Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon - Wikipedia Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2009 ) Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon Top : Air Force ribbon Middle : Coast Guard ribbon Bottom : Navy ribbon Awarded by Department of the Air Force United States Coast Guard United States Navy Type Service ribbon Eligibility U.S. Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy basic training honor graduates Awarded for Superior performance during basic military training Status Active Statistics Established 3 April 1976 - U.S. Air Force 3 March 1984 - U.S. Coast Guard 18 August 2015 - U.S. Navy First awarded April 1976 - U.S. Air Force March 1984 - U.S. Coast Guard 20 August 2015 - U.S. Navy Precedence Next ( higher ) Air Force : USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon Coast Guard : Coast Guard Overseas Service Ribbon Navy : Navy Ceremonial Duty Ribbon Next ( lower ) Air Force : Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon Coast Guard : Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon Navy : Armed Forces Reserve Medal The Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon is the informal collective name for three equivalent United States military awards for the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy recruits who graduate at the top of their basic training classes : The Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon, the Coast Guard Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon, and the Navy Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon. Contents 1 U.S. Air Force 2 U.S. Coast Guard 3 U.S. Navy 4 See also 5 References U.S. Air Force The Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon was established on 3 April 1976 by order of the Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Charles Jones. The ribbon is awarded to graduates of Air Force basic training who have obtained an honor graduate designation and demonstrate excellence in all areas of academic and military training. An airman must achieve at least a 90 % on his / her physical fitness level during the final AFBMT physical fitness test. The AFBMT physical fitness test has four parts : 1.5 - mile run time ( 60 % ), number of sit ups in a minute ( 10 % ), number of push ups in a minute ( 10 % ), and waist measurement ( 20 % ). If the trainee fails to reach a score of at least 90 %, the airman is ineligible no matter how well he or she performed in other areas of basic training. Additionally, the airman must average over a 90 percent on all the written examinations, and never fail a graded inspection ( graded inspections are conducted randomly after week # 3 ). The airman must never receive a negative mark in a written evaluation. Current regulations limit the number of selectees to no more than ten percent of the graduating squadron. The U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon is a one - time award and may not be presented retroactively. Those awarded are entitled to wear the Air Force Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon for the rest of their U.S. Air Force careers. U.S. Coast Guard The Coast Guard Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon was created on 3 March 1984, with the first presentation in April of that same year to Seaman apprentice Scott Woodard. The Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon is presented to the service member who graduates at the top of their basic training instruction class. Retroactive presentations of the Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon may be awarded upon application from the service member to the United States Coast Guard. In such cases, the award will be presented for basic training graduation prior to 1984, only with supporting documentation and a written request from the service member. U.S. Navy The Navy Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon was created in 2015. On 18 August 2015, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus released a statement authorizing the establishment of the Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon. This ribbon is awarded to `` initial accession enlisted personnel of the U.S. Navy who are designated as Honor Graduates. '' No more than three percent of each training group will be designated as honor graduates. Fifteen recruits from Recruit Division 281 at Recruit Training Command ( RTC ), Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, were first awarded the ribbon on 20 August 2015. No retroactive awards will be made. In the Navy 's military award order of precedence, the ribbon is worn after the Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon and before the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. See also United States Air Force portal United States Coast Guard portal United States Navy portal Army Service Ribbon References ^ Jump up to : `` Awards and Decorations ''. Air Force Personnel Center Library. Air Force Personnel Center. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` ALCOAST 215 / 10 COMDTNOTE 1650 ''. US Coast Guard. Retrieved 14 January 2013. ^ Jump up to : United States Navy Personnel Command ( 2016 ). `` Navy Awards Precedence Chart ''. United States Navy. United States of America : United States Department of the Navy. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) Jump up ^ COMDTINST M1650. 25D Medals and Awards Manual ( PDF ). United States Coast Guard. May 2008. pp. 1 -- 14. Jump up ^ USAF Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon Jump up ^ `` Air Force Instruction 36 - 2803 '' ( PDF ). Air Force Personnel Center. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` ALN15063 ''. 2015. Jump up ^ America 's Navy, 8 / 21 / 2015 Jump up ^ `` Navy Establishes New Honor Graduate Ribbon ''. navy.mil Underway. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy Personal decorations Navy Cross Navy Distinguished Service Navy and Marine Corps Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Combat Action Unit awards Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Navy E Ribbon Good Conduct medals Navy Good Conduct Marine Corps Good Conduct Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Selected Marine Corps Reserve Expeditionary medals Navy Expeditionary Marine Corps Expeditionary Service ribbon awards Sea Service Naval Reserve Sea Service Arctic Service Antarctica Service Overseas Service Navy Recruiting Service Marine Corps Recruiting Service Navy Recruit Training Service Marine Corps Drill Instructor Marine Corps Security Guard Marine Corps Combat Instructor Navy Ceremonial Duty Navy Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Marksmanship Navy Expert Rifleman Medal Navy Sharpshooter Rifle Ribbon Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal Navy Sharpshooter Pistol Shot Ribbon Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force Decorations Air Force Cross Air Force Distinguished Service Airman 's Medal Aerial Achievement Air Force Commendation Air Force Achievement Service medals Air Force Combat Action Combat Readiness Good Conduct Air and Space Campaign Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal Unit awards Presidential Unit Citation Gallant Unit Citation Air Force Meritorious Unit Outstanding Unit Organizational Excellence Service ribbons Outstanding Airman of the Year Air Force Recognition Overseas Service Short Tour Overseas Service Long Tour Air Force Expeditionary Service Air Force Longevity Air Force Special Duty NCO PME Graduate Basic Training Honor Graduate Marksmanship Air Force Training Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard Decorations Coast Guard Cross Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Medal Commendation Medal Achievement Medal Commandant 's Letter of Commendation Ribbon Lifesaving Medals Gold Lifesaving Medal Silver Lifesaving Medal Unit Awards Presidential Unit Citation Coast Guard Unit Commendation Meritorious Unit Commendation Meritorious Team Commendation Coast Guard E Ribbon Conduct Medals Good Conduct Medal Reserve Good Conduct Medal Service Awards Combat Action Ribbon Enlisted Person of the Year Ribbon Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal Special Operations Service Ribbon Sea Service Ribbon Restricted Duty Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon Recruiting Service Ribbon Marksmanship Distinguished Marksman Medal Distinguished Pistol Shot Medal Silver Excellence - in - Competition Rifle Medal Silver Pistol Excellence - in - Competition Medal Bronze Excellence - in - Competition Rifle Medal Bronze Pistol Excellence - in - Competition Medal Expert Rifle Medal Expert Pistol Medal Sharpshooter Rifle Ribbon Sharpshooter Pistol Ribbon Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Basic_Training_Honor_Graduate_Ribbon&oldid=782919398 '' Categories : Military awards and decorations of the United States Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard Awards established in 1976 Awards established in 1984 Awards established in 2015 US military ribbon symbolism US Coast Guard ribbon symbolism Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Unfit url Articles needing additional references from December 2009 All articles needing additional references Pages using deprecated image syntax Use dmy dates from April 2016 Use American English from April 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Edit links This page was last edited on 30 May 2017, at 01 : 21. About Wikipedia

Question: what is an honor graduate in the air force
Answer: demonstrate excellence in all areas of academic and military training