Australian Commendations and Citations

Commendation's
Awarded by Australia
Type	Commendation
Eligibility	Members of the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Defence Force Cadets.
Status	Currently awarded

Australian Commendations are awards of recognition which applies to all Defence personnel. The Scheme provides a means to formally recognise outstanding/exceptional achievement, or specific acts of bravery for which awards from within the Australian Honours System are not an appropriate medium of recognition. The circumstances attracting the award of a commendation may relate to an isolated instance or to a series of instances over a period of time.

National Commendations

Australian Defence Force Commendations

Secretary/Chief of Defence Force Joint Commendation
Secretary of Defence Commendation
Chief of Defence Force Commendation
Defence Support Services Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
Australian Defence Force Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
Navy Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
Army Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
Air Force Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)

Australian Defence Force Cadets Commendations

Director General Australian Navy Cadets Commendation
National Commander Australian Navy Cadets Commendation (Gold, Silver & Bronze)
Commander - Australian Army Cadets Commendation (Gold)
Deputy Commander - Australian Army Cadets Commendation (Silver)
Regional Commander - Australian Army Cadets Commendation (Bronze)
Director General Cadets - Air Force Commendation (Bronze)
Commander - Australian Air Force Cadets Commendation (Silver)

Description

Commendations come in three grades (Gold, Silver & Bronze) of which Gold is the highest and Bronze is the lowest.

References

Royal Australian Navy

Command

Current leadership	Chief of Navy Deputy Chief of Navy Commander Australian Fleet Head of Navy Capability Head Navy Engineering Warrant Officer of the Navy

Current ministerial and defence leadership	Minister for Defence Chief of the Defence Force (RAAF) Vice Chief of the Defence Force (RAN) Chief Capability Development Group (Army) Chief of Joint Operations (RAN) Commander Operation Sovereign Borders (Army)

Former leadership	Minister for the Navy (1915–1973)

Structure

Elements	Fleet Air Arm Submarine Service Patrol Boat Group Clearance Diving Branch Royal Australian Naval Reserve Australian Hydrographic Service

Fleet bases	HMAS Kuttabul (Fleet Base East) HMAS Stirling (Fleet Base West)

Bases and ships

Honours and awards

Wars, battles
and engagements

1911–1950	World War I (1915–1918) World War II (1931–1945) Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) Korean War (1950–1953)

1950–2000	Vietnam War (1955–1975) Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation (1962–1966) International Force for East Timor (1999–2000) Gulf War (1991)

2000–present	War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Iraq War (2003–2009) Military intervention against ISIL (2014–Present)

History

Other

Naval College
Navy memorial
Museum
Australian White Ensign
Ranks
Royal Australian Navy Tridents

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