I wonder what office in the “Pentagon” is the clearing house for awards. . never came across it while working on the Sec AF staff. Pentagon (CoSs) is to “train and equip,” theater CINCS are warfighters. Joint staff and DOD have different responsibilities. Clearly the guy has no clue as to who reports to who and how the process works.
Suggest he be left alone while he pounds furiously in his dark basement, growing more angry by the minute as his mind plumbs deeper into the pit of hate and his heart grows cold, becoming more irrational and always yielding to his juvenile self that demands the "last word," be it an insult or be it uninformed ignorant feelings. He will never let it go, his inner-child will not allow it. An adult will let it go. We know the facts, we expressed our informed points well and as adults, we can move on. . .something an inner-child will never allow.
Honored to read your thoughtful posts and I respect your service.
I’ve always enjoyed your posts as well. And I appreciate your good advice! Cheers!
Ok smart guy so what specifically were the acts of heroism that McCain performed?
> “I wonder what office in the “Pentagon” is the clearing house for awards. . never came across it while working on the Sec AF staff. Pentagon (CoSs) is to “train and equip,” theater CINCS are warfighters. Joint staff and DOD have different responsibilities. Clearly the guy has no clue as to who reports to who and how the process works.”
Clearly some are not equipped for research or legal work, or anything requiring attention to detail and definitions of terms.
b. Defense/Joint Decorations and Awards
(1) Each recommendation for a Defense/Joint decoration (see Appendix 1 of this enclosure) is evaluated on the merits of the justification submitted. The justification must be specific, factual, and provide ***concrete examples of exactly what the person did***, how well he or
she did it, what the impact or benefits were, and how he or she significantly exceeded expected duty performance.
(2) All recommendations for Defense/Joint decorations shall be submitted by official memorandum or letter (original plus 3 copies) through command or staff channels to the appropriate approval authority. The JTF and special program offices must process award recommendations through the Executive Agent (EA) and, where applicable, the appropriate OSD principal staff assistant (PSA). The narrative justification for either the DDSM or the DSSM shall not exceed three single-spaced typewritten pages; DMSM shall not exceed two single spaced typewritten pages; and for lesser Defense/Joint decorations, it shall not exceed a single spaced typewritten page. Supporting documentation only should be included when such documentation is essential to the recommendation. Figure 1 shows the sample format for Defense/Joint Award recommendations.
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol1.pdf
All reviews are handled inside he Pentagon right next to:
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/AboutUs/Contact.aspx
with satellite offices in Fort Belvoir.