Hi List, here is an quote from the original email on this thread "The Australian Defence Medal will be issued to those members who served in either the regular defence forces, the reserves or through national service and who completed their initial terms or 4 years, whichever is the lesser. " Thus I would assume National Servicemen, like my father who completed his 2 years service (being his "initial term") including a year in Vietnam Dec1967 - Dec1968 with 3 RAR, are eligable for this medal. Regards Davin Evans >From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] Re: Australian Defence Medal [REPLY] >Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 08:20:36 +1000 > >Ted >In the 1950's program, quite often after they did their period of national >service, they continued on. My uncle went in a national service man and >went onto being an Captain. I think may others stayed on after their >period of service. > >Mike Boyd >----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted HARRIS" <tedharris@ozemail.com.au> >To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:41 AM >Subject: [AUS-MIL] Re: Australian Defence Medal [REPLY] > > >>Please set me straight. I was under the impression that the new medal >>required at least 4 years service. >> >>If that is the case how will National Servicemen have a claim/ >> >>Where am I going wrong? >> >>Cheers, >>Ted Harris > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== >AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the list. Please >check your replies before sending, to make sure that is what you know is >happening. > _________________________________________________________________ Read, write and reply to Hotmail on your mobile. Find out more. http://mobilecentral.ninemsn.com.au/mcmobileHotmail/home.aspx

G'day all, I sent this to Ted, but meant to send it to the list. The following quote from DoD website says it all. Essentially, David, you are correct. "National servicemen will also be eligible for the ADM, as the completion of their National Service obligation will be considered as completion of an initial enlistment period of service." Regards, ..Paul --- davin evans <davinevans@msn.com> wrote: > Hi List, here is an quote from the original email on > this thread > > "The Australian Defence Medal will be issued to > those members who served in > either the regular defence forces, the reserves or > through national service > and who completed their initial terms or 4 years, > whichever is the lesser. " > > Thus I would assume National Servicemen, like my > father who completed his 2 > years service (being his "initial term") including a > year in Vietnam Dec1967 > - Dec1968 with 3 RAR, are eligable for this medal. > > Regards > Davin Evans > > >From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [AUS-MIL] Re: Australian Defence Medal > [REPLY] > >Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 08:20:36 +1000 > > > >Ted > >In the 1950's program, quite often after they did > their period of national > >service, they continued on. My uncle went in a > national service man and > >went onto being an Captain. I think may others > stayed on after their > >period of service. > > > >Mike Boyd > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted HARRIS" > <tedharris@ozemail.com.au> > >To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:41 AM > >Subject: [AUS-MIL] Re: Australian Defence Medal > [REPLY] > > > > > >>Please set me straight. I was under the impression > that the new medal > >>required at least 4 years service. > >> > >>If that is the case how will National Servicemen > have a claim/ > >> > >>Where am I going wrong? > >> > >>Cheers, > >>Ted Harris > > > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > >AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go > to the list. Please > >check your replies before sending, to make sure > that is what you know is > >happening. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Read, write and reply to Hotmail on your mobile. > Find out more. > http://mobilecentral.ninemsn.com.au/mcmobileHotmail/home.aspx > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 > http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html > > ____________________________________________________ On Yahoo!7 Messenger - Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends overseas. http://au.messenger.yahoo.com