Staff Service Medal (Republic of Vietnam)

Vietnam Staff Service Medal
Awarded by  South Vietnam
Type Two-degree award
Eligibility Soldiers who have served at least six months on military staff
Awarded for exemplary service while performing military duty on the staff of a major Vietnamese military command
Status No longer awarded
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First awarded 1964
Last awarded 1973

Ribbon of the Vietnam Staff Service Medal

The Vietnam Staff Service Medal (Tham Mưu Bội Tinh) was a military award of South Vietnam which was issued between the years of 1964 and 1973. The medal was awarded in two degrees and presented for exemplary service while performing military duty on the staff of a major Vietnamese military command.

To be awarded the Vietnam Staff Service Medal, a service member must have performed at least six months of military duty, while serving on a military staff, with such performance being above and beyond that which would normally be required for the position. The Vietnam Staff Service Medal was presented in two grades for such service with the first class grade for officers and the second class for enlisted personnel. The two different grades were annotated by border coloring on the medal’s ribbon, the first class being green and the second class blue.

The Vietnam Staff Service Medal is an obsolete decoration since the awarding authority, the Republic of Vietnam, no longer exists. The medal is available through private purchase from military insignia dealers.

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