Medal of Instruction

The Medal of Instruction (MoI) is a service medal of the Emperor's Hammer. It is awarded for recruitment of new members into the Emperor's Hammer.

Criteria

The Medal of Instruction (MoI) is awarded to any member who personally recruits a new member into the Emperor's Hammer. The recruit's training in their initial subgroup must be completed in accordance with requirements established by the respective subgroup, and validated by the Subgroup Commander or their designee. The MoI is awarded only for recruitment of new members into the overall organization; award of the MoI is not authorized for recruiting existing members into additional subgroups or reactivating existing inactive members. The MoI may be awarded to and displayed by any Emperor's Hammer member regardless of subgroup.

Award Authority

Recommendation Authority: Any subgroup command staff member.

Approval Authority: Subgroup Commander, Executive Officer, or Fleet Commander. Approval authority may be further delegated by the respective Subgroup Commander to any member of the subgroup command staff.

Upgrades

The Medal of Instruction is awarded and upgraded as follows:

• Medal of Instruction - For recruitment of a single new member.
• Blue Cross (-bc) - For recruitment of 5 new members.
• Gold Cross (-gc) - For recruitment of 10 new members.
• Platinum Cross (-pc) - For recruitment of 25 new members.
• Emerald Cross (-ec) - For recruitment of 50 new members.
• Diamond cross (-dc) - For recruitment of 100 new members.

No further upgrades are awarded after a member earns a Diamond Cross.

Order of Precedence

The ribbon for the Medal of Instruction is worn after the Medal of Tactics and before the Medal of Scholarship.

Equivalent Awards

In the Dark Brotherhood, members earn the Scroll of Indoctrination for recruiting members to the Dark Brotherhood.

The Hammer's Fist awarded the Recruitment Commendation as an equivalent.

The Directorate awarded the Medal of Recruitment as an equivalent.

Ribbons

Basic

Blue Cross

Gold Cross

Platinum Cross

Emerald Cross

Diamond cross