- ▁| ▁| National ▁Service ▁Medal ▁- ▁National ▁Guard ▁| - ▁| } ▁ ▁Royal ▁Family ▁Or ders ▁ ▁Foreign ▁decor ations ▁ ▁Dec or ations ▁that ▁are ▁awarded ▁or ▁approved ▁by ▁foreign ▁heads ▁of ▁state , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁or ▁NAT O . ▁They ▁are ▁ranked ▁as ▁follows : ▁British , ▁Dan ish , ▁Finn ish , ▁I cel and ic , ▁Swedish , ▁UN , ▁NAT O , ▁other ▁countries ▁are ▁ranked ▁alphabet ically ▁by ▁their ▁name ▁in ▁French . ▁ ▁Other ▁Norwegian ▁decor ations ▁ ▁Other ▁foreign ▁decor ations ▁ ▁Mult in ational ▁Force ▁and ▁Ob ser vers ▁Medal ▁PL AN EL M ▁Medal ▁ ▁Med als ▁awarded ▁for ▁military ▁skills ▁ ▁These ▁decor ations ▁are ▁most ▁often ▁divided ▁in ▁three ▁classes : ▁bronze , ▁silver ▁and ▁gold . ▁They ▁are ▁most ▁often ▁awarded ▁as ▁metal ▁bad ges , ▁but ▁if ▁the ▁gold ▁requirements ▁are ▁met ▁over ▁several ▁years ▁a ▁medal ▁is ▁awarded . ▁ ▁Det ▁milit æ re ▁sk ar ps ky t ter mer ke ▁( sh oot ing ) ▁Det ▁milit æ re ▁mars j mer ke ▁( 3 0 ▁km ▁march ▁with ▁g ear ▁under ▁a ▁set ▁time ) ▁Det ▁milit æ re ▁sk imer ke ▁( ski ing ) ▁Inf anter imer ket ▁( inf antry ▁sk ils ) ▁F elt id rett s mer ket ▁( mil it ary ▁sports ) ▁Det ▁milit æ re ▁fem k amp mer ke ▁ ▁Civil ▁med als ▁of ▁skill ▁ ▁These ▁share ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of