The Republic of Vietnam Staff Service Medal (Vietnamese: Tham-Mưu Bội-Tinh) was a military award of South Vietnam established in 1964. The medal was awarded in two classes and was awarded for outstanding initiative and devotion an individuals assigned staff duty.
| Republic of Vietnam Staff Service Medal | |
|---|---|
 Staff Service Medals (First class badge on the left & second class on the right) | |
| Type | Two-class award |
| Awarded for | exemplary service while performing military duty on the staff of a major Vietnamese military command |
| Presented by |  South Vietnam |
| Eligibility | Soldiers who have served at least six months on military staff |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| First awarded | 1964 |
| Last awarded | 1973 |
 First class ribbon  Second class ribbon | |
| Order of Wear[1] | |
| Next (higher) | Leadership Medal |
| Next (lower) | Technical Service Medal |
Criteria
editTo be awarded the Staff Service Medal, a service member must have performed military duty, while serving on a military staff, of the Republic of Vietnam. Recipients must have shown, "...outstanding initiative and devotion to their assigned staff duty".[1] The Staff Service Medal was presented in two classes for such service with the first class for officers and the second class for non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. The two different grades were annotated by border coloring on the medal’s ribbon, the first class being green and the second class blue.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c HUY CHUONG AN THUONG TRONG QUAN-LU'C VlET-NAM CONG-HOA (Medals and Decorations of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces). Government of the Republic of Vietnam. 1967. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
edit- Military awards of Vietnam and Cambodia
- Army Board for Correction of Military Records (Case File mentioning VSSM)