Air and Space Longevity Service Award

Service awardAFLSA

For four years of honorable active or reserve military service.

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How you get it

You earn this by meeting the requirements. No recommendation is needed. If it's missing from your record, current members can have their MPF add it. Veterans can request it from AFPC with a Standard Form 180 and supporting documents.

You qualify if any of these apply

Completed four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the U.S. armed forces

Quick facts

Category: Service and training ribbons
Type: Service award
Authorized devices: Oak Leaf Cluster
WAPS points: 0
Position in the AFPC listing: 64 of 91 (listed in order of precedence)

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Background

The Department of the Air Force General Order 60, Nov. 25, 1957, authorized this ribbon.

Criteria

It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Air Force Longevity Service Award is a ribbon that replaces the Federal Service Stripes previously worn on the uniform.

Ribbon description

The ribbon is ultramarine blue divided by four equal stripes of turquoise. Bronze and silver (to represent five bronze) oak-leaf clusters are worn on the ribbon to indicate subsequent awards of the Air Force Longevity Service Award.

Authorized device

Oak Leaf Cluster

Source: Air and Space Longevity Service Award fact sheet, Air Force's Personnel Center