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Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (New Zealand)

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Those appointed to a commission in the Regular Forces of the New Zealand Defence Force who, before being appointed, have been awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal of their service, the qualifying service for the award of a clasp shall be 15 years from the award of the medal. Of those 15
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The Long Service and Good Conduct Medal may be awarded after 14 years of full-time service, or a combined 14 years of full-time service, in the Regular Force of the New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, and Royal New Zealand Air Force. A subsequent award of the medal, based upon the completion
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is circular in shape, made of silver. The obverse of the medal bears the young uncrowned effigy of the Sovereign, surrounded by the inscription
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The Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is circular in shape, made of silver. The obverse of the medal bears the young uncrowned effigy of the Sovereign, surrounded by the inscription
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Service in the Regular Force of the New Zealand Regular Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, or Regular Air Force of the Royal New Zealand or service in a regular and permanent force of a country of the
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in the New Zealand Defence Force, the qualifying service for the medal is 15 years, with 12 of those years in service as a non-commissioned officer
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The New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is circular in shape, made of silver. The
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is head of state, unless that service that has been recognised by the award of a long service award
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Service which may be counted towards the award of the medal or clasp, is classified as follows:
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The reverse depicts a stylized eagle in flight with spread wings, surmounted by the
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is a military award recognizing 14 years of exemplary and unblemished service by
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bears the crowned effigy of the Sovereign, surrounded by the inscription
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years, seven must have been in service as a non-commissioned officer
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Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth
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of an additional 14 years of qualifying service, is denoted by a
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Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Regular Force non-commissioned officers and other ranks of the
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New Zealand Fire Service Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
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Permanent Overseas Forces Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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RNZN Volunteer Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
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Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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The reverse is plain with the inscription in four lines
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New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Medal
New Zealand
New Zealand Defence Force
Clasps
New Zealand Armed Forces Award
New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
non-commissioned
other ranks
New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Army
Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Air Force
medal bar
rosette
service ribbon
Commonwealth
Queen
commission
reserve
militia
volunteer
obverse
HMS Victory
Reef knot
tudor crown
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (South Africa)

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