MEDAL OF THE NATIONAL DEFENCE :
HISTORIC :
Of recent creation (decree of the 21/04/1982) this decoration has been created by Charles Hernu (Defence Minister).
It took the idea of the General of Boissieu thus (Big Chancellor of the honour Legion - former chief of state Regimental adjutant of the Earth army), anxious to reward the soldiers doing the national service as well as the soldiers of the active service.
This medal permits to reduce the delays of obtaining of one of the national orders or the Military Medal.
RECIPIENTS :
The medal of the National Defence rewards the honourable services returned by the soldiers at the time of preparations or operations to the service of the armies as well as interventions in favour of the populations.
The minister can award by personal decision the medal to the civilians and to the strangers having returned some services in France and to his armies.
THE DISTINCTION :
- Ribbon:
Dark red colour, shared by a strip median bruise overseas. In border, a white edging, in medal of silver and yellow in medal however.
- Medal :
In bronze. Effigy of the " Marseillaise " of Rough with the mention " Republique Française ".
Reverse: a cap phrygian with the entry " Armee-Nation " and " Defense Nationale".
- Staples:
CONDITIONS OF OBTAINING :They take place on the ribbon. In appendix, the different entry.
The candidate must show evidence of service seniority and must total a minimum of points, (scale established by the minister), in order to translate the length of the activities and actions, the titles of war or the patents and military certificates gotten after the 01/09/1981.
Three echelons :
Bronze;
6 months of services and 90 pointsSilver;
5 years of services and 600 points + 2 years minimum of seniority in the echelon tansGold;
10 years of services and 800 points + 2 years minimum of seniority in echelon silverCEREMONIAL OF RECEIPT :
This medal is awarded by the defence Minister at the time of a hold of weapons. The chief of body or a similar authority expresses the rank and the name of the member followed words :
" In the name of the Defence Minister, we hand you the medal (precision of the echelon) of the National Defence".
PARTICULARITIES :
Only the activities done since the 01/09/1981 are taken in account.
The possessors of a rank or a dignity in one the national orders or the Military Medal cannot get the medal of the National Defence.
The National association of the Crosses of War and the Military Value (approval of the defence minister) accepts like members, the medallists of the National Defence.
To posthumous title, the maybe awarded medal.
Delay of one month to count of the date of the facts for the soldiers killed in the achievement to owe them.
For the writing of a résumé, the administrations are sensitive to this mention.
Note :
Existence of a Medal National Cambodian.
Created by king Norodom Sihanouk in 1948.
Comparable to the French War Cross.
Appendix : (List of the staples)
- Geographical
European body
Strengths French parked in Germany
Missions of outside aid
Mururoa - Hao
Southern and Antarctic earths
- Specialties
Naval aeronautics
Weapon army and cavalry
Air force Armed
Of earth Arming
Artillery
Light aviation
Buildings of fights
Command air of the systems of surveillance, information and communication
Command of the schools of the air
Force Police of the earth army
Aerial defence S
Trengths aerial of fight
Aerial strengths of projection
Strategic aerial strengths
Fusiliers commandos of air
Marines National
State police
Genius
Genius of air
Infantry
Foreign legion
National marine
Marine firemen
Material
Swimmers of fight
Divers mine-sweepers
Firemen
Civil security
Submarines
Train
Transmissions
Troops of marine
Airborne troops
Service of health
Service of gases