Complex sentence: Before the Instruction n ° 3900/DEF/CAB/SDBC/DECO/A, the cross was only awarded by the suggestion of Ground Forces officers and only members of the Ground Forces, or members of the other services who were working directly alongside or with them, were eligible.
Split into simpler sentences: Before the Instruction n ° 3900/DEF/CAB/SDBC/DECO/A, the cross was only awarded by the suggestion of Ground Forces officers. Only members of the Ground Forces, or members of the other services who were working directly alongside or with them, were eligible.