ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Is_That_A_Wah** · 08-05-2006, 23:17

Funnily enough biffchit has a good point - the most useless people I have come across for knowing the order of precedence have been regimental tailors.

**putteesinmyhands** · 08-05-2006, 23:19

The advantage of being a STAB - unless you're REALLY naughty, it's just time served rather than being a good boy. (And misbehaving after hours doesn't count!).

**jockster** · 09-05-2006, 11:51

I was always told that medal order was from date issued, thats date issued by the Boss, HMQ, not the date the individual was issued it. Thats why the NI medal, 99 times out of 100, should always be first.

Anybody correct me?

**Percy** · 09-05-2006, 12:13

There is a link to another thread somewhere with the new DIN (I can't be arrsed to find it). Essentially war medals (currently, CORPORATE, GRANBY & TELIC), GSM (numerous bars but only NI currently extant), authorised UN and NATO medals (Cyprus, Bosnia, Kosovo and many others) and OSMs (Sierra Leonne, Congo and Afghanistan) are to be worn in the order they were awarded.

Then come the jubilee medals (Silver, then Gold (and I know of at least one person serving who has both).

Then the ACSM

Then meritorious medals such as the LS&GC

Then any foreign medals that Her Majesty may have given you permission to wear - for instance a Bronze Star.

**Ventress** · 16-05-2006, 16:35

Originally Posted by putteesinmyhands

As an aside, the correct way to mount them is swing-mounted on the brooch provided by the QM. But we all like spending money, so we generally go for court mounted.

This comment is bound to open up some discussion!

Definatley Court-mounted. Is there any other way?

**themaadone** · 16-05-2006, 16:54

@ percy..... if you have a good sift about, you will find that the CSM 1962 to date is being issued with another bar as well..... but I'll let you find out which one yourself (Hint - the RAF are receiving it).

Otherwise puttees is right.

UN, NATO and EU campaign medals take the same precedence as HMG campaign medals, mounted in date awarded!

**Solon_of_Athens** · 16-05-2006, 17:16

Originally Posted by Percy

There is a link to another thread somewhere with the new DIN (I can't be arrsed to find it).

I can:

Medal Order & DIN

**Solon_of_Athens** · 16-05-2006, 17:19

Originally Posted by me n bee

@ percy..... if you have a good sift about, you will find that the CSM 1962 to date is being issued with another bar as well..... but I'll let you find out which one yourself (Hint - the RAF are receiving it).

Otherwise puttees is right.

UN, NATO and EU campaign medals take the same precedence as HMG campaign medals, mounted in date awarded!

There are no existing operations for which there are any bars to the General Service Medal 1962 except for Northern Ireland (Air Operations Iraq is now incorporated in the Iraq Medal).

**Booty** · 16-05-2006, 17:22

Originally Posted by putteesinmyhands

Originally Posted by Is_That_A_Wah

Court mounted was originally only for the Household division as I recall - something to do with Queen Vic.

Yes, she complained about the jingling.

(Of course, this was before my time. I've read about it somewhere).

She was a bit of a malcontent generally and seemed to spend most of her time bloody moaning about something or other. I suppose when you have your every whim catered for, you start to fixate on the trivial. Come to think of it, she would have made a good RSM...

**putteesinmyhands** · 16-05-2006, 17:32

Originally Posted by Ventress

Originally Posted by putteesinmyhands

As an aside, the correct way to mount them is swing-mounted on the brooch provided by the QM. But we all like spending money, so we generally go for court mounted.

This comment is bound to open up some discussion!

Definatley Court-mounted. Is there any other way?

From THE DEFENCE SUPPLY CHAIN MANUAL
JSP 336 (3rd Edition)
VOLUME 12 PART 3 PAMPHLET 10 SECTION 2:

WEARING OF ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS

7. Issue of Brooches to Soldiers. Soldiers may be issued with a brooch of sufficient
size to carry the authorised Medal or Medals in accordance with Volume 12, Part 3,
Pamphlets 4, 7 and 13 of these regulations. Additionally:

f. Medals with ribands attached or ribbons alone are to be fixed to brooches by
the unit tailor’s shop or contract tailor (see Volume 12 Part 3 Pamphlet 1 of these
regulations). The cost of fixing soldier’s Medals by a contract under the terms of this
Sub-Paragraph is to be charged to public funds through the unit Imprest Account.

COURT MOUNTING OF MEDALS
10. Policy. Medals may be court mounted at private expense. In the interest of
uniformity, the policy for court mounting in units will be left at the discretion of regiments
and corps. Medals are court mounted at public expense for members of the Household
Division, and Public Duties battalions at Hounslow and Edinburgh and the Bands and
Pipes and Drums of the Scottish Division, engaged in ceremonial duties.

So, unless you belong to one of the above units, the correct method of mounting is swing, but you're not prevented by regulations from having them court mounted.