Question about ribbon placement on ASUs!

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I am putting together my ASUs with the two medals/ribbons I have earned so far (National Defense Service and Army Service) and I want to make sure I am doing right.

As of now, I have two individual medal "racks" or holders, 1 for each ribbon. When I attempt to put them directly next to each other on my ASUs, they don't look perfectly straight. Do I need to buy a 2 ribbon holder/rack? Or is there some trick to getting them straight using 2 separate holders?

This link shows the 2 ribbon holder that I'm talking about: Amazon.com: Ribbon Bar Holder - 2 Ribbons: Military Apparel Accessories: Clothing

Thanks for the help!

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Specializes in CNOR.

Yes, buy a two ribbon rack. Do not attempt to put two individual racks on.

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care.

Yeah, they have 1 ribbon racks all the way up to at least 27 ribbon racks for a reason. Use the 2-ribbon. It looks terrible otherwise.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

You might also find this helpful as you add to your rack: EzRackBuilder - Regulation Rack Builder for all Military Branches & Shadow Box Builder

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Get a one ribbon rack, it will make it easier to center the awards. Then you only have to worry about the spacing and it being level above your name tape- 1/8 inch above pocket for males (I don't remember what it is for females). This way you can slide the two ribbons to get them centered without having part of the ribbon bar sticking out on either side; as opposed to having to move the entire bar left and right and screwing up your spacing and leveling. This is what I always told my troops when I was still in. Same thing for 3 ribbons and a 2 ribbon bar. Make sure you've got a rooster on your RDI. BTW - your NCOs (or even your Joes) should be telling you these things.

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