General Service Medal (2008)
The General Service Medal 2008 (GSM 08) was introduced in 2015 for award to Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, and RAF personnel to recognise specified operations since January 2008, not qualifying for another campaign medal. Unlike its predecessor, the General Service Medal (1962), operations will be denoted by clasps indicating the geographic area of operations, rather than a specific operation. The first awards of the medal were made by Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon at a ceremony on 12 June 2016.
| General Service Medal (2008) | |
|---|---|
| Obverse and reverse of the medal | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Description | Silver disk, 36 mm diameter. |
| Presented by | the United Kingdom |
| Eligibility | British forces. |
| Campaign(s) | Minor campaigns 2008–present |
| Clasps |
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| Established | 2015 |
| First awarded | 12 June 2016 |
Service ribbon of the medal | |
| Related | General Service Medal (1918) General Service Medal (1962) |
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