Who has their own Military Service Medal

[mdotw]

Who else on here has a Service Medal, I have the GSM Northern Ireland for 3 tours to Northern Ireland 1975, 1977 and 1979 and was only 22 on my last tour.

 

[junior]

I have a General Service Medal Northern Ireland too

Will have my Iraq medal by the end of the year.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Got a few. Why?

 

[northstandnorth]

eeerrr

i have a st johns ambulance brigade badge and was on duty during the chelsea cup riot.does that count as active service?

 

[mdotw]

Got a few. Why?

No why just wondering how many on here had them.

 

[Gully]

I got a swimming badge in the cubs.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

I got a Baden Powell award in Guides!

 

[1066gull]

I'm getting my driving licence soon.

Road rage on the A27, yeh.

 

[junior]

Just took a few pictures of mine.

 

[cardboard]

Cubs car washing badge..... Any good?

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

LS&GC, Golden Jubilee Golden Chocolate, NATO FRY, NATO Kosovo, GSM OP Bolton, GSM Iraq with Rosette, Gulf 92, OSM Sierra Leone with Rosette.

3 GCBs that are still on (not velcro anymore!)

Non-wearable

Saudi Liberation of Kuwait
Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait
NATO Non-Article 5

 

[mdotw]

LS&GC, Golden Jubilee Golden Chocolate, NATO FRY, NATO Kosovo, GSM OP Bolton, GSM Iraq with Rosette, Gulf 92, OSM Sierra Leone with Rosette.

3 GCBs that are still on (not velcro anymore!)

Non-wearable

Saudi Liberation of Kuwait
Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait
NATO Non-Article 5

Its amazing how many medals you can actually get serving after WWII, you see the old and bold with so many but you like yourself you could cover your chest with nearly as many. I presume I was lucky to only serve in Northern Ireland 3 times, I was on standby for Falklands but never went, and could have gone on a few UN jobs but never volunteered. Still nice to see you did by far your time for Queen and Country.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Still bloody doing it! Final hurdle approaching, providing Princess Tony keeps his hands in his pockets and doesn't press the "deploy" button in the near future. I have a lump sum and a pension to collect.....

Bearing in mind that I haven't picked up an NI or an Afghan medal, missed out on the Cambodia and lots of the UN stuff as well. Seen people with more than me (including my ex-Boss who had an MBE as well!) Current boss has a DSC, next Boss has an MVO - I am the poor relation!

 

[Tooting Gull]

I'm always fascinated by the world of 'military', never having the remotest interest in joining the army myself and not having any good mates who did.

I think the men and women who defend this country are very brave, but they do of course sign up for it at the start as well as I'm sure some of the posters on here would recognise.

What I am intrigued about - junior, your signature is 'For God and Ulster' which seems to indicate your partisanship. How easy is it to do such a very difficult job properly when you lean so much to one side of the argument?

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Just took a few pictures of mine.

Blimey Junior - clean your keyboard!!!

And look at your msn

 

[Bry Nylon]

Private Junior - your keyboard is a f***ing DISGRACE!!!

Get down and give me 50 press-ups you 'orrible little man.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Private Junior - your keyboard is a f***ing DISGRACE!!!

Get down and give me 50 press-ups you 'orrible little man.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

It's a good military keyboard, looks as though it's seen action. It's a rarity in that the keys are actually in the right place....one of the perks of late night security duties is going round and swapping keys of senior officers that you know do the 2-finger typing thing....

 

[junior]

Private Junior - your keyboard is a f***ing DISGRACE!!!

Get down and give me 50 press-ups you 'orrible little man.

How on earth do you clean a keyboard??

Ive never cleaned it

 

[Bry Nylon]

btw, anyone serving in the emergency services got a medal on the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
Why, I don't know. But hey - it looks cool so who's arguing?