What is Cadet Forces Medal?
{{Infobox Military Award |name=Cadet Force Medal |image= |caption=Reverse of medal |awarded_by=[[New Zealand]] and [[United Kingdom]] |type=Medal |eligibility=Commissioned [[Officer]]s and non commissioned adult instructors of the UK Cadet Forces, and Commissioned Officers of the New Zealand Cadet Forces. |for=12 years service |campaign= Long service |status=Currently awarded |description= |clasps= every 8 years additional service in NZ or 6 additional years in the UK |established=[[1 February]][[1950]] |first_award= |last_award= ||posthumous= |recipients= |individual= |higher= |same= |lower= |related= |image2= |caption2= }} The '''Cadet Forces Medal''' is given for long and good service by commissioned officers and non commissioned adult [[instructor]]s of the UK Cadet Forces: The [[Army Cadet Force]], the [[Air Training Corps]], the [[Sea Cadet Corps]] and [[Combined Cadet Force]], and commissioned officers of the [[New Zealand Cadet Forces]]. It is awarded for 12 years service. [[Clasp (medal)|Clasp]]s are given for every 8 years further service in New Zealand & for 6 more years in the UK. == Post Nominals == People who receive the Cadet Forces Service Medal do not earn the right to use [[post-nominal letters]]. ==Description== * The Cadet Force Medal is make from [[cupro-nickel]] (A [[copper]] & [[nickel]] [[alloy]]) in the form of a circular Medal bearing on the [[obverse]] (front) the Crowned Effigy (head and shoulders) of the [[Sovereign]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and on the reverse (back) the words “The Cadet Forces Medal”, and a [[wikt:torch|torch]]. The name of the person to whom it is awarded shall be stamped on the rim of the Medal. * The [[Ribbon (medal)|ribbon]] is one and a quarter inches wide which has a green background, yellow edges, narrow stripes of dark blue, red and light blue being placed on top. The ribbon shall be worn with the dark blue stripe further from the left shoulder than the stripe of light blue. ==References== *http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/warrants/e12warrant.html {{Weba