Volunteer Reserves Service Medal

Volunteer Reserves Service Medal
Obverse of the medal
TypeLong service medal
Awarded for10 years' qualifying service
Presented by United Kingdom
EligibilityAll members of the Reserves of all of the branches of the British Armed Forces
Claspsfor each additional 5 years service
Established1 April 1999

Standard ribbon bar

Honourable Artillery Company ribbon
Order of Wear
Next (higher)Air Efficiency Award[1]
Next (lower)Ulster Defence Regiment Medal[1]
RelatedReserve Decoration, Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Territorial Decoration, Efficiency Medal (Territorial), Air Efficiency Award

The Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (VRSM) is a medal which may be awarded to members of the Volunteer Reserves of all branches of the British Armed Forces - the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Marines Reserve, the Army Reserve and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. It replaced the separate decorations and medals awarded respectively to officers and other ranks in each of the services - the Royal Navy's Reserve Decoration and Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, the British Army's Territorial Decoration and Efficiency Medal, and the Royal Air Force's Air Efficiency Award - from 1 April 1999.

  1. ^ a b "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3353.

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