I disagree blueandwhite and to see why I refer you to Step Turns recent posts, because he echo's exactly my thoughts and to just expound them again would be merely repetition.
There is a subtle rift throughout this thread (as there is on many threads on this sub forum) between fully professional (and ex professional) aviators and some (by no means all) purely private flyers.
For any remotely decent professional (professional as in "paid" or as in "mindset") flyer The Bird in the Biplanes dialogue about her flying activities are beyond the pale.
For many of us the awards are not even close to being the most important issue here.