Complex sentence: From 1955 to 1968 Militia personnel were allowed to wear on the right jacket sleeve 1 to 5 silver chevrons on drab backing for every 2 years of service or a Maple Leaf in silver thread on a drab cloth circle to represent 10 years of service.
Split into simpler sentences: From 1955 to 1968 Militia personnel were allowed to wear service insignia on the right jacket sleeve. There were 1 to 5 silver chevrons on drab backing for every 2 years of service or a Maple Leaf in silver thread on a drab cloth circle to represent 10 years of service.