Medal of Guarding the Frontiers
Award
Medal of Guarding the Frontiers 卫国戍边纪念章 | |
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Type | 3-rank military medal |
Awarded for | Long service in Remote/Border and Hardship Areas (RBH Areas) |
Presented by | Central Military Commission |
Eligibility | Military Workers |
Status | Active |
Established | August 1st, 2011 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Medal of National Defense Service |
Next (lower) | Medal of Devotion for National Defense |
The Medal of Guarding the Frontiers (Chinese: 卫国戍边纪念章) is a military decoration awarded by the Central Military Commission of China, first amended on May 4, 2010, then established on August 1, 2011.[1] It is divided into three grades.
Criteria
The medal is awarded to military officers, civilian cadres and soldiers who serving in remote/border and hardship areas (RBH Areas). Among them:
- A person who served 1 to 2 years in level-1 or level-2 RBH areas, or 2 to 4 years in level-3 RBH areas, or 3 to 6 years in level-4 RBH areas, or 4 to 8 years in level-5 RBH areas, or 5 to 10 years in level-6 RBH areas is awarded with a bronze medal,
- A person who served more than 2 times the service length in the corresponding area is awarded with a silver medal,
- A person who served more than 3 times the service length in the corresponding area is awarded with a gold medal.[2]
Service Ribbon
- Golden
- Silver
- Bronze
References
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- Red Star Medal [zh] (1933-1934, by the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army)
- August 1 Medal (1955-1957)
- Order of Independence and Freedom (1955-1957)
- Order of Liberation (1955-1962)
- Medal of Heroic Exemplar (1979-2011)
- Honor Merit Medal of Red Star (1988)
- Honor Merit Medal of Independence (1988)
- Honor Merit Medal of Victory (1988)
- Guard of Republic Bronze Medal
- Guard of Capital Medal
- Guard of Lhasa Medal
- Medal of Rebellion Calm Down
- Order of Heroic Exemplar (2011-2018)
- Medal of Heroic Exemplar (2018-2022)
- August 1 Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Medal of National Defense Service
- Medal of Guarding the Frontiers
- Medal of Devotion for National Defense
- Medal of Peace Mission
- Medal of Performing Combat/Vital Mission