For all the Medal Whores

BRanger91 · Post by **BRanger91** » April 8th, 2005, 7:41 pm

Oh boy that's all I need! More junk to buy for the uniform I wear once a year in a DA photo! If I read it right though you can wear either the GWOT-X or one of the two campaign medals. Think I would wear the campaign since any fool outside CONUS in support can wear the GWOT-X (GITMO)

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » April 8th, 2005, 7:45 pm

hit_it wrote:damn, enough is enough.

I don't have any more money for this shit.

that's it. i'm going sterile.

By virtue of your job that's kind of gonna' happen anyway

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » April 8th, 2005, 7:52 pm

Well, I for 1 are going to applaud all of you that have served our military and nation in your respective theaters. God Bless you all. ~S~

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Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » April 8th, 2005, 7:54 pm

BRanger91 wrote:Oh boy that's all I need! More junk to buy for the uniform I wear once a year in a DA photo! If I read it right though you can wear either the GWOT-X or one of the two campaign medals. Think I would wear the campaign since any fool outside CONUS in support can wear the GWOT-X (GITMO)

Here's my interpretation...You can were

GWTOE
GWOTS
ISM

OR

GWTOE
GWOTS
ASM

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » April 8th, 2005, 10:54 pm

It sounded like you could wear BOTH so long as you qualify for both. If you made a trip out and that trip covered your requirement for OIF, then you get thae Iraq medal. If you made a subsequent, or previous trip and that trip covered your requirement for OEF, then you get the purty one with the eagle.

Military personnel may receive both of the new campaign medals if they meet the requirement for both awards. However, officials said the qualifying period of service for one award can't be used to justify eligibility for the other. Just one award of each of the new medals is authorized, as no service stars are prescribed.

BRanger91 · Post by **BRanger91** » April 9th, 2005, 8:27 am

Thanks guys, I'm going to have to dig into it. I just had a friggin DA photo done for promotion

! I ain't putting that shit back on for another year!!

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » April 9th, 2005, 9:03 am

BRanger91 wrote:Thanks guys, I'm going to have to dig into it. I just had a friggin DA photo done for promotion ! I ain't putting that shit back on for another year!!

I wouldn't worry about the DA photo. It'll be a while before the medals are actually awarded and then it'll be more time until HRC figures out who is eligible and who isn't. I would say with 99% accuaracy that it will not affect your board at all, the other 1% is some dumbass sitting on the board thinking he has a secret no one else does and everyone else will be convinced he is a fucking LEG!

Rebel3 · Post by **Rebel3** » April 9th, 2005, 10:56 am

Terry Welshan wrote:
H8 Train wrote:Add more shit to my salad bowl.

Yeah, but you active duty types ain't got one of these babies. :D

http://foxfall.com/cwm.htm

I got 1 and the certificate

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » April 9th, 2005, 4:22 pm

Silverback wrote:
hit_it wrote:damn, enough is enough.

I don't have any more money for this shit.

that's it. i'm going sterile.
By virtue of your job that's kind of gonna' happen anyway

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » April 9th, 2005, 6:27 pm

Terry Welshan wrote:
Rebel3 wrote:
Terry Welshan wrote:
Yeah, but you active duty types ain't got one of these babies. :D

http://foxfall.com/cwm.htm
I got 1 and the certificate

I stand corrected, I didn't think anyone would have a medal that you had to put yourself in for and pay out of your own pocket as well. :D

Most of us received our Certificates, but I personally didn't know about an actual medal..Shit now I'm up to 20.

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » April 9th, 2005, 7:04 pm

The certificate was the only thing authorized. The Cold War Medal was commemorative only, Ranger SB.

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » April 9th, 2005, 7:08 pm

hit_it wrote:The certificate was the only thing authorized. The Cold War Medal was commemorative only, Ranger SB.

Obviously the humor didn't translate well.

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » April 9th, 2005, 8:25 pm

Silverback wrote:
hit_it wrote:The certificate was the only thing authorized. The Cold War Medal was commemorative only, Ranger SB.
Obviously the humor didn't translate well.

My fault, 1SG. My humor switch was logged off. i took my meds and I'm back in my happy place.