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'''Service Ribbons''' are '''in character (IC)''' decorations presented to officers for acts of heroism and participation in a vessel's missions or campaign. Ribbons can be received at any time, but are generally presented alongside crew promotions. It is not uncommon for all members of a crew to receive campaign ribbons. | '''Service Ribbons''' are '''in character (IC)''' decorations presented to officers for acts of heroism and participation in a vessel's missions or campaign. Ribbons can be received at any time, but are generally presented alongside crew promotions. It is not uncommon for all members of a crew to receive campaign ribbons. | ||
Service ribbons should only be displayed on the ''specific'' character that received the service ribbon. Unlike [[awards]] and [[badges]], which are for out-of-character accomplishments and thus shared among all characters of a simmer/writer, service ribbons are tied to the in-character accomplishments of that particular character. | |||
There are five categories of service ribbons: | There are five categories of service ribbons: | ||
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==Multiple Citations Policy== | ==Multiple Citations Policy== | ||
Any service ribbon may be awarded multiple times. A '''gold star''' represents each repeated citation, and a '''silver star''' represents five additional citations (and therefore five gold stars). For certain campaign ribbons awarded for participation in multi-phase campaigns, '''bronze stars''' represent the completion of a specific number of campaign phases. | Any service ribbon may be awarded multiple times. A '''gold star''' represents each repeated citation, and a '''silver star''' represents five additional citations (and therefore five gold stars). For certain campaign ribbons awarded for participation in multi-phase campaigns, '''bronze stars''' represent the completion of a specific number of campaign phases. | ||
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Service ribbons should only be displayed on the specific character that received the service ribbon. Unlike awards and badges, which are for out-of-character accomplishments and thus shared among all characters of a simmer/writer, service ribbons are tied to the in-character accomplishments of that particular character. There are five categories of service ribbons:
Multiple Citations PolicyAny service ribbon may be awarded multiple times. A gold star represents each repeated citation, and a silver star represents five additional citations (and therefore five gold stars). For certain campaign ribbons awarded for participation in multi-phase campaigns, bronze stars represent the completion of a specific number of campaign phases.
Displaying Service RibbonsTo easily display service ribbons on a bio or service rack, use Template:Ribbons or Template:Ribbons Rack. To display all of your collected awards and service ribbons in a display case for your bio, use Template:Ribbons Display. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
