Red Slovenske vojske

The Order of the Slovenian Armed Forces [Red Slovenske vojske] is a high decoration of the Slovenian Armed Forces, awarded by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia to:

officers of the Slovenian Armed Forces, ministry employees, military commands, units, institutions, bodies within the ministry and its internal organizational units, for an exceptional contribution to strengthening and developing the Slovenian Armed Forces; and

to foreign citizens, bodies and organizations for successful cooperation with the Slovenian Armed Forces and the ministry.

For wartime merits, the Order of the Slovenian Armed Forces with Swords is awarded; for peacetime merits, the Order of the Slovenian Armed Forces is awarded. The Order of the Slovenian Armed Forces is generally awarded to a foreign military attaché upon leaving the Republic of Slovenia, provided that they have served in that role for at least one year. The Order of the Slovenian Armed Forces may also be awarded posthumously. The decoration is defined in the Rules on Awards of the Ministry of Defence.