Bretonian Awards

[Evyn]

National Service Medal should be listed as awarded by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as that is the actual head of the Treasury. Also, is the Distinguished Service Cross strictly neccessary - there is already a KBE medal that is awarded to all Knights of the Order of the Bretonian Empire? Might it not be better to just list KBEs, OBEs and MBEs as awards in themselves (as they pretty much are personal awards by the Monarch for Service to Bretonia)?

I looked and wasn't able to find an actual medal, cross, or badge that was awarded to people who earned a Knighthood, at least in our current governmental setup. I was wanting to be able to give them some kind of award that could be added to a signature if they wanted. I can change the name, but Knight of the Order of the Bretonian Empire isn't really a name for an award, but a title.

Also, might specific Fleet Action medals be created for those who fought in particularly large / significant battles, as they are in RL militaries? Say, battles with over 15/20 combatants or those deemed particularly significant might get memorable names and have special medals cast for them?

What you are talking about would be considered 'Campaign' ribbons. These are given out for specific campaigns that consist of several large battles. For example, the Campaign for Leeds defense against Kusari, campaign to secure Tau-31 against Kusari, and the campaign against the CR. If there was a pilot active for 3 or more 15/20 pilot+ fleet battles with CR, he could be awarded a specific medal. It would be named for the campaign it was related to, and added to the list of awards at the time it is christened. That is; At the start of a campaign, or after several large battles of that campaign have been fought. Pilots who demonstrate Courage, Dedication, and piloting skill would receive these medals. In the grand scheme of things, campaign medals wouldn't be as rare as the Distinguished Flying Cross or Carina's Cross, but the names would be different between groups. So 12 people could be awarded campaign ribbons, but perhaps only 3 would receive one for the campaign against the CR, while the others might be awarded ribbons for the campaigns in Leeds or Tau-31.

The Fleet Admiral and staff would be the ones to decide if and when to make campaign medals and the criteria for them. And they are likely to be kept in a list separate from this one. Possibly there could be a 'award group' added here specifying only 'campaign' ribbons, and then a link to a list of current campaign ribbons and who has been awarded thus far for each respective award.

And while an Armed Forces or Police Authority pilot might receive a campaign medal for their repeated service in a campaign, a non-BAF/BPA pilot aiding us repeatedly would still receive the Volunteer Service Ribbon, for they aren't a part of any specific 'campaigns.'

The awards here are not for specific events such as campaign ribbons.

Also, and example. Look at your ribbon list. 'Battle of Waterloo,' 'China,' and 'Capture of Ghuznee' are all examples of campaign ribbons. So if we had 2-3 very large battles near Planet Harris, there could be a 'Battle of Harris' or 'Defense of Harris' given out as a campaign ribbon.

Every different medal / award could have a small bar/ribbon for it, so that a player can display either in their signature or next to their name in the fleet roster all the awards they have, without it taking up as much space as full sized medal pics, or written titles.

This was planned once these awards were authorized. I am waiting in case some of them need changed, such as possibly changing the Distinguished Service Cross. That way, once they are all decided upon, I can chose what ribbons, crosses, and medals would be the most appropriate for each one.

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