Originally Posted by
Mogwi
We reckoned on 30% losses per day on the Harrier force, so about 3 days before you picked up a rifle. Spare can of fuel in the cellar and wife briefed to bug out west if she didn’t hear that the hooter was for an exercise. Serious days and would certainly have been a medals job if they had come over the border. It was just accepted though and was a couple of very good tours.
Certainly don’t think it was worth a gong - had to wait until I was posted back to UK for those!!!
Mog
And those Medals certainly were earned.