ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY
The Air Force Recruiter Ribbon was established by Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters on June 21, 2000.
EFFECTIVE DATES
This ribbon is retroactive to any person who meets the basic criteria and who was either on active duty or a member of a Reserve Component as of the date the ribbon was established.
CRITERIA
- Qualifying individuals are authorized to wear this ribbon on a temporary basis while performing recruiting duty immediately upon graduation from the Air Force Recruiting School. Wear of the ribbon will become permanent after successful completion of 36 months of duty as an Air Force recruiter. The Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service may waive the minimum qualifying tour length if an individual cannot complete the tour for a valid reason.
- Authorization to wear the ribbon is retroactive for any individual who has successfully completed 36 months of duty as an Air Force Recruiter and who is currently on active duty or a member of a Reserve Component as of June 21, 2000.
- The Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service may withdraw authorization to wear the ribbon for those who are eliminated from the recruiter program for disciplinary reasons.
The Air Force Recruiter Ribbon is worn after the Military Training Instructor Ribbon and before the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
COLORS AND SYMBOLISM
The colors of the Air Force Recuriter Ribbon are suggested by the colors of the Air Force Basic Military Instructor ribbon. The Air Force Recruiter ribbon has a field of blue edged with red, white, and blue pinstripes, the blue pinstripe forming the outer edges of the ribbon. the blue represents "service before self," the white outer stripes represent "integrity first," and the inner red stripe represents "excellence in all we do."
DEVICES
Additional awards are denoted by bronze oak leaf clusters (a silver oak leaf cluster denotes a sixth award). Each additional three year tour of duty as a Military Training Instructor qualifies the individual for an oak leaf cluster.