Canadian Special Service Medal, NATO/OTAN Bar The Canadian South-West Asia Service

The Canadian South-West Asia Service Medal recognizes the participation of CAF members deployed or in direct support of the operations against terrorism in South-West Asia

While the length of service required for recognition has varied

This clasp/bar is awarded for every subsequent period of ten years of qualifying service to the Canadian Decoration

logistical and administrative support duties as well as training are now considered normal military duty and are excluded from eligibility

Flight log excerpts to be used to substantiate eligibility

Canadian Special Service Medal, NATO/OTAN Bar The Canadian South-West Asia ServiceNATO service between 1951 and 2004: An aggregate of 180 days of honourable service within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) area of responsibility between 1 January 1951 and 19 October 2004. Qualifying service is service while posted to a NATO unit, or to a Canadian Forces or allied formation or unit outside territorial limits of Canada under the operational control of a NATO headquarters, or in Canada on an operational staff directly