[NorthMountain]

"Private Bird Class"? One of the young friends of my family currently has that one on his arm ... he's trying to replace it with this one:

The image I posted in #56 is the Ignoble Order of the Blue Falcon. Your comments about 'buddy backstabbing' brought it to mind. Ventura seems to have earned membership.

IMO.

YMMV.

[familyop]

Thanks for the explanation! Best wishes for the young friend of your family. Hope he's in a regular unit, where his chances might be best.

I was in a Guard unit (cbt. engr., cbt. type--pretty much infantry with extra gear and tasks), where we went from earning this with a great commander,...


Superior Unit Award

...to devolution into local politics and losing strength with another commander.

But then again, it's all vanity. Now I'm much older and most often better off avoiding mention of prior service (an area where political folks dislike former soldiers). It's all an exercise in personal learning and growth, though, and it's all good.

[familyop]

"Your comments about 'buddy backstabbing' brought it to mind."

I didn't want to repeat what we really called it to a public discussion board. ;-)