Service Record

1.0.38

- Badges now appear in the Awards folder in a new Badges and Insignia section after the ribbons
- Select a badge to see why it was awarded, such as your longest kill for rifle qualification or your pistol kill count

1.0.37

- Combat Action Ribbon (and the Army/Air Force combat badges) is now once per theater of war: five Iraq deployments with combat earn one CAR. Campaign medals still add a star for each campaign
- Same rule for your squadmates
- Existing records lose any extra CARs from the same theater when they load

1.0.36

- NEW Present awards to your squad as an officer: on the Squad screen, pick a squadmate, choose the award, then press Present (twice to confirm)
- Captain (O-3): Achievement Medal. Lt Colonel (O-5): + Commendation Medal. Colonel (O-6): + Bronze Star. Generals: + Silver Star and Navy Cross (DSC / Air Force Cross). The Medal of Honor can't be presented
- One award per squadmate per deployment, only for men who fought that deployment; valor awards need kills that deployment

1.0.35

- NEW Unit insignia: your unit's logo now shows under your rank on the Service Record and on the DD-214 / memorial record
- 69 units covered: every Marine, Army and Air Force unit, plus Recon, Force Recon, MARSOC, Rangers, Special Forces, Delta, SEALs, DEVGRU, Pararescue and Special Tactics
- Units without their own public insignia show their parent command's

1.0.34

- NEW Branch tab: transfer between Marine Corps, Army, Navy and Air Force. Enlisted once every 4 years up to E-6; officers once in a career, before O-4
- Awards stay as earned: a Marine Corps medal is still worn as a Marine Corps medal after you go Army, with its own ribbon and devices. New awards are your new branch's
- Special operators can transfer too, but only into the matching special operations unit (e.g. MARSOC to Special Forces)
- Rank, battles, history and veteran squadmates carry over
- New "or" routes for valor awards: earn them by kills and lifesaving combined (MOH and Navy Cross once per deployment)
- Lifesaving alone can earn the Navy Cross down to the Achievement Medal with "V"
- Treating or reviving a squadmate under fire earns the Combat Action Ribbon
- Combat Action Ribbon fixed to once per deployment; missing ribbons restored

1.0.33

- Combat Action Ribbon: now once per theater (Afghanistan, Iraq...), however many battles or deployments you fight there. Records with extra CARs from earlier versions are corrected when they load.
- Easier branch choice for a new career: the Switch branch button now sits with Enlist and Officer (OCS) on the Promotions tab, and the header tells a new recruit to pick his branch there before his first battle ends.

1.0.32

- Fixed: a replacement for a fallen Marine or corpsman now stays in the same branch (a Navy corpsman's replacement no longer becomes Army).

1.0.31

New branches: Navy and Air Force.
- Navy: Hospital Corpsman with a Marine squad. Treat and revive squadmates to earn lifesaving valor awards. FMF pin, Navy ranks and awards.
- SEALs and DEVGRU, with the Special Warfare Operator rating and Trident.
- Air Force: Security Forces squad, Air Force ranks, ribbons and wording.
- Air Force Special Warfare: Pararescue (opens on lives saved), Special Tactics and the 24th STS.
- Navy and Air Force birthdays.
- Medevaced squadmates also heal with time played (scenarios that run many battles in one session).
- Valor promotions now stop at 2 grades above your earned rank, and at Gunnery Sergeant.
- Fixes: squad ranks and awards in Navy careers.

1.0.30

v1.0.30
- NEW: US Army branch. Choose Army or Marine Corps on the Promotions page before your first battle ends (defaults from your faction).
- Army ranks, insignia, awards, ribbons and units (82nd, 101st, 10th Mountain, 173rd, 25th ID).
- Army 9-soldier squad with Alpha and Bravo teams.
- Army special operations: Rangers, Special Forces, Delta Force.
- Marine special operations: Scout Sniper, Recon and Force Recon, plus MARSOC.
- New badges: Ranger and SF tabs, jump wings, Combat Diver.

1.0.29

v1.0.29
- Smaller saves: the record's text is stored compactly (about half the size), split into smaller pieces, and kept under a size limit, to stop careers being lost on Xbox. The Records page shows the record's size.
- The backup is now a small emergency copy (Marine, awards, deployments, squad and memorial).
- Memorial: your own past Marines are always kept. Squadmates: the 25 most recent, plus up to 5 you choose to Remember on the DD-214 page.
- Squad leaders (E-6+) can promote squadmates up to their own grade, 2 grades per deployment, including wounded Marines.
- Lieutenant Colonels and above can commission a Sergeant or above; he leaves the squad for an officer's billet.

1.0.28

v1.0.28
- Time in service now follows deployment length: a tour lasts about ten months however many battles it has, so shorter tours (Rules) move the calendar faster per battle.
- Save safeguard: if your record can't be read, it's set aside untouched instead of being overwritten by a new Marine, and you're warned.
- A new Marine's record can no longer replace a veteran's backup copy.

1.0.27

v1.0.27
- Award criteria page redesigned: each award shows its ribbon, the name in gold, what it takes underneath, and EARNED in green for the ones you hold.

1.0.26

v1.0.26
- Fix: in scenarios that never declare a winner, your squad lost its battle credit (kills, valor awards, Purple Hearts) unless you scored a kill yourself. The last battle is now closed out for the whole squad the next time you play.
- Results of a closed-out battle (and other start-of-game notices) now show once you're on the ground instead of behind the deploy screen.
- Squad Roster shows each Marine's kills and wounds so far this battle.

1.0.25

v1.0.25
- New Rules page (Service Record > Rules): turn friendly fire and civilian penalties on or off, wounded instead of killed (you or your squad), promotion speed, award difficulty, deployment length, morale effects, popups, letters home, plus Tour of Duty name tags, map markers, village reactions and enemy strength. Everything defaults to standard.
- New Award criteria page: every award in order of precedence and what it takes, with your earned ones marked.
- Staff Sergeants and above can promote squad members from the Squad Roster.
- DD-214 notes if you served under relaxed rules.

1.0.24

1.0.23

- Easier-to-read stats page: two columns (Service and Combat), one stat per line, labels in gold and values in white
- New: Deployments (total and completed)
- New: Salt level, from Boot to Old Corps, earned through combat. Squadmates have their own on the Squad screen
- Service stripes always shown (one every 4 years of enlisted service)
- The Combat Action Ribbon is now shared: if anyone in the squad sees combat in a battle (a kill or a wound), you included, every Marine who deployed gets it (still one per new map)
- New: Wipe records (under Discharge) to start over from scratch with zero records. Takes three presses to confirm

1.0.22

- Squadmate names can be shown by Tour of Duty (name tags and map markers)
- Starting a new Marine from Tour of Duty's setup screen now reports the new Marine for duty

1.0.21

- Choose your path: a new Marine can enlist or go to Officer Candidates School (start as a Second Lieutenant) on the Promotions tab before his first battle ends. Enlisted Marines still earn a commission the same way; Warrant Officer stays enlisted-only
- Every Marine now has a date of birth, shown with his age on the Service Record, Squad screen, Career History, memorial and DD-214
- Fixed dates from January to September being saved wrong, which could throw off the career calendar
- Ready for Tour of Duty, the new campaign mod
- Middle East Insurgents civilians now count as civilians on your record

1.0.20

v1.0.20
- DD-214 now shows the full ribbon rack (up to 32) and every award by name

1.0.19

v1.0.19
- Calendar fixes: dates now read correctly, earlier battles on the tour now show, and darker day boxes
- Careers from before the calendar are moved to the right date
- DD-214 time in service fixed for Marines who left before the calendar update

1.0.18

v1.0.18
- All 103 USMC awards in order of precedence, up from 40
- New Awards screen: full rack by type, ribbons or medals, devices and citations. Squadmates too
- Service Record shows your top 15 ribbons
- Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Combat Aircrew Insignia
- Joint awards, "C" and "R" devices, POW Medal, reserve medals
- New theaters: Gulf, Kosovo, Balkans, Syria, Philippines, China, Antarctica, Horn of Africa, UN, Sinai, Wake
- WWII, Korea and Vietnam era medals, plus foreign and NATO awards
- Campaign medals now earned by fighting in that theater
- Career calendar: about 2 months between battles, 10-16 months home between deployments (MARSOC 6-12)
- New Calendar page in History: your battles plus the unit's patrols and contacts
- Valor, unit, tour and air awards are harder to earn; MOH and Navy Cross once per deployment
- Slower officer promotions; SSgt needs a Good Conduct Medal or 2 deployments. Current ranks are kept

1.0.17

1.0.16

1.0.15

- Every USMC award in the current order of precedence: 103 ribbons, up from 40
- New Awards screen: full rack grouped by type, ribbons or full-size medals, with devices and citations. Squadmates have one too
- Service Record shows your top 15 ribbons
- Aviation: Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross and Combat Aircrew Insignia
- Joint awards on senior promotions, "C" and "R" devices, POW Medal, reserve medals
- New theaters: Gulf, Kosovo, Balkans, Syria, Philippines, China, Antarctica, Horn of Africa, UN, Sinai, Wake Island
- WWII, Korea and Vietnam era medals, plus foreign and NATO awards
- Campaign medals are now earned by fighting in that theater, not by loading the map

1.0.14

v1.0.11
- Squad morale: affects how well your squad fights; starts high each deployment
- Reenlistment, medical boards and special duty (DI, Recruiter, MSG, SOI/MCT) with new ribbons and badges
- Squadmates now earn campaign medals, get medevaced, finish contracts and hear news from home
- Holidays in uniform, battlefield crosses and last letters home
- New History tabs: After Action and Condolences
- CAR for every map you fight on; no more skipped ranks
- Map name, letter and text-spacing fixes

1.0.13

1.0.12

1.0.11

1.0.10

1.0.10
- New Promotions tab: see your current rank, date of rank and what the next rank needs. When you're selected, choose your career path once: Commission, Warrant Officer or Stay Enlisted. Press twice to confirm; the choice is final and stays on the tab for reference.
- Selection can be lost: a friendly-fire incident before you choose resets your clean-battle count until you earn it back
- Harder valor awards: Navy Cross now needs 40+ kills in a won battle or 30+ while wounded; Medal of Honor needs 50+ kills while wounded in a won battle
- The Medal of Honor now gives a meritorious promotion to officers and warrant officers too
- Service Record buttons tightened to fit the new tab

1.0.9