Who has the most medals?

[tg3 jafad]

I've only ever seen one guy with a Silver Jubilee medal, bearing in mind it was a mere 15 years before I joined up, so a lot of my NCOs/Snecs were in the mob then. The bloke in question was a soon-to-retire Air Commode when I worked for him 6 years ago, so was probably a sqn boss at the time. From what I hear there were as few as half-a-dozen per unit. Mind you, what they saved in quantity they made up for in quality.

my old man had one, (im a scaley so shoot me) he was serving at Farnbough, stn cdr received his job lot and walked into the tea bar dropped them on table and helped himself to a mug of char,

 

[Elf818]

Got 5 in 18 yrs Reg and 9 yrs VR(T)DT_Xtremez_35:

 

[Jenga]

How so? I've done 13 years in a few weeks and i didn't qualify for the Golden Jubilee!?
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Qualifying criteria

Awarded to personnel of the Regular, Reserve and Cadet forces who were in effective service on 6 February 2002, who had completed 5 full calendar years reckonable service and were properly enlisted on or before 7 February 1997.

The medal was issued un-named.

Erm, probably because he posted that back in 2007?

Oh, and only 5 here, probably because I'm a REMFy TG4 dealer of computerised goodness and password resets.

 

[Max Reheat]

How so? I've done 13 years in a few weeks and i didn't qualify for the Golden Jubilee!?
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Qualifying criteria

Awarded to personnel of the Regular, Reserve and Cadet forces who were in effective service on 6 February 2002, who had completed 5 full calendar years reckonable service and were properly enlisted on or before 7 February 1997.

The medal was issued un-named.

Time for the Queen doesn't count if that applies to you, the wife missed out on GJ for that reason

 

[CC]

I've just picked up my 3rd medal after 14 years' Service (I might even get a 4th later this year, we'll see).

An old wobbly orange of mine had 12, mostly for being in the right place at the right time. As a young-ish SAC he was posted to a helicopter sqn, and within weeks flew out with them to Southern Rhodesia (as it then was). Add a posting to NI (2 medals for that), long gong, Gulf War I (Cyprus), MBE, MSM, Jubilee, Former Yugoslavia (Gioia del Colle), and probably one or 2 others I've forgotten about and he became the most decorated clerk in recent RAF history.

Ha Ha, I think I've now worked out who you are TBJ. This WO actually had 7 medals; MBE, Gulf 91, FRY, Rhodesia, GJM, MSM and LS&GC.

I've got 5:

GSM NI
OSM Afghan WC
GJM
ACSM - (not solely earned for being on the **** in Ballymena!)
LS&GC

No NATO bling for me.

Just a quick one, after reading these posts, you can now qualify for the OSM as long as you have a cumulative total of 45 days in Th. Not sure what the minimum stay in Th is (more than 2 days possibly)

Also, wait until 2012 when the Diamond Jubilee Medal is awarded. Rumour is people who already have the GJM will get a clasp to their GJM whilst people without the GJM will get a new medal. No doubt there will be some qualification criteria so some new bods may not get this one.

Finally; the best set of medals I've ever seen to an RAF serviceman:

 

[Kiwistacker]

I have 8.

Gulf medal
GSM (Air Ops Iraq)
Kuwait medal
Afghanistan
Golden Jubilee chocolate medal
RAF LS&GC
RNZAF LS&GC
NZ Defence Medal.

My two LSGC's are identical and sit side by side which raises a few questions every now and then. Seemingly RNZAF service can't go to an RAF medal so they gave me another.

 

[Sixty Percent Overlap]

Who has the most medals?

I have an even 8 when I go this Nov after 22 years. In order of receipt:

GSM (Air Ops Iraq)
NATO (Former Yugoslavia)
NATO (Kosovo)
Queen Golden Jubilee
LS&GCM
OSM Afghanistan
Queen Diamond Jubilee
NATO (Op Ellamy)

 

[vim_fuego]

What was the qualifying boundaries for the Ellamy gong?

 

[Sixty Percent Overlap]

What was the qualifying boundaries for the Ellamy gong?

Haven't got a reference from the DIN, etal so don't quote me on the follow but I know it includes something like 30+days accumulative at Cyprus, Southern Italy (Gioia/Poggio etc). Different for aircrew as award was based on number of sorties (me thinks). Me, almost 8 weeks continous in Aki with 5(AC) at the time.

 

[Dan_Brown]

Mine recently Court Mounted:

 

[Rigga]

Glad I left when I did now - I have two: LSM and GW1& clasp (with the other two that we can't wear...)

I prefer a less adventurous lifestyle.

 

[Smiler1]

Very proud of my service and double chuffed of the lads I did it with : )

Very proud of my service and double chuffed of the lads I did it with : )



Here is my rack : )

 

[sulky]

wow thats a nice rack, love the presentation,

heres mine below got the last one (ACSM) 4 years ago, while still a JT , only 18 months till 22, so hopefully wont get any more (stay in there Lizzy), its getting expensive!!

 

[chiprafp]

My little collection

 

[ady eflog]

Congrats all those still serving, you've started the qualification for the next mint chocolate medal in 2022 if your still in then! 5 years qualification started on 06 Feb 2017

 

[ady eflog]

Has anyone been issued with their Bar to the long gong under the new rules yet?

 

[E E E E E E E E AR]

Congrats all those still serving, you've started the qualification for the next mint chocolate medal in 2022 if your still in then! 5 years qualification started on 06 Feb 2017

Only if she lasts ... :S

 

[Cooheed]

Has anyone been issued with their Bar to the long gong under the new rules yet?

New rules? What are they then? (I have mine under the old)

 

[E E E E E E E E AR]

New rules? What are they then? (I have mine under the old)

Have a look here, from page 59 onwards (years required and officers being allowed them now);

JSP 761 - Honours and Awards

 

[ady eflog]

New rules? What are they then? (I have mine under the old)

you now get a bar to your long gong after 10 years instead of 15 so if you got it on the old system you will get another bar 5 years later i.e. 15 years LSGC, 25 years BAR 35 years BAR