Topic: what medals and ribbons do YOU have? 7

SILKEN THOMAS · January 4th, 2006

Campaign Service medal 1922 with Bar 'Malaya'

Campaign Service medal 1962 with Bars 'Malaya'
'Borneo'
'Northern Ireland'

Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for 18 years undetected crime.

zander_0633 · January 4th, 2006

I think those are obtained when you participate in the Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s. I heard quite a lot of indonesian Commandos infiltratied the british and bombed up some structures!

Missileer · January 4th, 2006

Expert badge with M1 Carbine and Missile bars
Sharpshooter badge with M1 Rifle bar
Good Conduct medal
Even though I served during the Vietnam Era, I never received the NDSM but I qualify for it.
Presidential Unit Citation (blue one)

zander_0633 · January 5th, 2006

Normally how do you qualify for all this badges and who authorises them ?

revenant · January 5th, 2006

I Have exemplary personal appearance, physical fitness, community service and color guard.

zander_0633 · January 5th, 2006

How often does the military give out the badges?

FULLMETALJACKET · January 11th, 2006

Medals-Logistics, and Outstanding Cadet
Ribbons-Community Service, Activities, Rifle Team, Drill Team, Good Conduct, Dress and appearance, Academic, Sons of the Revolution.

Missileer · January 11th, 2006

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Originally Posted by zander_0633

Normally how do you qualify for all this badges and who authorises them ?

Here's a good site for explanations for receiving each one.

http://www.angelfire.com/md2/patches...ww2medals.html

There are links on this site for more medals at the bottom.
The requirements for earning medals usually don't change but how many are awarded depends on the war or action. In the Korean conflict, medals were few and hard to get. In Vietnam, medals were pretty plentiful and easier to earn.

zander_0633 · January 12th, 2006

Nice info!

ajpigger · January 27th, 2006

There certainly are alot of "different" medals out there!! No offence but medals for finishing basic training. What I got for finishing Kapooka (australian army basic training) was a ticket to a place were more a@#holes wanted to yell at me!! haha (School of Infantry).

But each to there own I guess.

January 4th, 2006	Post 63
Missileer Nuclear Duck Hunter Gear	Expert badge with M1 Carbine and Missile bars Sharpshooter badge with M1 Rifle bar Good Conduct medal Even though I served during the Vietnam Era, I never received the NDSM but I qualify for it. Presidential Unit Citation (blue one) __________________ “War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.” —John Stuart Mill

January 5th, 2006	Post 66
zander_0633 Milforum Gnat Gear	How often does the military give out the badges? __________________ - Ready To Strike -

January 11th, 2006	Post 67
FULLMETALJACKET MilForum Bad Apple Gear	Medals-Logistics, and Outstanding Cadet Ribbons-Community Service, Activities, Rifle Team, Drill Team, Good Conduct, Dress and appearance, Academic, Sons of the Revolution. __________________ "For Democracy, any man would give his only begotten son."

January 4th, 2006	Post 61
SILKEN THOMAS Tirones	Campaign Service medal 1922 with Bar 'Malaya' Campaign Service medal 1962 with Bars 'Malaya' 'Borneo' 'Northern Ireland' Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for 18 years undetected crime.

January 4th, 2006	Post 62
zander_0633 Milforum Gnat Gear	I think those are obtained when you participate in the Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s. I heard quite a lot of indonesian Commandos infiltratied the british and bombed up some structures!

January 5th, 2006	Post 64
zander_0633 Milforum Gnat Gear	Normally how do you qualify for all this badges and who authorises them ?

January 5th, 2006	Post 65
revenant Tirones	I Have exemplary personal appearance, physical fitness, community service and color guard.

January 12th, 2006	Post 69
zander_0633 Milforum Gnat Gear	Nice info!

January 27th, 2006	Post 70
ajpigger Milites Gregarius	There certainly are alot of "different" medals out there!! No offence but medals for finishing basic training. What I got for finishing Kapooka (australian army basic training) was a ticket to a place were more a@#holes wanted to yell at me!! haha (School of Infantry). But each to there own I guess.