A Medal For Getting Medals.

ChrisKelly · December 11

This is thirty years old, and ten thousansld years odd, especially given Sir John Holmes's report.

Why the re-issue with two center stripes?

"Accumulated Campaign Service Medal

The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (ACSM) is awarded to Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel to recognise continued campaign service.

To apply for the ACSM, the applicant must have completed 1,080 days accumulated by 1 January 2008 in theatres which would have merited:

a General Service Medal 1962-2007 (Northern Ireland, Air Ops Iraq)

an Operational Service Medal (Sierra Leone, Afghanistan)

an Iraq Medal

If aggregated service falls short of 1,080 days by 1 January 2008, the service will go towards the ACSM 2011.

If the recipient goes on to complete a further 1,080 days aggregated service by 31 December 2007, they will be awarded a bar.

The bar is worn on the ribbon of the ACSM.

The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (ACSM) 2011

The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (ACSM) 2011 is awarded to Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel to recognise continued campaign service.

To apply for the ACSM 2011, personnel must have completed 720 days' aggregated service and be serving either on or after 1 January 2008.

Service must have merited:

a General Service Medal 1962-2007 (Northern Ireland, Air Ops Iraq)

an Operational Service Medal (Sierra Leone, Afghanistan)

an Iraq Medal

If the recipient goes on to complete a further 720 days' aggregated service, they will be awarded a bar.

The bar is worn on the ribbon of the ACSM. Recipients can receive more than one bar."

Sources:

https://www.forcesnews.com/news/what-are-different-medals-can-be-awarded

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accumulated_Campaign_Service_Medal