I have got a question for all you cadets out there. Why do you all get so many ribbons and medals??

I was at a Veterans Day parade and saw a few JROTC people. The student leader had on more medals and ribbons than Patton or Audie Murphy. The active duty soldiers kinda made fun of the JROTC people for that.

I dk but there are way too many ribbons in some org's

Originally Posted by USAFAUX2004

I am Affraid that although you are a Major and know more than I do but if you go to the www.cadetstuff.org and look up Captain (Senior Member) Elfstrom, then you will hit right on to my new Commander. he worked with the cadet program for a long time and he told us that because the award was not issued, to save the confusion we will have to just go with out it.

I am a Moderator for Cadetstuff...I know that just because its simplicity you should backdate the award (which you can do) and wear the correct.

Originally Posted by Doody

I have got a question for all you cadets out there. Why do you all get so many ribbons and medals??

I was at a Veterans Day parade and saw a few JROTC people. The student leader had on more medals and ribbons than Patton or Audie Murphy. The active duty soldiers kinda made fun of the JROTC people for that.

I'm not really sure the whole reasons, but probably because there are soooooooo many different activities you can do. If you get first place in a cadet competition you get a ribbon, if you get a find, etc. you have a membership ribbon (just kinda shows you apart in different ways) and other things.

I guess just because they can. JROTC has tons of ribbons and medals I will say that. I have a friend who you can literally hear him before you see him... It's kinda bad.

Not necessarily something to make fun of someone for - unless they think they should refrain from doing their best at activities... that's the only way I can see that you would keep from getting ribbons.

My unit only uses ribbons on service dress blues and service dress whites...and sometimes on winter blues (NOT winter working blues).

NEVER on working khaki, BDUs, or any other non-dress uniforms.

On the service dress blues, we wear any medals on the left, and ribbons on the right where the unit commendations go on Army uniforms.

Originally Posted by USAFAUX2004

I am Affraid that although you are a Major and know more than I do but if you go to the www.cadetstuff.org and look up Captain (Senior Member) Elfstrom, then you will hit right on to my new Commander. he worked with the cadet program for a long time and he told us that because the award was not issued, to save the confusion we will have to just go with out it.

Just a side note - don't ever do anything or miss anything to "save confusion". National doesn't like that much at all. So, to save you a little confusion when you start going places, you might wanna go order some Feik ribbons like the rest of us had to do....

NATIONAL SENT OUT ORDERS TO THE WING SAYING THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FEIKS at the time that it is behind us and we should not even bother

P.S. sorry for the damn caps

Originally Posted by USAFAUX2004

NATIONAL SENT OUT ORDERS TO THE WING SAYING THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FEIKS at the time that it is behind us and we should not even bother

P.S. sorry for the damn caps

Hmm, you might have been told this, but I could definatly contact some of the people at National that I am friends with, most likely the head of CP. So staying with the regs is something you shouldn't bother? You should be wearing the ribbon and as an NCO where the rule on ribbons is ALL OR NONE everytime you don't where that you're out of regs.

I can't give you a pic of it, cause I dunno where to find it but this is what it would be:

[Participation one bronze star] [drill team one bronze star] (at end of year awards [Exemplary personal apperance]

if you did not take the test than you cannot wear the ribbons. ALL cadets I have seen follow the rules