New medal ??

[The real Jack]

1. Fair enough
2. Dont want to get involved in that debate!
3. Why on earth would you need a medal for doing the special Olympics???? Order of Malta/Irish Red Cross/St John's Ambulance & Civil Defence are not exactly military formations, I seriously doubt British military got medals for doing the Olympics.
4. If you do multiple trips overseas don't you get a medal for each trip? So if you spent 7 years with unifil you'd have a 14 bar/number on the ribbon?
5. Commemorative medals have no value they're just meaningless shit to make people feel better about not having enough shiny things on their chest.

[Fridge Magnet]

A medal for being on the border? Give over.

There's border Unit's still wearing their medals for being close to the border, it just comes in their payslip.

I want a medal for doing CIT's.

[Barry]

I know one cahp from Mullingar that was in UNIFIL on 14 trips.

He must hate his wife

[kaiser]

He must hate his wife

he likes the one he has in Tibnin

[goc132]

Real Jack

The Irish Red Cross & Civil Defence come under the Dept of Defence.
UK forces get UN medal but after three years overseas they get an Acumilative Service Medal used to be in Sterling Silver and the Brits don't give out medals to easily.
You never mentioned people wounded from enemy fire at all who are still suffering years later.

[DeV]

Real Jack

The Irish Red Cross & Civil Defence come under the Dept of Defence.
UK forces get UN medal but after three years overseas they get an Acumilative Service Medal used to be in Sterling Silver and the Brits don't give out medals to easily.
You never mentioned people wounded from enemy fire at all who are still suffering years later.

The Brits give out medals for their boss's birthday !

[The real Jack]

Real Jack

The Irish Red Cross & Civil Defence come under the Dept of Defence.

That is an administrative distinction, they do not carry rifles.

UK forces get UN medal but after three years overseas they get an Acumilative Service Medal used to be in Sterling Silver and the Brits don't give out medals to easily.

And the DF awards service medals for x/y years of service, the numbers of medals/numbers on medals indicates approximately how long was spent serving overseas.

You never mentioned people wounded from enemy fire at all who are still suffering years later.

I did, just said fair enough which meant I agree completely, maybe a purple heart type award would be suitable. I'm trying to find out if the Brits have something like that.

1. Members of the Defence Forces shot and wounded overseas. NO AWARD.

1. Fair enough

[DeV]

In in two minds about awarding the Special Olympics to the DF.

While all are under DOD, RDF got paid!

[apod]

A medal for the special olympics.Get real FFS.
There are some guys in the ONE wearing more medals than Idi Amin.Most are ones they applied for.It devalues the medals the rest of us EARNED.

[Battletour]

[QUOTE . There are some guys in the ONE wearing more medals than Idi Amin.Most are ones they applied for.It devalues the medals the rest of us EARNED.[/QUOTE]

Couldn't agree more. Between IUNVA and the ONE the 'medal' display is an embarrassment and it does devalue earned medals. Some medal wearers have never served overseas!

[The real Jack]

I don't mean to be bashing the ONE, it just that it seems to be overrun with bling seekers. ONE do some good work for ex servicemen with the homes they run & drop in centers and I have no intention of taking away from that. I can't say I know anything about what IUNVA does but they seem to have the same issues that ONE has.

At the end of the day the ONE North korean general impersonators aren't actually hurting anyone and they do provide a bit of light entertainment when you see them!

[kaiser]

Idi Amin Dada (mid-1920s – 16 August 2003) was the third President of Uganda
No 1 medal chaser

[The real Jack]

Idi Amin Dada (mid-1920s – 16 August 2003) was the third President of Uganda
No 1 medal chaser

[Bravo20]

Whatever about your views about Special Olympics or commemerative medals you really have to admit that a medal for service during the troubles has some merit. After all we issued a medal for service during the emergency.

[danno]

Will those recently amnestied get the emergency medal.