Good move. Surprisingly.
Good plan. A Commendation Medal is sufficient.
And in Vietnam we didn’t even get a ribbon for flying surveillance unless we had completed 30 missions.
It should be a ribbon and not a medal. There’s a big difference. As a matter of fact there should be no recognition for sitting on your ass and directing where a drone is going to be sent.
This is a move in the appropriate direction.
If the article is correct, rather than a medal, a device would be attached to an existing medal awarded at the level appropriate to the action. Further, there appears to be concerted scrutiny that the device be restricted from attachment to medals specifically requiring valor in the face of the enemy (combat).
So not only is the Nintendo Medal being scrapped, but serious work is being accomplished on a meaningful device. Surprising sanity from DOD!
We’ll see what develops.
I don’t know the whole details, but the Air Medal is just as dubious. It was given out repeatedly for non valorous action. Many wearers had numerals on the medal to specify the number of Air Medals won. I remember one officer had “34” on his Air Medal.
It doesn’t matter. Most awards are given out based on rank.