Navy Sea Service Deployment ribbon transfer to Army?

Answer 1

If authorized by command regulations, ribbons received while on Active Duty in another service are usually worn either with the standard ribbon device, or in certain situations, on the right breast.

Regulations concerning ribbons and medals are constantly being changed since there is more interservice cooperation now that at any time since WWII, and some previous separate awards are being combined. For example, the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals have always been separate awards; however, when current supplies run out, the Marine Corps will be using the Navy Expeditionary Medal.

In the ensuing years of the Cold War, budget rivalries and other interservice politics led to the development of individual service branch regulations and tactics. These problems were made painfully aware during the Invasion of Grenada, Panama, and other combat actions of the era. The Gulf War was the first implementation of lessons learned from those problems, and the experience gained during Desert Shield/Storm has translated into today's success on the battlefield.

However, as all of us know, the bureaucracy is slow to catch up with the real world. In all things military that have to do with Admin affairs, the person to deal with is the top Admin guy in your unit, or if not attached yet, the top one you can find. In the end though, each unit has its own uniform regulations and standards, which may or may not mirror branch regulations. It depends on the unit as well.