185th
Rank System
The pilots rank is based
upon his/her relative position in the squadron
in combination with courses passed and time spent with
the 185th. |
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Rank of senior officers in the 185th ] |
| Insignia |
Rank |
Position |
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Colonel |
Commanding
Officer |
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Lt.
Colonel |
Executive
Officer |
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Major |
Flight
Leader |
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Captain
(*) |
Flight
second in Command |
| (*)
Promoted to Major by having been a 2ic for
12 months and passed all courses. |
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| [
Rank of pilots in the 185th ] |
| Insignia |
Rank |
Remark |
|
Captain |
Must
have passed all basic courses and been in
the squadron for a minimum of 6 months |
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1st
Lt. |
Must
have passed 3 out of 6 basic courses and been
in the squadron for a minimum of 3 months |
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2nd
Lt. |
Must
have passed the assessment flight |
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| Award
ribbons |
| Award
Ribbons based upon nomination |
| Nomination
can be made by any pilot or member of the 185th VFS. See
definition for the individual award ribbon for guidance.
The nomination is made, in writing (e-mail), to the 185th
Command for evaluation and final decision. Do not
include the nominee in the e-mail. Attach any information
that may help in Commands decision, i.e. ACMI files, screenshots
and be as specific as possible as to why you think the
nominee deserves this award. In the event you wish to
nominate someone from Command, send your nomination to
the Senior Officers of the 185th VFS excluding your nominee. |
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Squadron
Commendation - Commendation
for outstanding work within the 185th Virtual Fighter
Squadron. |
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Unit
Commendation - Commendation
for outstanding work within a specific 185th flight. |
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Achievement
Medal - Awarded for good
work within the 185th Virtual Fighter Squadron. |
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Presidential
Unit Citation - Awarded
after a Heroic action. |
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Unit
Citation - To those who
in face of great danger helped a friendly pilot. |
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Distinguished
Medal - Awarded after
a Meritorious action. |
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| Award
Ribbons based upon achievement |
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Recognition
Ribbon - Awarded after
serving at least 6 months in total as a Senior Officer
in the 185th Reservoir Dogs. |
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Longevity
Service Award - Awarded
after flying 78 online missions with the 185th Reservoir
Dogs. |
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185th
Distinguished Service Medal - To
those who have been in the 185th 12 months and have
flown at least 30 missions. |
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Meritorious
Unit Citation - For those
who complete 13 online missions with the 185th Reservoir
Dogs. |
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Continuity
Award - To those who
completes 42 out of 52 missions (or 80% of
the missions) during 1 year in the 185th VFS. |
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Sierra
Hotel League Winner -
Awarded to the overall winner of the annual 185th
Sierra Hotel League. |
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Top
Dog League Winner - Awarded
to the overall winner of the annual 185th Top Dog
League. |
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Combat
Readiness Medal - Granted
to those who has taken part in 10 combat missions
for the 185th. |
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Purple
Heart - Granted to those
who suffer 10 combat bailouts. |
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Advanced
Training Ribbon - To
those who has completed 2 Advanced Training Courses. |
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Training
Ribbon - To those who
has completed 2 Basic Training Courses. |
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Award Ribbon Devices
Gold
and Silver Oak Leaf Clusters are used to indicate multiple
award
ribbons. |
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Multiple
Gold Oak Leaf Cluster -
Indicates second and
subsequent entitlements of an award ribbon. |
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Multiple
Silver Oak Leaf Cluster -
Indicates 6th, 11th,... entitlements or in lieu
of 5 Gold Oak Leaf Clusters. |
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Multiple
Silver/Gold Oak Leaf Clusters -
Silver Oak Leaf Clusters are worn to the left of
Gold Oak Leaf Clusters. |
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Combat
Ribbons
All
A-A mission and A-G mission ribbons, i.e. combat
ribbons, are for combat against human pilots, not
AI's. Awarding of these ribbons are
restricted to Human vs Human events arranged by the
185th Command Staff and notice will be given when such
an event has been arranged.
|
| Air
to Air Combat |
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Distinguished
Service Medal - Granted
to those with Defense Superior Service
Medal. |
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Defense
Superior Service Medal
- Granted to those with 50 confirmed A-A kills. |
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Distinguished
Flying Cross - Granted
to those with 40 confirmed A-A kills. |
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Bronze
Star - Granted to those
with 30 confirmed A-A kills. |
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Defense
Meritorious Service Medal
- Granted to those with 20 confirmed A-A kills. |
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Meritorious
Service Medal - Granted
to those with 10 confirmed A-A kills. |
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Joint
Services Commendation -
Granted to those with 5 confirmed A-A kills. |
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Air
Achievement Medal - Granted
to those with 1 confirmed A-A kill. |
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Air
to Ground Combat
|
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Medal
of Honor - Granted to
those with Silver Star. |
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Silver
Star - Granted to those
with 50 successful A-G missions. |
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Legion
of Merit - Granted to
those with 40 successful A-G missions. |
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US
Corps Medal - Granted
to those with 30 successful A-G missions. |
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Air
Medal - Granted to those
with 20 successful A-G missions. |
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Joint
Services Achievement Medal
- Granted to those with 10 successful A-G missions. |
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Combat
Action Ribbon - Granted
to those with 5 successful A-G missions. |
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First
Blood Ribbon - Granted
to those with 1 successful A-G mission. |
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Combat Ribbon Devices
Gold
and Silver Stars are used to indicate multiple combat
ribbons. |
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Multiple
Gold Star - Indicates
an increment of 1 in the number of successful A-G
missions or confirmed A-A kills. |
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Multiple
Silver Star - Indicates
an increment of 2 in the number of
successful A-G missions or confirmed A-A kills. |
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Multiple
Silver/Gold Stars - Silver
Stars are worn to the left of Gold Stars. |
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