Awards and Medals

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(Redirected from Merit Award)

The Emperor's Hammer has a multitude of medals and awards to recognize member activity and performance. These awards are divided into four basic groupings: Merit Awards, Service Awards, Commendations, and Campaign/Battle Medals. Awards within these groupings may be established directly by the Emperor's Hammer at the Fleet level (i.e., are authorized for award to any Emperor's Hammer member) or by a specific subgroup for award to its members.

  • Merit Awards recognize distinguished service to the Emperor's Hammer and performance above and beyond the call of duty.
  • Service Awards recognize noteworthy achievement within specific categories. Service Awards are further subdivided into the following groups: Emperor's Hammer Service Medals, competition awards, combat awards, and miscellaneous awards.
  • Commendations generally recognize the completion of fixed objectives, as well as meritorious service.
  • Campaign and Battle Medals recognize participation in named Emperor's Hammer campaigns or completion of single-player battles.

Except for certain special awards, all award recommendations are created through the web site's award recommendation system. Award recommendations are then reviewed and approved by an authorized Command Staff Officer or Subgroup Command Staff Officer. Refer to the individual award articles and/or the Medal Permissions Report to view recommendation and approval authorities for each award.

Merit Awards

Merit Awards recognize distinguished service to the Emperor's Hammer and performance above and beyond the call of duty. Subgroup Merit Awards may be used to recognize high-performing members across a variety of activities including gaming, competition participation, and community engagement as determined by the respective Subgroup's requirements. Emperor's Hammer Merit Medals are reserved for recognition of members whose contributions directly benefit the the Emperor's Hammer organization (or its Subgroups) through superior and innovative service to the membership.

Emperor's Hammer Merit Medals

Subgroup Merit Awards

Service Awards

Service Awards recognize noteworthy achievement within specific categories:

  • Emperor's Hammer Service Medals are presented for specific club-wide achievements such as mission design or recruitment.
  • Competition awards recognize placement within approved subgroup competitions.
  • Combat awards recognize achievement within multiplayer or gaming activities, such as winning multiplayer matches.
  • Miscellaneous awards recognize achievement in other forms of club activity.

Emperor's Hammer Service Medals

Subgroup Service Awards

Commendations

Commendations generally recognize the completion of fixed objectives, as well as meritorious service.

Emperor's Hammer Commendations

Campaign and Battle Medals

  • Campaign Medals are awarded to participants in named Emperor's Hammer campaigns.
  • Members earn Battle Medals for completion of certain single-player custom battles/missions. Battle Medals are displayed on the respective battle's information page that is linked from the member's Combat Record.

Order of Precedence

The order of precedence for Emperor's Hammer awards, including subgroup awards, is as follows:

  1. Emperor's Hammer Merit Medals
  2. Subgroup Merit Awards
  3. Emperor's Hammer Service Medals
  4. Subgroup Service Awards
  5. Subgroup Competition and Activity Awards
  6. Emperor's Hammer Commendations
  7. Order of the Vanguard
  8. Campaign Medals