As a retired soldier, the biggest regret is that I did not have the opportunity to obtain the national defense service medal when I was in service, after all, due to the early service time, I did not encounter the national unified system of distribution, which has also become what everyone has been looking forward to after retiring from the army. We always look forward to when the relevant policies will be promulgated to reissue a national defense service medal to our retired soldiers. The National Defense Service Medal is a recognition of the length of service of active soldiers, and it is required to reach a certain number of years in accordance with the regulations.
A small medal for national defense service carries the dedication of the majority of soldiers to the military profession, which they exchanged for their youth, and is also a memory of their military service. Although there are no relevant policies or specific measures for the reissuance of the national defense service medal, as a retired soldier-in-arms, I look forward to the implementation of the reissuance of the national defense service medal, at least so that everyone can have a satisfactory memory of their former military career.
After all, the national defense service medal is not like the meritorious service medal, which can only be awarded if the meritorious service conditions are met, and the most important thing for the national defense service medal is a recognition of service experience.