Awards (UESN)
Awards for Valor
| Name | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Star | multiple & consecutive heroic actions in combat at the risk of life, above and beyond all expectation of duty |   |
[[File:Gold Star medal.png|center|75px|Gold Star medal]] [[File:Gold Star ribbon.png|center|100px|Gold Star ribbon]] |
| Silver Star | multiple heroic actions in combat at the risk of life, beyond requirements of duty |   |
[[File:Silver Star medal.png|center|75px|Silver Star medal]] [[File:Silver Star ribbon.png|center|100px|Silver Star ribbon]] |
| Bronze Star | single heroic act (combat or non combat) at the risk of life |   |
[[File:Bronze Star medal.png|center|75px|Bronze Star medal]] [[File:Bronze Star ribbon.png|center|100px|Bronze Star ribbon]] |
| Valor Commendation | for minor acts of valor |  |
[[File:UESN valor commendation.png|center|100px|UESN Valor Commendation]] |
Awards for Service
| Name | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distinguished Service | specific acts or extended periods for going far beyond expectations |   |
[[File:UESN Distinguished Service medal.png|center|75px|UESN Distinguished Service Medal]] [[File:UESN Distinguished Service ribbon.png|center|100px|UESN Distinguished Service ribbon]] |
| Meritorious Service | single act or achievement |   |
[[File:UESN Meritorious Service medal.png|center|75px|UESN Meritorious Service Medal]] [[File:UESN Meritorious Service ribbon.png|center|100px|UESN Meritorious Service ribbon]] |
| Combat Service | performance of duty under enemy fire (only awarded once) |  |
[[File:UESN Combat Service ribbon.png|center|100px|UESN 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 |  |
[[UESN Achievement Commendation ribbon|100px|UESN Achievement Commendation ribbon]] |
| Service Commendation | twenty years of service (silver star for each additional decade) |  |
[[File:UESN Service Commendation ribbon.png|center|100px|UESN Service Commendation ribbon]] |
| Wounded Warrior | awarded to those wounded in action |   |
[[File:UESN Purple Heart.png|center|100px|UESN Purple Heart Medal]] [[File:Wounded Service 3rd.png|center|100px|UESN Purple Heart ribbon]] |
Unit Awards
| Name | Description | Event | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Star | Spectacular accomplishment under extremely difficult conditions | Extreme or difficult (with mission success) |  |
[[File:UESN Unit Star ribbon.png|center|100px|UESN Unit Star ribbon]] |
| Unit Achievement | Achieved more than expected | Extreme, difficult, or challenging |  |
[[File:UESN Unit Achievement ribbon.png|center|100px|UESN Unit Achievement ribbon]] |
| Unit Accomplishment | Accomplishment of a mission | Any (with mission success) |  |
[[File:UESN Unit Accomplishment ribbon.png|center|100px|UESN Unit Accomplishment ribbon]] |
Campaign Ribbons
| 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 | image | code |
| Diamond | Meritorious service, for completion of the campaign | image | code |
| no device | General service, in support of the campaign (no combat nor direct actions) | image | code |
Special Awards
| Name | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Contact Medal | Successful completion of a First Contact mission with a new race | image | code |
| Guardian of Life Medal | multiple & consecutive non-combat heroic actions to save multiple lives | image | code |
| Champion of Life Medal | multiple non-combat heroic actions to save multiple lives | image | code |
| Lifesaving Medal | non-combat heroic act to save a single life | image | code |
Additional Commendations
| Name | Description | Image | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classified | never worn, but personally awarded and noted (only as "classified," with no explanation) in file | image | code |
| Diplomacy | For a notable diplomatic success | image | code |
| Discovery | For finding some specific and unique fact or item | image | code |
| Exploration | For conducting a survey of a new world | image | code |
| Research | For scientific or engineering accomplishments | image | code |
| Search & Rescue | Conducting a successful search and rescue for a missing person or object under unusually arduous conditions | image | code |