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2014-12-29 -Land of the Free

What the Army is Now Rewarding With Commendation Medals

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Posted by charger 2014-12-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 REMF Keyboard Commando gets an ARCOM for bitching at people online? Giving an MI desk weenie 1SG An ARCOM for this? Break out the Golden Kneepads.

Just completely devalue the 2 I got for actually doing things that were mission related and oiperational.

Whats next, they going to cheapen my AAM by giving one for faceboook activity? Give away JSCM for posting status during joint ops (unlike the nasty-ass extended field duty I had to do in a third world armpit full of very unfriendly and aggressive locals). How about they go ahead cheapen my Bronze star by giving her one for Tweeting their "combat" status from a HQ building far in the rear with the gear? Put a V device on there too, for "Vocal". Yes, I am being sarcastic but I mean it. That AAM I would sneer at her for wearing it.

In the immortal words of Hawkeye & Trapper John's driver, SSG Gorman from the movie MASH... "Goddamn army."

Posted by OldSpook 2014-12-29 01:48|| 2014-12-29 01:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Self-righteous BF wearing 1SG stripes.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-12-29 01:51|| 2014-12-29 01:51|| Front Page Top

#3 By the way, the RIGHT way to handle this isn't to rat people out to higher echelon, nor to troll them and launch a bitch fest at them - which she had to subsequently attempt to hide (didnt work).

If she knew the individuals and thier unit, it would have been a simple matter to use the NCO channels to get hold of their topkick, or PSG, and handle it there.

If this is what the Army has become, then I have to recommend against anyone joining as a career.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-12-29 01:54|| 2014-12-29 01:54|| Front Page Top

#4 She's got a great future ahead of her monitoring social media sites, reading other people's mail and reporting on them at No Such Agency. I'm submitting OS for an 'impact' Rantburg ARCOM for his #3 and #4.

Be proud 704th MI Brigade, be very proud.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-29 07:20|| 2014-12-29 07:20|| Front Page Top

#5 ARCOMs became the 'good conduct medal' for a tour way too long ago. Why bitch about an entire system that was compromised eons ago when 'awards boards' were established stripping award authority away from the level that's in the friggin regulation to higher echelon to 'insure' consistency and when too many became PCS awards purely based upon rank.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-29 08:31|| 2014-12-29 08:31|| Front Page Top

#6 The Army will be issuing these next, its leadership has become hokum...

Posted by Elmuper the Obscure7467 2014-12-29 08:39|| 2014-12-29 08:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Yep, you could get into a mess of a fire fight, call in air strikes, direct fire, rescue the wounded and lead your men to victory over a superior force and get a Bronze Star with a "V" device, the Bn CDR hovering over the scene gets a Silver Star and an Air Medal.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-12-29 08:39|| 2014-12-29 08:39|| Front Page Top

#8 more Stolen Valor

Posted by Skidmark 2014-12-29 09:22|| 2014-12-29 09:22|| Front Page Top

#9 V for V_gina

Posted by Frank G 2014-12-29 11:30|| 2014-12-29 11:30|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm so old, I remember when the army fought wars...

Posted by tu3031 2014-12-29 11:44|| 2014-12-29 11:44|| Front Page Top

#11 Have to wonder why she was 'trolling' the web; but then again maybe not. Her reputation probably preceded her and she couldn't even get a date at the figs store.......

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-12-29 14:19|| 2014-12-29 14:19|| Front Page Top

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