| Joint Civilian Service Achievement Medal | |
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| Sponsored by | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| Next (higher) | Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award |
The Joint Civilian ServiceAchievement Medal (JSAM) is a civilian service award of under the authority of the combatant commands and heads of joint organizations authority for this award can be further delegated. [1]
This award is granted to any civilian employee of the Joint Staff, combatant commands, joint organizations reporting to or through the CJCS, or any other employee designated by the CJCS for service that is significant and does not meet the level required for the JSCM.
The award cannot be received in conjunction with a Joint Service, CJCS or Secretary of Defense award for the same service. The service or actions should have impact on the program or mission, which may be of a limited duration. The time requirement should be a tour or station of one to three years or a deployment of less than a year.
The award is a silver plated octagonal medal with the Department of defense seal (eagle clutching arrows with an American shield in foreground) in front of two crossed swords and two vertical swords. [2] The medal is suspended from a white ribbon with three dashed purple pin stripes in the center and wide yellow stripes edged in light blue on either side.