2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §26-165  Service medals

A. An officer or enlisted person who has served as an active member of the national guard for a period of ten years shall be awarded a long service medal, and for twenty years service shall be awarded an exceptionally long service medal. At the completion of each period of three years after receiving either medal, a star shall be awarded the holder thereof.

B. The medals shall be awarded at the expense of the state by the governor, upon application approved by the adjutant general and subject to such rules and regulations as the adjutant general prescribes.

C. Officers and enlisted personnel of the national guard drafted into service of the United States shall be allowed credit as continuous service in the national guard for such service.