Originally Posted by AJChenMPH

EWCS: do you mean Southeast Asia Service Medal?

Damn, that's an impressive rack.

Yep, I seem to be slipping with age!! You know I'm 39, a very experienced 39.

Originally Posted by zander_0633

He has a good collection! BTW, is it true that the more action you see, the more ribbons you get?

Not necessarily, sometimes it's just being at the right place at the right time. But if you think about being associated with the military for 20-30 years you are bound to be in the right place at the right time.

HAha! That's for sure!

Zander...You asked me what I meant by the government doing on the cheap, can imaging fighting in about dozen conflicts all over the world and you get one medal for all that and a dozen small bars which name each conflict that fit over the top of medal. the Medal will cost the Government about £10.00 and each bar will cost just a few pence.

Actually, the Americans do the same thing -- for each subsequent award of the same medal, you simply put a little star or device on your ribbon and medal.

Well, atleast you guys get the glory! In my country, very seldom any one in my country gets awards. Besides the Long Service award, I don't think much awards are given out. I know of one guy who got the SEAL badge on his uniform, very big and nice!

National Defense Ribbon and Global War on Terrorism

Don't laugh I'll get more next month

Originally Posted by zander_0633

BTW, is it true that the more action you see, the more ribbons you get?

Nope, it isn't true. Just because a guy has a fruit salad (alot of medals) big enough to feed a small country doesn't necessarily mean he has seen any "action" outside of some over flowing toilets and maybe a paper cut. There are a lot of fluff medals out there, and even some that aren't are awarded to guys that may not have seen anything their entire career.

(Btw, my comments are not directed towards or even in reference to Senior Chief's rack)

In order of precedence:
- Commendation Medal
- Achievement Medal
- Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon (basically our version of graduating from basic officers course)
- Commissioned Officers Association of the US Public Health Service
- Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
- Reserve Officers Association



Office of the Secretary Badge

Thanks to www.ultrathin.com for building my rack above.

A nutty question and even nuttier responses.

I have the Vietnam Service Medal, National Defence and the Good Conduct medals. Inquiring about combat action and Vietnam Campaign Medals.