I note that latest Personnel Bulletin exhorts us to do better at identifying exceptional performance and writing suitable citations.
Maybe not unconnected, DT has presented some data on broad rank spread of State awards since demise of BEM in Military Division of Order of British Empire (see link:
Honours bias 'favours officers over soldiers' - Telegraph).
Whilst broadly in agreement that what we have ended up with seems unfair, I do think that to some extent the award of LS&GCM to a high proportion of OR makes up for lack of other State awards. As a wild-arsed guess, I'd say that a greater proportion of OR with 15+ years of service have LS&GC than officers and WO of same service have been admitted to Order of British Empire.
Other than that, well done Rich Langley (OBE).
Batco