Original sentence: Nominations are processed by the Advisory Committee for the Order of Military Merit, which is a part of the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall, and is comprised of six members, one appointed by the Governor General and the rest by the Chief of the Defence Staff; the Secretary to the Governor General serves as the Secretary General of the Order of Military Merit.The level of Member is generally reserved for non-commissioned members of the forces, Petty Officers, and commissioned officers up to the rank of Army or Air Force captain or Navy lieutenant, while no more than six percent of those appointed to the order in total may be inducted as Commanders
Edited sentence: Commanders may receive supporters, and all members may have the escutcheon (shield) of their arms encircled with a blue ribbon bearing the order's motto OFFICIUM ANTE COMMODUM in gold, and from which is suspended a rendition of the holder's Order of Military Merit badge.Nominations are processed by the Advisory Committee for the Order of Military Merit, which is a part of the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall, and is comprised of six members, one appointed by the Governor General, four by the Chief of the Defence Staff, and the Chief of the Defence Staff him or herself; the Secretary to the Governor General serves as the Secretary General of the Order of Military Merit.The level of Member is generally reserved for non-commissioned members of the forces, Petty Officers, and commissioned officers up to the rank of Army or Air Force captain or Navy lieutenant, while no more than six percent of those appointed to the order in total may be inducted as Commanders, and no more than 30% may be made Officers.With the patriation in 1988 of oversight of arms to Canada through the Canadian Heraldic Authority, the constitution of the Order of Military Merit was amended to include the entitlement of all inductees to petition the Chief Herald of Canada for personal armorial bearings, should they not already possess any