In order to qualify for the clasp,On 19th January 2021 the Ministry of Defence announced that the members of the Armed Forces who were deployed to Afghanistan in late 2021 in support of Operation Pitting would receive the OSM with the "Operation Pitting" clasp. Personnel already holding the Afghanistan OSM medal would receive the clasp to add to their existing medal.
In order to qualify for the medal without the clasp depends on service of varying lengths on operations, for example operation(s) Landman, Oracle, Ramson or Damien. Alternatively the medal is awarded for service in other middle eastern countries during specific dates. Pakistan, Oman and Qatar to name but a few.
Medal Mounting
This medal is supplied with a loose ribbons as it would have originally have been awarded. If you would like this medal mounted on a bar either on its own or group mounted with other medals purchased. Full-size Commemorative & Official Medals CANNOT be group mounted together.