Red Book Dress — Chapter 4 — Assessment
Answer all 20 questions to test your understanding. Your results will be shown at the end.
A soldier is mounting full-size medals for Army dress. Which actions comply with the prescribed rules? Select all that apply.
- Mount the medals on a backing of approved dimensions so they form a neat and uniform group
- Ensure the medals hang from ribands of the prescribed visible length
- Center the mounted medals immediately above the left pocket flap button
- Allow the mounting to extend noticeably below the top of the pocket flap for visibility
Mounted full medals are worn centrally above the left pocket flap ___ on Army dress.
When several full medals are mounted together, they may overlap in precedence order to maintain a neat display.
Which placement of full medals on Army dress is correct?
A soldier is attending a formal ceremonial parade in the prescribed dress order that calls for full medals. What should be worn?
Which situations normally require the wearer to distinguish correctly between full medals, miniature medals, and medal ribands? Select all that apply.
- A ceremonial dress order specifically calling for full medals
- An evening mess function where miniature medals are the prescribed form
- A service dress order where only ribands are authorized
- A personal preference decision where the wearer may choose any form of award display
Assertion: Miniature medals are worn when the dress order prescribes miniature medals for the function. Reason: The form of awards worn depends on the authorized dress occasion and not on the wearer’s preference.
A soldier may replace full medals with medal ribands at a formal occasion even when the dress order specifically requires full medals.
Arrange these steps for mounting medal ribands correctly from first consideration to final check.
Which rules must be followed when arranging medal ribands in rows? Select all that apply.
- No row may contain more than four ribands
- Shorter upper rows should be arranged symmetrically
- A single-riband top row is acceptable in any case if it looks balanced
- Placement within and across rows must follow precedence
Match each number of authorized ribands with the correct row arrangement.
No row of medal ribands may contain more than ___ ribands.
Match each commendation badge situation with the correct rule.
During an inspection, which findings would require correction for commendation badges? Select all that apply.
- A soldier continues to wear an unauthorized UN-deputation badge after repatriation
- Two commendation badges are worn without regard to the prescribed two-badge arrangement
- A commendation badge is repositioned as required when medals are also worn
- A soldier wears an FSMO badge in a context where it is no longer authorized
The position of a commendation badge may change when full medals or miniature medals are worn on the same uniform.
After repatriation, an unauthorized UN-deputation badge should ___ be worn.
Which statements correctly distinguish full medals from miniature medals? Select all that apply.
- Full medals and miniature medals have different prescribed mounting dimensions and appearance
- Both forms must still be worn in the authorized position for the order of dress
- Miniature medals may be worn whenever full medals are ordered because they represent the same awards
- Overlap and mounting must follow the prescribed rules for the form being worn
Assertion: Full medals and miniature medals are not mounted identically in all respects. Reason: The regulations prescribe distinct requirements for features such as size, riband presentation, and how the awards are displayed with the relevant dress order.
Match each award device or case with the correct rule.
A Mention-in-Dispatches leaf emblem is worn on the riband of the relevant operation medal, not on an unrelated riband.