"lso the award of a civil MBE to a School Crossing Executive is not in same league as a military honour of the same level"
actually it is the same to the world... not a gong for bravery but one for time serving in most cases
I have never understood why SO's get awards for just being there -and after the last few years don't tell me "they made a difference" (actually they probably did but we've given up shooting incompetents)