Neither - gold is too expensive (thousands are produced each year) and lead is toxic. Most military medals are made of either bronze, zinc alloy, or pewter.
The award of the US Good Conduct Medal has NOTHING to do with overeas service, therefore the placement of "overseas bars" on the Medal is WRONG.
It indicates a second award.
On the Army Good Conduct Medal, three knots are worn on the suspension ribbon to denote each award of the medal.
Good Conduct Medal was created in 1896.
a silver Oak Leaf equals the 5th award, two silver Oak leaves equals 10 awards. There is NO silver service star on a good conduct medal.
Reserve Good Conduct Medal was created in 1939.
The US did not(nor does not) have a medal called the Distinguished Conduct Medal.The Good Conduct Medal is awarded for any soldier who served about 9 to 12 months without having any conduct problems.The Distinguished Service Cross is an award for bravery.No. There is no list of soldiers for these awards.
a "V" on a US Medal indicates valor. A Good Conduct Medal requires no valor.
The only award that a service member would receive every 3 years is a good conduct medal. There is no achievement award that is automatically awarded to a service member.
Marine Officers are expected to always conduct themselves in an appropriate fashion. If they do behave poorly then they are separated from the service whereas enlisted Marines may make mistakes and stay in depending on how bad the mistake was.
No, the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal cannot be worn with the Army Active Duty Good Conduct Medal. Each medal is earned for different accomplishments and periods of service, and they are not meant to be worn together.
In US military, first award of a decoration is the ribbon (and medal) itself. Additional awards are reflected by the addition of an oak leaf cluster on the ribbon. When the sixth award of the medal occurs, the four oak leaf clusters on the ribbon are replaced with a silver oak leaf cluster, denoting 5 additional awards of the medal.