Service Medals: Silver

(a)A silver medal for faithful service to the government of Guam is granted and will be known as the Twenty-Five Year Service Medal.

(1)This medal may be granted, by the government of Guam, to any person who has faithfully served the government of Guam for a total of at least twenty-five

(25)years.

(2)Creditable service to the Naval Government of Guam in a civil capacity, or active service in the Guam Militia, shall be counted toward the time necessary to establish eligibility for this medal. Service in a federal capacity shall also be counted, provided such service has been directly in connection with the government of Guam activities.

(b)The Twenty-Five Year Service Medal will be of silver and may be worn by its recipient on occasions of ceremony.

(c)A Five-Year Silver Bar may be granted, by the government of Guam, for each five

(5)years of service over the twenty-five

(25)year basic period, provided the additional service would have been eligible to count toward original award of the medal.