Military Decorations
(asked on 31st October 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what criteria applications for service medals for auxiliary personnel are judged.
This question was answered on 6th November 2014
Operational and Gallantry Medal awards for our Reserve Forces are judged under the same criteria as those for their Regular counterparts. The difference between awards for Reserve and Regular service is in relation to length of service.
The Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (VRSM) can be awarded to all Volunteer Reserve personnel after 10 years service. The Long Service and Good Conduct medal can be awarded to regular personnel below the rank of officer after 15 years exemplary service.