Medal and Citation issuance update

Effective immediately, the following changes have been made to issuable medals and citations;  

• Added two new attachments for the Going for Gold medal for Platoon and Company sized deployments
• Added 3 new attachments for the Combat Operations Service Medal up to 1,500 hours, now totalling 6 attachments
• Reduced the 1 Gold Star attachment requirement for the Combat Operations Service to 750 hours from 1000
• Added a new Outstanding Combat Leadership Medal for Field Leading, with 4 attachments
• Added 3 new variations for the Professional Development Ribbon to cover 1-5 years
• Added descriptions to the Good Conduct Medal, and Outstanding Conduct Medal with each 3 attachment versions
• Removed the Crossed Wires Commendation
• Added base requirement to On-duty celebrity of 20 and changed requirements for bronze to 30, silver to 60, gold to 120
• Added base requirement to Combat Attachment Award
• Added base requirement to Recruiting Service Ribbon
• Added base requirement to Medal of Occupation
• Added base requirement to Joint Service Achievement Medal
• Added base requirement to Education Command Medal
• Added base requirement to Combat Operations Service Medal
• Added base requirement to Field Exercise Service Medal
• Added base requirement to Support Operations Service Medal 
• Added 2 new medal attachments for the 4th and 5th years to the Long Service Medal

 

All changes can be found in the Medal and Citations area of the site.

 

Guidance

While some changes are automatic, the issuance of new medals or attachments under new requirements may take some time - if in doubt just ask your COC Further tweaks will be made for Campaign Medals in due course.