the position of the union medal in the official order of precedence was revised three times after 1975, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first upon the integration into the south african national defence force on 27 april 1994, again when decorations and medals were belatedly instituted in april 1996 for the two former non-statutory forces, the azanian people's liberation army and umkhonto we sizwe, and again when a new series of military orders, decorations and medals was instituted in south africa on 27 april 2003.