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AR 600-8-22 — MILITARY AWARDS

AR 600-8-22 is listed as current Current
in the Army Publishing Directorate catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-10-05). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged.

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Branch	U.S. Army
Series	AR
Publication date	2026-05-11 (0.4 years ago)
Status	Current
Proponent / OPR	G-1
Source of record	Army Publishing Directorate

What this publication covers

Purpose This regulation implements apart of the Army Awards Program. It prescribes Department of the Army (DA) policy, criteria, and procedures for individual and unit military awards and foreign decorations and badges. AR 672 – 20 prescribes Army policy governing incentive awards, honorary awards and devices, awards from non-Federal organizations, and medals for public service. The goal of the Army Awards Program is to foster mission accomplishment by recognizing excellence of bo th military and civilian members of the force and motivating them to high levels of performance and service.
— AR 600-8-22, paragraph 1–1, p.5, quoted from the official PDF

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AR 600-8-2 — SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS (FLAG) Current
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AR 600-8-29 — OFFICER PROMOTIONS Current

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