In the armed forces of the DragonEmpire, medals and other awards are a basic method for instilling unit pride and insuring that soldiers give their utmost efforts in combat.
Decorations fall into three general categories:
- Titles and Orders of Distinction are noble titles or membership in knightly orders.
- Medals are warded to all ranks for heroism and intitative.
- Badges are awarded to all ranks to denote status, achievement and proficiency.
The most common decorations are listed below in order of precedence. Unless specified, a decoration can be awarded to any branch of service. Some of these honors also includes a monetary award. If the recipient is promoted at the same time as he receives an honor, any payment is made at the PayScale of his new rank.
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||| Titles and Orders of Distinction
|GuardianOfTheEmpire| |Legendary heroism
|OrderOfVictory| |Leading planetary conquest
|OrderOfTheDragon| |Patent of nobility
|OrderOfTheImperialHero| |Exemplary career
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Medals
|SunburstOfValor |6 |Great heroism
|ImperialStar |3 |Heroism
|NovaBurst |3 |Extraordinary conduct
|BronzeShield |2 |Saving lives
|CrimsonHeart |1 |Combat injury award
|ShootingStar |1 |BattleMeritAward: aerospace
|ArmoredFist |1 |BattleMeritAward: armor
|SilverSkull |1 |BattleMeritAward: infantry
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Badges
|MarineCombatBadge |1 |Combat award (see Commendation)
|CombatServiceRibbon |1 |Loyal service under fire
|ServiceRibbon |1 |Loyal service
|CampaignBadge |1 |Participation in military campaign
|ProficiencyBadge |0 |
|ExpertBadge |1 |
|ReentlistmentBadge |1 |Extension of duty
