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This is the same Air Force that gives out a ribbon when officers complete a school...
This is the same Air Force that gives out a ribbon when officers complete a school...
Examples please. I've attended a ton of schools during my days in the AF, and all I got was a hearty hand-shake. Oh, except one. The one school I've received my wings for. A little tougher than a PA course, so I guess getting a hunk of metal to wear on my chest for it is justified.
I knew right away that I was facing some stiff competition,” Ghostbuster said. “As soon as I walked in the building, there were all these pilots who were overweight and soft and pale, and their faces were covered in acne. You don’t get that kind of body without hours and hours in the cockpit [sic], away from the light of the day. These guys were the real deal.
Could someone please explain this to me? I supported, but mostly ignored the military until October when God finally got my attention about His plans, so I really don't follow a lot of this, even though I am burying myself in military stuff.
According to TDB - It has now been "redesigned"
Could someone please explain this to me? I supported, but mostly ignored the military until October when God finally got my attention about His plans, so I really don't follow a lot of this, even though I am burying myself in military stuff.
Could someone please explain this to me? I supported, but mostly ignored the military until October when God finally got my attention about His plans, so I really don't follow a lot of this, even though I am burying myself in military stuff.
Excellent summary- thanks for breaking this down so succinctly and in a civil mannerUSMA2020,
In the military, service members receive awards for different actions or experiences.
Very generally speaking, there are two major kinds of awards. Those for combat and those for everything else.
Currently, the combat awards are: The Medal of Honor (MOH), The Distinguished Service Cross (Known as the Navy Cross or Air Force Cross as well), The Silver Star, The Bronze Star and the Service/Department Commendation Medal (Army Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal). The order of precedence of these awards are the MOH, Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Commendation Medal. Additionally, the Bronze Star and the Commendation medal can have a V Device (V is for valor as those two awards can be given for periods of service or achievement as well) awarded with it to signify valorous actions in combat.
The new medal would be considered a combat award and it would be placed higher in precedence than the Bronze Star Medal.
Many of those who have served in combat find fault with this because the stipulations for the award allow it to be given to individuals who operate remotely piloted vehicles from non-combat soil. (e.g. an Air Force pilot operating a remotely piloted vehicle from Nevada.) Additionally, many of those find fault because they had attempted to get a medal awarded to a service member of a lower rank and we unable to get any award higher than the service commendation medal.
That is a broad and probably partially inaccurate breakdown. Additionally, the other services like to make fun of the Air Force
Excellent summary- thanks for breaking this down so succinctly and in a civil manner
3 sleep in a tent outside the flight line for a month while reporting to work. That is what they are doing when they are downrange.
Possibly, however, maybe the SECDEF and J1 were thinking about the scope.