also if you don't mind it will be nice to do multiple awards of the same medals just like in RL, here is what i have suggested somewhere else
The leveling of the medals is based on a pin system (similar to that of real military units). This pin is placed on top of the ribbon once a second or subsequent award is received. Each medal can have its own specific threshold for receiving said subsequent awards.
| 1ST CATEGORY |
| Honor Cross | Given to all units upon arrival as recognition for fighting the Alien threat, and for being part of the force to save humanity. This Medal does not have multiple awards it will only be given once. |
| Service Medal | Given in recognition for serving for a specific number of months. The first award is received on the 6th month of service and all subsequent awards will also be received on the 6th month thereafter. |
| Military Cross | Given to soldiers for been in a specific number of missions. The unit must meet a certain criteria such as having perform at least a certain number of action or using a certain number of time units. |
| Merit Star | Given when a unit kills a certain number of Aliens |
| Star of Gallantry | Given when a unit captures a certain number of live aliens, in any manner such as stun weapons/grenades; stun baton or simply knocking them out with an explosion, a melee attack or your bare fist!!! |
| Bolt's Cross | This medal is given when a unit stuns a certain number of aliens with a stun baton (commander/leader). |
| Specialists Medal | This medal is given when a unit stuns a certain number of aliens with one stun grenade/rocket. |
| Campaign Medal | This medal is given when a unit serves “X” months in the specific area to receive that area campaign ribbon (e.g. North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, etc.) |
| 2ND CATEGORY |
| Grenadiers Medal | Given when a unit kills 3 or more aliens with one grenade. |
| Marksman Medal | Given when a unit kills an alien at over *** m with a weapon (this can then apply for all other weapons). |
| Proficiency Medal | This medal is given when a unit reaches a certain number of kills with a specific weapon (replace weapon with pistol, rifle, heavy grenades, etc.) as such you can have a badge for each weapon. |
| Star of Valor | This medal is given when a unit kills a certain number of alien in close quarters combat or hand-to-hand or stun-baton-to-hand, you get what i mean, and you must be a bad ass if you get close enough to try and capture or kill an alien like that. |
| Star of Courage | This medal is given to a unit for not panicking, after 3-4 squad deaths, each with higher or equal rank. |
| Star of Sol | This medal is given when a unit is the first trooper into X amount (where X is a large amount) of UFOs and alien bases. |
| Hell-raiser Medal | This medal is given when a unit kills a certain number of enemies with incendiary weapons. |
| Defender Medal | This medal is given for being part of a successful base defense. |
| Longest Night | This medal is given for participating “X” amounts night terror mission. |
| Black Cross | Given to soldiers that survive friendly fire after being hit |
| 3RD CATEGORY |
| Crimson Heart | This medal is given when a unit survives a mission with health (25% or less). |
| Heart of Terra | This medal is given to soldiers that survive the mission after falling unconscious from fatal wounds. |
| Order of Glory | This medal is given when a unit kills 7 aliens in a single mission |
| Loneliest Number | This medal is given when a unit is the sole survivor in a mission, this is given only when attacking a medium or above size UFO with at least 7 soldiers in a mission. |
| Order of Earth | This medal is given when a unit clears a UFO of medium/large size |
| Nike Cross | This medal is given when a unit kills all aliens in a mission |
| Medal of Heroism | |
| Distinguished Service | |
| Sedgwick's Cross | This medal is given when the highest ranking soldier kills enemy commander before any of his men |
| Eagled Eyes | This medal is given to a unit for sighting the first of a new Alien species |
| Star of Asclepius | This medal is given when a unit survives a battle after being shot (at) more than 10 times by enemy units. |
| Prowler Cross | This medal is given to a unit for being the first to capturing a live alien, for each alien race |
| Man of Steel | This medal is given when a units survives a battle after being hit 5 times or more by enemy units |
| Dying Kill Medal | This medal is given when a unit kills an Alien with a grenade, after the unit has died. (Aliens turn)(if game allows to track your fallen units) |
| Demolition-Man | This medal is given to a unit for blowing up a whole UFO (if possible) |
| Ace in the Hole | This medal is given when a unit kills an enemy with last round in his inventory |
| Senile Medal | This medal is given when a unit kills an enemy with projectile weapon while enemy is in Fog of War |
| Terran Cross | This medal is given for achieving mission objectives as the highest rank left standing after your squad has taken fatalities (only if you weren't the highest rank at the start) |
| Meritorious Citation | This medal is given for leading the team that recovers a specific piece of alien tech (highest rank soldier in the mission only) |
| Order of the fallen | This medal is given to any soldier fallen in combat (if the system allows tracking and displaying your fallen units)(Medal does not have multiple awards) |
| Valiant Crux | This medal is given to a unit for completing a terror mission without a single civilian casualty
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The categories are just based on rarity, meaning category one basically every single soldier could achieve them sooner or later however category 3 not many will achieve them if any
