Australian Commendations and Citations

Award

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

Australian Commendations are awards of recognition which all Department of Defence personnel are eligible; including both Defence Members and the Australian Public Service (APS). 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

AAFC Commendations^{[permanent dead link]}
AAC Commendations
Defence Commendation Scheme

Royal Australian Navy

Australian Defence Force

Command

Chief of Navy
Deputy Chief of Navy
Commander Australian Fleet
Director-General Maritime Operations
Commodore Flotillas
Warrant Officer of the Navy

Organisation

Royal Australian Naval Reserve
Australian Navy Cadets
Maritime Border Command
Royal Australian Navy School of Underwater Medicine
Units and Formations

Fleet Command	Surface Force Fleet Air Arm (723 Squadron, 725 Squadron, 808 Squadron, 816 Squadron) Submarine Service Patrol Boat Forces Mine Warfare Forces Clearance Diving Branch Australian Hydrographic Service (Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight)
Navy Headquarters	Navy Engineering, Regulation, Certification and Safety Navy Capability Navy People Training and Resources Royal Australian Naval College

Ships and
equipment

Current fleet (Anzac-class frigate, Adelaide-class frigate, Collins-class submarine, Canberra-class landing helicopter dock, Bay-class landing ship, Armidale-class patrol boat, Huon-class minehunter, HMAS Sirius, Leeuwin-class survey vessel, Paluma-class motor launch, Young Endeavour, Cape-class patrol boat)
All ships
Aircraft
Naval procurement programme
Equipment
Craft of Opportunity Program