Awards (UESF)

Awards for Valor

Individual Awards

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

Individual Awards

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]]
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
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

Command 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

Campaign Ribbons (Individual & Command)

Device	Description	Image	Link
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

Special Awards (Individual & Command)

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

Commendations (Individual & Command)

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]]