Those English guys are wack. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Instituted by King George the Fifth in 1917 as an Order of Knighthood. The Military Division comprises five classes. The first class Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE), second class Knight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE), third class Commander (CBE), fourth class officer (OBE) and fifth class Member (MBE). Each class, dependent upon the rank of the recipient, is bestowed for meritorious service. The Medal of the Order (BEM) was discontinued in the United Kingdom in 1993.