Correction. Apparently, this is a two-fer. Both the support ribbon, and the "District of Columbia Emergency Service Ribbon" - but only if you are in the DC National Guard.
“Both ribbons are District-level decorations. Plans for their presentation are not yet final. Other federal decorations are also being considered.”
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Originally posted by feersum dreadnaught: Should change the stars to question marks.
More like hammer and sickles given who owns that urine soaked relic.
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If they really want to respect these units service, they should all be awarded a unique Fourragère to wear going forward. So you can tell from a distance they pacified DC, slept on floors, carried unloaded assault weapons, ate raw chicken and metal shavings, and were honored (from a safe distance) by Ds.
Maybe instead of a shoulder cord, it could be a clockwork orange codpiece? - just for the dress uniform though.
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Nobody cares if you don’t wear an authorized ribbon. Especially one as goofy as that. The military has been bad about watering down the requirements for awards but this is a whole new level of stupid.
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You can decline to wear individual ribbons but in the USN you have to wear your top three as a single banner at a minimum. You cannot choose to wear NONE.
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What a crock of pure, unadulterated, 100%, grade-A male bovine fecal matter. I thought we were past this "everybody gets a trophy for doing absolutely nothing" insanity. Guess it's only just now infiltrating the military. What an EMBARRASSMENT! JSMH...
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