Diamond Jubilee Medal

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On the 6th February Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. As part of the celebrations to mark the occasion the British government has announced that a Diamond Jubilee Medal will be issued to those who have met the following criteria:

· Members of the Armed Forces (Regular and Reserves) who have completed five full calendar years of service on 6 February 2012;

· Emergency services personnel who have been in paid service, retained or in a voluntary capacity, who have to face the prospect of dealing with emergencies as part of their conditions of service, and have completed five full calendar years of service on 6 February 2012;

· Operational prison services personnel who are regularly exposed to difficult and sometimes emergency situations and have completed five full calendar years of service on 6 February 2012;

· All Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) who are in service on 6 February 2012 and have completed five full calendar years of service;

· Living holders of the Victoria Cross and George Cross; and

· Members of the Royal Household.

The Canadian government has also announced the issue of a Diamond Jubilee medal to 60,000 Canadians.

Here in Australia the parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister, Senator Kate Lundy,

has been tasked to decide on whether a Diamond Jubilee Medal will be issued by the Australian government, and if so what the criteria will be.

After a year that saw the ADF and emergency services around the country perform their duties superbly in difficult circumstances, the awarding of a Australian Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal with the same criteria as the UK medal would be a fitting mark of respect to those in uniform that serve us.

If you think this is a worth cause, you can help by forwarding this email to those that can help, and by contacting Senator Lundy directly at:

http://www.katelundy.com.au/contact/ or

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kate-Lundy/101978497999?sk=wall

Also by signing the petition below:

https://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/diamondjubilee

The PDF file on the FESR Website Forum is the official response on the Diamond Jubilee Medal. Please see the entry re "Diamond Jubilee Medal" in the forum topic "General Chit chat"

FESR Website Forum http://www.fesrnavy.asn.au File is too large to upload here on this FREE forum.

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