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Distinguished Service Cross

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Special Entitlements

Title 10, USC 3991, provides for a 10% increase in retired pay for enlisted personnel who have retired with more than 20 years of service if they have been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

Information Courtesy of Department of Defense (DOD)

Index: Distinguished Service Cross

  1. Description
  2. Ribbon
  3. Criteria
  4. Background
  5. Special Entitlements

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