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Forum: Military Aviation

20th Nov 2014, 08:38

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

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Posted By Al R

PN, I was being a little flippant, apols. ...

PN,

I was being a little flippant, apols. Anna Soubry has difficulties with the concept of 'retrospective action' anyway so maybe, regrettably, from here on the award could be gratis and at cost,...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Nov 2014, 21:38

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Views: 20,604

Posted By Al R

Diginagain, Correct, you always have had...

Diginagain,

Correct, you always have had that chance and you may pass it (new legislation is complicated - sufficiently so that DC's press office completely balls'd up a press release about it...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Nov 2014, 21:30

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Views: 20,604

Posted By Al R

PN Surely, an award must be deserved...

PN

Surely, an award must be deserved and awarded and not bought? Good lord, are we nothing more than political party donors? :eek:

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Nov 2014, 21:26

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Views: 20,604

Posted By Al R

Tankertrash, I once walked into a room...

Tankertrash,

I once walked into a room which contained General Mike Jackson. Cue stern silence at my lowly intrusion. He boomed "Ha, one man in theatre with hair longer than me".

Time...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Nov 2014, 21:21

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Views: 20,604

Posted By Al R

Diginagain, The process is quite...

Diginagain,

The process is quite simple, but there are many shysters out there. One I found earlier this week, has offices in South America. This...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Nov 2014, 21:09

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Views: 20,604

Posted By Al R

#40

BroomstickPilot,

I started this thread a couple of years ago. We adorn all manner of deserving folk and non deserving flunkies with baubles, yet..
...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Nov 2014, 17:14

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Views: 20,604

Posted By Al R

Melchett, Ref army comparison, do you think...

Melchett,

Ref army comparison, do you think there has been some meritocracy inspired snobbery about it? You know, almost a ".. we're above that kind of self grandiosing adornment", whereas, with...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Nov 2014, 16:52

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Views: 20,604

Posted By Al R

If MPN were to have his way (by the sounds of...

If MPN were to have his way (by the sounds of it), decorated.

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Nov 2014, 10:31

Replies: 146

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Views: 20,604

Posted By Al R

National Defence Medal is a medal for doing nothing

Apparently!

It doesn't bother me either way because I no longer serve but a National Defence Medal might mean something to owners too, Bob. I wonder if members of the Armed Forces really are...

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