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Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)
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The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) (Meritorious Service Medal (Military)), is awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces
for exceptionally distinguished performance or extraordinary service, or the furtherance of links with overseas forces.
Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PJG
The Pingat Jasa Gemilang
is the civil equivalent award.
Singapore Armed Forces
The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
for exceptionally distinguished performance or extraordinary service, or the furtherance of links with overseas forces.
Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PJG
The Pingat Jasa Gemilang
Pingat Jasa Gemilang
The Pingat Jasa Gemilang , instituted in Singapore in 1962. The Medal may be awarded to any person who has performed service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion to duty, including long service marked by exceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct within Singapore...
is the civil equivalent award.
Description
- The ribbon white with dark red edges and edge stripes, and a purple-edged white central stripe.
Recipients
- 2003 - Air Chief Marshal Angus HoustonAngus HoustonAir Chief Marshal Allan Grant "Angus" Houston AC, AFC is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force and was the Chief of the Defence Force from 4 July 2005 until his retirement on 3 July 2011...
- Australian Chief of Defence Force - 2007 - Lieutenant General Peter LeahyPeter LeahyLieutenant General Peter Francis Leahy AC is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army, whose military career culminated with his appointment as Chief of the Army from 2002 until 2008.-Military career:...
- Australian Chief of Army - 2007 - Air Marshal Geoff ShepherdGeoff ShepherdAir Marshal Geoffrey David Shepherd AO is a retired senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force, serving as its Chief from 2005 until 2008.-Service history:...
- Australian Chief of Air Force - 2007 - Lieutenant General Ng Yat ChungNg Yat ChungNg Yat Chung 伍逸松, was Singapore's 5th Chief of Defence Force from 1 April 2003 to 23 March 2007. He was an artillery officer. Ng was an alumnus of Victoria School and Hwa Chong Junior College, and was also a recipient of the SAF Overseas Scholarship. He read mathematics at Cambridge University and...
- Singaporean Chief of Defence Force (2003-2007) - 2007 - Colonel Rosli Chuchu - Commander of Royal Brunei Land Forces
- 2009 - General George W. Casey, Jr. - United States Army Chief of Staff (2007-present)
- 2010 - Lieutennant General Ken GillespieKen GillespieLieutenant General Kenneth James "Ken" Gillespie AC, DSC, CSM is a retired senior officer in the Australian Army. Gillespie served as Vice Chief of the Defence Force from 2005 until 2008, then Chief of Army from 2008 until 2011....
- Australian Chief of Army