Military Medals: Efforts To Expedite Their Distribution To Veterans

Abstract

The armed forces are responsible for ensuring that former military members receive, upon application, all medals which were earned but never issued and any replacements needed. A surge of requests for medals in early 1983 resulted in significant delays in issuing the medals. GAO found that this problem has been largely corrected. However, the center that processes requests for medals from all except Army veterans has considered transferring its responsibility for the distribution of medals back to the individual services although they do not have the organizations or procedures in place to immediately perform this function effectively. This could cause additional delays, if implemented. GAO is recommending that the planned transfer be delayed until potential solutions to the supply problem have been examined by the affected organization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 1985
Accession Number
AD1101562

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Personnel
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • United States

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security