N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:3-2.1
Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025
Section 5A:3-2.1 - Criteria for award(a) Any member of the organized militia or the Armed Forces of the United States or a Reserve component thereof, or who was honorably discharged therefrom, shall be eligible for the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal.(b) To qualify for the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, the individual must have been a resident at the time of entry into service or has been a resident of this State for at least 20 years in the aggregate; and: 1. Has served in a combat theater of operations during a time of war or emergency as attested to by the awarding of an honorable discharge (DD 214 or WD 53) by the respective Armed Forces; or2. Has been officially listed as a prisoner of war or missing in action by the United States Department of Defense.(c) Individuals eligible for the award, whose service was recognized by the award of the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal, or equivalent, or higher medal, shall also be awarded the silver oak leaf cluster to be affixed to surface and suspension ribbons.(d) Applicants who received either a general discharge (under honorable conditions) or a discharge under other than honorable conditions shall not be considered for this award.N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:3-2.1
Amended by 51 N.J.R. 989(a), effective 6/17/2019