I understand that those based in Cyprus for Telic will not be getting a medal after all.
Many will agree with this but consider for example the reservist medics deployed to the island. In their aeromed role they helped repatriate in excess of 2000 casualties back to the UK by providing care at Akrotiri and escorting patients back to the UK, many of whom were in a pretty poor state. The fact that an injured soldier could be back in a UK hospital within 24 hours of being injured was, and still is, a comfort to those at the sharp end.
With some having been deployed from their civilian jobs for over 10 months to be now told that their efforts are not considered worthy of recognition stinks in my view. In these days of 'effects based warfare' the effect of this will be simple - medics will leave an already undermanned unit in their droves.
Nice one guys.