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Originally Posted by bokkatankie

That you should not have been wearing if you were drinking. Correct form is to remove after the parade, especially if you will be drinking.

Originally Posted by bokkatankie

Correct form does not need to be written it is just known.

The RAC, even the People's Cavalry, just have Form bred into them I guess

Originally Posted by blobmeister

To qualify for a numeral two, you need to serve a further 180 days after the initial medal qualification. A total of 210 days are required for an Multi Tour Indicator (MTI).

Crumbs, I think I'd done 210 days before I even had R&R! I qualified for the higher/highest rate of LSSA in the one tour anyway.

Originally Posted by SLUDGE

Your entitled to your 2 numeral trust me . If you extend an initial tour date and do over 30 days you are entitled . get in touch with medal office or get a decent clerk on the case . If you knew you were going for 12 mths that's different it only applies if you applied to do a second tour in theatre .

Hmmmn. Signed on for six months, then after a month expressed a desire to do twelve & was accepted to do so. As it happens I did 11 months two weeks.

Wouldn't it be irony if I am now told I have to wear a numeral, even though I think it looks a bit tonk? Still, who's going to make me?

Originally Posted by bobos

Red Rat, Yellow Hammer, Green Finch, Spring/Summer/Autumn Sales, Arrccade Falcons, plus a myriad of other times in the field, you could spend more than 6 months of any one year, in the field, year on year.

...a lot of that time pissed on Herfy & munching baratties from Wolfgang (or local equivalent)'s Schnellimbisswagen and then the remaining six months of the year pissed on Herfy on camp

BTW long time no hear, bobos. How's tricks?

Originally Posted by CaptainPlume

The RAC, even the People's Cavalry, just have Form bred into them I guess



Crumbs, I think I'd done 210 days before I even had R&R! I qualified for the higher/highest rate of LSSA in the one tour anyway.



Hmmmn. Signed on for six months, then after a month expressed a desire to do twelve & was accepted to do so. As it happens I did 11 months two weeks.

Wouldn't it be irony if I am now told I have to wear a numeral, even though I think it looks a bit tonk? Still, who's going to make me?

I believe that also, to qualify, the individual must leave theatre for a minimum of 6 months between tours.

Originally Posted by blobmeister

I believe that also, to qualify, the individual must leave theatre for a minimum of 6 months between tours.

I thought it was something along those lines.

Has the review got rid of the discriminatory TA efficiency medal? Apart from being an oxymoron, unless there is a regular efficiency medal it is a bit off that weekend warriors get such a classy bit of bling when real soldiers don't.

Originally Posted by AFA06

Has the review got rid of the discriminatory TA efficiency medal? Apart from being an oxymoron, unless there is a regular efficiency medal it is a bit off that weekend warriors get such a classy bit of bling when real soldiers don't.

Great, isn't it. And I get post-nominals too...

Capt Plume TD (And lots of others I won't bore you about).

Originally Posted by right-grumpy

I just don't give a fuck, I've got shit loads of medals and now just need the money to mount them (Court mounting - sick bastards).
That said, my no medal FI tour Apr-Sep 83 was the hardest tour I've done.

Have to agree with you there, Jun - Nov 83, and not just the weather, it was round-the-clock working

Also, this medal debate will go on forever. Easy to sympathise with one group who feel that their time in the cold war deserves something and total agreement that the Silver Jubbly medal was a clusterf**k. However, there are too many medals in some instances. I daresay whatever the outcome is, it will not satisfy many or any. I spent the best part of 20 years with medal deficiency syndrome then 4 came at once. Happy now even if 2 are chocolate medals !