The Long Service Medal (Military) is a
decoration
Decoration may refer to:
* Decorative arts
* A house painter and decorator's craft
* An act or object intended to increase the beauty of a person, room, etc.
* An award that is a token of recognition to the recipient intended for wearing
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awarded to a member of the
Singapore Armed Forces
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A component of the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), Ministry of D ...
(SAF) (regardless of regular or
NSmen status) who has completed 25 years of continuous service.
Previously, regular servicemen were eligible for the
Pingat Bakti Setia
The Pingat Bakti Setia (English: Long Service Award) is a Singaporean decoration instituted in 1962. The medal may be awarded to any person who has completed 25 years continuous service in either government related services, in the field of educa ...
(Long Service Award) in line with other government employees, however NSmen were not eligible.
Description
* The ribbon is white, with a central red stripe and two flanking thin red stripes on either side.
Service medals
In the SAF, the medals for service are:
* 5 years -
Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal
* 10 years -
Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal
* 15 years -
Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal with 15 year clasp
* 20 years -
* 25 years - Long Service Medal (Military)
* 30 years -
with 30 year clasp
Notable recipients
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Winston Choo
Winston Choo Wee Leong (; born 18 July 1941) is a former Singaporean diplomat and lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)#List of officeholders (1965–1990), Director, General Staff between 1974 and 1976, and then ...
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Khoo Boon Hui
Khoo Boon Hui (; born 1954) is a Singaporean former police officer who has been serving as Senior Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs. Khoo served as President of Interpol from 2008 to 2012, and Commissioner of Police from 1997 to 2010 ...
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Perry Lim
Perry Lim Cheng Yeow is a Singaporean former lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Defence Force between 2015 and 2018.
Education
Lim studied at Raffles Institution and won the President's Scholarship and the Singapore Armed Forces Ove ...
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Neo Kian Hong
Neo Kian Hong is a Singaporean civil servant and former lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Defence Force between 2010 and 2013.
Neo served as the chief executive officer of SMRT Corporation between 2018 and 2022. Prior to that, he ...
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Ng Yat Chung
Ng Yat Chung is a Singaporean former lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Defence Force between 2003 and 2007.
Education
Ng received his secondary and pre-university education in Victoria School and Hwa Chong Junior College respecti ...
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Evelyn Norris
Noel Evelyn Norris (December 25, 1918 – February 15, 2014) was a Singaporean educator best known for her association with Raffles Girls' School. She was also the first principal of Crescent Girls' School. Norris was a volunteer in the Royal Ai ...
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Melvyn Ong
Melvyn Ong Su Kiat (born 1975) is a Singaporean retired lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Defence Force (Singapore), Chief of Defence Force between 2018 and 2023.
Education
Ong was educated at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Na ...
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Ravinder Singh (general)
Ravinder Singh s/o Harchand Singh is a Singaporean former major-general who served as Chief of Army between 2011 and 2014. He has been serving as the chief operating officer of ST Engineering since 2021.
Education
Singh received the Singapore ...
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Su Guaning
Su Guaning () is a Singaporean college administrator and academic who served as the president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) between 2003 and 2011. He is currently President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Educa ...
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Ronnie Tay
Ronnie Tay (born 2 October 1963) is a Singaporean civil servant and former two-star rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy between 2003 and 2007.
After leaving the navy, Tay served as the chief executive officer of the Infocomm Developme ...
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David Neo
David Neo Chin Wee ( zh, s=梁振伟, p=Liáng Zhènwěi; born 1977 or 1978) is a Singaporean politician and retired major-general who served as Chief of Army between 2022 and 2025. Prior to his appointment as Chief of Army, he was serving ...
References
Singapore MINDEFFactsheet: Review of SAF medals
Medals Factsheet
Military awards and decorations of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
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