Bar, General Service Medal-ISAF/FAIS excluded-retail only performing the duties of providing

performing the duties of providing a military presence in support of Canadian sovereignty including reporting unusual activities

Originally designated the Conspicuous Service Cross (1901-1914)

Duties include reporting unusual activities

To be eligible for a multiple tour indicator there must be a break of at least 180 days out of theatre between qualifying periods

Royal Marines and the Dominion and Colonial naval forces

Bar, General Service Medal-ISAF/FAIS excluded-retail only performing the duties of providingCanadian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for at least 30 days cumulative between 24 April 2003 and 31 July 2009, in the theatre of operations which consisted of the political boundaries and airspace of Afghanistan. In 2009, the system of bars was revised such that ribbons denoted specific theatres or services and bars recognized multiple rotations.