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Medal of Guarding the Frontiers

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Type
  
Military Medal

Status
  
Active

Eligibility
  
Military Workers

Grades
  
3

Medal of Guarding the Frontiers

Awarded for
  
Long service in Remote/Border and Hardship Areas (RBH Areas)

Sovereign
  
President of the People's Republic of China

The Medal of Guarding the Frontiers (Chinese: 卫国戍边纪念章) is a military decoration awarded by the Central Military Commission of China, first amended on May 4th 2010, then established on August 1st 2011. It is divided into three grades.

Criteria

The medal is awarded to military officers, civilian cadres and soldiers who serving in remote/border and hardship areas (RBH Areas). Among them:

  • A person who served 2 to 4 years in level-3 RBH areas, or 3 to 6 years in level-4 RBH areas, or 4 to 8 years in level-5 RBH areas, or 5 to 10 years in level-5 RBH areas is awarded with a bronze medal,
  • A person who served more than 2 times the service length in the corresponding area is awarded with a silver medal,
  • A person who served more than 3 times the service length in the corresponding area is awarded with a gold medal.

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