Originally Posted by
downsizer
Has anyone actually seen the qualifying criteria for the Iraq and Syria OSM? Are the engineers in Cyprus getting it or is it limited to people in and over country?
30 days continuous or 45 days aggregated service in Iraq or Syria. Aircrew: 10 sorties over Iraq and/or 6 over Syria at a maximum rate of 1 per day.
The riskier operating environment over Syria presumably explains the difference in sortie requirement.
if I'm not mistaken it has been renamed (by the OP I assume) as the original title referred to Op Shader.
No, not renamed, there's just no-one posting there! There was an old thread about the possibility of a medal but I figured its announcement warranted a new one.