Ida G Finlayson

Wider Service Medal Criteria 2025. 2025 saw the announcement of a new medal to broaden the recognition of service personnel carrying out operational roles. A new operational medal recognising the service of personnel delivering crucial operational impact, but where the physical risk to life is lower than traditionally required for the award of an operational medal, has been.

A new medal for troops will consider a broader range of “unsung” achievemen­ts, rather than marking only “risk and rigour”. The chief of the air staff, air chief marshal sir richard knighton has awarded the raf’s first wider service medals (wsm) to raf personnel currently deployed on nato air policing duties in romania.