Award
Order of Military MeritOrden del Mérito de Militar Type Three division Military Merit Order with four classes Awarded for Extraordinary services and merit. Country Dominican Republic Eligibility Members of the Army of the Dominican Republic. Post-nominals M.M. Motto Honour, Virtue, Valor Established 15 November 1930 Ribbon bar for combat division Ribbon bar for long service division Ribbon bar for other services division
Next (higher) Order of Naval Merit [ 1] Next (lower) Order of Air Merit [ 1]
The Order of Military Merit (Spanish : Orden del Mérito de Militar ) is an honour awarded to members of the Military of the Dominican Republic . It was established on 15 November 1930.[ 2] [ 3]
Divisions and classes
The Order is in three divisions:
Awarded for combat or war service. Displayed on a red ribbon
Awarded for long and faithful service. Displayed on a blue ribbon
Awarded for other service. Displayed on a white ribbon
Within each division, the award is made in one of four classes:
First Class: to General Officers.
Second Class: to Superior Officers.
Third Class: to Junior Officers.
Fourth Class: to Non-Commissioned Officers.
The motto of the order is Honour, Virtue, Valor .
Recipients
Post-Nominal
The person awarded with this honour should be added the post-nominal M. M. (Mérito Militar , Spanish for Militar Merit ) after his or her full name, in all the official papers and documents.[ 4]
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