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New Falklands medal

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Warwick Hunt

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Will this be one of the medals that you'll see for sale in the back of the RAF News, just like the National Service medals, Hong Kong medals, etc, etc, etc?
 
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ady eflog said:
what's the difference between sitting in the Falklands and sitting in Estonia? still away for 4-6 months from your life. Seen on X that the Wider Service Medal has been approved and first issue due April 24, Army going for 180 days and back dated to 2018, no list of areas yet, no doubt the DIN will follow soon.
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Agree, time away is still time away, be interesting to see how the RAF go for qualifying period. I suspect if its only 5 years backdated there will be a lot of complaints as if MPA is included there will be a lot of people who have completed multiple tours who will feel aggrieved.
 
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Talk Wrench said:
Why don't they just give everyone who has served a general service medal for general service only?

That'll provide the medal-less with some visible symbol of service (which is a big bugbear for many within the ex forces community) and solves the criteria problem.
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or add a clasp for that area you were deployed to.
 
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