| Branch | U.S. Navy |
| Series | SECNAVINST |
| Publication date | 2018-02-02 (8.6 years ago) |
| Status | Current |
| Proponent / OPR | ASN (M&RA) |
| Source of record | DON Issuances (DONI) |
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This instruction implements references (a) and (b), establish ing the Department of the Navy (DON) policy for awarding medals, trophies, badges, and similar honors to Service Members, units, or agencies of the DON in recognition of accomplishments or service-related competitions.
This instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, all installations, commands, activities, field offices of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, and all other organization al entities within the DON. This instruction does not apply to award matters under references (c), (d), and (e), or recognition items under reference (f).
If SECNAVINST 3590.5A changes, these are the documents that point at it. Extracted from the publications' own text, so it reflects what we have read, not a complete dependency map. Every publishing office validates its own document; nobody validates the seams between them.