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Recipients of Canadian military awards and decorations (6 C) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Canada" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
[62] [failed verification] For all three military valour decorations, recipients must be a member of the Canadian Forces or an allied armed force that is serving with or in conjunction with the Canadian Forces, on or after 1 January 1993. [63] All military valour decorations may be awarded posthumously.
Canadian Forces' Decoration clasp (current type) Canadian Forces' Decoration clasp (George VI type) A clasp, also known as a bar, is awarded for every 10 years of subsequent service. [ 1 ] The clasp is tombac and is 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6.4 mm) high, has the Canadian coat of arms in the centre surmounted by a crown, and is gold in colour.
This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence. Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours ...
Any person who, prior to June 1, 1972, was a member of a British order or the recipient of a British decoration or medal may wear the insignia of the decoration or medal together with the insignia of any Canadian order, decoration or medal that the person is entitled to wear, the proper sequence being the following:
Any person, living or deceased, may be nominated for the medal: the military division is awarded to members of the Canadian Forces, or of any foreign military allied with Canada, and nominations come from commanding officers; the civilian division is open to both Canadians and foreigners, and nominations may be submitted by any person. [4]
The Special Service Medal (French: Médaille du service spécial) is a service medal awarded to members of the Canadian Forces. The medal was established by letters patent by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 June 1984. Recipients of this medal must have performed, "service under exceptional circumstances". [2]
The following lists are of countries by military spending as a share of GDP—more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years. The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source, while the second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.