▁service ▁and ▁the ▁Good ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁Bron ze ▁for ▁ten . ▁ ▁Award ▁criteria ▁The ▁medal ▁was ▁initially ▁awarded ▁to ▁P erman ent ▁Force , ▁Cit izen ▁Force ▁and ▁Comm ando ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁for ▁twenty ▁years ▁of ▁good ▁service , ▁but ▁was ▁restricted ▁to ▁P erman ent ▁Force ▁personnel ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁renamed . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁wear ▁ ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Good ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁Silver ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence ▁was ▁re vised ▁three ▁times ▁after ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁inclusion ▁or ▁institution ▁of ▁new ▁decor ations ▁and ▁med als , ▁first ▁upon ▁the ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁again ▁when ▁decor ations ▁and ▁med als ▁were ▁bel ated ly ▁instit uted ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁former ▁non - stat ut ory ▁forces , ▁the ▁Az an ian ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁and ▁Um kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we , ▁and ▁finally ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁series ▁of ▁military ▁orders , ▁decor ations ▁and ▁med als ▁was ▁instit uted ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Its ▁position ▁remained ▁un changed ▁upon ▁the ▁latter ▁two ▁occasions . ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁until ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁▁▁ ▁Official ▁S AD F ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by