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The WSM is awarded to personnel delivering crucial oper Jan 10, 2025 · A Royal Gibraltar Regiment soldier has been awarded a Wider Service Medal – becoming the first member of the RG to receive the award. The reverse depicts the crown within a ring containing the words "For Wider Service". Final approval for the new decoration was granted by King Charles III in March 2024. Personally would rather keep the medals for the more significant operations/deployments From submariners at sea for months at a time, to soldiers living and working on Russia’s doorstep, the medal is intended to recognise “crucial operational im The introduction of the Wider Service Medal (WSM) provides Tier 4 medallic recognition for Armed Forces personnel, MOD Civilians, contractors, and other public servants, who are engaged on operational activity that delivers a significant and direct contribution to UK objectives in rigorous circumstances, but not necessarily in roles that expose Mar 28, 2024 · General Lord Richard Dannatt CBE was speaking on the latest episode of the Sitrep podcast about the new Wider Service Medal. Mar 26, 2024 · The Wider Service Medal represents a significant change in medallic recognition for the UK Armed Forces, and on occasions other public servants, acknowledging the evolving context within which our personnel operate. Mar 26, 2024 · Our modern Armed Forces are among the best in the world and do incredible work across the globe. The initial set of operations eligible for the award of the Wider Service Medal were: Speaking with a mate about medals and how different militaries award them more freely than our own, he mentioned a ‘Wider service’ medal and how the criteria for it would be for the deployments that don’t warrant its own medal. May 30, 2024 · While the Wider Service Medal rightly recognises the contribution of Service Personnel fulfilling crucial operational roles, it only dates back to December 2018. The obverse of the medal features the traditional effigy of the sovereign. Recognising the bravery and achievements of personnel without lowering the threshold of usual medallic recognition.

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