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General Service Medal (2008)
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	Southern Asia; Arabian Peninsula; Northern Africa; Western Africa; Eastern Africa; Gulf of Aden; Global Operations;
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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The General Service Medal 2008 (GSM 08) was introduced in 2015 for award to Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, and RAF personnel^[1] 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.^[2]

Appearance

The GSM 08 is a circular silver medal, 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter.
The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Elizabeth II, with the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF.
The reverse bears a design featuring a figure of Britannia holding a trident standing ahead of a lion, symbolising Britain, with, below, the inscription FOR CAMPAIGN SERVICE, with the whole encircled by an oak leaf wreath.^[2]
The suspension bar is the same design as those of the GSM 1918–62 and GSM 1962, as are the colours of the 32 mm (1.26 in) wide ribbon, which is dark green with a purple stripe towards each edge.^[1]

Clasps

The clasps for the medal are named based on the geographic region of operations and not for specific named operations.^[2] Further operations deemed sufficient to warrant the award of the medal will see the addition of more clasps.^[1] Service in subsequent qualifying operations is reflected by additional clasps added to the existing GSM medal.^[1]

The clasps and their qualifying periods of service are as follows:^[3]^[4]

Southern Asia

Operation VERDITER (LEEWAY) (Pakistan), 1 January 2008–6 May 2015 EOD Short Term Training Team^[5]

Arabian Peninsula

Operation QUANTAM, 1 January 2009–21 May 2012
Operation ICENI, 1 June 2012–2 December 2013

Northern Africa

Operation DEFERENCE (Libya), 21 February–22 March 2011
Operation VOCATE (Libya) & (UK), 11 November 2011–present

Western Africa

Operation NEWCOMBE (Mali), 13 January–22 May 2013
Operation NEWCOMBE (Mali), 28 February 2018–present^[6]

Eastern Africa

Operation TANGHAM (Somalia) including:
- Headquarters Op TANGHAM (01-Nov-13 to present)
- Somali National Army (SNA) Training and Advisory Team (STAT); formerly included in Op BACKWELL (24-Apr-12 to present).
- African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Mission Support Team (MST); formerly included in Op BACKWELL (24-Apr-12 to present).
- United Nations Support Team (UNST); formerly Op CATAN (03-Mar-16 to present).
- Comprehensive Approach to Security (CAS) Strand 2A; formerly Op PRESIDIUM.
- Government Provided Personnel to UN; formerly Op PRAISER (16-Dec-14 to present).
- European Union Training Mission-Somalia (EUTM-S); formally Op MODEST (24-Jan-13 to 01-Feb-20).

Gulf of Aden

Task Force 50, October–November 2016^[7]^[a]

Global Operations

Operations undertaken by submariners outside individual conflicts (2008 onwards)^[8]^[b]

Notes

^ Awarded to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel serving aboard HMS Daring during escort missions through the Gulf of Aden
^ The specific criteria for the award of the Global Operations clasp have not been released

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility". Ministry of Defence Medal Office. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Defence Secretary awards new medal to 46 troops". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
^ "UK Armed Forces Deaths: Operational deaths post World War II 3 September 1945 to 17 February 2016" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 31 March 2016. p. 16. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
^ "JSP 761: Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. October 2016. p. 8A-4. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
^ "Minutes of the 122nd Meeting of the Management Committee of the Royal Engineers Association, 21st January 2015, Annex B." (PDF). Royal Engineers Association. 24 February 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Campaign medal recognition for personnel deployed to West Africa". Royal Air Force. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Award for Royal Navy sailors who defied missile threat to protect merchant ships". Royal Navy. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "Hundreds of Royal Navy submariners awarded medal for their part in global missions". Forces News. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[8] Awarded to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel serving aboard HMS Daring during escort missions through the Gulf of Aden

[10] The specific criteria for the award of the Global Operations clasp have not been released

[medals-1] "Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility". Ministry of Defence Medal Office. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[Fallon-2] "Defence Secretary awards new medal to 46 troops". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

[3] "UK Armed Forces Deaths: Operational deaths post World War II 3 September 1945 to 17 February 2016" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 31 March 2016. p. 16. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

[4] "JSP 761: Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. October 2016. p. 8A-4. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

[5] "Minutes of the 122nd Meeting of the Management Committee of the Royal Engineers Association, 21st January 2015, Annex B." (PDF). Royal Engineers Association. 24 February 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[6] "Campaign medal recognition for personnel deployed to West Africa". Royal Air Force. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[7] "Award for Royal Navy sailors who defied missile threat to protect merchant ships". Royal Navy. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[global-9] "Hundreds of Royal Navy submariners awarded medal for their part in global missions". Forces News. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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+The '''General Service Medal 2008''' (GSM 08) was introduced in 2015 for award to [[Royal Navy]], [[Royal Marines]], [[British Army|Army]], and [[RAF]] personnel<ref name=medals/> 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.<ref name=Fallon/>
 ==Appearance==
-The GSM 08 is a circular silver medal. The [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] features the [[Ian Rank-Broadley]] effigy of [[Elizabeth II]]. The reverse bears a design featuring a figure of [[Britannia]] holding a trident standing ahead of a lion, symbolising Britain. The whole is encircled by an oak leaf wreath similar to the designs of previous GSM medals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Forces-personnel-Plymouth-receive-new-medals/story-29389103-detail/story.html |website=Plymouth Herald |title=Armed Forces personnel from Plymouth among first to receive new medals |date=11 June 2016|accessdate=13 June 2016}}</ref>
+The GSM 08 is a circular silver medal, {{convert|36|mm|in}} in diameter.<br>The [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] features the [[Ian Rank-Broadley]] effigy of [[Elizabeth II]], with the inscription <small>ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF</small>.<br>The reverse bears a design featuring a figure of [[Britannia]] holding a trident standing ahead of a lion, symbolising Britain, with, below, the inscription <small>FOR CAMPAIGN SERVICE</small>, with the whole encircled by an oak leaf wreath.<ref name=Fallon/><br>The suspension bar is the same design as those of the [[General Service Medal (1918)|GSM 1918&ndash;62]] and [[General Service Medal (1962)|GSM 1962]], as are the colours of the  {{Convert|32|mm|2|abbr=on|adj=on}} wide ribbon, which is dark green with a purple stripe towards each edge.<ref name=medals/>
 ==Clasps==
-The claps for the medal are named based on the geographic region of operations and not for specific named operations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Defence Secretary awards new medal to 46 troops.|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-secretary-awards-new-medal-to-46-troops|website=GOV.UK|publisher=Ministry of Defense|accessdate=13 June 2016}}</ref>
+The clasps for the medal are named based on the geographic region of operations and not for specific named operations.<ref name=Fallon>{{cite web|title=Defence Secretary awards new medal to 46 troops.|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-secretary-awards-new-medal-to-46-troops|website=GOV.UK|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> Further operations deemed sufficient to warrant the award of the medal will see the addition of more clasps.<ref name=medals/> Service in subsequent qualifying operations is reflected by additional clasps added to the existing GSM medal.<ref name="medals">{{cite web|title=Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility|url=https://www.gov.uk/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility#operational-service-medal-for-the-democratic-republic-of-congo|publisher=Ministry of Defence Medal Office|access-date =27 April 2018}}</ref>
-The clasps for this medal and their qualifying periods of service are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=UK Armed Forces Deaths: Operational deaths post World War II 3 September 1945 to 17 February 2016|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/512070/20160331_UK_Armed_Forces_Operational_deaths_post_World_War_II.O.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=13 June 2016|page=16|date=31 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/557785/JSP761_Part1.pdf |title=JSP 761: Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces |page=8A-4 |publisher=Ministry of Defence |date=October 2016 |accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref>
+The clasps and their qualifying periods of service are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=UK Armed Forces Deaths: Operational deaths post World War II 3 September 1945 to 17 February 2016|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/512070/20160331_UK_Armed_Forces_Operational_deaths_post_World_War_II.O.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=13 June 2016|page=16|date=31 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/557785/JSP761_Part1.pdf |title=JSP 761: Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces |page=8A-4 |publisher=Ministry of Defence |date=October 2016 |access-date=24 October 2016}}</ref>
 ;Southern Asia
-*Operation VERDITER (LEEWAY) (Pakistan), 1 January 2008&ndash;6 May 2015 EOD Short Term Training Team <ref>{{cite web|title=MINUTES OF THE 122nd MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION, HELD IN 034 MEETING ROOM 16, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE MAIN BUILDING, LONDON, ON WEDNESDAY 21st JANUARY 2015 |url=http://www.reahq.org.uk/uploads/files/docs/Management%20Committee%20Minutes/150224%20nj%20Management%20Cttee%20Meeting%20Minutes%20complete.pdf |publisher=The Royal Engineers Association |accessdate=15 June 2016 |page=1|date=24 February 2016}}</ref>
+*Operation VERDITER (LEEWAY) (Pakistan), 1 January 2008&ndash;6 May 2015 [[Bomb disposal|EOD]] Short Term Training Team<ref>{{cite web|title=Minutes of the 122nd Meeting of the Management Committee of the Royal Engineers Association, 21st January 2015, Annex B. |url=http://www.reahq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/150224-nj-Management-Cttee-Meeting-Minutes-complete.pdf |publisher=Royal Engineers Association |access-date=27 April 2018 |page=1|date=24 February 2016}}</ref>
 ;Arabian Peninsula
-*Operation QUANTAM 1 January 2009&ndash;21 May 2012
+*Operation QUANTAM, 1 January 2009&ndash;21 May 2012
-*Operation ICENI 1 June 2012&ndash;2 December 2013
+*Operation ICENI, 1 June 2012&ndash;2 December 2013
 ;Northern Africa
 *Operation DEFERENCE (Libya), 21 February&ndash;22 March 2011
-*Operation VOCATE (Libya), 11 November 2011&ndash;present
+*Operation VOCATE (Libya) & (UK), 11 November 2011&ndash;present
 ;Western Africa
-*[[Operation Serval|Operation NEWCOMBE]] (Mali), 13 January&ndash;22 May 2013
+*[[Operation Newcombe|Operation NEWCOMBE]] (Mali), 13 January&ndash;22 May 2013
+*Operation NEWCOMBE (Mali), 28 February 2018&ndash;present<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/campaign-medal-recognition-for-joint-helicopter-command-personnel-deployed-to-west-africa/ |title=Campaign medal recognition for personnel deployed to West Africa |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=13 May 2021 |website=Royal Air Force |publisher= |access-date=16 May 2021 |quote=}}</ref>
 ;Eastern Africa
-*Operation PRESIDIUM, 10 February 2010&ndash;present
+*Operation TANGHAM (Somalia) including:
+**Headquarters Op TANGHAM (01-Nov-13 to present)
-*Operation MODEST (Somalia), 24 January 2013&ndash;present <ref>{{cite web|title=Naval officers honoured for role in Somalia|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2013/october/14/131014-naval-officers-role-in-somalia
+**Somali National Army (SNA) Training and Advisory Team (STAT); formerly included in Op BACKWELL (24-Apr-12 to present).
-|publisher=Royal Navy|accessdate=15 June 2016|page=|date=24 February 2016}}</ref>
+**African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Mission Support Team (MST); formerly included in Op BACKWELL (24-Apr-12 to present).
-*Operation BACKWELL ([[African Union Mission to Somalia]]), 20 April 2012&ndash;present <ref>{{cite web|title=THE BLYTHE SAPPERS MINUTES OF THE 18TH ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY 29th MAY 2013|url=http://www.blythesappers.co.uk/BS%20Council%20Mins%20May%2013.pdf
+**United Nations Support Team (UNST); formerly Op CATAN (03-Mar-16 to present).
-|publisher=THE BLYTHE SAPPERS|accessdate=15 June 2016|page=|date=29 May 2013}}</ref>
+**Comprehensive Approach to Security (CAS) Strand 2A; formerly Op PRESIDIUM.
+**Government Provided Personnel to UN; formerly Op PRAISER (16-Dec-14 to present).
+**European Union Training Mission-Somalia (EUTM-S); formally Op MODEST (24-Jan-13 to 01-Feb-20).
+;Gulf of Aden
+*Task Force 50, October&ndash;November 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Award for Royal Navy sailors who defied missile threat to protect merchant ships|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2018/august/19/180919-clasp-for-daring-sailors
+|publisher=Royal Navy|access-date=20 August 2018|date=19 August 2018}}</ref>{{efn|Awarded to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel serving aboard {{HMS|Daring|D32|6}} during escort missions through the Gulf of Aden}}
+;Global Operations
+*Operations undertaken by [[Royal Navy Submarine Service|submariners]] outside individual conflicts (2008 onwards)<ref name=global>{{cite web|title=Hundreds of Royal Navy submariners awarded medal for their part in global missions|url=https://www.forces.net/technology/sea-vessels/hundreds-royal-navy-submariners-awarded-medal-their-part-global-missions|publisher=Forces News|access-date=28 October 2023|date=27 October 2023}}</ref>{{efn|The specific criteria for the award of the Global Operations clasp have not been released}}
+==Notes==
+{{notelist}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist|30em}}

v t e British campaign medals
18th century	Naval General Service Medal (1793–1840) Naval Gold Medal (1793–1815) Military General Service Medal (1793–1814)
19th century	Army of India Medal (1803–26) Army Gold Cross/Army Gold Medal (1806–14) Waterloo Medal (1815) South Africa Medal (1834–6, 1846–7, 1850–3) Ghuznee Medal (1839) First China War Medal (1839–42) Jellalabad Medals (1841–2) Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal (1842) Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie (1842) Scinde Medal (1843) Gwalior Star (1843) Sutlej Medal (1845–6) New Zealand Medal (1845–7, 1860–6) Punjab Medal (1848–9) India General Service Medal (1852–95) Baltic Medal (1854–5) Crimean War Medal (1854–6) Indian Mutiny Medal (1857–8) Second China War Medal (1857–60) Canada General Service Medal (1866–70) Abyssinian War Medal (1867–8) Ashantee Medal (1873–4) South Africa Medal (1877–9) Afghanistan Medal (1878–80) Kabul to Kandahar Star (1880) Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal (1880-1, 1896–7) Egypt Medal (1882–9) Royal Niger Company Medal (1886–97) North West Canada Medal (1885) East and West Africa Medal (1887–1900) British South Africa Company Medal (1890–7) Central Africa Medal (1891–8) India Medal (1895–1902) Ashanti Star (1895–6) Queen's Sudan Medal (1896–8) East and Central Africa Medal (1897–9) Queen's South Africa Medal (1899–1902) Queen's Mediterranean Medal (1899–1902) Transport Medal (1899–1902) China War Medal (1900) Ashanti Medal (1900)
20th century pre-First World War	King's South Africa Medal (1902) Africa General Service Medal (1902–56) Tibet Medal (1905) Natal Native Rebellion Medal (1906) India General Service Medal (1909)
First World War	1914 Star 1914–15 Star British War Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal Victory Medal (United Kingdom) Victory Medal (South Africa) Territorial War Medal
Inter World War	Naval General Service Medal (1915) General Service Medal (1918) India General Service Medal (1936)
Second World War	1939–1945 Star Atlantic Star Arctic Star Air Crew Europe Star Africa Star Pacific Star Burma Star Italy Star France and Germany Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939–1945 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal Africa Service Medal India Service Medal New Zealand War Service Medal Australia Service Medal Southern Rhodesia Service Medal
Post War	Korea Medal (1951) Nuclear Test Medal (1952) General Service Medal (1962) Rhodesia Medal (1980) South Atlantic Medal (1982) Gulf Medal (1992)
21st century	OSM for Sierra Leone (2000) OSM for Afghanistan (2002) OSM for Democratic Republic of Congo (2003) Iraq Medal (2004) Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal (2004) Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) (2011) Ebola Medal (2015) General Service Medal (2008) (2015) OSM for Iraq & Syria (2017) Humanitarian Medal (2023) Wider Service Medal (2024)