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Distinguished Warfare Medal SMH
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<blockquote data-quote="NinjaBum" data-source="post: 12747977" data-attributes="member: 123834"><p>Meh, while it would be horsecrap if the bronze star still held any meaning to me, everyone above the rank of E6, and E6's who have been the PSG while the PSG went home for two weeks on leave, getting them automatically makes the medal completely worthless in my eyes most of the time. (No disrespect to guys who have actually earned them or gotten them with V devices, believe me, I know folks E6 and below who get them have done something pretty stellar most of the time.) It's like the ARCOM is for lower enlisted in this day and age.</p><p></p><p>Only awards without V devices I actually hear about someone getting and say "Man, this guy must have been very courageous" are Silver Star, the service crosses, and MoH.</p><p></p><p>The bronze star thing always chafes my ass, since my grandfather got a bronze star for doing some intense stuff fighting the Japanese as a counter sniper in WW2, but some E7 who may or may not have been the HQ PSG, sitting in the TOC all day long bullshitting gets one just for being there.</p><p></p><p>If they want to give the guys something that's cool. I dunno about placing them that high up, but like I said, Bronze Star has been watered down to the point where it's a joke and completely detracts from what someone has to do to earn one E6 and below. Don't know how you can keep a straight face awarding someone a bronze star for doing something truly exemplary all the while knowing "I get one of these automatically..."</p><p></p><p>It's whatevs. I don't care who gets the medal or where it is in the pecking order, if it wasn't earned by doing something above and beyond, I won't give them a second thought. MoH, service cross, silver star, bronze star with a V or bronze star on lower enlisted or me no care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NinjaBum, post: 12747977, member: 123834"] Meh, while it would be horsecrap if the bronze star still held any meaning to me, everyone above the rank of E6, and E6's who have been the PSG while the PSG went home for two weeks on leave, getting them automatically makes the medal completely worthless in my eyes most of the time. (No disrespect to guys who have actually earned them or gotten them with V devices, believe me, I know folks E6 and below who get them have done something pretty stellar most of the time.) It's like the ARCOM is for lower enlisted in this day and age. Only awards without V devices I actually hear about someone getting and say "Man, this guy must have been very courageous" are Silver Star, the service crosses, and MoH. The bronze star thing always chafes my ass, since my grandfather got a bronze star for doing some intense stuff fighting the Japanese as a counter sniper in WW2, but some E7 who may or may not have been the HQ PSG, sitting in the TOC all day long bullshitting gets one just for being there. If they want to give the guys something that's cool. I dunno about placing them that high up, but like I said, Bronze Star has been watered down to the point where it's a joke and completely detracts from what someone has to do to earn one E6 and below. Don't know how you can keep a straight face awarding someone a bronze star for doing something truly exemplary all the while knowing "I get one of these automatically..." It's whatevs. I don't care who gets the medal or where it is in the pecking order, if it wasn't earned by doing something above and beyond, I won't give them a second thought. MoH, service cross, silver star, bronze star with a V or bronze star on lower enlisted or me no care. [/QUOTE]
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