Awards (UESF)
Awards for Valor
| Name | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor | multiple & consecutive heroic actions in combat at the risk of life, above and beyond all expectation of duty |   |
[[File:Honor medal.png|center|75px|Medal of Honor]] [[File:Honor ribbon.png|center|100px|Medal of Honor (ribbon)]] |
| Silver Star | multiple heroic actions in combat at the risk of life, beyond requirements of duty |   |
[[File:UESF Silver Star medal.png|center|75px|UESF Silver Star Medal]] [[File:UESF Silver Star ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Silver Star ribbon]] |
| Bronze Star | single heroic act (combat or non combat) at the risk of life |   |
[[File:UESF Bronze Star medal.png|center|75px|UESF Bronze Star Medal]] [[File:UESF Bronze Star ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Bronze Star ribbon]] |
| Valor Commendation | for minor acts of valor |  |
[[File:UESF valor commendation.png|center|100px|UESF Valor Commendation]] |
Awards for Service
| Name | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distinguished Service | specific acts or extended periods for going far beyond expectations |   |
[[File:UESF Distinguished Service medal.png|center|75px|Distinguished Service Medal]] [[File:UESF Distinguished Service ribbon.png|center|100px|Distinguished Service ribbon]] |
| Meritorious Service | single act or achievement |   |
[[File:UESF Meritorious Service medal.png|center|75px|Meritorious Service Medal]] [[File:UESF Meritorious Service ribbon.png|center|100px|Meritorious Service ribbon]] |
| Achievement Commendation | a single specific accomplishment |  |
[[File:UESF Achievement Commendation ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Achievement Commendation ribbon]] |
| Service Commendation | twenty years of service (silver star for each additional decade) |  |
[[File:UESF Service Commendation ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Service Commendation ribbon]] |
| Wounded Service | awarded to those wounded in action |   |
[[File:UESF Wounded Service medal.png|center|100px|UESF Wounded Service medal]] [[File:Wounded Service 3rd.png|center|100px|UESF Wounded Service ribbon]] |
Unit Awards
| Name | Description | Event | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Star | Spectacular accomplishment under extremely difficult conditions | Extreme or difficult (with mission success) |  |
[[File:UESF Unit Star ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Unit Star ribbon]] |
| Unit Achievement | Achieved more than expected | Extreme, difficult, or challenging |  |
[[File:UESF Unit Achievement ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Unit Achievement ribbon]] |
| Unit Accomplishment | Accomplishment of a mission | Any (with mission success) |  |
[[File:UESF Unit Accomplishment ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Unit Accomplishment ribbon]] |
Campaign Ribbons
| Device | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Service | performance of duty under enemy fire (only awarded once) |  |
[[File:UESF Combat Service ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Combat Service ribbon]] |
| Crossed swords (device) | applied to Combat Action Ribbon for hand-to-hand combat |  |
n/a |
| Arrowhead (device) | applied to Combat Action Ribbon for assault on planets or fortifications |  |
n/a |
| Star | Outstanding service with complete success, beyond all expectation device colors have no significance; best fit with assigned ribbon |
   |
n/a |
| Cross | Superior service without losses nor causing excessive damage, to the highest level expected |  |
n/a |
| Diamond | Meritorious service, for completion of the campaign |  |
n/a |
| no device | General service, in support of the campaign (no combat nor direct actions) | n/a | n/a |
Special Awards
| Name | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Contact Medal | Successful completion of a First Contact mission with a new race |   |
[[File:UESF First Contact medal.png|center|75px|UESF First Contact Medal]] [[File:UESF First Contact ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF First Contact ribbon]] |
| Guardian of Life Medal | multiple & consecutive non-combat heroic actions to save multiple lives |   |
[[File:UESF Guardian of Life medal.png|center|75px|UESF Guardian of Life Medal]] [[File:UESF Guardian of Life ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Guardian of Life ribbon]] |
| Champion of Life Medal | multiple non-combat heroic actions to save multiple lives |   |
[[File:UESF Champion of Life medal.png|center|75px|UESF Champion of Life Medal]] [[File:UESF Champion of Life ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Champion of Life ribbon]] |
| Lifesaving Medal | non-combat heroic act to save a single life |   |
[[File:UESF Lifesaving medal.png|center|75px|UESF Lifesaving Medal]] [[File:UESF Lifesaving ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Lifesaving ribbon]] |
Additional Commendations
| Name | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classified | never worn, but personally awarded and noted (only as "classified," with no explanation) in file |  |
[[File:Classified ribbon.png|center|100px|Classified ribbon]] |
| Diplomacy | For a notable diplomatic success |  |
[[File:UESF Diplomacy ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Diplomacy ribbon]] |
| Discovery | For finding some specific and unique fact or item |  |
[[File:UESF Discovery ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Discovery ribbon]] |
| Exploration | For conducting a survey of a new world |  |
[[File:UESF Exploration ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Exploration ribbon]] |
| Research | For scientific or engineering accomplishments |  |
[[File:UESF Research ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Research ribbon]] |
| Search & Rescue | Conducting a successful search and rescue for a missing person or object under unusually arduous conditions |  |
[[File:UESF Search and Rescue ribbon.png|center|100px|UESF Search and Rescue ribbon]] |