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How many of you military baws have medals or qual badges from other countries
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:22 am
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:22 am
The WWII letter thread made me wonder how common it is these days to see US military personnel with non-US medals or qualification badges.
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Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:32 am to upgrayedd
Exchange jumps are still common. I haven't seen anything from Iraqi or Afghan governments as far as awards to US service members.
ETA: Forgot about the various proficiency badges...Germany has one.
ETA: Forgot about the various proficiency badges...Germany has one.
This post was edited on 11/15/20 at 11:48 am
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:36 am to upgrayedd
For whatever reason, I never had any desire to try to earn foreign awards. I was stationed in Germany and a lot of guys were obsessed with it, but it didn’t appeal to me.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:40 am to SpencerRob
What could you get from the Germans?
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:45 am to upgrayedd
Mostly officers get foreign awards.
The Kuwait Liberation medal was pretty common back in the 90s. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia both issued a Kuwait Liberation medal to US military personnel.
The Kuwait Liberation medal was pretty common back in the 90s. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia both issued a Kuwait Liberation medal to US military personnel.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:52 am to upgrayedd
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What could you get from the Germans?
Marksmanship qualification badge
This post was edited on 11/15/20 at 11:55 am
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:57 am to Philzilla2k
Are there any offered by the Koreans?
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:59 am to upgrayedd
I have one medal issued by the Kingdom of Kuwait and one by the Kingdom of Saud. Probably 400 thousand or so were given out. So pretty common.
I also have the Louisiana War Cross. I'm proud of it.
I also have the Louisiana War Cross. I'm proud of it.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 12:03 pm to upgrayedd
Most of us have NATO ISAF or another NATO medal
There was a specialized German qual course offered here last year where they could earn some tab. If I remember correctly it was entirely physical fitness based
There was a specialized German qual course offered here last year where they could earn some tab. If I remember correctly it was entirely physical fitness based
Posted on 11/15/20 at 12:04 pm to upgrayedd
I think everyone who served in or around Vietnam got a doo-hickey from the Republic of Vietnam.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 12:09 pm to upgrayedd
Common to see German badges since they have a lot of instructors over here in our schools.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 6:40 pm to SpencerRob
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I was stationed in Germany and a lot of guys were obsessed with it, but it didn’t appeal to me.
So you're saying you couldn't hang with the studs who got it? Everytime I hear a Joe say "It doesn't appeal to me", it just means they didn't have the conviction or determination to put forward the extra effort and get it.
Thanks for serving and your dedication to duty, but please don't try to pull your motor pool BS on here that something challenging didn't appeal to you.
And yes, I have mine and I wear it with pride. It is one of the more common ones of something that isn't very common.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 6:43 pm to GardenDistrictTiger
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also have the Louisiana War Cross. I'm proud of it.
Is that from walking a tour in the French Quarter after midnight?
Posted on 11/15/20 at 6:44 pm to upgrayedd
Id have had trophies i kept from all the men I killed
Posted on 11/15/20 at 6:45 pm to SEClint
That you, Cotton Hill?
Posted on 11/15/20 at 6:46 pm to upgrayedd
More like cotton mouth right now
Posted on 11/15/20 at 6:55 pm to upgrayedd
I have a ROK Presidential Unit Citation that was awarded to my division (2ID) for the forgotten "crab war" incident. It always got questions during inspections.
This is it:
This is it:
Posted on 11/15/20 at 6:56 pm to upgrayedd
quote:The secret to making the Frenchies le poop in their pantaloons.
What could you get from the Germans?
Posted on 11/15/20 at 6:59 pm to soccerfüt
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The secret to making the Frenchies le poop in their pantaloons.
A 40 hour work week?
Posted on 11/15/20 at 7:03 pm to northshorebamaman
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for the forgotten "crab war" inciden
Do tell
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