
Marines assigned to Marine Security Guard duty (Military Occupational Specialty 8151) are eligible upon completion of twenty-four months service at a foreign service establishment.
Subsequent awards will be made for every 24-months served, either consecutively or cumulatively.
Marines who serve successful tours at a lettered company headquarters within MSGBN or HQ MSGBN, Quantico, are not eligible to receive this award.
Posthumous awards may be made without regard to period of service.