Recognition for accomplishments, special service, and good conduct

§ 7218. Recognition for accomplishments, special service, and good conduct (a) The Secretary of the Navy may— (1) award medals, trophies, badges, and cash prizes to members of the naval service or to groups of such members for excellence in accomplishments related to the naval service; 446 (2) enter members of the naval service in competitions; and (3) provide badges or buttons in recognition of special service, good conduct, and discharge under conditions other than dishonorable. (b) The Secretary has the same authority with respect to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, and with respect to members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey serving with the Navy, as subsection (a) provides with respect to members of the naval service. (c) The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.