| Canadian Forces Decoration | |
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| Awarded by Canada | |
| Type | Long service and good conduct medal |
| Awarded for | Military service |
| Status | Currently awarded |
The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian award earned by officers and members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of military service. By convention, it is also given to the Governor General of Canada upon his or her appointment as Commander-in-Chief of Canada. The decoration is awarded to all ranks, who must have a good record of conduct during the final eight years of claimed service. The decoration is awarded to officers and members of the regular and reserve forces, and to members of the Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC). Service in the regular and reserve or auxiliary forces of the Commonwealth of Nations will be counted towards the decoration if the final five years have been with the Canadian Forces and no other long service, good conduct or efficiency medal has been awarded for the same service. The medal may be awarded to persons in possession of any long service, good conduct or efficiency decoration or medal clasps, provided that the individual has completed the full qualifying periods of service for each award and that no service qualifying towards one award is permitted to count towards any other. The service need not be continuous. This award supersedes all other long service, good conduct or efficiency awards for members joining the Canadian Forces after September 1, 1939. The medal is engraved with the service member's last name, initials and rank at time of qualification for the award. A bar is awarded for every 10 years of subsequent service. The only member of the Canadian military to have earned five bars for his Canadian Forces Decoration was Leonard Birchall, for 62 years service with the air force. The only other person with five bars was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Recipients of the Canadian Forces Decoration are entitled to use the post nominal letters "CD". Other military honours include:
- Order of Military Merit (Canada)
- Meritorious Service Medal (Canada)
- Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
- Victoria Cross (Canada)
- Star of Military Valour
- Medal of Military Valour
See also
External links
- Canadian Forces Decoration. Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved on January 30, 2005.
- View Decoration
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| Awards of Valour | Victoria Cross • Cross of Valour |
| National Orders | Order of Canada • Order of Military Merit • Order of Merit of the Police Forces • Royal Victorian Order • Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem |
| Provincial Orders | Quebec • Saskatchewan • Ontario • British Columbia • Alberta • Prince Edward Island • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Other Decorations and Medals | Decorations • War and Operational Service Medals • Special Service Medals • United Nations Medals • NATO Medals • International Mission Medals Commemorative Medals • Long service and Good Conduct Medals • Exemplary Service Medals • Special Medals • Other Decorations and Medals Commonwealth Orders, Decorations and Medals • Foreign Orders, Decorations and Medals |
