The obvious answer:
OSM for everyone in Irak and possibly in the other country.
GSM 08 for all those supporting ops, including drone drivers, who have done a great job on SHADER, training teams in other places, other ME dets etc. All AcSM earning.
What is likely to happen?
Irak and other country - you get OSM(which stacks up towards AcSM).
The rest of you unlucky.
If this is the case then there are going to be some mightily annoyed people who have been sent on 'op tours' yet their time away etc won't be recognised.
Cue BS about X-factor etc.
RAF Techie idiot 101 - trotting the line 'should have worked harder at school' makes you look a fool. There are some incredibly capable and sharp individuals of all ranks running around the battlespace, or 'ground' as you call it. Maybe they wanted a bit more of a physical and mental challenge than you?