Australian Commendations and Citations
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Australian Commendations are awards of recognition which all Department of Defence personnel are eligible; including both Defence Members and the Australian Public Service (APS). The Scheme provides a means to formally recognise outstanding/exceptional achievement, or specific acts of bravery for which awards from within the Australian Honours System are not an appropriate medium of recognition. The circumstances attracting the award of a commendation may relate to an isolated instance or to a series of instances over a period of time.
National Commendations
Australian Defence Force Commendations
- Secretary/Chief of Defence Force Joint Commendation
- Secretary of Defence Commendation
- Chief of Defence Force Commendation
- Defence Support Services Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
- Australian Defence Force Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
- Navy Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
- Army Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
- Air Force Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
Australian Defence Force Cadets Commendations
- Director General Australian Navy Cadets Commendation
- National Commander Australian Navy Cadets Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
- Commander - Australian Army Cadets Commendation (Gold)
- Deputy Commander - Australian Army Cadets Commendation (Silver)
- Regional Commander - Australian Army Cadets Commendation (Bronze)
- Director General Cadets - Air Force Commendation (Bronze)
- Commander - Australian Air Force Cadets Commendation (Silver)
Description
Commendations come in three grades (Gold, Silver & Bronze) of which Gold is the highest and Bronze is the lowest.
See also
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References
- [http://www.804squadron.org/new/resources/admin/AAFC_Uniform_Instructions_Jun_10.pdf AAFC Commendations]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.cadetnet.gov.au/aac/whoweare/Pages/Awards.aspx AAC Commendations]
- [http://www.defence.gov.au/medals/Content/+050%20Honours%20Policy/+080%20Defence%20Commendation%20Scheme/THE%20DEFENCE%20COMMENDATION%20SCHEME.pdf Defence Commendation Scheme]
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