General
1. The Operational Service Medal (Bermuda) medal seeks to recognise the sacrifice made by members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment (RBR) during operational deployments, both on and off the Island of Bermuda. The medal will acknowledge the contributions of the officers and soldiers of the RBR, who put the needs of others before themselves.
2. In general, the qualifying operation(s) will have required the RBR to have been officially mobilised through an Embodiment Order and endorsed by The Governor and Commander in Chief.
Qualifying Criteria
3. The specific qualifying eligibility criteria is as follows:
a. Applicable to current or former serving soldiers and officers of the RBR, whom on Embodiment Orders from the Governor, have completed a minimum 30 days of accumulative operational service for one or more of the following:
1) Disaster Relief operations in Bermuda and/or overseas.
2) Humanitarian Assistance operations in Bermuda and/or overseas.
3) Security operations in Bermuda and/or overseas.
4) Other emergency operations that required risk or rigour, that have been recognised by the Governor and Commander in Chief as qualifying.
b. Recognised Operations. A list of all recognised operations can be found below. Please note that the list will be updated accordingly with authorisation from The Governor and Commander in Chief
4. Notes on criteria:
a. The Royal Bermuda Regiment includes the Bermuda Regiment.
b. The medal can be awarded posthumously.
c. Personnel who were the subject to formal disciplinary procedures leading to full dismissal from the RBR or requirement to resign will not be eligible to receive the medal.
d. There will be no nationality qualification requirements for the medal.
e. Only one medal may be earned, accepted, and worn by an individual.
f. Service on ceremonial duties, training, or in support of the Junior Leader programme will not count towards the qualifying criteria.
g. The qualifying date for service commences on 15 Sept 1965.
h. There will be no appeal against a decision that an officer or soldier is not eligible to receive the medal.
i. The names of all those persons who receive the Operational Service Medal (Bermuda) shall be recorded in a register and held by the Royal Bermuda Regiment HQ. The RBR must hold or be able to provide evidence that accounts for every qualifying day.
Conclusion
5. The Operational Service Medal (Bermuda) presents an ideal opportunity to recognise the sacrifices of those RBR officers and soldiers (past and present) who have been mobilised in support of operations in Bermuda or overseas.
Read information about the Operational Service Medal.
Recognised Operations
Bermuda Operation Service Medal
Bermuda OSM request form