Military Honours

Committee
Guide covering the MHC

Field Marshal R.R. Napier CGC, DSO, MC

Adjutant-General to the Forces

Revision 3
Major revision modifying the MHC to take into account the establishment of the British Army and
Special Air Service.
Table of Contents
1 Honours Committee .................................................................................................................. 5
1.1 Authority............................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Structure ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.2.1 Permanent ................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.2 Senior officers ............................................................................................................ 5
1.2.3 Rotating members ...................................................................................................... 6
1.2.4 Political ...................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.5 Special membership ................................................................................................... 7
1.2.6 Conflicts ..................................................................................................................... 7
2 Awards ...................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Victoria Cross (VC).............................................................................................................. 8
2.1.1 Eligibility..................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Suggested criteria ....................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 Revocation ................................................................................................................. 8
2.1.4 Multiple awards ......................................................................................................... 8
2.1.5 Medal and ribbon ....................................................................................................... 8
2.1.6 Post-nominal letters ................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) ..................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Eligibility..................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 Suggested criteria ....................................................................................................... 8
2.2.3 Revocation ................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.4 Multiple awards ......................................................................................................... 9
2.2.5 Medal and ribbon ....................................................................................................... 9
2.2.6 Post-nominal letters ................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Distinguished Service Order (DSO)...................................................................................... 9
2.3.1 Eligibility..................................................................................................................... 9
2.3.2 Suggested criteria ....................................................................................................... 9
2.3.3 Revocation ............................................................................................................... 10
2.3.4 Multiple awards ....................................................................................................... 10
2.3.5 Medal and ribbon ..................................................................................................... 10
2.3.6 Post-nominal letters ................................................................................................. 10
2.4 Military Cross (MC)........................................................................................................... 10
2.4.1 Eligibility................................................................................................................... 10
 2.4.2 Suggested criteria ..................................................................................................... 10
2.4.3 Revocation ............................................................................................................... 10
2.4.4 Multiple awards ....................................................................................................... 10
2.4.5 Medal and ribbon ..................................................................................................... 11
2.4.6 Post-nominal letters ................................................................................................. 11
2.5 King’s Commendation for Valuable Service (KCVS) ........................................................... 11
2.5.1 Eligibility................................................................................................................... 11
2.5.2 Suggested criteria ..................................................................................................... 11
2.5.3 Revocation ............................................................................................................... 11
2.5.4 Multiple awards ....................................................................................................... 11
2.5.5 Ribbon...................................................................................................................... 11
2.5.6 Post-nominal letters ................................................................................................. 11
2.6 Mentioned in Dispatches (MID) ........................................................................................ 12
2.6.1 Eligibility................................................................................................................... 12
2.6.2 Suggested criteria ..................................................................................................... 12
2.6.3 Revocation ............................................................................................................... 12
2.6.4 Multiple awards ....................................................................................................... 12
2.6.5 Ribbon...................................................................................................................... 12
2.6.6 Post-nominal letters ................................................................................................. 12
2.7 Upgrading ........................................................................................................................ 12
2.8 New awards ..................................................................................................................... 13
3 Nomination process ................................................................................................................. 14
3.1 Nominations .................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.1 Initial nomination ..................................................................................................... 14
3.1.2 Supporters................................................................................................................ 14
3.1.3 Personal thread ........................................................................................................ 14
3.1.4 Voting ...................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.5 Results...................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.6 Housekeeping........................................................................................................... 14
3.2 Frequency ........................................................................................................................ 15
3.3 Victoria Cross ................................................................................................................... 15
3.3.1 Nomination .............................................................................................................. 15
3.3.2 Selection .................................................................................................................. 15
3.3.3 Results...................................................................................................................... 15
4 Award process ......................................................................................................................... 16
4.1 Wiki ................................................................................................................................. 16
4.2 Forums............................................................................................................................. 16
4.3 Newspapers ..................................................................................................................... 16
Military Honours Committee - Guide
1 Honours Committee
1.1 Authority
The Military Honours Committee (hereafter abbreviated to MHC) derives its authority from the Chief
of the General Staff (CGS) and the Minister of Defence (MoD) who divests the power of investing
honours upon members and former members of the eUK Armed Forces down to the MHC.

1.2 Structure
1.2.1 Permanent

1.2.1.1 President of the Military Honours Committee

1.2.1.1.1 Description
The President of the MHC will usually be an experienced, time-served, loyal and dedicated senior
officer of the eUK Armed Forces chosen and appointed by the Chief of the General Staff to organise,
over see and direct the awarding of medals, orders and decorations. A working knowledge of real life
orders, medals and decorations should be a prerequisite. The President will be a full member of the
MHC. The President of the MHC will be expected to combine this post with other duties.

1.2.1.2 Vice-President of the Military Honours Committee

1.2.1.2.1 Description
The Vice-President of the MHC will be expected to be of similar ilk to the President and also usually a
senior officer of the eUK Armed Forces. The Vice-President will be appointed by the President with
the agreement of the CGS. The Vice-President will be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.2 Senior officers

1.2.2.1 Chief of the General Staff

1.2.2.1.1 Description
The incumbent Chief of the General Staff (CGS) will be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.2.2 General Officer Commanding Infantry

1.2.2.2.1 Description
The incumbent General Officer Commanding Infantry (GOC Infantry) will be a full member of the
MHC.

1.2.2.3 General Officer Commanding Royal Artillery

1.2.2.3.1 Description
The incumbent General Officer Commanding Royal Artillery (GOC RA) will be a full member of the
MHC.
1.2.2.4 General Officer Commanding Royal Armoured Corps

1.2.2.4.1 Description
The incumbent General Officer Commanding Royal Armoured Corps (GOC RAC) will be a full member
of the MHC.

1.2.2.5 General Officer Commanding Army Air Corps

1.2.2.5.1 Description
The incumbent General Officer Commanding Army Air Corps (GOC AAC) will be a full member of the
MHC.

1.2.2.6 General Officer Commanding Special Air Service

1.2.2.6.1 Description
The incumbent General Officer Commanding Special Air Service (GOC SAS) will be a full member of
the MHC.

1.2.2.7 General Staff Officer Infantry

1.2.2.7.1 Description
The incumbent General Staff Officer Infantry (GSO Infantry) will be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.2.8 General Staff Officer Royal Artillery

1.2.2.8.1 Description
The incumbent General Staff Officer Royal Artillery (GSO RA) will be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.2.9 General Staff Officer Royal Armoured Corps

1.2.2.9.1 Description
The incumbent General Staff Officer Royal Armoured Corps (GSO RAC) will be a full member of the
MHC.

1.2.2.10 General Staff Officer Army Air Corps

1.2.2.10.1 Description
The incumbent General Staff Officer Army Air Corps (GSO AAC) will be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.2.11 General Staff Officer Special Air Service

1.2.2.11.1 Description
The incumbent General Staff Officer Special Air Service (GSO SAS) will be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.3 Rotating members

1.2.3.1 Staff Officer Infantry

The GOC and GSO Infantry will select one SO, in conjunction with the President of the MHC, from the
Infantry command team to be a full member of the MHC.
1.2.3.2 Staff Officer Royal Artillery
The GOC and GSO RA will select one SO, in conjunction with the President of the MHC, from the RA
command team to be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.3.3 Staff Officer Royal Armoured Corps

The GOC and GSO RAC will select one SO, in conjunction with the President of the MHC, from the
RAC command team to be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.3.4 Staff Officer Army Air Corps

The GOC and GSO AAC will select one SO, in conjunction with the President of the MHC, from the
AAC command team to be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.3.5 Staff Officer Special Air Service

The GOC and GSO SAS will select one SO, in conjunction with the President of the MHC, from the SAS
command team to be a full member of the MHC.

1.2.4 Political

1.2.4.1 Prime Minister

The incumbent Prime Minister (PM) will be an observer member of the MHC. This distinction is
symbolic and in practice they can act just as a “full” member of the MHC can.

1.2.4.2 Minister of Defence

The incumbent Minister of Defence (MoD) will be an observer member of the MHC. This distinction
is symbolic and in practice they can act just as a “full” member of the MHC can.

1.2.4.3 Additional political members

The President of the MHC, with the permission of the CGS and MoD, can invite additional members
of the civilian government on to the MHC. This will usually only be granted when a former member
of the military resides in the position of Under Minister of Defence (or similar). If appointed they will
be an observer member of the MHC.

1.2.5 Special membership

1.2.5.1 Honorary member

Limited oversight exists for the selection of an “Honorary member” of the MHC. This will only usually
be reserved for someone with extensive knowledge of the honours system either in-game or in the
real world. There can only ever be a maximum of two honorary members and their appointments
will usually be reviewed by the President of the MHC every month. They will have observer status on
the MHC.

1.2.6 Conflicts
Due to the nature of the MHC potential crossover of some positions may occur for example the RA
GSO could also be Vice-President of the MHC. If any conflicts do arise the MHC position shall take
priority and a further member will be allocated to the branch in question. Positional conflicts will be
remedied solely at the behest of the President of the MHC.
2 Awards

2.1 Victoria Cross (VC)

2.1.1 Eligibility
To be eligible for the VC the nominee must be an eUK citizen, eBelgian citizen or a citizen of a
friendly nation as determined by the MoD, CGS or President of the MHC.

The nominee must be a serving or former serving member of the eUK Armed Forces. There is no
rank requirement for the VC. A minimum of one month’s service is required for the VC to be
awarded.

2.1.2 Suggested criteria

The VC shall be awarded to any member of the eUK Armed Forces who not only consistently
perform their tasks to the absolute best of their abilities but go far above and beyond what’s
expected of them and show an extraordinary level of dedication and service to the eUK Armed
Forces. The VC can further be awarded for a protracted series of significant sacrifices which has a
drastic and positive impact on the eUK Armed Forces, which without their input, would have
severely hampered the ability of the eUK Armed Forces to function.

2.1.3 Revocation
If a holder of the VC performs an act or acts which are deemed traitorous by the MoD and CGS then
the award of the VC can be revoked immediately. If it is deemed that a holder of the VC brings the
eUK as a whole or the eUK Armed Forces into serious disrepute through their actions then the award
of the VC can be revoked after a vote of the MHC.

2.1.4 Multiple awards

The VC can only be awarded once; a second award of the VC cannot be made to the same person.

2.1.5 Medal and ribbon

The medal and ribbon (along with wear instructions) for the VC can be found on the eRepublik Wiki
here: http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Ministry_of_Defence/Awards

2.1.6 Post-nominal letters

A person awarded the VC is entitled to use the post-nominal letters VC.

2.2 Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC)

2.2.1 Eligibility
To be eligible for the CGC the nominee must be an eUK citizen, eBelgian citizen or a citizen of a
friendly nation as determined by the MoD, CGS or President of the MHC.

The nominee must be a serving or former serving member of the eUK Armed Forces. There is no
rank requirement for the CGC. A minimum of one month’s service is required for the CGC to be
awarded.

2.2.2 Suggested criteria

The CGC shall be awarded to any member of the eUK Armed Forces who not only consistently
perform their tasks to their best of their abilities but go above and beyond what’s expected of them
for the betterment of the entire eUK Armed Forces. The CGC can further be awarded for a short
series of sacrifices which benefit the entire eUK Armed Forces.

2.2.3 Revocation
If a holder of the CGC performs an act or acts which are deemed traitorous by the MoD and CGS
then the award of the CGC can be revoked immediately. If it is deemed that a holder of the CGC
brings the eUK as a whole or the eUK Armed Forces into serious disrepute through their actions then
the award of the CGC can be revoked after a vote of the MHC.

2.2.4 Multiple awards

The CGC can be awarded a maximum of three times. An additional award of the CGC will result in a
bar being added to the medal, and a rosette being added to the ribbon. The designs for which are
held by the CGS, President of the MHC and Vice-President of the MHC and will be released when the
first CGC and Bar is awarded.

2.2.5 Medal and ribbon

The medal and ribbon (along with wear instructions) for the CGC can be found on the eRepublik Wiki
here: http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Ministry_of_Defence/Awards

2.2.6 Post-nominal letters

A person awarded the CGC is entitled to use the post-nominal letters CGC.

2.3 Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

2.3.1 Eligibility
To be eligible for the DSO the nominee must be an eUK citizen, eBelgian citizen or a citizen of a
friendly nation as determined by the MoD, CGS or President of the MHC.

The nominee must be a serving or former serving member of the eUK Armed Forces. There is a
minimum rank of Major for the DSO to be awarded. In addition a minimum of one months service is
required for the DSO to be awarded.

2.3.2 Suggested criteria

2.3.2.1 Standard criteria

The DSO will be awarded to any officer of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines or supplier in the
Special Forces who, through a sustained period, shows outstanding leadership.

2.3.2.2 Special criteria

The DSO will be automatically awarded to the RN 1SL, RM CO and SF CO upon appointment and the
CGS if not already a holder of one of the above posts.

Former holders of the above posts will be given the award upon application to the MHC. The award
will only be issued if they meet the eligibility requirements for the DSO and the MHC agrees through
either the agreement of the CGS, President of the MHC and Vice-President of the MHC or a vote of
the MHC.
2.3.3 Revocation
If a holder of the DSO performs an act or acts which are deemed traitorous by the MoD and CGS
then the award of the DSO can be revoked immediately. If it is deemed that a holder of the DSO
brings the eUK as a whole or the eUK Armed Forces into serious disrepute through their actions then
the award of the DSO can be revoked after a vote of the MHC.

2.3.4 Multiple awards

The DSO can be awarded a maximum of three times. An additional award of the DSO will result in a
bar being added to the medal, and a rosette being added to the ribbon. The designs for which are
held by the CGS, President of the MHC and Vice-President of the MHC and will be released when the
first DSO and Bar is awarded.

2.3.5 Medal and ribbon

The medal and ribbon (along with wear instructions) for the DSO can be found on the eRepublik Wiki
here: http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Ministry_of_Defence/Awards

2.3.6 Post-nominal letters

A person awarded the DSO is entitled to use the post-nominal letters DSO.

2.4 Military Cross (MC)

2.4.1 Eligibility
To be eligible for the MC the nominee must be an eUK citizen, eBelgian citizen or a citizen of a
friendly nation as determined by the MoD, CGS or President of the MHC.

The nominee must be a serving or former serving member of the eUK Armed Forces. There is no
rank requirement for the MC. A minimum of one month’s service is required for the MC to be
awarded.

2.4.2 Suggested criteria

The MC shall be awarded to any member of the eUK Armed Forces who not only consistently
perform their tasks to their best of their abilities but go above and beyond what’s expected of them
and show an extraordinary level of dedication to their branch. The MC can further be awarded for a
short series of significant sacrifices which has a drastic and positive impact on the branch, which
without their input, would have severely hampered the ability of their branch to function.

2.4.3 Revocation
If a holder of the MC performs an act or acts which are deemed traitorous by the MoD and CGS then
the award of the MC can be revoked immediately. If it is deemed that a holder of the MC brings the
eUK as a whole or the eUK Armed Forces into serious disrepute through their actions then the award
of the MC can be revoked after a vote of the MHC.

2.4.4 Multiple awards

The MC can be awarded a maximum of three times. An additional award of the MC will result in a
bar being added to the medal, and a rosette being added to the ribbon. The designs for which are
held by the CGS, President of the MHC and Vice-President of the MHC and will be released when the
first MC and Bar is awarded.
2.4.5 Medal and ribbon
The medal and ribbon (along with wear instructions) for the MC can be found on the eRepublik Wiki
here: http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Ministry_of_Defence/Awards

2.4.6 Post-nominal letters

A person awarded the MC is entitled to use the post-nominal letters MC.

2.5 King’s Commendation for Valuable Service (KCVS)

2.5.1 Eligibility
To be eligible for the KCVS the nominee must be an eUK citizen, eBelgian citizen or a citizen of a
friendly nation as determined by the MoD, CGS or President of the MHC.

The nominee must be a serving or former serving member of the eUK Armed Forces. There is no
rank requirement for the KCVS. No minimum service is required for the KCVS to be awarded.

2.5.2 Suggested criteria

2.5.2.1 Standard criteria

The KCVS shall be awarded to any member of the eUK Armed Forces who not only consistently
perform their tasks to their best of their abilities but go above and beyond what’s expected of them
for the betterment of their branch. The KCVS can further be awarded for a short series of sacrifices
which benefit their branch.

2.5.2.2 Special criteria

The KCVS will be awarded to the top suppliers of the British Army and SAS every month as directed
to the President of the MHC by the MoD and/or the CGS.

The KVCS will be awarded to a member of the eUK Armed Forces if they attain a battle hero (BH)
medal after being tanked through government funds.

2.5.3 Revocation
If a holder of the KCVS performs an act or acts which are deemed traitorous by the MoD and CGS
then the award of the KCVS can be revoked immediately. If it is deemed that a holder of the KCVS
brings the eUK as a whole or the eUK Armed Forces into serious disrepute through their actions then
the award of the KCVS can be revoked after a vote of the MHC.

2.5.4 Multiple awards

The KCVS can be awarded an unlimited number of times.

2.5.5 Ribbon
The ribbon and insignia for the KCVS can be found on the eRepublik Wiki here:
http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Ministry_of_Defence/Awards

2.5.6 Post-nominal letters

A person awarded the KCVS is entitled to use the post-nominal letters KCVS.
2.6 Mentioned in Dispatches (MID)
2.6.1 Eligibility
To be eligible for the MID the nominee must be an eUK citizen, eBelgian citizen or a citizen of a
friendly nation as determined by the MoD, CGS or President of the MHC.

The nominee must be a serving or former serving member of the eUK Armed Forces. There is no
rank requirement for the MID. No minimum service is required for the MID to be awarded.

2.6.2 Suggested criteria

2.6.2.1 Standard criteria

The MID shall be awarded to any member of the eUK Armed Forces who consistently perform their
tasks to their best of their abilities, usually after a period of one month or more, although this can be
waived. The MID can also be awarded for persistent IRC or forum activity and dedicated service
with-in their ship/commando/branch. The MID can further be awarded for individual acts of service
and sacrifice to their branch.

2.6.2.2 Special criteria

The MID shall be awarded to the top suppliers of each branch every month as directed to the
President of the MHC by the MoD and/or the CGS.

The MID shall be awarded to members of the eUK Armed Forces who reach the rank of Field
Marshal; on the proviso that they are currently serving and have a minimum of one month’s service
in either the British Army or SAS.

2.6.3 Revocation
If a holder of the MID performs an act or acts which are deemed traitorous by the MoD and CGS
then the award of the MID can be revoked immediately. If it is deemed that a holder of the MID
brings the eUK as a whole or the eUK Armed Forces into serious disrepute through their actions then
the award of the MID can be revoked after a vote of the MHC.

2.6.4 Multiple awards

The MID can be awarded an unlimited number of times.

2.6.5 Ribbon
The ribbon and insignia (along with wear instructions) for the MID can be found on the eRepublik
Wiki here: http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Ministry_of_Defence/Awards

2.6.6 Post-nominal letters

A person awarded the MID is entitled to use the post-nominal letters MID.

2.7 Upgrading
The process of upgrading shall no longer take place. If a person already holds the MC for example
and they have met the criteria to win another MC, there should be no pressure on the MHC to
award them the CGC simply to acknowledge the previous MC. As all awards (aside from the VC) can
be awarded more than once this should no longer be an issue.
2.8 New awards
New awards are to be devised by the President of the MHC (with creative input from the Vice-
President of the MHC) at the behest of the CGS and/or the MoD. They shall be added to this guide as
and when they are created.
3 Nomination process

3.1 Nominations
3.1.1 Initial nomination
Nominations will be placed in the designation nominations thread using the following format:

Name:
Branch:
Rank:
Previous awards:
Justification:*
Self-assessed award:**

*The justification for nomination shouldn’t be overly long, just a concise summary of why you think
they deserve an award.
**What award you think the person in question should receive.

3.1.2 Supporters
A minimum of two additional supporters (indicated by posting something indicating support) is
needed for the award to progress to the next stage.

3.1.3 Personal thread

Once the President or Vice-President of the MHC sees that a person has enough supporters then a
new individual thread will be created using the format “Player name - ?”.

The thread will include the information used in the nomination post with the addition of a
“Suggested award” section added by the President or Vice-President of the MHC.

3.1.4 Voting
Each personal thread will also include a poll option where MID, KCVS, MC, DSO, CGC and VC can be
selected.

3.1.4.1 Voting – a note

Sometimes the justification for an award will fall outside or between the categories given in section
2. When this is the case try and adopt the ‘spirit’ of the categories when casting your vote.

3.1.5 Results
When a majority of the people have voted, the award agreed upon by the MHC will progress to the
issuance stage of the process.

If the vote is particularly close the President and Vice-President of the MHC will consult with the CGS
and their branch head to discuss what level of award should be appropriate.

3.1.6 Housekeeping
When the award has been agreed upon then the personal thread will be locked and the topic will be
changed to “Person X – (award)”. The thread will then be archived.

Their name will also be added to the master list of awards on the forums.
3.2 Frequency
A person can be nominated a maximum of once every award month.

3.3 Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross will usually follow the above procedure; however an alternative route for
awarding the Victoria Cross also exists, usually when the person being considered for the award is
also on the MHC.

3.3.1 Nomination
The President and Vice-President of the MHC will confer on IRC (or through other means away from
the MHC forums) about the suitability of a candidate for the awarding of the VC.

3.3.2 Selection
Although done off forum the members of the MHC will still be polled in full by the President and/or
Vice-President of the MHC.

3.3.3 Results
When the results have been collated and the President and Vice-President are happy that a majority
of people support the award of VC then a special announcement will be made on the forums
outwith the standard monthly award list.
4 Award process

4.1 Wiki
Upon being awarded an honour the person in question will be added to a list of recipients on the
United Kingdom Military Honours Committee Wiki page.

If the person has their own Wiki page then the President or Vice-President of the MHC will issue
them with the requisite templates and update their ribbon block if present.

4.2 Forums
Honours will be grouped into monthly blocks and announced by the CGS, President or Vice-President
of the MHC as such on the forums, in a suitable General section.

4.3 Newspapers
Honours will be grouped into monthly blocks and announced in the eUK Military Gazette (which will
also have any news regarding honours and a full list of all awards given; if such a paper exists) and/or
in the MoD newspaper.