Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon

Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon

Criteria:

The Army NCO Professional Development ribbon (NPDR, NCOPD) is a service ribbon issued by the U.S. Army for completion of any Non-Commissioned Officer Development Course. There are currently 6 approved courses. 

The approved courses are:

• Warrior Leader Course (WLC)

• Advanced Leaders Course

• Senior Leaders Course

• Master Leader's Course

• Sergeants Major Course

• Executive Leaders Course

When an additional course is completed, a bronze numeral is worn on the service ribbon to denote the number of courses completed. This is a ribbon only award and there is no federally approved corresponding medal for this award.