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Awards and Decorations of the Kadigan Armed Forces

(work in progress…)

The Kadigan Armed Forces have a relatively low number of awards and decorations when compared to other nations. They generally believe that the importance and significance of each medal is heightened by keeping the overall number of medals low, and do not believe that a solider/sailor should be rewarded for simply doing his/her job. Most awarding criteria included the condition of “above and beyond the duties and responsibilities of his/her position”. When circumstances arise, the Ministry of National Defense, Intelligence, and Security (NDIS) is more likely to expand awarding criteria to an existing medal at an appropriate level than they are to create a new medal.

The Army and the Naval forces both award the same medals with the same criteria. Although the ribbon designs and the shape of the metal phalera are the same for both branches, the designs of the actual phalera are unique to each branch. In the event that a solider is awarded a naval medal or a sailor is awarded an army medal, the awardee will be presented the award appropriate to his or her own branch. One event cannot result in the awarding of both an army and naval version of the same medal.

While the majority of awards are presented publically with the reading of the award citation, in some instances the specifics surrounding an award are classified. In these instances, the soldier or sailor is presented the award privately and his/her service record will reference only the file number until such time as the information is declassified.

Although primarily used by the Armed Forces, these awards may be bestowed upon non-military personnel working for the Ministry of National Defense, Intelligence, and Security (NDIS), who meet the award criteria. Central Kadigan does not typically use “civilian contractors” as the thought of making profit off of war/combat is repugnant to them and a violation of their iūs in bellō concepts.

Foreign awards may be accepted (with prior approval) but may not be worn on uniforms. In most instances, the equivalent domestic award may be worn in lieu of the foreign award. For example: If a Kadigan solider were to receive the US Legion of Merit medal, then the solider would wear a Superior Service Medal instead, and their service record would reflect the foreign award. If the event resulted in the awarding of both a domestic and a foreign decoration, then only one would be worn.

Because of the relatively few number of awards, and the preference for simplicity, the ribbon designs are not complicated. For the most part, they consist of either two colors divided per-pale, or a single color with a white pale (as is the style for service medals). When worn, medals are always court mounted, rather than the less-formal swing-mounted popular in the United States.

Here are the awards and decorations of the Kadigan Armed Forces, in their proper order of precedence:





Subsequent awards of the same decoration are denoted by six-pointed star devices affixed to the ribbon. The number and type of star indicate the number of awards: pewter stars indicate the second (1 star) through sixth award (5 stars); bronze stars indicate the seventh through eleventh award; silver stars indicate the twelfth through sixteenth award; and gold starts indicate the seventeenth through twenty-first award.

The only exception to this is the Order of Valor. In the event that a service member is awarded a second Order of Valor, he may wear both. To date, there have been 5,231 Orders of Valor awarded to 5,209 distinct recipients (1,046 awards have been posthumous).

The awards in detail:

Order of Valor
• highest award of the Armed Services, traces its lineage back to an Order established in 1127
• ribbon is tyrian purple and royal blue, with a bronze palm
• civilian version "Order of Merit" is awarded by act of Parliament (with silver palm)
• awardees are granted Knighthood
• considered analogous to UK Victoria Cross or US Medal of Honor

Star of Gallantry
• ribbon is dark blue and azure blue
• awarded for for conspicuous gallantry
• second-oldest medal of the armed forces
• considered analogous to US Distinguished Service Cross, etc.

Distinguished Service Medal
• ribbon is violet with a white pale
• customarily awarded upon full-retirement to General-grade and Flag Officers, and to the CMCWO and FMCPO
• considered analogous to US distinguished service medals

Star of Heroism
• ribbon is light blue and bright red
• awarded for gallantry in action, and non-combat heroism
• considered analogous to US Silver Star, Flying Cross, Soldier's Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, &c., and Bronze Star with "V"

Superior Service Medal
• ribbon is brown with a white pale
• customarily awarded upon full-retirement to Field-grade and Senior Officers, and to Senior Noncommissioned Officers
• considered analogous to US superior service medals, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star without "V"

Sacrifice Medal
• ribbon is red and black
• oldest medal of the armed forces
• awarded to those wounded or killed in action, to those taken and held captive as a prisonnier de guerre, and to those whose death or disablement under honourable circumstances is a result of injury or disease related directly to military service – this includes soldiers and sailors who are medically discharged for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – formerly known by other names, such as shell shock, battle fatigue, combat stress reaction, traumatic war neurosis, operational exhaustion, &c. Kadigans have never considered this a sign of cowardice or unmanliness.
• often awarded posthumously
• considered analogous to US Purple Heart, POW Medal
• The most Sacrifice Medals awarded to one individual is 9 (denoted by the ribbon with 3 bronze stars), to a Warrant Officer 1st Class (WO1) who served in the army from 1941 to 1953, and who had also received two Star of Heroism. Upon his retirement, he was promoted to Cheif Warrant Officer (CWO) and presented the Superior Service Medal.

Meritorious Service Medal
• ribbon is maroon with a white pale
• customarily awarded upon full-retirement to Company-grade and Junior Officers, and to Noncommissioned Officers
• considered analogous to US meritorious service medals, Air Medal

Commendation Medal
• ribbon is bright green and light blue
• considered analogous to US commendation medals

Achievement Medal
• ribbon is green and bronze
• considered analogous to US achievement medals

Outstanding Unit Efficiency Award
• ribbon is grey and blue
• awarded to a unit as a whole; members who are assigned to a unit when the award is earned may wear continue to wear the award after being transferred
• considered analogous to US Presidential Unit Citations, other unit commendations and efficiency awards

Longevity Service Medal
• ribbon is maroon red with one narrow argent pallet for each 4 year period of honorable and faithful service; a broader pale is worn in lieu of 5 pallets (shown in detail at right)
• if a service member commits an offense (non-judicial punishment, disciplinary infractions, court martial), then up to four years of "good conduct" toward the awarding of the Longevity Service Medal or an additional pallet thereto may be forfeit
• if a solider or sailor receives a honorable discharge or separation with less-than 4 years of service, as is typical after fulfilling their national service requirement, then a Longevity Service Medal may be issued to them with no stripes
• considered analogous to US good conduct medals, service stripes

Expeditionary Campaign Medal (current)
(pre-1919)
• current ribbon is UN blue; pre-1919 ribbon was Kadigan green
• a clap is authorized for each foreign deployment; since 1945, the armed forces of Central Kadigan have been deployed in 73 campaigns, 18 of which are still ongoing (Linkcomplete list)
• considered analogous to US combat action ribbons, campaign and service medals, overseas service bars

Marksmanship Medal
• ribbon is dark blue and bronze
• clasps indicate the type of weapon (rifle, pistol, &c) and level of marksmanship above basic qualification (1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class)
• medal and clasps are only authorized for wear as long as qualification hasn’t expired
• considered analogous to US marksmanship awards

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