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Details of the medals awarded to serving members of the armed forces, veterans and MOD employees; and who can receive them.
The King's Awards for Enterprise - how to enter, online entry forms, guidance notes, deadline, nominations, award categories.
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK…
To apply for the King’s Award for Enterprise your organisation must: be…
Applications for the 2026 awards are now closed. You can create an account…
2026 awards Time Step 22 October 2025 Shortlisted and unsuccessful…
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
The honours system recognises people who have: made achievements in public…
You can nominate someone for an honour online. There’s a different process…
You can nominate someone for an honour if they: live overseas live in the…
Civilian gallantry awards recognise the bravery of people who’ve put…
You cannot nominate someone for a specific honour - that’s decided by the…
The lists of who’s received honours are published at New Year and on the…
The Reserves Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) for Wales is the enabling voice for reserves and cadets in Wales.
Instructions on applying for STCW watch ratings, yacht ratings, or able seafarer certificates and information on gaining an efficient deck hand certificate
Details the eligibility criteria for the medal, allocations across the UK and Crown Dependencies, and guidance on the nomination process for England.
Guidance for non-UK qualified officers on how to apply for, or revalidate a Flag State Endorsement to work on UK-registered commercial vessels.
On Friday 14 November, personnel and teams from across Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) came together at Admiralty House to receive their Commander’s Commendation from General Sir Jim Hockenhull.
The New Year Overseas Honours list recognises the outstanding contribution of British nationals abroad or internationally.
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