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**finknottle** · 05-05-12, 12:02

Originally Posted by Montigny-La-Palisse

Really? Mine's going on!

Some sad walty fucker has bid £100 for this one: Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal | eBay

It might be crumb-brush Duffy?

**Montigny-La-Palisse** · 05-05-12, 12:30

Originally Posted by finknottle

It might be crumb-brush Duffy?

Cool, at least he won't have to make up stories for the paper anymore.

**wet_blobby** · 05-05-12, 13:02

Fuck buying yours monty, I want a prestine one that I can make my own war stories about, not some kernow scared, war stories for the girls, made up whore shagging piss stained one.

**sgtpepperband** · 05-05-12, 13:09

...so where do you think Monty got his then, Blobs? You don't think he earned it, do you?!

**tentoes** · 05-05-12, 21:50

Originally Posted by tommo

He didn't even clip the apache to his belt.

The thought of this put a huge smile on my face, as an image formed of Royal charging in with an apache swinging off his belt

**tentoes** · 05-05-12, 22:23

Originally Posted by Ninja_Stoker

I'm inclined to agree that whilst Royal is routinely expected to undertake feats of daring-do, there's an element of administrative oversight (or laziness or arrogance) somewhere in the chain which devalues the medals awarded to everyone else involved in the same mission.

Humility is a Commando quality, but that, is just plain rude.

Things seem to be getting better for the lads on the "medal front";

The Royal Marines at 4.4% of uk military manpower, got awarded 6% of the "non campaign medals" for operation Telic, this has increased to 18% for operation Herrick (to date).Still room for improvement, in my eyes as there are plenty of lads that had they been of another cap badge may have been picked up for some award, however the "dit factor" will always be there for them regardless. I wonder what the reply would be if they got offered a shiney gong if they changed cap badge