Pomp, Pageantry, and a Prat of a Prince?
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Very interesting. Can you post a clip from the BR?
As far as Harry goes, the key was PAID service. Not all Reservists qualified. If you were Volunteer Reserve you were paid by the military and qualified. If you were in FTRS you qualified BUT if you were paid by the civil service, despite being gazetted in the Reserves you DID NOT.
I have a letter from Dr Loonie to prove it.
Very interesting. Can you post a clip from the BR?
As far as Harry goes, the key was PAID service. Not all Reservists qualified. If you were Volunteer Reserve you were paid by the military and qualified. If you were in FTRS you qualified BUT if you were paid by the civil service, despite being gazetted in the Reserves you DID NOT.
I have a letter from Dr Loonie to prove it.
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The 'excitement' is just a manifestation of the law of unintended consequences and an example of our caring sharing government. Initially the medal was not going to go to the emergency services. The brouhha then got them the medal.
Some kicked up less fuss and did not get it.
Some kicked up less fuss and did not get it.
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Vecvecblahblah,
The point I was making was that technically, after 30 years service you could retire the day prior to the cut off point and miss out on the christmas tree medal, just as you could have been in the RAF/Navy/Army for four years and 364 days when the medals were issued, but still not be entitled to one.
Yes I know as well as anyone else that there needs to be a definate line in the sand, however, would it really have cost all that much to have struck up a few thousand more medals for EVERYBODY serving at the time of the jubilee? Would that really have been more of a waste of money than AP3003 The History Of The Royal Air Force? or those completely pointless rusksacks?
As regards Harry's entitlement to wear one, surely there is something amiss there?
The point I was making was that technically, after 30 years service you could retire the day prior to the cut off point and miss out on the christmas tree medal, just as you could have been in the RAF/Navy/Army for four years and 364 days when the medals were issued, but still not be entitled to one.
Yes I know as well as anyone else that there needs to be a definate line in the sand, however, would it really have cost all that much to have struck up a few thousand more medals for EVERYBODY serving at the time of the jubilee? Would that really have been more of a waste of money than AP3003 The History Of The Royal Air Force? or those completely pointless rusksacks?
As regards Harry's entitlement to wear one, surely there is something amiss there?
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Arrse has the truth of the matter.
The 5 year rule was a Government one for dishing out the candy. The Monarch had a few in her personal gift to hand out to children and grandchildren. Whether he second son got one for long service or from Mummy I don't know. Certainly the others would have come with the cornflakes from Fortnum's.
The 5 year rule was a Government one for dishing out the candy. The Monarch had a few in her personal gift to hand out to children and grandchildren. Whether he second son got one for long service or from Mummy I don't know. Certainly the others would have come with the cornflakes from Fortnum's.
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I see mummy made darling Edward KCVO a Royal Honorary Colonel on the first of July 2003, unpaid I hope. As this is under five years ago his medal must have come from her personal store of freebies. I wonder why she didn't make him a colonel in the Royal Marines at the same time. This would have done away with the need to pass that awful macho course and would have allowed him to wear a smart solar topee to hide his bald patch.
I see mummy made darling Edward KCVO a Royal Honorary Colonel on the first of July 2003, unpaid I hope. As this is under five years ago his medal must have come from her personal store of freebies. I wonder why she didn't make him a colonel in the Royal Marines at the same time. This would have done away with the need to pass that awful macho course and would have allowed him to wear a smart solar topee to hide his bald patch.
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I think you'll find that, under the rules of the issue, all members of the Royal Family are entitled to the QGJM, regardless of any military qualifying period. Hence Harry sporting his at Sandbags. Therefore any royal with a Hon Col etc appointment is also entitled to wear it. Not really one to lose sleep over, is it?
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If one is annoyed that you do not have the rediculous Golden Jubilee Medal you can have mine.....I don't wear it as it looks ludicrous next to the others. As for Harry, a London based regiment that do not go away too often so he can get leathered in the capital? Why am i not surprised.....
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thank goodness for TBSG....some sense at last and a good post from our South African friend.....
who blommin cares if the royals get to wear medals....The QGJM is a wortless piece of junk anyway...
who blommin cares if the royals get to wear medals....The QGJM is a wortless piece of junk anyway...
