I find the medal count interesting on a number of levels. I find it interesting that one could have avoided deployment for an entire career (not in the actively avoided sense) in an Air Force that has been at war for as long as I can remember. I think one can at least surmise that the share of deployment hasn't been equitable across the forces. Also, in times gone by (given the criteria for wearing the jubilee medals) we would be looking at an empty chest in the one case.
Still, until a few years ago this probably wouldn't have been a talking point and whole generations have gone through command opportunities without having enjoyed the privilege of combat.