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Just a small thing I felt like spinning out in between all the big projects. A little too small. Damn, I should have made the image bigger. Oh well.

Originally established in 2016, the Citizen of Mars Medal is awarded to all MarsCom personnel, regardless of rank, who complete at least one tour of duty in one of its three branches (DefCom, CivCom or SciCom), which lasts two and a half years.

Upon finishing your first tour of duty, you become eligible to participate in the Martian Alliance’s representative democracy, and can choose to either enter the reserves and return to civilian life and reenlist at the time of your choosing (or until MarsCom calls you back into service), or remain in full-time service until you choose to enter the reserves, usually for tours lasting between thirteen months to one and a half years, instead of the two and a half years which are required for new personnel, though tours of duty can last as long as two to three years - especially for personnel deployed to deep space. The gold numerals you can see on the graphic reflect the number of active deployments a given individual has gone on - the only limit on the number of deployments is retirement, discharge or death. If you go on 42 deployments across your career, you get XLII on your Citizen Medal.

The ribbon is red, blue and green silk, while the medal itself is bimetallic bronze and silver. Originally, the Citizen of Mars Medal had a different design - the ribbon was solid reddish-brown, while the medal was iron-nickel. However, after the Red-Blue War, the design was changed to reflect the colors and designs of the Pan-Blue Flag (the ribbon) and the Pan-Red Flag (the medal), to symbolize reconciliation and peace between the two factions of the terraforming war. However, the fundamental design has remained the same; the Shield of Ares on the front, and on the back, the god Mars as a Roman centurion, and the Latin phrase “In Servito Ad Martis”, or “In Service To Mars”.

Or at least I hope that’s what it says - Google Translate’s grasp of Latin is tenuous on the best days.

While the Citizen Medal is considered the “entry-level” award for MarsCom personnel by contrast to the “higher” awards such as the Iron Heart (for injuries or death in the line of duty), or the Shield of the Alliance (for conspicuous gallantry or meritorious contribution to the interests of the Martian Alliance, above and beyond the call of duty and civic virtue), it is also regarded as the most prestigious, because it represents a MarsCom vet’s first step towards serving all of Mars and not simply their nation.

Description
Just a small thing I felt like spinning out in between all the big projects. A little too small. Damn, I should have made the image bigger. Oh well.

Originally established in 2016, the Citizen of Mars Medal is awarded to all MarsCom personnel, regardless of rank, who complete at least one tour of duty in one of its three branches (DefCom, CivCom or SciCom), which lasts two and a half years.

Upon finishing your first tour of duty, you become eligible to participate in the Martian Alliance’s representative democracy, and can choose to either enter the reserves and return to civilian life and reenlist at the time of your choosing (or until MarsCom calls you back into service), or remain in full-time service until you choose to enter the reserves, usually for tours lasting between thirteen months to one and a half years, instead of the two and a half years which are required for new personnel, though tours of duty can last as long as two to three years - especially for personnel deployed to deep space. The gold numerals you can see on the graphic reflect the number of active deployments a given individual has gone on - the only limit on the number of deployments is retirement, discharge or death. If you go on 42 deployments across your career, you get XLII on your Citizen Medal.

The ribbon is red, blue and green silk, while the medal itself is bimetallic bronze and silver. Originally, the Citizen of Mars Medal had a different design - the ribbon was solid reddish-brown, while the medal was iron-nickel. However, after the Red-Blue War, the design was changed to reflect the colors and designs of the Pan-Blue Flag (the ribbon) and the Pan-Red Flag (the medal), to symbolize reconciliation and peace between the two factions of the terraforming war. However, the fundamental design has remained the same; the Shield of Ares on the front, and on the back, the god Mars as a Roman centurion, and the Latin phrase “In Servito Ad Martis”, or “In Service To Mars”.

Or at least I hope that’s what it says - Google Translate’s grasp of Latin is tenuous on the best days.

While the Citizen Medal is considered the “entry-level” award for MarsCom personnel by contrast to the “higher” awards such as the Iron Heart (for injuries or death in the line of duty), or the Shield of the Alliance (for conspicuous gallantry or meritorious contribution to the interests of the Martian Alliance, above and beyond the call of duty and civic virtue), it is also regarded as the most prestigious, because it represents a MarsCom vet’s first step towards serving all of Mars and not simply their nation.