NOAA Corps officers' uniforms are very similar to the uniforms worn by commissioned officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. The major difference in the uniform is the NOAA Corps device and insignia. The information that follows comes from the NOAA Corps Directives, Chapter 12, Part 6. The Regulations are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Rating and Qualification Insignia
The NOAA Corps rating and qualification insignia worn by qualified NOAA Corps officers. NOAA officers may also wear other services insignia if they were qualified or awarded by that service.
Command at Sea |
Small Craft Command |
Chief of Party |
NOAA Aviator |
NOAA Diver |
Deck Officer |
NOAA Corps Awards and Insignia
Awards and Insignia below in order of precedence are the ribbons awarded by the Department of Commerce, NOAA and NOAA Corps. NOAA officers may also receive awards from other services such as the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard.
Medals
Department of Commerce Gold Medal |
Department of Commerce Silver Medal |
Department of Commerce Bronze Medal |
NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal |
NOAA Administrators Award Medal |
NOAA Corps Commendation Medal |
NOAA Corps Achievement Medal |
Antarctica Service Medal |
NOAA Arctic Service Medal |
National Response Deployment Medal |
Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal |
Ribbons
NOAA Corps Directors Ribbon |
NOAA Unit Citation |
NOAA ACO Junior Officer of the Year Award |
SAME Colbert Medal Ribbon |
SAME Karo Award |
NOAA Corps Sea Service Deployment Ribbon |
NOAA Corps Pacific Service Ribbon |
NOAA Corps Mobile Duty Service Ribbon |
NOAA Corps International Service ribbon |
NOAA Corps Atlantic Service Ribbon |
NOAA Corps National Response Service Ribbon |