How many drops is this for you lieutenant?
Thirty-eight, simulated.
How many combat drops?
Two, including this one.

Furthermore to my duties as you service number registrar, I will be please to serve you as curator of military merit awards for your combat drops and other miscellaneous decorations.

Please include your full name with your request as this office is not clairvoyant and if you banner of signature doesn't have your name, it's not really serving the best purpose. All requests must be done in this thread, do not send me a Private Message.

combat drop
Active duty in a recognized uniform and/or combat gear in the service of any international
Colonial Marine Corps at an organized public event where civilians may witness operations.

Current ribbon categories:

Achievement: Aliens Legacy Gold Award, Most Valuable Marine, Operations Merit

Valour: Adverse Service Medal

Combat: Colonial Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon, Atlanta Colony Campaign; London Colony Campaign, Toronto Colony Campaign, etc...

Decoration; Canis et Equus VII Ceremonial Guard, Minor Colony Patrol, Dropzone Copernicus, Multi-Force Decoration, Hypersleep Deployment

Memorial; LV-426 Incident 25th Anniversary Memorial Decoration, Pte Chris Chulamanis Ribbon


Application Criteria:
The individual members are responsible to apply for and in good faith ensure that they are eligible for these decorations.

Achievement

Aliens Legacy Gold Award or Most Valuable Marine
To be chosen by a panel of qualified peers and given to members most deserving the acclaim of all for their work in the Aliens and or Colonial Marine community.

Hypersleep Deployment:
Awarded to members who've travelled long (100 miles+), very long (international border) and exceptionally long (inter-continental travel) distances to serve the Colonial Marines.

Operations Merit:
For service in uniform at a Colonial Marines Colony Drop Operations Table or convention volunteering in uniform exceeding three hours.

Valour

Adverse Service Medal:
For service in uniform at a colony drop in spite of serious injury or illness.

Combat

Combat Action
Awarded to those who have actively participated in colony sweep, one award per calendar year.

All Colony Campaigns:
Awarded for successful patrol in uniform of a colony exceeding 75'000 colonists.

Minor Colony Patrol:
Awarded for successful patrol in uniform of a colony of 50'000 colonists or less.

Dropzone Copernicus:
Awarded for participation in uniform of DZ Copernicus.

Long service and good conduct

Colonial Marine Decoration

Awarded to officers, and to the men and women of the Colonial Marines who have completed eight years of uniformed service. Recipients are entitled to use the post nominal letters "C.M.D.".

Decoration

Canis et Equus VII Ceremonial Guard:
Awarded to members who have participated in any parade. COLOR GUARD device for those who've served in said guard.

Multi-Force Decoration:
Awarded to members for previous or in current service of another para-military, military or constabulary force, body, corps or fleet.

Aid to the Civil Power Award:
For service to one's community or for the donation of blood while in Colonial Marine attire.

Memorial

Pte Chris Chulamanis Ribbon
Awarded to a Marine who served at any drop or patrol in uniform within a year following the death of a fellow Marine.


Numerals for multiple achievements:

For all colony campaign and minor colony patrols only

Numerals 2, 3, 4, 5. Six to nine multiples; bronze star, ten to fourteen multiples; silver star, fifteen or more; gold star.

For the following decorations only:

Valor in Adverse Service Medal (One per action)
Colonial Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon (One per calendar year)
Colonial Marine Decoration (Additional awards for 8 yrs additional service)
Multi Force Decoration (Awarded for each branch of service, eg: Cadets, JROTC, ROTC, Military, Coast Guard & Police)
Aid to the Civil Power (One per action)
Hypersleep Deployment (1 Bronze star is minimum, 2 Silver Star for crossed international boundary, 3 Gold stars for inter-continental travel) )
Operations Merit (One per calendar year)
Pte Chulamanis Memorial (One per fallen comrade)

Bronze Star for two awards, Silver star for three awards, Gold Star for four awards.

Decorations can be seen here. Recipients can be seen here.


When applying, please don't specify what convention you went to, the name of the city will be just fine.

Please include:

Event city & amount of successful combat drops for each city.

Ex: Atlanta 2, Toronto 3, Montreal 3... etc.

Submit your full name as well, some of you don't include it in your sig. Also, please mention any real military decoration you may have earned if you wish for it to be included.

Terms of use: You must use the link that will be provided to you for use in your signature, please do not host the image elsewhere. Updates will appear automatically without modification on your behalf.

Q: Is this a free service?
A: Yes, but tips are appreciated as the image host must be paid. $1 per year per recipient can easily pay it all. You may send by Paypal to cplbaldwin (at) hotmail.com

Q: Can I purchase these ribbons for my CMC uniform?
A: Yes. Use this convenient Service Medal List to obtain appropriate SKU numbers to order directly from http://www.glendale.com

Atlanta 1, Orlando 1, Tampa 1

Here you go John.

Atlanta 2, Orlando 2

Thanks!

London 1, Leicester 1, Derby 1, Atlanta 2, Birmingham 1.

All of them including fundraising runs.. Jeez that'll take a while... Here's the major ones...

Leicster 1 (NSC)
Glasgow 2 (CM + Fundraising)
Birmingham 2 (Mem)
Milton Keynes 1 (CM)
East Kilbride 3 (Fundraising)
Forth Estuary 1 (Fundraising)

Hey Dom,
Forgot about an event I did in Sacramento...

Thanks Dom. What's the recommended thing, copy it to a photo hoster?

San Diego 2, Atlanta 1. Sir.

Hey Dom.
Not sure if you spotted it in the Dress blues topic (it's getting busy in there) but I had a little play with the images.
If they are created as gif in 89a format they can be given a transparent background colour so that incomplete rows appear without the white.

e.g.



Not sure if that's of any interest to you?

I did Sarge, but I'm making them as a .png... and everything is transparent on my end. Not sure why you're having this problem. Is this type of .gif available on Photoshop?

Rex, your ribbon is updated.

You can if you want... I will nevertheless host everyone's for an indefinite period of time... they're very minimal.

ah, interesting. What web browser do you use? It wouldn't be Firefox would it?
In typcial Microsoft style Internet Explorer is notoriously bad at handling PNG transparency which could explain why the transparency is not working for some of us.

I don't use photoshop myself so I don't know exactly where but 89a gif will certainly be supported. It's been a web standard for a long time.

This web pages might help...

http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/save/savexgifs.htm

http://www.mediacollege.com/adobe/photoshop/transparent/gif.html

G

Hell, I need to do an Orlando event now just for that ribbon... it's awesome!

Orlando is great for cons. Megacon is our Dragon*con. There's also FX and Vulkon... And Assimilationcon at the end of the month (plug, plug).

At least it doesn't have mouse ears.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with the mouse!!

I used to work for the company that originally owned FX... great show. I keep meaning to make MegaCon...

Are you (or anyone you know) doing Necronomicon next month in Tampa?

FX haven't done for... 3 years. It's the same time the Hoggetowne Medival Faire that I perform at is. Alas, would have loved see drunken Hicks antics (I chatted with the FX owner at D*con) and met Bishop.

Haven't done Necro in 3 years either. I was there helping run Cthulhu Live. Are they going to have any Aliens guests this year?

I plan to kit up for Vulkon Orlando in November.

But we should move the discussion so it doesn't sully Dom's thread more. lol.

Hey Dom... how much of a pain would it be to create a sticky or something showing each city's ribbon? Like a master list?

It's all here... http://www.pbase.com/sharpuscm/ribbons

Treadwell:

http://www.pbase.com/image/85515134/small.jpg

Eagleskull:
http://www.pbase.com/image/85515507/small.jpg

Oh purdy colors!!

Atlanta 3
Dallas 6

Not listed:
Indianapolis 1
Tulsa 1
OKC 2

Campaign ribbons are ready, just need to assemble them for you all... please give me one more day.

Dom, this stuff is phenomenal... thank you for all of it.

If you mean the one with the stars, that's Tampa. And I agree, I need to get down there for an event, too!

Thanks, Dom!

Kudos Dom.

Great idea and follow through.

Your hard work, I'm sure, is most appreciated.

Many TKS.

VBR,
Chris

D'oh! My mistake...

Man, NecronomiCon is in Tampa next month.... what's the basic requirement for qualifying for a drop ribbon? I wonder if I can get something... anything... together by then...