Reserve Force Medal

The Reserve Force Medal (RFM) is an Australian Military award given for long service by non-commissioned members of the Reserve Forces.

[6] Additional service clasps, each indicating a further 5 years after the initial 15 year qualifying service, can still be issued to persons awarded the RFD, RFM or DFSM.

These are replaced by a single silver Federation Star for the fifth clasp.

Additional Federation Star emblems are added for subsequent clasps.

Other Australian long service awards include: While the Australian Defence Medal is sometimes classified as a "long service medal", it is intended to recognise all those who completed an obligation to serve their country (whether voluntarily or conscripted), and is not awarded for "long service" per se.