Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military)

Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military)
King George V version
Type	Military long service medal
Awarded for	18 years service until 1977 15 years service from 1977
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India
Eligibility	UK Armed Forces other ranks Conditionally to officers from 1947 Female soldiers from 1955 British officers from 2016
Clasps	Instituted in 1944 for 15 years additional service 10 years service from 2016
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1930
First awarded	1930
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Order of wear
Next (higher)	Accumulated Campaign Service Medal
Equivalent	Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa)
Next (lower)	Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830)
Related	Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

The Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) is a medal awarded to regular members of the armed forces. It was instituted by King George V in 1930 and replaced the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal as well as the Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal. The medal was originally awarded to Regular Army warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the UK Armed Forces. It also had a number of territorial versions for the Permanent Forces of the British Dominions. The eligibility criteria were relaxed in 1947 to also allow the award of the medal to officers who had served a minimum period in the ranks before being commissioned.^[1][2][3] Since 2016, the eligibility was widened to include officers who had never served in the ranks, and so the medal can now be awarded to all regular members of the British Armed Forces who meet the required length of service.