Florida National Guard Recruiting Ribbon

Florida National Guard Recruiting Ribbon
Florida National Guard Recruiting Ribbon

History

The Florida National Guard Recruiting Ribbon honors Florida National Guard members who obtain five new enlistments.

The Florida National Guard is composed of the Florida Army National Guard and the Florida Air National Guard. An estimated 12,000 soldiers serve the Army component, which traces its roots back to a Spanish militia that defended the territory against French settlers in 1565 and took on its official form when the 1903 Militia Act incorporated existing state militias into the National Guard. The Air component is based in St. Augustine’s St. Francis Barracks and became official in September of 1947, coinciding with the formation of the Air Force as a distinct branch of the United States military.

Details

The ribbon is white with three thin vertical red stripes toward each edge and four blue stars in the center.

Subsequent awards may be indicated by oak leaf clusters.

Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Silver Oak Leaf Cluster