I have one of these....

I know someone who got this coin in the mail today

Originally Posted by Team Infidel

I know someone who got this coin in the mail today

Too many Coins, Coins just for anything and everything under the sun, sort of takes the fun out of Challenge Coins, and, just like giving Medals out for anything and everything under the sun, well it takes the prestige out of having a Coin in the first place if you ask me Major.

yeah, but i sent this jem to a gentleman in another country.. therefore... it is a little nicer.

Years ago, when EOD started playing the Coin game, EOD did it mostly among ourselves, as there was a rank structure to the Coins, and our Coin was low on the Totem Pole.
Years back Jobs that carried a Badge or Tab were the ones with Coins mostly.
Sure SF outranked us, SF Vietnam outranked all, and things like CIB, Ranger, and Airborne and such, but hell even Air Assault outranked ours, I believe merely because the 101 had moved to Air Moble.
Troops no longer assigned to the Unit corresponding to the Badge or Tab were at the bottom, even with a Coin, when other Troops still holding the MOS were playing.
It was our chance to poke fun at such Airborne and Air Assault Badge holders because to hold an EOD Badge one had to work in the job for at least 18 months in the field after School in order for the Badge to become permanent, which (along with the length of the School) helped keep Badge Collectors away.
They used the Reg. for the Coin Rank System, and an EOD Badge was the lowest Badge one could wear at a Class 5 Award.

Originally Posted by Team Infidel

I know someone who got this coin in the mail today

Nice coin..
I think I have a similar one, but it doesn't have those nice colors on the back side..

yeah, i know, but i couldn't find a picture of the one i gave you...

Thanks for tossing me under the bus Major, well at the very least standing by and watching me jump head first. You could have PM'ed me and told me it was Redleg you were posting about.

now what kind of fun would that be

101st Airborne Air Assault Challenge Coin with my rank, name, and date of graduation from THE Air Assault School on the back. I assure you, that coin has some chips and dings in it from challenges and I've enjoyed many a beer because of it =)