Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal

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Award

Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal

Medal, obverse

Type| Service medal
Awarded for| 12 years of continuous service with impeccable character and discipline
Description| Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented by| Sri Lanka
Eligibility| All ranks of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force.
Clasps| Awarded to service personnel on 20 years of service[1]
Status| Currently awarded
Established| 1979 (Superseded the Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal)

Ribbon bar

Precedence
Next (higher)| Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal
Next (lower)| President's Inauguration Medal

The Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා සන්නද්ධ සේවා දීර්ඝ සේවා පදක්කම Śrī Laṃkā ārakśaka sēvā dhīrgha sēvā padakkama) is a service award presented to all ranks of the tri-forces of Sri Lanka. Service personnel are eligible for the award on the completion of 12 years' continuous (desertion or absence without leave act as disqualifiers) service with perfect character and discipline.[1]

## Criteria

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General officers commanding/area commanders/commanding officers forward recommendations to service commanders. Reserve- or volunteer forces may qualify for this award provided that their service periods add up to 12 years. This award replaced the Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal in 1979 when Sri Lanka became a republic.

## Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Clasp (1979)

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A clasp is awarded to service personnel on completing 20 years' continuous service with the same character quality and disciplinary record required for award of the medal.[1] The clasp is denoted by a silver color disk on the ribbon bar.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Medal". Sri Lanka Navy. navy.lk. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

* Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8

## External links

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* Sri Lanka Army
* Sri Lanka Navy
* Sri Lanka Air Force
* Ministry of Defence : Sri Lanka

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Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka

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| Gallantry Medals|

* Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
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Sri Lanka Orders|

* Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
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Long Service and Good Conduct Medals|

* Uththama Seva Padakkama
* Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal
* Karyakshama Seva Padakkama
* Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama
* Videsha Seva Padakkama

Wound medals|

* Desha Puthra Sammanaya
* Uththama Pooja Pranama Padakkama

Peacetime Service Medals|

* Sewabhimani Padakkama
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War service medals|

* Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal
* Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal
* Purna Bhumi Padakkama
* North and East Operations Medal
* Vadamarachchi Operation Medal
* Riviresa Campaign Services Medal

Commemorative medals|

* Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal
* Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
* Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal
* Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal
* Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal
* Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal
* Sri Lanka Army 50th Anniversary Medal
* Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal
* Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal
* President's Inauguration Medal
* 50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal
* Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Centenary Medal
* 75th Independence Day Commemoration Medal

Obsolete|

* Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon)
* Efficiency Medal (Ceylon)
* Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal
* Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces

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