The Order "For Military Merit" (Russian: Орден «За военные заслуги») is a military decoration of the Russian Federation established by presidential decree № 442 of March 2, 1994[1] to reward military excellence. Its statute was amended three times, first on January 6, 1999 by decree № 19,[2] then on September 7, 2010 by decree № 1099[3] which modernised the entire Russian awards system and finally on December 16, 2011 by Presidential Decree № 1631.[4]