The Star Army Unit Citation is an award of the Star Army of Yamatai presented to those units that have shown exceptional valor and skill in carrying out their combat duties. This award recognizes the importance of teamwork and collaborative effort in the success of missions and operations, and honors the loyalty, dedication, and bravery of troops serving on starship crews, Star Army Rikugun units, and installation staff.

The Star Army Unit Citation was introduced in YE 45 following a letter¹⁾ from Chusa Ketsurui Aiko to the Star Army's commander, Taisho Ketsurui Yui. Inspired by her own experiences during the Kuvexian War, Aiko recognized the need for an award that highlighted the importance of team contributions and collective gallantry to the success of a mission. While the Star Army already awarded soldiers for individual distinction, it lacked any group accolades for units that performed beyond their call of duty to ensure the safety and continued prosperity of Yamatai, so the value of acknowledging unit excellence in combat was apparent.

After a period in which requirements and criteria for the award were formulated by Star Army Command, Star Army units whose service to the Star Empire warranted meritorious recognition could be decorated with the Star Army Unit Citation for actions taking place from YE 45.5.1 onward.

The requirements for this award are:

• Must be a unit of the Star Army of Yamatai no smaller than a starship's crew, Rikugun Century, or other equivalent thereof.
• The recipient unit must have demonstrated exceptional courage, unwavering commitment to mission objectives, and a high-level demonstration of teamwork in combat with an enemy of the Yamatai Star Empire. This could include fighting in sustained actions that provided significant support to their mission, overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, or constituting a significant threat against the enemy's achievements.
• The recipient unit must accomplish their objectives under adverse conditions that set the unit apart from others participating in the same conflict.

The officer in charge of the unit will receive the award on behalf of their entire crew or troop, and is authorized to act as the official recipient of the ribbon. All members of the unit who were assigned to it during the cited action are authorized to wear the ribbon in perpetuity, but it is considered inappropriate to do so when representing a unit to which a soldier is subsequently reassigned.

The award is issued by:

• Star Army Command on the recommendation of fleet command staff.

The Star Army Unit Citation ribbon is pale red on the left half²⁾ and white on the right half with two Hinomaru Red stripes offsetting a central stripe of Star Army Periwinkle in the middle. It is indented to evoke the colors of the Star Army Hinomaru and represent the valor demonstrated by the unit.

It is worn on the Type 35 Class A formal uniform.

No units have yet been awarded the Star Army Unit Citation.

raz created this article on 2023/04/09 21:16. Less than 1 percent of this article's text was generated by StarArmy.com's ChatGPT bot and edited to fit the article's purpose.

This article was approved on 2023/05/08 by Andrew.³⁾