It seems a bit pointless as we already have an operational honours list, using testimony from the chain of command and colleagues to secure an award for bravery.
The risk is that if a SUN recipient has not got a gong, pressure will then be brought to bear by same paper for MoD to award a formal one (SUN headline "MoD refuses to honour 'Our Boys'!")
I agree; it's just tacky and demeans the formal awards already issued to Beharry and other deserving GC MM etc recipients.
MoD should be avoiding this at all costs, not cosying up to Mr Murdoch and helping to line his pockets.
Sorry for the rant - long day!