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Basic was two months, and AIT was two months ~ that's FAR LESS TIME than that ten months you cite.

Only award I recall that got handed out early in your career as a trainee was the National Defense Service Medal. I got my Good Conduct after I'd been out of active duty for about a year although my final orders (after two years of service) said I'd gotten it. Apparantly it had simply not been sent to me for some reason.

Looking at the criteria for the National Defense Service Medal I suspect the folks at Fort McClellan were in error when they started awarding it to NG and Reservists (summer 1967).

"basic was two months & AIT was two months" =====> SORRY, but MANY MOS require MUCH more than TWO MONTHS, especially in the "technical specialties".

further, in this case the LT was "black-birding" after airborne training & i think Physical Security & CBR (now NBC, unless they've changed the abbreviation AGAIN!!!) schools.

fyi, i personally KNOW that the 2LT lawfully received the GCM, as we "checked" his 201 file to ASSURE that he was actually entitled to wear it. fyi, he WAS so entitled.

free dixie,sw