Military awards and decorations of Switzerland

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Switzerland does not have a national honor system. In Article 12 of the Swiss Constitution of 1848 , a ban on the recognition of honors and titles by Swiss citizens was enshrined.
There is no specific ban on titles and medals in the current Swiss constitution, but there is a law that covers the ban previously covered by Article 12.

The Swiss military maintains a system of awards that recognize the length of service, training, sport and participation in the mission.

Award ribbons

Service days awards

Service days awards
emblem Surname comment
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text.
German  service badge
French Insigne de prestation de service
Italian: Distintivi del servizio		 This ribbon is worn with a series of rosettes to indicate the days of service.
No rosette indicates 90 days of service.
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Bronze.svg Service badge 170 working days
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Bronze.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Bronze.svg Service badge 250 working days
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Bronze.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Bronze.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Bronze.svg Service badge 350 days of service
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Silver.svg Service badge 450 working days
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Silver.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Silver.svg Service badge 550 days of service
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Silver.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Silver.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Silver.svg Service badge 650 days of service
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svg Service badge 750 days of service
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svg Service badge 850 working days
CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svg Service badge 950 working days

Achievement badge

These ribbons are worn instead of the older Sugus badges (because of their sugus-like rectangular shape).
Exception: The former Alpine badge looked different and was replaced by the Sugus type.

High mountain badge
emblem Surname comment
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  High Mountain Badge
French Insigne de haute montagne
Italian: Distintivo d'alta montagna		 This replaced the Alpine badge previously issued by the Swiss Army. The high mountain badge is awarded to those members of the Swiss Army who have received special training in mountain warfare and mountain rescue.
Shoot achievement badge
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  assault rifle level 1
French Fusil d'assaut degré 1
Italian: Fucile d'assalto grado 1
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  assault rifle level 2
French Fusil d'assaut degré 2
Italian: Fucile d'assalto grado 2
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  Pistole level 1
French Pistolet degré 1
Italian: Pistola grado 1
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text.
German  Pistole level 2
French Pistolet degré 2
Italian: Pistola grado 2
Training awards
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  Help for comrades / NBC defense
French Aide au camarade / défense ABC
Italian: Aiuto al camerata / difesa NBC
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  Wasserfahrer
French Navigateur
Italian: Battelliere
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  judge (firearms)
French pointeur (arme)
Italian: Puntatore (arma)
Sports awards
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  military sport 1
French Sport militaire 1
Italian: Sport militare 1
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  military sport 2
French Sport militaire 2
Italian: Sport militare 2
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  military sport competition award
French Compétition de sport militaire
Italian: Sport militare competitivo

Mission badge

Service within Switzerland
emblem Surname comment
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  Domestic assignments
French Assignments à l'intérieur du pays
Italian: Impieghi in Svizzera		 Awarded for 5 consecutive days by the assistance service , e.g. during the annual mission for the benefit of the WEF meeting in Davos or during the missions for embassy protection.
Assignments abroad
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. Kosovo mission badge Awarded for 150 days as a member of Swisscoy .
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. Bosnia Herzegovina mission badge Awarded for 150 days of service with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Swiss Headquarters Support Unit (SHQSU) Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. Korea mission badge Awarded for 150 days of service with the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission .
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. Namibia mission badge Awarded for 150 days of service with the United Nations Transitional Support Unit (UNTAG).
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. Western Sahara Mission Badge Awarded for 150 days of service with the Mission des Nations Unies pour l'organization d'un référendum au Sahara occidental (MINURSO).
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. Peace Support Mission Badge Awarded for 150 days of service in peacebuilding measures outside the framework of an international organization.
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. UN Military Observer Mission Badge Awarded for 150 days as a military observer with a United Nations peacekeeping force .
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. Partnership for Peace Mission Insignia Awarded for service with NATO Partnership for Peace .
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. German  Long foreign assignment
French Service commandé de longue durée à l'étranger
Italian: Servizi comandati prolungati		 Awarded for at least 150 days of training as part of a training course for a foreign army as part of the "LAK" program.
Ribbon bar image; refer to adjacent text. UN OSCE mandates mission badge example Due to the diversity, all images of the ribbons of the UN / OSCE mandates are dispensed with.

Outside activities

emblem Surname comment
CHE Off-duty activities ribbon level 1.png German  External activity level 1
French Activité hors du service degré 1
Italian: Attività fuori del servizio livello 1		 For recognized activities with military umbrella organizations and societies.
CHE Off-duty activities ribbon level 2.png German  External activity level 2
French Activité hors du service degré 2
Italian: Attività fuori del servizio livello 2		 Other recognized activities and leadership within a military umbrella organization or society

CdA ribbon

emblem Surname comment
CHE CdA decoration.svg German  CdA ribbon This award is given personally by the Chief of the Army for exceptional performance. Was awarded for the first and only time to NCO candidate Antigona Kalimashi on June 2, 2020.

sequence

Awards are worn on the uniform as a service ribbon (ribbon) in a row of three, with a maximum of nine ribbons at once.
If the top row of ribbons is less than three, they are worn on the left strap. Only the highest award received is carried.
The ribbons are worn in the following order:

  • Service days awards (max 1 volume);
  • Achievement badge:
    • High mountain badge
    • Shooting badge
    • Training badge
    • Sports badge
  • Mission badge:
    • Operations within Switzerland (max 1 ribbon)
    • Assignments abroad;
    • UN / OSCE mandate missions (maximum 1 per band)
  • Partnership for Peace Mission Insignia
  • Long leave for military tasks abroad (LAK)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (1848)
  2. ↑ Badge of the Swiss Army ( Memento from December 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.53 MB)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Insignes remis pour les missions accomplies à l'étranger dans le cadre de la promotion de la paix ( French ) Promotion de la Paix - Center de compétences SWISSINT. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ a b c regulations 51.009d . Swiss Army. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ UN / OSCE mandates
  6. ↑ Ribbon for a lifesaver with courageous commitment. In: Facebook . Swiss Army , June 2, 2020, accessed June 8, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Antigona Kalimashi (23) is the bravest female soldier in Switzerland. In: Blick.ch . Ringier AG , June 8, 2020, accessed on June 8, 2020 .

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