Telic Medal
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Telic Medal
Some of the guys I work with are getting a bit p****d off with the amount of time they have had to wait for their TELIC medal. They are all NFU guys. Does anyone have any info on how long everyone else is waiting? I'm alright (jack) - I have mine already - but I got mine elsewhere. Any record waits for campaign medals?
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Hmmm
Still waiting after 3 years for Afghanistan, 2 years for TELIC and over 3 years for GSM Air ops Iraq...... One of the many things to add to the list of reasons for my impending departure.....
Still waiting after 3 years for Afghanistan, 2 years for TELIC and over 3 years for GSM Air ops Iraq...... One of the many things to add to the list of reasons for my impending departure.....
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Mine took 2 years.
When it arrived in the post (I opted for no ceremony or pageantry), it was badly tarnished with the ribbon and clasp unattached. My GRANBY medal arrived with the ribbon attached. I don’t ask for much, apart from a decent salary, MQs, recognition of a job well done, etc, etc, but to say that I was a little disappointed is a bit of an understatement.
Note: You have to apply for your TELIC medal - because they don’t know who went!
When it arrived in the post (I opted for no ceremony or pageantry), it was badly tarnished with the ribbon and clasp unattached. My GRANBY medal arrived with the ribbon attached. I don’t ask for much, apart from a decent salary, MQs, recognition of a job well done, etc, etc, but to say that I was a little disappointed is a bit of an understatement.
Note: You have to apply for your TELIC medal - because they don’t know who went!
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My Iraq medal didn't take too long to arrive after the DCI was issued and my application submitted along with everyone else on my sqn.
What pi$$es me off is the requirement to send in a photocopy of the relevant pages in my log book to prove my entitlement to the clasp.
Do these blunties not know that a Wg Cdr (Sqn Cdr) signs every log book (annually) to certify its entries as correct? A simple statement from the Sqn Cdr on the application that the individual did indeed complete the necessary sorties would have been enough, surely?
What pi$$es me off is the requirement to send in a photocopy of the relevant pages in my log book to prove my entitlement to the clasp.
Do these blunties not know that a Wg Cdr (Sqn Cdr) signs every log book (annually) to certify its entries as correct? A simple statement from the Sqn Cdr on the application that the individual did indeed complete the necessary sorties would have been enough, surely?
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I've been waiting for over 2 years now. There were a number of cock-ups courtesy of the Admin world.
DPH,
take some comfort that when JPA comes in and the blunties are cut back, there won't be enough of them to be able to do all of these pointless checks and we might be trusted a little more out of necessity.
GB2
DPH,
take some comfort that when JPA comes in and the blunties are cut back, there won't be enough of them to be able to do all of these pointless checks and we might be trusted a little more out of necessity.
GB2
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Coming up for 2 years since paperwork went in...it's been on station for a few months but they won't hand it out until they manage to throw together some sort of ceremony...it is dragging on a bit now!
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Wife just finished her second tour out there. Still waiting for Medal from original (and best) Telic. And she's a Pongo, so maybe they've only got 1 engraver too (or we're all sharing the same one now due to 'Leaning'). Mine arrived < 3 months after I got back.
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There is only one medal office now for all 3 Services run by AFPAA at Innsworth - the same Defence organization that organises your pay, pensions (at Glasgow), casualty administration and the one that will be introducing JPA and operating the call centre.
Note it is not part of either RAF TLB and certainly not part of PMA - I know that a lot of you believe that everything at Binnsworth must be PMA.
Note it is not part of either RAF TLB and certainly not part of PMA - I know that a lot of you believe that everything at Binnsworth must be PMA.
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Still waiting...someone said all the medals offices for tri-service have been combined at Innsworth. For Afg, I was issued with a NATO medal while there, and this can be worn in place of the Queen's head while the years go by waiting for that to be issued.
