I have a couple of "coins" given to me by USN and USAF for work I did as a private sector employee supporting DoD programs. I guess I did good work, (hard to remember so far back), but it seemed to me that the coins I received were as much about commemoration of an event/program as anything else. As much a "participation medal" as a "performance medal".
Yesterday I got an e-mail from JO-DD. About an "amazing day" overcoming sensor and data resource outages to get their job done. "Our leadership didn't think we could deliver under the limitations we had. I threw out the Std playbook and my sailors blew them away. My whole team got "coined"; the O6 also coined two of my front row, my whole front row has been individually coined now----kind of a big deal".
Just trying to follow my DD's adventure via e-mail. Can anybody tell me the difference between the coins I received and a sailor "getting coined" on deployment?
DD was glowing about the event, "I've never been this high, even after a crew race; team killed it", I'd like to understand the "coined" part of it.
As always thanks for any info provided; still makes me feel good to drop by this board.
Best:
Just Dad
Yesterday I got an e-mail from JO-DD. About an "amazing day" overcoming sensor and data resource outages to get their job done. "Our leadership didn't think we could deliver under the limitations we had. I threw out the Std playbook and my sailors blew them away. My whole team got "coined"; the O6 also coined two of my front row, my whole front row has been individually coined now----kind of a big deal".
Just trying to follow my DD's adventure via e-mail. Can anybody tell me the difference between the coins I received and a sailor "getting coined" on deployment?
DD was glowing about the event, "I've never been this high, even after a crew race; team killed it", I'd like to understand the "coined" part of it.
As always thanks for any info provided; still makes me feel good to drop by this board.
Best:
Just Dad