How about this for madness:
Some 47Sqn Herc mates did not qualify for GW1 medal as they were not in theatre for long enough (backwards and forwards to pick up men in black and dropping into TLZs didn't hit the qualification) - the school-teachers in Akrotiri did qualify!
The aircrew on Op DENY FLIGHT flying over Former Republic Yugoslavia (FRY) in the early days were only doing 60 days each of the 4 month Sqn det - no UNPROFOR gong. The groundcrew were doing over 90 days (in support but not over FRY) and get UNPROFOR gongs. Nuts!
The world will need to wake up to UAV/UAS/RPA/RPAS operators/aircrew getting recognition for their work at some point. After all the people on 39 certainly hit the criteria at Para C "The physical and mental stress and rigours that had to be experienced by individuals; and, indeed, the numbers of individuals and/or units involved or committed to the operation." - taking life is a stressful and significant combat decision, even when decompressing with a Mojito afterwards around the pool (which I very much doubt they do all the time; Vegas gets on my tits after about 2 weeks on Red Flag!)
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