ok helidriver,
some interesting points. I'm sure your platoon sgt deserved his MC in every sense of the spirit in which the award was given. Well done to him, though I'm sure you'd be a bit teed off if everyone on here wanted to second guess his every decision and decide by committee whether he deserved an award or not - so I suggest you back off.
I have the greatest respect for those in the FOB's, god knows Ive seen nearly all of them at one time or another.
However, you are unlikely to find many people on here assigned to FOB's in theatre......
it is afterall, a site for military aircrew. Most spend their time flying on ops, which involves, rightly or wrongly, operating from MOB's.
I do however, accept your fire is directed mainly at the system. Not much anyone on here can do about that - this place is mainly a talking shop for the eternal dit spinners of military aviation.
Last edited by minigundiplomat; 10th Jun 2010 at 15:18.