Awardable Medals

These is a list of known medals that Terran pilots may receive during their careers. The player must sometimes meet certain conditions apart from completing a mission to receive a given medal. In each game, there are two medals that are only granted if the player plays on at least Medium and impeccably completes a duo of missions.

From a FREDding perspective, medals are awarded by the grant-medal symbolic expression. If the player fails to progress with the campaign, as determined by the campaign file, he will not receive the medal anyhow.

Players also receive "ace" ranks that can be acquired by scoring a given number of kills. There are three such ranks in both games: Ace, Double Ace, Triple Ace.

See also

• Descent: FreeSpace Medals Guide
• Silent Threat Rank and Kills Guide
• FreeSpace 2 Medals Guide
• Ranks

FreeSpace 1 Medals

Original design of the Descent: FreeSpace Full Medal Box	Mjn's Remake of the Descent: FreeSpace Full Medal Box

Picture	Rank	Requirement	Mjn's Remake
	Ensign	0 points
	Lieutenant Junior Grade	4000 points
	Lieutenant	10000 points
	Lieutenant Commander	22000 points
	Commander	50000 points
	Captain	150000 points
	Commodore	400000 points
	Rear Admiral	2000000 points
	Vice Admiral	5000000 points
	Ensign	9000000 points

Picture	Name	Requirement	Mission	Mjn's Remake
	Ace	60 kills	Any
	Double Ace	150 kills	Any
	Triple Ace	350 kills	Any
	Wings	Complete Basic Training 3 or Advanced Training 2	Basic Training 3 Advanced Training 2
	Adv. Pilot Wings	Get two pairs of Pilot Wings	Basic Training 3 Advanced Training 2
	Commendation Medal	Running the Gauntlet Avenging Angels: Disable and capture both the GTT Omega and PVT Rasputin	Act 3 Mission 5 Act 1 Mission 4
	Conspicuous Gallantry	The Big Bang Last Hope	Act 2 Mission 2 Act 3 Mission 2
	Distinguished Flying Cross	The Field of Battle: Destroy the PVF Vasudan Ace(difficulty must be medium or higher) Paving the Way Enter the Dragon	Act 1 Mission 2 Act 1 Mission 6 Act 2 Mission 7
	Distinguished Service Cross	La Ruota della Fortuna	Act 2 Mission 3
	Galactic Service	Good Luck	Act 3 Mission 9
	Galatea Survivor	Doomsday: Protect all escape pods launched from the GTD Galatea on Medium difficulty or higher	Act 2 Mission 10
	Good Conduct	First Strike A Failure to Communicate Shell Game	Act 1 Mission 10 Act 3 Mission 3 Act 2 Mission 6
	Legion of Merit	Reaching the Zenith: Destroy the SC Zenith	Act 3 Mission 4
	Medal of Honor	Black Omega: Protect both GTT Omega transports on Medium difficulty or higher	Act 3 Mission 6
	Meritorious Unit	Playing Judas Exodus	Act 2 Mission 8 Act 3 Mission 1
	Military Defense	Clash of the Titans (difficulty must be medium or above)	Act 3 Mission 7
	Vasudan Alliance	The Hammer and the Anvil	Act 1 Mission 8

FreeSpace 2 Medals

Original design of the Descent: FreeSpace Full Medal Box	Mjn's Remake of the Descent: FreeSpace Full Medal Box

Picture	Rank	Requirement	Mjn's Remake
	Ensign	0 points
	Lieutenant Junior Grade	4000 points
	Lieutenant	10000 points
	Lieutenant Commander	22000 points
	Commander	50000 points
	Captain	150000 points
	Commodore	400000 points
	Rear Admiral	2000000 points
	Vice Admiral	5000000 points
	Ensign	9000000 points

Picture	Name	Requirement	Mission	Mjn's Remake
	Ace	60 kills	Any
	Double Ace	150 kills	Any
	Triple Ace	350 kills	Any
	Wings	Complete all Training Missions	Training 3
	Adv. Pilot Wings	Get two pairs of Pilot Wings	Training 3
	Allied Defense Citation	A Lion at the Door: Protect the GTD Carthage and GVCv Dahshor.	Act 1 Mission 4
	Epsilon Pegasi Liberation	Feint! Parry! Riposte!: Protect the GTC Rampart.	Act 1 Mission 10
	Distinguished Flying Cross	The Sixth Wonder: Protect the GTI Enif Station. The King's Gambit: Destroy all NTF warships.	Act 1 Mission 8 Act 2 Mission 4
	GTVA Legion of Honor	Dunkerque: Protect both Lambda transports and the GTD Messana.	Act 3 Mission 7
	Imperial Order of Vasuda	Argonautica: Protect the GTD Aquitaine.	Act 3 Mission 5
	Intelligence Cross	...But Hate the Traitor: Do not destroy the GTT Omega.	SOC Loop 1 Mission 3
	Meritorious Unit Commendation	Exodus: Protect the entire civilian convoy.	Act 3 Mission 6
	Medal of Valor	A Monster in the Mist: Scan the 4 subsystems of the SJ Sathanas and protect the GVCv Maahes.	Act 2 Mission 8
	Nebula Campaign Victory Star	High Noon: Destroy all 4 forward beam cannons (whether during this mission or Bearbaiting) before the SJ Sathanas is destroyed.	Act 3 Mission 2
	NTF Campaign Victory Star	Endgame: Protect the GTC Fortune and GTCv Monitor.	Act 2 Mission 6
	Order of Galatea	Proving Grounds: Keep the hull integrity of the GTD Aquitaine above 50 percent.	Act 2 Mission 3
	SOC Service Medallion	Into the Lion's Den: Destroy at least one Shivan Comm Node.	SOC Loop 2 Mission 2
	SOC Unit Crest	Rebels & Renegades: Protect the NTF Iceni. As Lightning Fall: Protect the GTT Lambda 1.	SOC Loop 1 Mission 1 SOC Loop 2 Mission 1