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Awards are sold as one per pack. The box set consist of the large medal and ribbon mounted inside the presentation box.
The Commendation Medal is awarded by operational commanders, requiring the signature of an Officer in the grade of O-6, allowing for interpretation of the criteria for which the medal may be awarded. For instance, in the U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps, the Commendation Medal is considered a somewhat high decoration reserved for Department level officers, senior CPOs and, following a full career, as a retirement award. The awarding of the Commendation Medal in the U.S. Army is not limited to senior service members, and can be awarded to NCOs and junior officers Captains O-3 and below.
U.S. Marines have always been issued the Navy Commendation Medal and there is not a separate Commendation Medal intended only for Marines. This lack of difference was recognized in 1994 when Secretary of the Navy John Howard Dalton changed the name of the Navy Commendation Medal to the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
