Force previously presented their recruiters with the Air Force Recruiting Service Ribbon ( ). This ribbon became a permanent award once a recruiter had performed six months of good recruiting service. Additional awards of are denoted with oak leaf clusters. As of September 2014, the Air Force no longer awards the Recruiting Service Ribbon, and has replaced it with the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon ( ). U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy Recruiting Command Badge is worn by all Navy personnel while assigned to duty with the Navy Recruiting Command. Excellent performance, meeting criteria set by Commanding Officer Navy Recruiting Command, is acknowledged with the addition of a gold metallic wreath, called the "Gold Wreath Award," that surrounds the badge. Subsequent awards of excellence are denoted with 5/16 inch silver stars at the bottom of the wreath. Once a recruiter has achieved their 5th award, the silver stars are replaced with a gold star. Once a recruiter has achieved their 10th award, the wreath is upgraded with a gold scroll that's incorporated into the top of the wreath with the word "Excellence" embossed on the scroll. Subsequent achievements in excellence are denoted with the appropriate silver and/or gold star(s) at the bottom of the wreath. This progression continues using a large gold star on top of the scroll to signify the 20th award, a large gold star with wreath for the 25th, and two large gold stars and wreaths for the 30th. Silver and gold stars at the bottom of the wreath are used to signify awards 31 through 39 and four large gold stars, two with wreaths on top of the badge, are used to denote the 40th award. A Navy recruiter can earn up to 49 consecutive gold wreath awards for achievements in recruiting. The U.S. Navy Recruiting Command badge is a temporary badge that must be surrendered upon completion of a recruiter's tour of duty as a Navy Recruiter. Since none of these Navy recruiting badges are permanent awards, the Navy present their recruiters with the Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon ( ). This ribbon is awarded once a recruiter has performed three years of good recruiting service. Additional years of good recruiting service are denoted with service stars. Bronze award numerals, placed near the right edge of the ribbon, are used to denote the number of Gold Wreath Awards earned by the recruiter. U.S. Coast Guard The