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Civilian decorations of the United States are civil decorations of the United States of America which are bestowed by various agencies of the United States government for acts of accomplishment benefiting the government as a whole. Contrary to the awards and decorations of the United States military, U.S. civilian decorations are typically issued for sustained meritorious service over a period of time rather then for a specific heroic or meritorious act. A civil decoration is a decoration awarded to civilians for distinguished service. ...
The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ...
Awards and decorations of the United States military are military decorations which recognize a service members service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces. ...
United States civilian awards and issued by federal, state, and local authorities with the most recognizable decorations issued on the federal level. Certain other civilian decorations may be authorized for wear on U.S. military uniforms, upon approval of the military service departments. Each of the military branches also maintains their own series of civilian decorations separate from military awards. // Legislative branch Article I of the Constitution grants all legislative powers of the federal government to the Congress, which is divided into two chambers, a Senate and a House of Representatives. ...
A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ...
Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ...
The following is a listing of articles pertianing to United States civilian decorations:
Federal government
Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capactiy, while serving in the U.S. federal government. ...
Awards and decorations of the Merchant Marine are civilian decorations of the United States which are issued to the members of the United States Merchant Marine for a variety of duties both in peace and war. ...
Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol are decorations issued by the Civil Air Patrol of the United States of America for a variety of accomplishment. ...
State government Awards and decorations of the National Guard are presented to members of the United States National Guard in addition to regular United States military decorations. ...
Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces are presented to members of the State Defense Forces in addition to regular United States military decorations and state National Guard military decorations. ...
Local government United States law enforcement decorations are various pseudo-military awards which are awarded by the police forces of the United States of America. ...
Other organizations This page aims to list articles related to United States civilian awards. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by following the Related changes link. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date; if you see an article that should be here but is not (or one that should not be here but is), please update the page accordingly. The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) is one of only two military organizations established as an integral part of a major United States civilian university, the other is Texas A&M University. ...
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