Appendix 2 – Operational Service Medal (OSM) regulations - South-West Asia Ribbon

(Reprint of Order in Council P.C. 2010-1093)

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, pursuant to section 5 and subsection 13(1) of the Operational Service Medal Regulations,

1. repeals Order in Council P.C. 2010-1093 of September 2, 2010;
2. determines that service that satisfies the following conditions is recognized as being worthy of the award of the Operational Service Medal with the SOUTH-WEST ASIA ribbon:
   1. the service is performed:
      1. inside the theatre of operations consisting of the political boundaries of Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Suez Canal and those parts of the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea that are west of 68° east longitude and north of 5° south latitude, as well as the airspace above those areas; or
      2. outside Canada in direct support of operations conducted in the areas referred to in clause (A); and
   2. the service consists of:
      1. a minimum of 30 cumulative days during the period beginning on October 7, 2001 and ending on March 12, 2014;
      2. a minimum of 21 cumulative days beginning on March 13, 2014; or
      3. in the case where some of the days of service are referred to in clause (A) but without meeting the minimum referred to in that clause and other days of service are referred to in clause (B) but without meeting the minimum referred to in that clause, the sum of those days of service if that sum is at least 21 cumulative days;
3. specifies that the SOUTH-WEST ASIA ribbon referred to in paragraph (b) shall be 32 mm in width, consisting of a 22-mm sand stripe in the middle, flanked by 2.5-mm white stripes and 2.5-mm red stripes; and
4. determines that the Operational Service Medal with the SOUTH-WEST ASIA ribbon referred to in paragraph (b) shall be worn after the General Service Medal with the EXPEDITION ribbon.