Hold fire, earn a medal (USMC Medal for NOT shooting???)

Marine Corps Times | 5/12/2010 | William H. McMichael

[markomalley]

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[markomalley]

They are going to award a medal to Marines for not attacking??????

I am so glad I am retired (from the AF, but still, geez....)

[WOBBLY BOB]

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[ConorMacNessa]

What a travesty! Chesty must be spinning in his grave!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SparkyBass]

I didn’t even join the Marines. Does this mean I get a Congressional Medal of Honor?

good grief.

[verity]

Old news...and erroneous.

[paterfamilias]

This is not a USMC medal. The whole thing was the idea of a British general.

[NavyCaptain]

Unfortunately, many will receive posthumously.

[wbill]

I have absolutely no first-hand experience in this matter.

However, I'd argue that a shoot / don't shoot situation must be a pretty hard decision to make.

Not hard enough, however, to get a medal for. Courage under fire is one thing, "Making a tough decision" is a whole other one, and what training is for.

Next, medals will be handed out for showing up on time, dressing properly, playing well with others.....

[Retired Greyhound]

They call it “Courageous Restraint”

[RexBeach]

Do you also receive a medal if you shoot yourself in the foot?

Podiatrist Purple Heart?

[fightinbluhen51]

And a good Marine would decline to accept, even if it meant a court marshal.

[Taffini]

My dad, Army, must be spinning in his jar.

[Lurker]

Next, medals will be handed out for showing up on time, dressing properly, playing well with others.....

It's called a Good Conduct Medal.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

Like kids' soccer (or SEIU) when everyone gets a trophy, regardless of participation or performance.

[A.A. Cunningham]

even if it meant a court marshal(sic)

martial

[OCCASparky]

I wouldn’t brag if I were you. I heard the AF wants to give Bronze Stars to UAV pilots.

[A.A. Cunningham]

(USMC Medal for NOT shooting???)

Erroneous, bravo sierra, editorial comment on your part.

[depressed in 06]

I agree with Rush the only way this medal is meaningful is posthumous. Otherwise, it will generate a whole new category of civilians saved and how easy it is to get the medal. We can now recruit among the Amish, given, they can get a medal for not fighting, they need to do something to justify that exemption from ZerOcare.

[G Larry]

Ya....it’s called a Purple Heart!

I was a Nuke Weapons Specialist, do I get one for not firing?

“I’d really like the medal, but.....ah shucks....You got your key?....I got mine! What’s the code?”

[WOBBLY BOB]

2,000 grades raised at Chicago Public Schools’ Hyde Park Academy

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in Obamaland, everyone gets a medal.