decorations, you may have qualified for a specialty insignia or be assigned to a special unit or duty. The specialty insignia is awarded for a warfare specialty or other specialties in which you may have qualified. Identification badges represent the present unit or job to which you are assigned. An identification badge might identify a special command or a function within a command. (For example, if you are assigned to recruiting duty, you would wear a recruiting command badge. Another example could be a command career counselor or command chief petty officer badge.) A complete listing of badges and insignias, and the guidelines for wearing them, may be found in chapter 10 of the  Uniform  Regs.  T h e following special rules apply to the wearing of badges and insignia: • • • You may not wear a breast insignia or a badge awarded by another armed service or  nation  unless  authorized  by  the Secretary of the Navy. You  may  wear  two  warfare  specialty insignias. If more than two are earned, you have the option to choose which two you will wear. You may wear a maximum of two awards. They can either be two warfare insignias, or one warfare specialty insignia and one other insignia, such as the Aircrewman, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or Under- water insignia. (A badge may also be worn in addition to the two insignias.) Consult chapter 10 of Uniform Regs for the proper wearing and positioning of badges and insignias. Wearing of Awards You should wear any decoration, medal, badge, ribbon or attachment awarded to you in the order of precedence and in the manner described in U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations. You should proudly display all awards presented to you. You should be constantly aware of the appearance of your awards. Are the awards frayed? Do they present an unsightly appearance? It is a good idea to have an extra set of ribbons for inspections and routine replacement. Remember—you’re a professional—look the part! RIBBONS.  –You wear one, two, or three ribbons in a single row. When authorized more than three ribbons, you wear them in horizontal rows of three each. If not in multiples of three, the uppermost row contains the lesser number. Arrange the center of this row over the center of the one below it. Wear your ribbons without inter- vals between ribbons or rows of ribbons. Arrange the lower edge of the bottom row centered 1/4 inch above the left breast pocket and parallel to the floor. To prevent covering the ribbons by the coat lapel, align them so that their border aligns with the left side of the pocket. The upper rows may also contain two ribbons each. Align these two rows with the left border of the lower rows to prevent covering them by the coat lapels also. Arrange ribbons on the right breast with the lower edge of the bottom row centered 1/4 inch above the right breast pocket and parallel to the floor. On uniforms with no right breast pocket, arrange ribbons in the same relative position as if there were a pocket. You may sew ribbons to uniforms or arrange them on bars to be attached to the uniform. Do not impregnate ribbons with preservatives that change their appearance or enclose them with a transparent covering of any sort. Arrange ribbons in order of precedence in rows from top down and inboard to outboard within rows. If you possess three or more ribbons, wear the three senior ribbons; you may wear all if desired. If you only wear one row of ribbons, wear the three senior ribbons. WEARING OF RIBBONS WITH MEDALS. – When large medals are prescribed, center awards not having large medals on the right breast. Place them in the same relative position as the holding bar of the lowest row of medals. If awarded more than one ribbon of this type, wear the senior ribbon. Ribbons with medals include the Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy E, the Combat Action Ribbon, foreign unit awards, and marksmanship ribbons. Arrange these ribbons in order of precedence in rows from top down and  inboard  to  outboard  within  rows.  If  you possess three or more ribbons, wear a minimum of three; you may wear all if desired. If you wear only one row of ribbons, wear the three senior ribbons. When miniature medals are prescribed, do not  wear  ribbons  for  which  no  medals  are provided. 7-23