Pentagon ceases Drone pilot medals amid backlash

xmacro
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Not only honoring someone who never stepped foot on the battlefield, these drone pilot medals would've ranked above many medals for those who served in combat, like the Purple Heart

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/12/official-hagel-orders-review-new-cyber-medal/

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  • Rhamlin
    Rhamlin Posts: 9,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Drone pilot medals, now I've heard it all.
  • clearlysuspect
    clearlysuspect Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭✭
    Man! You sure are good at playing that video game. Here's a medal!
  • Amos_Umwhat
    Amos_Umwhat Posts: 10,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I certainly don't feel that any such honor accorded should "outrank" medals for valor and heroism in the face of death, but I also feel that something is being overlooked.

    So, what recognition does conscience deserve? Because, when these boys wake up in the morning, their efforts are front page news. Real consequences. Real buildings blow up, real people died.

    How would that sit with yourselves?

    Something to think about.
    "If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed.  If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." --  Mark Twain
  • Rhamlin
    Rhamlin Posts: 9,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Amos Umwhat:
    I certainly don't feel that any such honor accorded should "outrank" medals for valor and heroism in the face of death, but I also feel that something is being overlooked.

    So, what recognition does conscience deserve? Because, when these boys wake up in the morning, their efforts are front page news. Real consequences. Real buildings blow up, real people died.

    How would that sit with yourselves?

    Something to think about.
    Guess you do got a point. Even if they aren't in harms way they are still hitting the fire button. And that has to play on someone's soul.
  • phobicsquirrel
    phobicsquirrel Posts: 7,343 ✭✭✭
    yeah these should if continued be next in line to the gwot medal. or next to an achievement medal. though i never put much stock in medals and ribbons. i have more than my uncle and he did four tours in NAM. most of mine we're from just being in and at certain places at certain times. i really only feel i earned a couple.

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