Originally Posted by
John Eacott
Many of my motorbike riding mates were Australia Defence Force (ADF) and wear a
red and white medal ribbon on their jacket/vest. When I got round to asking what theatre they received the gong, it turns out that it is a four year Defence Medal; awarded for being enlisted for four years, issued to all ranks. There are other LSGC medals but that one gives a bit of tin for enlisting, I suppose.
The NZ Defence Force introduced the Defence Service Medal in 2011:
The criterion for eligibility is three years service since 3 September 1945.
It has four clasps: Regular, Reserve, National Service and CMT (Compulsory Military Service): in theory a person could earn all four, but more than two is unusual
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Ze..._Service_Medal