Quite a few ‘pro medals’ chipping in here, listen I did it, I worked the admittedly annoying shift pattern with a long drive at either end. It was tedious most of the time, exciting sometimes, stressful at others, but PTSD, come on!!
The majority of people that I worked with were ‘medal light’, mostly due to their previous fleet or trade, I sympathise with their desire for a gong. Im afraid you simply dont warrant one for doing this role. I do however agree that many other people in previous conflicts got one that maybe shouldn't have, especially in locations away from the actual AO.
Its a strange job and Im sure it effects people in different ways, however if you chose to play on it, you could quite easily make a fuss of the mental effects.
For goodness sake, ringing in to Jeremy Vine, jesus wept!
Last edited by upsdaisy; 23rd Sep 2017 at 00:28.