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May I wear the Military Order of the Carabao medal with my uniform?
May I wear the Military Order of the Carabao medal with my Army uniform?
Yes. AR 670-1 Section 22-12 specifically authorizes the wear of "... badges of organizations originally composed of members who served in a U.S. force during the... Philippine Insurrection." The instruction goes on to state, "The badges are worn only while the wearer is actually attending meetings or functions of such organizations, or on occasions of ceremony (as authorized by the commander). Personnel will not wear these badges to and from such meetings or events." The order of precedence specifies that the medal should be worn after foreign unit awards and before State national guard awards.
May I wear the Military Order of the Carabao medal with my Marine Corp uniform?
Maybe. MCO 1020.34H Section 5103 authorizes the wear of awards and badges from "Military societies of persons who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces during various wars, campaigns, or expeditions in which the U.S. has been engaged."
The instruction goes on to state, "Miscellaneous awards and badges may be worn on the Marine Corps uniform at the holder's option, unless otherwise ordered, and provided no awards, decorations, badges, or breast insignia are worn at the same time. Medals, ribbons, and badges adopted by these societies may be worn only while actually attending meetings or conventions or while participating in parades or other ceremonies as a member of these organizations."
May I wear the Military Order of the Carabao medal with my Navy uniform?
Yes. NAVPERS 15665J Article 5311 specifically authorizes the wear as "... other officially recognized Veterans' Organization Corps and Division of the Civil Spanish American Wars." Wear of the Carabao medal is only authorized while attending Carabao sponsored or while representing the Military order of the Carabao. The medal is to be worn after all U.S. service awards and marksmanship badges.
May I wear the Military Order of the Carabao medal with my Air Force uniform?
No. Department of the Air Force Guidance Memorandum to DAFI36-2903 does not recognize awards from non-military associations.
May I wear the Military Order of the Carabao medal with my Space Force uniform?
No. Guardians must comply with the overarching Department of the Air Force DAFI 36-2903 in conjunction with the Guardian-specific SPFGM2023-36-01.
May I wear the Military Order of the Carabao medal with my Coast Guard uniform?
No. Coast Guard unforms are governed by Commandant Instruction M1020.6K and Commandant Instruction M1020.6K. Unfortunately, these instructions do not reference any non-military decorations.