I'm with Nugget90, as I expounded on another thread.
1965-1994, so only 29 years of Regular commissioned service. Never went to a 'warry place', despite volunteering on several occasions. No Jubilees either.
I intend, as I said elsewhere, to purchase a replica* to eventually pass on to my son (along with 3 other generations-worth of decorations and campaign medals going back to 1882).
I can understand the Government's parsimony to a small extent, and likewise the administrative burden associated with backdating the award. I shall just bypass that, unofficially, for my son whilst explaining my oersonal rationale for buying an unentitled replica.
* (PS. Cased and displayed at home, along with the others, and NOT worn or on public display.)