Medals featured in Battlefield 3 are awarded for earning a certain number of Ribbons, weapon specific kills, or satisfying a time requirement. All Medals award 10,000 XP and serve as both a reward for and an incentive to obtain the same ribbon multiple times. Medals can be earned multiple times by constantly meeting its requirements.
Below they are divided into groups:
General[]
| Image | Ribbon | Task | Exp |
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US Marines Service Medal |
Spend 100 hours in the United States Marine Corps. |
10000 |
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RU Army Service Medal | Spend 100 hours in the RU Army. | 10000 |
Weapons and Bonuses[]
| Image | Ribbon | Task | Exp |
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Assault Rifle Medal | Obtain the Assault Rifle Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Light Machine Gun Medal | Obtain the Light Machine Gun Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Carbine Medal | Obtain the Carbine Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Handgun Medal | Obtain the Handgun Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Sniper Rifle Medal | Obtain the Sniper Rifle Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Shotgun Medal | Obtain the Shotgun Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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PDW Medal | Obtain the PDW Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Melee Medal | Obtain the Melee Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Combat Efficiency Medal | Obtain the Combat Efficiency Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Avenger Medal | Obtain the Avenger Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Accuracy Medal | Obtain the Accuracy Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Nemesis Medal | Obtain the Nemesis Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Savior Medal | Obtain the Savior Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Suppression Medal | Obtain the Suppression Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
Kits[]
| Image | Ribbon | Task | Exp |
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Assault Service Medal | Spend 50 hours as Assault. | 10000 |
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Engineer Service Medal | Spend 50 hours as Engineer. | 10000 |
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Support Service Medal | Spend 50 hours as Support. | 10000 |
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Recon Service Medal | Spend 50 hours as Recon. | 10000 |
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Medical Medal | Obtain the Medical Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Maintenance Medal | Obtain the Maintenance ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Resupply Medal | Obtain the Resupply Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Surveillance Medal | Obtain the Surveillance Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Radio Beacon Medal | 100 spawns on your Radio Beacon. | 10000 |
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M18 Claymore Medal | Kill 150 enemies with the M18 Claymore. | 10000 |
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Laser Designator Medal | Get 150 Damage assists with the Laser Designator. | 10000 |
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Mortar Medal | Kill 150 enemies with the Mortar. | 10000 |
Vehicles[]
| Image | Ribbon | Task | Exp |
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Tank Service Medal | Spend 10 hours in Tanks. | 10000 |
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Stationary Service Medal | Spend 1 hour in Stationary Weapons. | 10000 |
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Helicopter Service Medal | Spend 10 hours in Helicopters. | 10000 |
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Jet Service Medal | Spend 10 hours in Jets. | 10000 |
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Transport Warfare Medal | Get the Transport Warfare Ribbon 10 times. | 10000 |
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Armored Warfare Medal | Obtain the Armored Warfare Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Air Warfare Medal | Obtain the Air Warfare Ribbon 20 times. | 10000 |
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Stationary Emplacement Medal | Obtain the Stationary Emplacement Ribbon 10 times. | 10000 |
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Anti Vehicle Medal | Obtain the Anti Vehicle Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
Performance[]
| Image | Ribbon | Task | Exp |
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Ace Squad Medal | Obtain the Ace Squad Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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MVP Medal | Obtain the MVP Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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2nd MVP Medal | Obtain the 2nd MVP Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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3rd MVP Medal | Obtain the 3rd MVP Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
Objectives[]
| Image | Ribbon | Task | Exp |
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Flag Defender Medal | Obtain the Flag Defender Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Flag Attacker Medal | Obtain the Flag Attacker Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Squad Deathmatch Medal | Obtain the Squad Deathmatch Ribbon 20 times. | 10000 |
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Team Deathmatch Medal | Obtain the TDM Winner Ribbon 30 times. | 10000 |
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Squad Rush Medal | Obtain the Squad Rush Winner Ribbon 20 times. | 10000 |
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M-COM Attacker Medal | Obtain the M-COM Attacker Ribbon 10 times. | 10000 |
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M-COM Defender Medal | Obtain the M-COM Defender Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Rush Medal | Obtain the Rush Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Conquest Medal | Obtain the Conquest Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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TDMCQ Medal | Obtain the TDMCQ Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Tank Superiority Medal | Obtain the Tank Superiority Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Domination Medal | Obtain the Domination Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Gun Master Medal | Obtain the Gun Master Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Scavenger Medal | Obtain the Scavenger Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Air Superiority Medal | Obtain the Air Superiority Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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Capture the Flag Medal | Obtain the Capture the Flag Winner Ribbon 50 times. | 10000 |
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