Awards and decorations of the Belfrasian Armed Forces

Awards and decorations of the Belfrasian Armed Forces are military orders, decorations and medals which recognize service and personal accomplishments while a member of the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, or the Royal Coastguard. Together with rank, qualification and unit badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of the serviceman's career.

Belfrasian military medals and ribbons

Military orders and decorations

The only decorations and medals that award the holder with post-nominal letters.

Emblem	Description	Postnom	Remarks
Level 1 Decorations
IMG	Victoria Cross	VC	Highest award possible in the Armed Forces. Individuals with this award are entitled a salute, even from those who outrank them.
IMG	King James Cross	KJC	Highest award possible for a civilian for gallantry. Awarded for military personnel as well for when the VC would not be appropriate.
Orders – First Class
IMG	Knight Commander of the Belfrasian Empire (Military Division)	KCBE
IMG	Knight Grand Commander of the Order of King Aleksandr	GDA
IMG	Order of Merit	--
IMG	Commander of the Order of Utorik	KCOU
Orders – Second Class
IMG	Knight of the Belfrasian Empire (Military Division)	KBE
IMG	Knight of the Order of Utorik	KOU
IMG	Knight of the Order of King Aleksandr	GCR	Members of the Kings Gvardiya are titled 'Knight Companion'
IMG	Order of Prestige	OPR
Orders – Third Class
IMG	Commander of the Belfrasian Empire (Military Division)	CBE
IMG	Officer of the Order of Utorik	OOU
IMG	Companion of the Order of King Aleksandr	CA
Level 2A Decoration (Order)
IMG	Distinguished Service Order	DSO	Awarded for distinguished services during active operations against an enemy.
Orders – Fourth Class
IMG	Officer of the Order of King Aleksandr	OA
Orders – Fifth Class
IMG	Member of the Order of King Aleksandr	MA
Level 2A Decorations
IMG	Conspicuous Gallantry Cross	CGC	Second-highest medal of Gallantry behind Victoria Cross.
Level 3A Decorations
Level 2B Medals
IMG	Conspicuous Gallantry Medal	CGM
Level 3B Medals
IMG	Sea Gallantry Medal	SGM	Awarded for saving life at sea
Level 4 Commendations
IMG	Mentioned in Dispatches	--	Indicated on uniform with thin yellow stripe on upper sleeve.
IMG	King's thanks Ribbon	--	Awarded for acts that earn the King's personal thanks. Worn as a thick red stripe on upper sleeve.

Military campaign medals

Awarded to personnel who are deployed on military campaigns.

Coronation and Jubilee medals

Awarded to personnel who were in service during or directly attended a monarch's coronation and jubilee. Medals for those who attended the ceremonies tend to have a star or a crown.

Service Medals

Standard personnel medals and ribbons to men and women of the Armed Forces.

Emblem	Description	Remarks
Service cross medals
File:Parliamentary Medal of Valor (BEL) ribbon.png	Parliamentary Medal of Valor	Highest award that is not a part of an Order or grants post-nominal letters.
IMG	Accumulated Campaign Service Medal	Awarded to personnel who have been on multiple (4+) tours of duty. War-time usage adds rose.
IMG	Meritious Service Medal
Distinguished service medals
IMG	Wellson Cross	Awarded to naval officers for gallantry in combat.
IMG	Edwardson Cross	Awarded to enlisted personnel for gallantry in combat (Award comes with offer of commissioning to enlisted)
Medals for non-combat heroism
Meritorious service medals
Commendation medals
Achievement medals
IMG	Commissioning Medal	Awarded to enlisted personnel who rise to become a commissioned officer.
Good conduct medals
Reserve decorations
Expeditionary medals
Action medals
IMG	Prisoner of War medal	Not displayed on uniform.
IMG	Wounded in Action Ribbon	Not displayed on uniform.