Originally Posted by
Onceapilot
Handbags at dawn!
I suggest that the whole UK gong award system has been unbalanced since the times of Blackadder series 1.
. Pity that some seem to need to slag other's awards though?
OAP
No slagging of the award or the personnel receiving it - as with my own awards, I met the criteria and have been awarded them by the Queen so I shall wear them as required regardless of my own opinions, and should everyone else. My issue, as with this current situation, stands with those who invent the criteria to begin with. As Camelspyder says below, aircrew are a particular thorn in the side. As the 2012 report states, and as I said, earlier, you will never get it right as everyone has their own opinions and it's all entirely subjective. I enjoy the discussion and hearing other's viewpoints and rationale behind them - i try and avoid name-calling and personal attacks such as theuglyfendoff's which caused his first post in 6 years...
Originally Posted by
camelspyyder
Truly, it has always been a muddle for aircrew not based in the territory in conflict. I do have a (undeserved) Gulf 90/91 medal from Akrotiri, but I don't have a clasp to my Iraq medal, despite having spent many months on the ground with incoming fires day and night. Go figure.
19th March - 28th April 2003 for the clasp - no wonder they're surprisingly rare. Used to be a fair few people on the kipper fleet with the Afghan OSM but no clasp - several on my presentation parade at Brize receiving just the clasp to add to it after going back with other fleets.