Awards and decorations of the Swiss Armed Forces

Switzerland does not have a national honour system. Enshrined in the 1848 Swiss Constitution in Article 12 was a prohibition on the acceptance of honours and titles by Swiss citizens. In the current Swiss constitution there is no specific prohibition on titles and orders, however there is a statute that covers the prohibition previously covered by Article 12.

The Swiss military maintains a system of awards which recognize length of service, training, sports, and mission participation.

Decorations
These ribbons are worn in place of the older Sugus-type badges (nicknamed for their resemblance of Sugus candies). An exception is the former Alpine Insignia, which looked different and was replaced by the Sugus type.

Off-duty activities
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Order of wear
Awards are worn on the uniform as ribbon bars in rows of three, with a maximum of nine ribbons worn at a time. When the top row of ribbons is less than three, they are worn to the wearers left. Only the highest level of award received is worn. The ribbons are worn in the following order:


 * Length of Service Decoration (max 1 Ribbon);
 * Decorations:
 * Exceptional service
 * Skill-at-arms Decorations
 * Training Decorations (including Alpine training)
 * Sports Decorations
 * Mission Insignia:
 * Operations within Switzerland (max 1 Ribbon)
 * Operations Abroad;
 * UN/OSCE Mandate Missions (max 1 per ribbon)
 * Partnership for Peace Mission Insignia
 * Long Leave for Military Duties Abroad (LAK)