. We also do not accept returns on custom items.How the award came about, however, is a bit of a mystery. We do not however issue refunds for return shipping that we have not provided. If you have a domestic return we will email you a pre-paid return label to send the item back to us. Please contact us if you have any questions as we are always happy to assist our international customers.īradley's has a 30-day return policy, meaning you may return your items in that time period, as long as they are in the same condition that they were received (if you received a new item that item must be returned to us unworn). In some cases, direct wire transfer may be required. Please note that special arrangements may need to be made for International orders. We generally ship with USPS Priority Mail International or USPS Express Mail International. International Shipping: Bradley's Surplus ships overseas using standard overseas shipping rates. Please call us at 1-80 if you choose overnight shipping so we can move you to the top of our shipping queue. Orders placed on Saturdays, Sundays, or public holidays are processed Monday or the first working day after a weekday holiday. Overnight Shipping: Orders placed before 12pm EST should be received the next business day. Orders placed on Saturdays, Sundays, or public holidays are processed Monday or the first working day after a weekday holiday. Standard Shipping: Orders placed before 12pm EST typically ship out in 24 hours and arrive at their destination within 3-5 business days. All Orders Over $75 Ship Free and a 30-Day Money Back Guarantee
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