Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service
| Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service | |
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| Awarded by the State President and, from 1994, the President | |
| Country |
  South Africa
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| Type | Military long service medal |
| Eligibility | All ranks |
| Awarded for | Forty years of loyal service and distinguished conduct |
| Status | Discontinued in 2003 |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1987 |
| First awarded | 1991 |
| SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
SADF precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) |
SADF succession:
SANDF succession:
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   Original, Version 2 and 1994-2003 ribbon bars |
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The Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service is a South African military medal which was instituted by the Republic in 1987. It was awarded to members of the South African Defence Force for forty years of loyal service and distinguished conduct.
The Union Defence Forces (UDF) were established in 1912 and renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1958. On 27 April 1994, it was integrated with six other independent forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service was instituted by the State President in 1987.
The medal could be awarded to Permanent Force, Citizen Force and Commando members of the South African Defence Force for forty years of loyal service and distinguished conduct.
The position of the Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service in the official order of precedence was revised twice, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first upon the integration into the South African National Defence Force in 1994 and again upon the institution of a new set of awards in 2003.
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