Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award

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Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award
Ribbon of the medal
Type	Career award
Awarded for	Noteworthy or superlative contributions that far exceeds the contributions and service of others with comparable responsibilities
Country	United States
Presented by	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eligibility	Career civilian employees of the federal government
Precedence
Next (higher)	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Award for Outstanding Public Service
Next (lower)	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award (JDCSA) is the highest-ranking CJCS civilian service award under the approval authority of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.