Eveolution of administrative procedures. A diploma from my HS, issued today, looks a=nd reads different from a diploma issued when I graduated. Nothing bizzare about that.
There is something very "smelly" here, but apparently you have become accustomed to the odor.
Ummm, no. I am protecting my own credibility by not jumping to conclusions.
Have you ever written a military citation? I have. The military procedures, the number of reviews, the number of edits and rewrites, just to get the final citation approved is a royal pain-in-the-ass.
The military is not going to issue a "revised" citation as a "replacement". It's just not done. Certified copies of the original from the service jacket are the norm.
There is something extremely smelly here. IMO your credibility is at greater risk by ignoring the obvious discrepancies in this whole matter.
Actually, you jumped to the conclusion that this was routine and the language "boiler plate".
Bzzzt. Thanks for playing. Unlike HS diplomas, award citations aren't "fill in the blank". The highest award I have is the Navy Achievement Medal. I got five such awards during my thirteen years, and every single citation is different.