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{{short description|US Army, Air Force, and Space Force award}}
{{Infobox military award
|name=Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
|image=[[File:NCO Professional Development Ribbon.svg|border|124px]]<br /><br />[[File:USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon.svg|border|124px]]
|caption=Army (''above'') and Air Force and Space Force (''below'') ribbons
|presenter=[[Department of the Army]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://govdocs.rutgers.edu/mil/army/r600_8_22.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111110243/http://govdocs.rutgers.edu/mil/army/r600_8_22.pdf |archive-date=2018-01-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br/>[[Department of the Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afi36-2803/afi36-2803.pdf|title=Air Force Guidance Memorandum for Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2803, The Air Force Military Awards and Decorations Program|website=Govdocs.rutgers.edu|access-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127192422/http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afi36-2803/afi36-2803.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|type=Ribbon
|established=1981 (U.S. Army), 1962 (Air and Space Forces)
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|awarded_for=Completion of the Basic Leader Course
|status=Current
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|higher=[[Armed Forces Reserve Medal]]<ref name=armyorderwear>{{cite web|title=Ribbons - Order Of Precedence|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryList.aspx?CategoryId=5&grp=4&menu=Decorations%20and%20Medals|publisher=Institute of Heraldry|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413043821/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryList.aspx?CategoryId=5&grp=4&menu=Decorations+and+Medals|archive-date=2016-04-13|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=aforderofwear>{{cite web|title=Awards and Decorations|url=http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/awards/index.asp|website=Afpc.af.mil|access-date=14 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123005510/http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/awards/index.asp|archive-date=23 January 2013}}</ref> 
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|lower=Army: [[Army Service Ribbon]]<ref name=armyorderwear/><br />Air and Space Forces: [[Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon|Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon]]<ref name=aforderofwear/> 
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A '''Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon''' is an [[Awards and decorations of the United States military|award]] presented by the [[United States]] [[United States Army|Army]], [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], and [[United States Space Force|Space Force]] to recognize those [[non-commissioned officer|noncommissioned officer]]s (NCOs) who have completed a prescribed leadership course at an NCO training school. The [[United States Navy|Navy]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], and [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] have no equivalent to the Noncommissioned Officer Development Ribbon.

==Army==
The '''NCO Professional Development Ribbon''' (established in 1981) is issued by the U.S. Army for completion of any prescribed NCO development courses. The first award of the NCO Professional Development Ribbon is issued for completion of the [[Basic Leader Course]] (BLC [former titles of BLC include: the "Warrior Leader Course", "Primary NCO Course", "Combat Army Course", and the "Primary Leadership Development Course"]). When a soldier completes additional schooling such as the Advanced Leaders Course (ALC), Senior Leaders Course (SLC), and Master Leader Course (MLC), an [[award numeral]] is worn on the ribbon to denote subsequent satisfactory completion of those courses (2, 3, & 4 respectively). Currently, the numeral "5" is authorized for graduation from the US Army Sergeant Major Academy's 'Sergeants Major Course'.  Graduates of the Battle Staff NCO Course, and the legacy First Sergeant Course, do not receive a numeral device for graduation from those courses. The highest numeral authorized for the NCO Professional Development Ribbon is "6" for graduates of the Nominative Leaders Course (NLC). NLC is a two-week strategic leader development course designed to prepare nominative Command Sergeants Major (CSM) and Sergeants Major (SGM) for their duties as CSMs for commanders of 1-2 star Army commands, and Staff Section SGMs at HQDA level of responsibilities.   

The Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon is a green ribbon {{convert|1+3/8|in|mm|0}} wide. It has a center strip of {{convert|1/4|in|mm|0}} of Flag Blue, bordered by {{convert|1/16|in|mm|0}} stripes of yellow. Equidistant from the edge and center stripes on each side are {{convert|1/8|in|mm|0}} stripes of yellow. The green and yellow of the ribbon represent the [[Chevron (insignia)#Rank insignia|chevron]]s worn by NCOs. The central stripe of blue represents support of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=NCO Professional Development Ribbon|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=15460&CategoryId=5&grp=4&menu=Decorations%20and%20Medals&ps=24&p=0|publisher=The Institute of Heraldry|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222822/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=15460&CategoryId=5&grp=4&menu=Decorations%20and%20Medals&ps=24&p=0|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Air Force and Space Force==
The '''NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon''' was established by the Secretary of the Air Force on 28 August 1962. The ribbon is awarded to NCOs of the US Air Force and US Space Force for completion of prescribed NCO professional development programs. Approved programs are the NCO Preparatory Course, Airman Leadership School, NCO Leadership School, NCO Academy, and Senior NCO Academy. Select professional development programs of other services may also be counted for award of the ribbon. Eligible courses are the [[United States Army Sergeants Major Academy|Army Sergeants Major Academy]], [[U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy|Navy Senior Enlisted Academy]], and [[Training Center Petaluma#Chief Petty Officer Academy|Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy]]. Additional awards of the NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon are denoted by [[oak leaf clusters]].<ref>{{cite web|title=USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon|url= https://www.afpc.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421908/usaf-nco-pme-graduate-ribbon/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171217202601/http://www.afpc.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421908/usaf-nco-pme-graduate-ribbon/|url-status= dead|archive-date= December 17, 2017}}</ref>

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