01 Incazelo
I-Legion of Merit ikhishwa amalungu e- Armed Forces ase-United States kanye namaqembu ezombusazwe nezombangazwe ezizweni zangaphandle.
I-Legion of Merit inikezwa amalungu amalunga angaphandle ngokwezindiza zomthwalo wemfanelo womuntu owamukela umklomelo. Umthetho wezempi u-672-7 ufanelekela iziqu ezisekelwe esimisweni esiphakeme esikhundla esiphakeme somuntu owamukela umklomelo:
- I-Chief Commander inikezwe uMqondisi wezeMpilo noma iNhloko kaHulumeni
- Umlawuli unikezwe omunye olingana noMphathi Wezempi wase-US noma isikhundla esiphakeme kodwa hhayi kuMqondisi wezwe
- Isikhulu sinikezwa ku-Jikelele we-Flag Officer ngaphansi kwesilinganiso se-Chief of Staff yase-US
- U-Colonel noma isikhundla esilinganayo ngenkonzo ezilinganayo nalabo abavame ukugcinwa yi-General or Flag Officer e-US service military noma Attaches Military
- I-Legionnaire inikezwa ngabamukeli engabandakanyi kunoma yiziphi ezinye izigaba nezikhundla
02 UMlawuli Omkhulu weLegion of Merit
I-Legion of Merit ekhethwe njengeMongameli Omkhulu ingama-intshi angu-2 15/16 ngobubanzi. Yinkanyezi emhlophe ehlanganiswe ngamaphuzu amahlanu aguqulwa ngamaphethelo afana ne-v, ngalinye liboshwe ngebhola legolide, elizungezwe ngombala obomvu ohlangothini oluhlaza oluxhuma phansi ngezansi umnsalo wegolide-wazi (rosette). Umbuthano ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka ohaqwe ngamafu egolide unaphakathi nezinkanyezi ezingu-13 ezimhlophe ezibekwe iphethini e-United States Coat of Arms. Ehlangothini oluphambene lezindondo kufakwe umbhalo othi "United States of America" phakathi nendawo. I-Ribbon yesevisi igqoke ibha ephethe umncintiswano womklomelo ngegolide.
03 Commander Legion of Merit
I-Legion of Merit ekhethwe njenge-Commander iyinxenye 2/4 amasentimitha ububanzi. Yinkanyezi emhlophe yamaphuzu amahlanu aguqulwayo, ngalinye liboshwe ngebhola legolide, elizungezwe ngombala obomvu ohlangothini oluhlaza oluthambile oluxhuma phansi ngezansi umnsalo wegolide-wazi (rosette). Umbuthano ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka ohaqwe ngamafu egolide unaphakathi nezinkanyezi ezingu-13 ezimhlophe ezibekwe iphethini e-United States Coat of Arms. Imicibisholo, iwela futhi ikhomba ngaphandle iqukethe i-wreath ehambisana nenkanyezi ngayinye. Ngaphezulu ekhoneni elenziwe nge-v, i-golden wreath wreath ijoyine kwindandatho yama-oval kuya ku-1 15/16 amasentimitha ububanzi bebhebhoni yentambo. Ehlangothini oluphambene nenkanyezi lihlanganiswe emhlophe, ngomngcele obomvu. Isikhala sitholakala egameni lomamukeli kumbuthano ongenamagama athi "Annuit Coeptis MDCCLXXXII." Amagama athi "United States of America" asemkhathini wangaphandle. Umehluko kuphela phakathi kwebhebhoni yalokhu kanye noMqondisi Omkhulu wukuthi okunamathiselwe kungesiliva.
04 Isikhulu se-Legion of Merit
I-Legion of Merit ekhethwe njengoMphathi ihluke ukusuka ku-degree of Commander kuphela ukuthi ububanzi buyi-intshi engu-1 7/8 kanti i-pendant ihlanganiswe nebhebhoni ngendandatho yokumiswa. Ukuphindaphindwa kwe-inch ububanzi obuyi-¾ emalini kubaluleke kakhulu emgqeni wokumiswa.
05 Legionnaire Legion of Merit
I-Legion of Merit ebizwa ngokuthi iLegionnaire ihluke kuphela ngezinga likaPhathimandla ngokuthi ukuphindaphinda kwezindondo akuyona ibhande lokumiswa.
I-Ribbon engu-06
I-Legion of Merit Ribbon yokuhlobisa inebubanzi bama-inch 1/8 futhi inemivimbo emithathu. Owokuqala ungama-intshi angu-1/16 emhlophe, isikhungo sine-1 ¼ i-crimson embala, kanti okugcina kuyimhlophe engu-1/16 ngamasentimitha.
- I-Commander Omkhulu: Ebhebheni yensizakalo ekhishwe ibha yegolide enezingqimba enezingqimba iyinhlanganisela yegolide yomhlobiso
- Umlawuli: Uhluke kwizinga lokulawulwa kuphela ngoba ukunamathiselwe kwe-ribbon kungesiliva.
- Isikhulu: I-ribbon yokumiswa inokuphindaphinda kwegolide kwezindondo ezigxile kuyo.
- I-Legionnaire: Akukho ukuphindaphinda kwemali ku-ribbon yokumiswa.
07 Imigomo
Noma yikuphi umuntu okhonza e-Armed Forces of the United States ngaphandle kwezinga elihle anganikezwa iLegion of Merit ngokuziphatha okungajwayelekile lapho eqhuba umsebenzi wakhe ngemisebenzi evelele kanye nempumelelo.
Isenzo sokuqinisekisa umklomelo kumele senziwe ngendlela ebonakalayo ebonakalayo ukuze kubonakale abantu abathintekayo. Ukwenziwa kwemithwalo yemfanelo ejwayelekile ebangeni, igatsha, okhethekile noma isabelo kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho komuntu akuyona inqubo eyaneleyo yeLegion of Merit.
Ukuze umsebenzi ungahlosiwe nempi yangempela, kufanele kube nokuqinisekiswa kokufezwa okuphawulekayo "ngabantu abakhulu" ebangeni elincane lesiteshi. Ngesikhathi sezikhathi zokuthula, isenzo sokuhlonipha kufanele sibe nesimiso semfuneko engavamile noma isenzo esiyinkimbinkimbi esenzeke ngendlela engalindelekile futhi engavamile; Kodwa-ke, umklomelo ungase uqinisekiswe ngokutholakala kwezinsizakusebenza ezivelele ezikhundleni ezibalulekile.
08 Ingemuva
Kusukela ngo-Septemba 1937, kwenziwa iziphakamiso zokusungulwa kweMisebenzi Yomsebenzi Omangalisayo; Kodwa-ke, akukho sinyathelo esisemthethweni esithathwe ekuvunyweni kwayo. U-Adjutant General, encwadini eya ku-Quartermaster General (QMG) ngomhla ka-24 Dec. 1941, ngokusemthethweni wabiza isinyathelo sokuqala ukwakha nokuhlela iMedical Service Medal ngesikhathi umhlobiso usungulwa. Ngomhla ka-5 Januwari 1942, i-QMG yanikeza uMsizi wezokuSekela uMnumzane G1 (uColonel Heard) ukuphakamisa imiklamo eyenziwe yiBaley, amabhange kanye ne-Biddle kanye neHhovisi le-Quartermaster General.
Umklamo okhulunywe yi-QMG wamukelwa yiNobhala Wezempi njengoba kuboniswe yincwadi ephendula i-QMG nguMsizi oPhethe wabaSebenzi G1 (BG Hilldring). Iziqondiso zanikezwa ukuthi kwenziwa ukuthathwa isinyathelo sokuqinisekisa ukuklama kweLegion of Merit (ukuguqula igama) nokuthi kuzobe sekulungele ukukhishwa ngokushesha lapho umthetho uthathwa ukwamukela ukuqinisekiswa kwawo emthethweni.
Ngo-20 Julayi 1942, i-Legion of Merit yaqinisekiswa ngokusemthethweni yi-Act of Congress (uMthetho Kahulumeni 671 kuya ku-77, iSahluko 508, 2d Session) futhi yaqinisekisa ukuthi le ndoda "izoba nemigomo efanelekayo namadivaysi angaphezu kwezine, futhi uMongameli, ngaphansi kwaleyo mithetho nemithethonqubo njengoba ezobeka, anganikezela (a) abasebenzi beMpi Yezempi yase-United States kanye noHulumeni we-Commonwealth Philippines kanye (b) nabasebenzi bebutho elihlomile labangaphandle izizwe, njengoba isimemezelo sikaMengameli esiphuthumayo ngo-8 Septemba 1939, sizozihlukanisa ngokuziphatha ngendlela ehloniphekile ekusebenzeni kwezinsizakalo ezivelele. "
Ngomhlaka 5 Aug. 1942, uMnyango Wezempi Bulletin No. 40 washicilela umdanso. Ngo-Okthoba 29, 1942, uMengameli Roosevelt, ku-Executive Order 9260 wabeka imithetho yeLegion of Merit futhi wayala ukuba uMongameli avunyelwe ukuthola umklomelo. Kodwa-ke, esikhalazweni sikaGenerali George C. Marshall, imvume yokugunyazwa kwabakwa-US yanikezwa uMnyango Wezempi ngo-1943. UMongameli u-Eisenhower ubuyekeze igunya lokugunyazwa ku-Executive Order 10600 ngomhlaka 15 Mashi 1955. Isihloko 10, i-United States Code 1121 iqukethe okwamanje izidingo.
Isiqubulo esithathwe eSidongeni Esikhulu sase-United States, i- "ANNUIT COEPTIS," (Yena [UNkulunkulu] Ujabule Ukuqhutshwa Kwethu) kanye nosuku lomhlobiso wokuqala waseMelika, iBheji yoMkhosi Wezempi, manje owaziwa ngokuthi yi- Purple Heart , " I-MDCCLXXXII "(1782) iseceleni kwezindondo. I-design ye-Ribbon ifana ne- Purple Heart Ribbon .