Military awards and decorations of Switzerland

Switzerland does not have a national honour system. Enshrined in the 1848 Swiss Constition 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.

Order of wear
Awards are worn of 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:
 * Alpine insignia
 * Skill-at-arms Decorations
 * Training Decorations
 * 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)