Section 300 in The Naval Ceremonial, Conditions Of Service And Miscellaneous Regulations, 1964
300. Sailors to be treated as new entires.
(1)Sailors in the following categories shall be considered in respect of the award of badges as fresh entries from the date of their return to the Service :-(a)Sailors who rejoin after an absence of three years (5 years in the case of Reservists), except as provided in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 299;(b)Recovered deserters, unless the 'R.' or'R.Q.' is removed.(2)On the notation 'R.' or'R.Q.'being removed from the record of a recovered deserter or when service which has been forfeited for any cause is restored any badge or badges forfeited in consequence of desertion or forfeiture of service, and any further badges for which the sailor may be eligible under ordinary rules, may be granted from the date of the order for removal or for restoration of forfeited service.
