Military Service Medal | |
Eligibility: | Officers, NCOs, and soldiers |
Awarded For: | Completed a prescribed service time and displayed good conduct and high working spirit |
Status: | No longer awarded |
Established: | May 12, 1964 |
Firstawarded: | 1964 |
Lastawarded: | 1974 |
Higher: | Vietnam Campaign Medal |
Lower: | Air Service Medal |
The Military Service Medal (Vietnamese: Quân-Vụ Bội-Tinh) was a military decoration of South Vietnam. Established in 1964, the medal recognized the completion of a prescribed service time, the displayment of good conduct, and the high working spirit in service.[1]
The Military Service Medal has five different grades and some of them contains small leaf device, starting from the fourth ranks and up.[1]