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Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
	File:Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Medal.gif Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Medal & Ribbon.
Type	distinguished service medal
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar.
Eligibility	Senior Officers of the Regular forces of three services.
Status	Currently awarded.
Established	1981
Precedence
Next (higher)	Rana Sura Padakkama
Next (lower)	Uttama Seva Padakkama

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The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය "Distinguished Service Decoration") medal and bar are presented to Sri Lankan senior military officers of three services, given that their loyal service is of not less than 25 years and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award. The service required to be eligible for the decoration should be continuous uninterrupted service. The Service Commanders will be the sole judges of the standard of conduct required and will be responsible for recommending only those persons who are in every way worthy of the distinction and whose conduct has been irreproachable throughout their service. The standard required for a grading of irreproachable shall be a personal record clear of entries during the whole of the qualifying period and no recommendations should be submitted when this condition has not been fulfilled. Every recipient of the decoration shall be eligible for second conferment during his life time. The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya will be an exclusive award and will normally be awarded to officers of the rank of and above that of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, Commander in the Navy and Wing Commander in the Air Force.

How medal is awarded

The decoration is awarded by His/Her Excellency the President at the National Day Parade or at a special investiture ceremony, the beneficiary will be permitted to use the post-nominal letters of VSV after His/Her name.

References

^ http://www.navy.lk/gallery/medals/medals.htm Sri Lankan military awards and decorations

External links

References

Sri Lankan military awards and decorations

[1] ttp://www.navy.lk/gallery/medals/medals.htm Sri Lankan military awards and decorations

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-The '''Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya''' (විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය "Distinctive Service Decoration") medal and bar are presented to [[Sri Lanka]]n senior military officers of [[Military of Sri Lanka|three services]], given that their loyal service is of '''not less than 25 years''' and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award. The service required to be eligible for the decoration should be continuous uninterrupted service. The Service Commanders will be the sole judges of the standard of conduct required and will be responsible for recommending only those persons who are in every way worthy of the distinction and whose conduct has been irreproachable throughout their service. The standard required for a grading of irreproachable shall be a personal record clear of entries during the whole of the qualifying period and no recommendations should be submitted when this condition has not been fulfilled. Every recipient of the decoration shall be eligible for second conferment during his life time. The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya will be an exclusive award and will normally be awarded to officers of the rank of and above that of [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in the Army, [[Commander]] in the Navy and [[Wing Commander]] in the Air Force.
+The '''Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya''' (විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය "Distinguished Service Decoration") medal and bar are presented to [[Sri Lanka]]n senior military officers of [[Military of Sri Lanka|three services]], given that their loyal service is of '''not less than 25 years''' and possess a perfectly flawless record of moral and military conduct, will be appropriate for the award. The service required to be eligible for the decoration should be continuous uninterrupted service. The Service Commanders will be the sole judges of the standard of conduct required and will be responsible for recommending only those persons who are in every way worthy of the distinction and whose conduct has been irreproachable throughout their service. The standard required for a grading of irreproachable shall be a personal record clear of entries during the whole of the qualifying period and no recommendations should be submitted when this condition has not been fulfilled. Every recipient of the decoration shall be eligible for second conferment during his life time. The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya will be an exclusive award and will normally be awarded to officers of the rank of and above that of [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in the Army, [[Commander]] in the Navy and [[Wing Commander]] in the Air Force.
 ===How medal is awarded===