Originally Posted by
Jimlad1
Its the same for KIPION where a substantial number of the RN MCMV force are onto their 5,6,7th plus tour in as many years in Bahrain, working in a very challenging JOA. A medal fr this specific deployment would go a very long way to assisting with goodwill in this very stretched and gapped pool of manpower.
'Ah, but it'll be too expensive - we are in austerity you know. Plus, it'll never fly with the medals committee in terms of risk and rigour as they probably haven't been living in a puddle, under fire, and in range of DPRK or Iranian ballistic missiles, sustained only by biscuits brown whilst working 25 hours a day having each lost at least one internal organ all the while performing secondary duties during the half hour they get off once every second month. And in any case, it's what they get paid for. What more do they want?' said an unnamed MOD spokesman dashing off to lunch at his club on Friday afternoon.