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SUBJ: QUEENS DIAMOND JUBILEE MEDAL
BILINGUAL MESSAGE / MESSAGE BILINGUE
1. ON 03 FEB 11, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT A DIAMOND JUBILEE MEDAL WOULD
BE STRUCK IN 2012 TO COMMEMORATE THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ACCESSION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND TO THE THRONE AS
QUEEN OF CANADA. THE MEDAL WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CHANCELLERY
OF HONOURS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THE INAUGURAL PRESENTATION CEREMONY
WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2012
2. THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II DIAMOND JUBILEE MEDAL WILL BE A TANGIBLE
WAY FOR CANADA TO HONOUR HER MAJESTY FOR HER SERVICE TO THIS
COUNTRY. AT THE SAME TIME, PRESENTATION OF THE MEDAL WILL SERVE TO
HONOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BY CANADIANS,
REPRESENTING THE FULL BREADTH OF OUR SOCIETY. DURING THE YEAR OF
CELEBRATION, 60 000 DESERVING CANADIANS WILL BE RECOGNIZED
3. MEMBERS OF THE CF JUSTIFIABLY TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR
ASSOCIATION WITH HER MAJESTY AS HEAD OF OUR ARMED FORCES. THE QUEEN
HAS ALWAYS TAKEN A KEEN INTEREST IN THE CF AND ITS MEMBERS. SHE HAS
ALSO BEEN A STELLAR EXAMPLE OF SERVICE TO THE NATION, OF DEDICATION
AND OF DIGNITY FOR NEARLY SIX DECADES
4. THE CF HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED 11 000 MEDALS, WHICH MEANS THAT
APPROXIMATELY 10 PER CENT OF CF MEMBERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED ON THIS
OCCASION. THE SELECTION WILL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF MERIT USING A
PROCESS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT (ORMM). THE
FIVE ORMM NOMINATING COMMANDS, NAMELY VCDS, RCN, CA, RCAF AND CMP,
WILL BE GIVEN AN ALLOCATION CORRESPONDING TO THEIR DEMOGRAPHIC
WEIGHT, ALONG WITH DIRECTION TO ENSURE THAT THE SELECTION IS
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CF POPULATION. THE AFOREMENTIONED COMMANDS
WILL SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FROM THEIR UNITS AND FORMATIONS AND MAKE A
SELECTION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW. THE NOMINATIONS WILL BE
CONSOLIDATED BY DH R AND SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR APPROVAL
5. THE CF HAVE CRITERIA THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE NATIONAL
CRITERIA FOR THE MEDAL. TO BE ELIGIBLE A CF MEMBER SHALL:
A. BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT OF CANADA (SOME
HOLDERS OF HONORARY APPOINTMENTS DO NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AND
THEREFORE THEIR CANDIDATURE CANNOT BE CONSIDERED IAW NATIONAL
CRITERIA)
B. BE IN SERVICE ON 06 FEB 12 IN OR WITH THE REGULAR FORCE, PRIMARY
RESERVE, COATS, CANADIAN RANGERS, OR IN AN HONORARY APPOINTMENT
(MEMBERS WHO ARE RELEASED, NES OR ON THE SUPP RES LIST ON 06 FEB 12
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE, SEE SUBPARA 5) BELOW)
C. HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED INITIAL TRADE TRAINING ON 06 FEB 12
D. HAVE A RECORD OF GOOD CONDUCT, MEANING THAT THE MEMBER HAS NOT
BEEN AWARDED A PUNISHMENT OTHER THAN A MINOR PUNISHMENT AS DEFINED
IN QR O 104.13 OR A FINE OF MORE THAN 500 DOLLARS (ANY OFFENCE FOR
WHICH A PARDON HAS BEEN GRANTED BEFORE 06 FEB 12 SHALL NOT BE TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT) AND
E. HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE CF, THEIR COMMUNITY
OR CANADA AS A WHOLE, OR HAVE REALIZED AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
ABROAD THAT BRINGS CREDIT TO THE CF OR CANADA
6. FURTHER GUIDANCE ON SELECTION IS PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
A. MERIT IS THE SOLE CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
B. RANK, POSITION AND LENGTH OF SERVICE CANNOT ON THEIR OWN JUSTIFY
AWARD OF THE MEDAL
C. THERE SHALL BE NO AUTOMATIC AWARDING ON THE BASIS OF SET CRITERIA
SUCH AS A RECENT PROMOTION, FIRST PLACE ON A MERIT LIST, RECENT
AWARDING OF ANOTHER HONOUR OR AWARD, LENGTH OF SERVICE, ETC
D. THERE SHALL BE NO DRAW, VOTE, PEER SELECTION BY ACCLAMATION OR
ANY OTHER SIMILAR PROCESS TO DETERMINE MEDAL CANDIDATES. EACH UNIT
OR FORMATION SHALL ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE SELECTION COMMITTEE SO
AS TO FORWARD MERIT-BASED NOMINATIONS TO HIGHER HQ IAW DIRECTION
PROVIDED BY THE NOMINATING COMMANDS
E. NO PERSON SHALL NOMINATE HIMSELF OR HERSELF. CO S AND COMMANDERS
SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THEIR SUPERIOR HQ IF THEY ARE DEEMED DESERVING
F. THE AWARD OF ANY OTHER COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL HAS NO BEARING ON
ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS MEDAL
G. CANDIDATES DESERVING OF THIS MEDAL SHALL IN EVERY WAY BE AN
EXAMPLE FOR THEIR PEERS AND A PRIDE FOR THEIR UNIT
H. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE PERSONS WHO HAVE
DEMONSTRATED ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACHIEVEMENTS:
(1) A PERFORMANCE THAT FAR EXCEEDS WHAT IS EXPECTED OF A MEMBER OF
THEIR RANK, TRADE OR EXPERIENCE
(2) ACTIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE THAT HAVE REFLECTED WELL ON
THE CF AND CANADA
(3) A DEEP COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT
AND VOLUNTEER WORK
(4) INNOVATIONS THAT CHANGE THE WAY THE CF OPERATES
(5) HAVING INFLUENCED THE WAY THE CANADIAN PUBLIC PERCEIVES THE CF
(6) A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION, PERPETUATION AND
COMMUNICATION OF OUR MILITARY CULTURE AND HERITAGE
(7) ACTIONS AND EXPERTISE THAT HAVE MADE OF THEM NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN THEIR FIELD
I. CAREFUL CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN IN EACH COMMAND TO ENSURING A
GOOD REPRESENTATION OF CF DEMOGRAPHICS, WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
FACTORS:
(1) RANK. ALLOCATIONS WILL BE FIXED BY RANK GROUP ON THE BASIS OF
CURRENT CF DEMOGRAPHY (OS/PTE TO PO2/SGT, PO1/WO TO CPO1/CWO, OCDT
TO LT(N)/CAPT, LCDR/MAJ TO CAPT(N)/COL AND GOFOS), BUT COMMANDS MUST
ALSO ENSURE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION WITHIN EACH RANK
(2) GENDER. WOMEN SHALL REPRESENT NO LESS THAN 15 PER CENT OF THE
CANDIDATES
(3) FIRST OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
(4) OCCUPATIONS
(5) COMPONENTS. MEMBERS OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE SHALL MAKE UP 20 PER
CENT OF THE CANDIDATES. AS WITH THE ORMM, A SPECIAL ALLOCATION FOR
THE MEMBERS OF COATS AND THE RANGERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO VCDS AND
CLS RESPECTIVELY. THE RELEVANT COMMAND MUST CONSIDER HOLDERS OF
HONORARY APPOINTMENTS AS PART OF THEIR ALLOCATION IN THE LCDR/MAJ TO
CAPT(N)/COL RANK GROUP (EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT
CANADIAN CITIZENS)
(6) UNIT AND REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
(7) EMPLOYMENT EQUITY GROUPS
7. THE NOMINATING COMMANDS WILL PROMULGATE THEIR INTERNAL CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND THEY WILL INITIATE THEIR
SELECTION PROCESS. THE COMMANDS SHALL SUBMIT THEIR FINAL LIST OF
CANDIDATES TO DH R ON OR AFTER 06 FEB 12, BUT NLT 01 JUL 12. IF THE
STATUS OF A CANDIDATE CHANGES (AS A RESULT OF DEATH, RELEASE, THE
LAYING OF A CHARGE, A POSTING, ETC) BETWEEN THE MOMENT OF NOMINATION
AND THAT OF PRESENTATION OF THE MEDAL, THE COMMANDS SHALL NOTIFY DH
R. AS SELECTION MAY BE INITIATED AHEAD OF THE ELIGIBILITY DATE OF 06
FEB 12 IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN STATUS MAY AFFECT
A CANDIDATE S ELIGIBILITY FOR THE MEDAL. SINCE A NOMINATION DOES NOT
GUARANTEE AN AWARD, IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT THE CANDIDATE NOT BE
INFORMED THAT THEY ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE MEDAL SO AS TO AVOID
ANY DISAPPOINTMENT
8. MEDALS WILL BE DISPATCHED BY DH R TO THE RECIPIENT S URS AFTER 06
FEB 12, FOR PRESENTATION THROUGHOUT THE JUBILEE YEAR. UNITS MUST
TAKE CARE TO RECORD THE AWARD OF THE MEDAL IN EACH MEMBER S PERS
FILE AND MPRR. IF A MEDAL IS RECEIVED FOR A MEMBER WHO IS NO LONGER
PART OF A UNIT, THE PACKAGE IS TO BE RETURNED UNDER DND 728 TO DH R,
WITH AN EXPLANATORY NOTE
9. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR A PHOTO OF THE MEDAL DESIGN, GO TO HTTP
CMP-CPM.FORCES.MIL.CA DHR-DDHR
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN
10. SIGNED BY GEN NATYNCZYK WJ, CDS
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