To: governsleastgovernsbest
Not being with any military experience I don't know what to make of his claim that ribbons and medals are viewed absolutely interchangeably.
Can somebody with knowlege of that topic, please address whether this was or is true?
Prairie
37 posted on
04/26/2004 5:23:00 AM PDT by
prairiebreeze
(Resign and testify you feckless, duplicitous, devious traitor. Yes, Jamie, I mean you!)
To: prairiebreeze
I don't have a clue what he is talking about...the ribbon signifies the medal....they are the same......your are given two ribbons(Bronze Star)..one tiny one so you can wear in civilian clothes, the next ribbon you wear on your class A's, the medal itself you wear on more formal uniforms like dress blues......they don't give you three, so you have an extra one to throw over a fence!......what a POS.
58 posted on
04/26/2004 5:33:01 AM PDT by
mystery-ak
(*They are all Pat Tillman's*........Rushl)
To: prairiebreeze
I will try. Whenever you get a medal, you get a ribbon with it. If in ordinary dress uniform - say like being the OOD, JOOD, Messenger of the Watch (navy talk) - you wear all your ribbons on the left side. For very special occassions - commissioning a ship - you wear your medals on the right side and the ribbons that do not come with medals on your left side.
104 posted on
04/26/2004 6:06:36 AM PDT by
7thson
(I think it takes a big dog to weigh a hundred pounds!)
To: prairiebreeze
Not being with any military experience I don't know what to make of his claim that ribbons and medals are viewed absolutely interchangeably.For each medal, you get a ribbon. The medal is the same ribbon, with a metal medallion hanging from it. All medals have a corresponding ribbon. All ribbons, however, do not have a medal. For example, Good Conduct, National Defense, etc, are ribbons that do not have a corresponding medal.
Ribbons are worn on class "A" or 'tunic and tie' uniforms and occasionally on shirt-sleeve semi-dress uniforms, but NEVER on BDU or utility dress fatigues. Remember the JF'nK photos of him in BDU with his ribbons? It aint done, ever! Medals are generally worn on formal occasions only.
186 posted on
04/26/2004 6:54:08 AM PDT by
Don Carlos
(Me cache en los Moros. (Ancient Spanish curse, now outlawed as part of concession to terrorism.)
To: prairiebreeze
I only have 2 medals but I have 6 ribbons...all medals have a ribbon, but some ribbons are just ribbons. The Navy has marksmanship ribbons, not a medal or badge. I had a Navy Unit Commendation...but it was only a ribbon, it didn't come with a medal. Semper Fidelis.
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