The Department of the Navy renamed the Recruit Training Service Ribbon July 5 to the Navy Accession Training Service Ribbon, expanding eligibility to personnel serving in accession billets and commands across the Navy.

The new ribbon is retroactive for all service members completing a successful tour of duty within one of six training commands after October 1, 1995.

"The Sailors who serve at our Navy's training commands are some of the best our service has to offer," said Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the Honorable Franklin R. Parker. "This award will recognize the extremely important work these men and women do to ensure future generations of our force are trained and ready to serve in the fleet."

Eligible Sailors must have maintained outstanding personal standards without any disciplinary incidents while serving at one of the following commands: Naval Service Training Command, Recruit Training Command, Officer Training Command, Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, United States Naval Academy and the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School.

More information about the Navy Accession Training Service Ribbon can be found in ALNAV 049/16.