Meritorious Service Medal¹

Notes

• Note for Web*: Meritorious Service Medal The Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) recognises long term service in the armed forces of non commissioned ranks. Officers may be considered immediately after commissioning.
  
  You cannot apply for this medal, it’s only issued to current serving personnel who have been recommended by the commanding officer.
  
  To be considered, you must:
  
  have 20 years’ reckonable service
  be at least a substantive sergeant or equivalent
  be a holder of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
  have been judged as ‘good, faithful, valuable and meritorious’, with conduct judged to be ‘irreproachable’ throughout
  
  The Service Boards look for evidence of particular achievements, either in the course of or outside of military duty. These can include:
  
  achievements which benefit the service in the public, for example community engagement with
  local councils or cadet forces
  achievements in the field of sport
  charity work
  
  A limited number are awarded each year.
  
  Service boards consider recommendations in April and October every year. To find out how to recommend someone go to:
  
  Royal Navy: BR 8748
  Army: Queen’s Regulations paragraphs 5.392, 10.006 to 10.007 and DIN 2006DIN10-006 for additional information
  RAF: AP 3392, Volume 4, Leaflet 2006, Annex A.¹