Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal SBBA~Pair~AFR-8021~AFR-8021|2 unless a different level of

unless a different level of qualification is achieved

to sailors

Joint Guardian or Hunter

The service member must complete a testing phase which is the culmination of weeks of training

the secondary insignia must be omitted

Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal SBBA~Pair~AFR-8021~AFR-8021|2 unless a different level ofDepartment of Defense Distinguished Service Medal Criteria: The Defense Distinguished Service Medal (DDSM) is presented to any member of the U. S. Armed Forces, while serving with the Department of Defense, who distinguishes themselves with exceptional performance of duty contributing to national security or defense of the United States. Created on July 9th, 1970 by President Richard Nixon's Executive Order 11545, the medal is typically awarded to