Canadian Special Service Medal, DISTANTIA Bar excluded-retail only not necessarily continuous

not necessarily continuous

the central stripe being white for eligible HQ personnel

GEORGIVS VI D : G : BRITT : OMN : REX FID : DEF : around the edge

Missions that are flown into a theatre of eligibility for a NATO medal (such as the Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for the Balkans) shall be counted toward the appropriate NATO mission medal and not toward the NATO bar

The Sacrifice Medal was created in the context of increased casualties in overseas operations to fulfill the desire of Canadians and the Government to provide formal recognition

Canadian Special Service Medal, DISTANTIA Bar excluded-retail only not necessarily continuousEither 180 consecutive days or an aggregate of 270 days, 60 of which are consecutive, of honourable service beginning on or after 5 November 2024, performed either in Canada or outside of Canada other than a theatre of operations, for the specific purpose of remotely participating, on a full time basis, in approved operations through either the personal use of weapons systems or the delivery of targeted effects, which use or delivery is enabled by