Who has the most medals?

[freebass]

4 in 24 for me. LSGCM, QGJ, Iraq and Afghanistan and one which I cannot wear.

 

[bulletproof]

6 in 15 for me. GSM(NI), Iraq, Afghan, ACSM, Jubilee, and LS&GC.
Still can't believe I don't have my MBE though!!(Mover Buggers Everything)DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[tattyted]

2 fo me in 5 1/2 years. Iraq and Afghan. Got cheated out of one for Issaf. They said that Issaf didn't take over Kandahar til after I'd left, yet I know full well they took over before cos I was there and we were doing their tasking for months!

 

[Sandbag]

One More

One More

6 including GSM 2 clasps, Gulf 91,EUFOR, ACSM, LSGC and clasp oh and the queens golden thingy, in 35 yrs.

Not been caught yet....

QUOTE]

Tomorrow I qualify for number 7, in Iraq. Oh and now its 36 yrs still not been caught.... Phew

DT_Xtremez_26:

Oh C**p that means I will have to fork out to have them all re-mounted !!!
:S

 

[BillyBunter]

Got 5 Medals in 18 years service as a rigger

Just done all the right places and been a good boy . My Big Bro holds family medals with my grandad my dad and me , our family tradition is going to look good down the legion when im 65 in my blazer heheheh DT_Xtremez_28:

But only a few of my medals were really earned compared to what people in past have had to have done to earn

 

[Kiwistacker]

I left the RAF after 24 years to join the RNZAF. I'm soon to qualify for my second LS&GC. The NZ medal is exactly the same as the RAF one but called the RNZAF LS&GC. Therefore when I qualify, as the two medals are technically different I get issued another, along with another ribbon, and not just a rosette on my original. There is already another ex-RAF type here with the 2 ribbons (we wear the ribbons on our shirts). It looks quite strange! Also when one first deploys you get an OSM alongside the campaign medal, so you get 2, and there is talk of a defence medal like the Australians being issued next year. One person I know here has 9 medals!!

 

[252]

On me Fitters at Cosford 84 the OC mess Fulton block was a small fat ex nav who to be honest was a bit of a figure of fun.

Just another bit of balast given a ground job because he was to fat to be prized into the back seat of a Canberra or something.

Come AOCs or some other VIP visit he turns up in his No1s.

Turns out our diminutive rolly polly ex Nav has a chest full of tin including a genuine gallantry medal(cant remember which one)and 2 mentioned in dispatches(oakleaf clusters).

One of us asked him for the low down a few days later but although polite he was to modest tell us how he had earned them.

Im 6 foot 4 and its difficult for me to look up to someone who is 5 foot 4 but i managed it after that!.

 

[morse1001]

WO Jackson at RAF Pitreavie back in 1977, had two and a half rows of medals including WW2 and Korea.

SGT Barry Robertson a GSM with six campaign bars.

The Civvie dentist at Cosford in 1976 had the DFM.

What interests me, is that Spams can finish basic training and have been given medals! While in the UK is can be difficult to get any other than the long service gong!

 

[vim_fuego]

WO Jackson at RAF Pitreavie back in 1977, had two and a half rows of medals including WW2 and Korea.

SGT Barry Robertson a GSM with six campaign bars.

The Civvie dentist at Cosford in 1976 had the DFM.

What interests me, is that Spams can finish basic training and have been given medals! While in the UK is can be difficult to get any other than the long service gong!

When you walk into the BX at a spam base and go into the uniform section there is normally a wall covered in medals and ribbons to buy...They range from steely eyed killer ones from Nam to 'completed a bike ride without stabilisors' and from what I could see you could just go nuts in there to big up your left breast...

 

[Harry B'Stard]

Been in a little over 15 years now....

I've got the Nato FYR for a 2 month stint in Divulje Barracks (Split), for services to rebuilding the local economy (specialising in Bars and Restaurants!)

And I got the queens Golden Jubilee Medal chocolate teapot thingy!

Just waiting for my Long Service not Getting Caught to turn up in the post.

Been to the Falklands and a couple other two or three weeks camping trips on Salisbury Plain... wouldn't mind a trip to Afghan so I can get an even number of medals!DT_Xtremez_30:

HTB

 

[morse1001]

When you walk into the BX at a spam base and go into the uniform section there is normally a wall covered in medals and ribbons to buy...They range from steely eyed killer ones from Nam to 'completed a bike ride without stabilisors' and from what I could see you could just go nuts in there to big up your left breast...

Thanks, there was a story kicking around, that Spams got a medal for crossing the Atlantic.

 

[Oberon305]

5 in 21 1/2 Yrs:

Jubilee
LS&GCM
Former Yugoslavia
Iraq
Afghan


Gutted to have missed out on Air ops Iraq GSM by 3 days!

Oh well, better than none! DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Training Cell Supremo]

Call me Mutley!!

Call me Mutley!!

7 Medals in 20 years.

GSM (Air Ops Iraq)
NATO (Fmr Yugo)
Golden Jubilee
NATO (Kosovo)
IRAQ
LS GCM
OSM (Afghan)

All I need now is a big enough chest to wear them!!!!
DT_Xtremez_35:

 

[he_who_dares_rodney]

Turns out our diminutive rolly polly ex Nav has a chest full of tin including a genuine gallantry medal(cant remember which one)and 2 mentioned in dispatches(oakleaf clusters).

.

As mentioned earlier did a tour attached to HCR
As Household Div standards are applied and you report to the Guardroom for the orderly CoH (Sgt) to give your civvies the once over (Cpl's and above - suits)
You then sign out

That book makes interesting reading if certain people have booked out

LCPL F*****y G.C.
CPL R*****d M.C.
SCpl FLynn (it's no secret) C.G.C & M.C.


Plus a whole rake of others with letters to follow their names

Ther are some exceedingly brave, tried and tested people out there now in the services

 

[Oberon305]

As mentioned earlier did a tour attached to HCR
As Household Div standards are applied and you report to the Guardroom for the orderly CoH (Sgt) to give your civvies the once over (Cpl's and above - suits)
You then sign out

That book makes interesting reading if certain people have booked out

LCPL F*****y G.C.
CPL R*****d M.C.
SCpl FLynn (it's no secret) C.G.C & M.C.


Plus a whole rake of others with letters to follow their names

There are some exceedingly brave, tried and tested people out there now in the services

Absolutely and well-deserved respect is due.DT_Xtremez_21:

 

[Bikerbill]

After 25 yrs all I have to pass to Bill Jnr are 2 gongs. Tellic and GJ. I was formally told 10 yrs ago I would NOT be getting the undiscoverd crime medal.

'Spose that will teach me for being a punchy tw4t. boxer

 

[Digzster]

After 33 (& a third)yrs:

GSM (NI) x 2

Gulf 1

The christmas tree ornament (GJ)

LS & GCM + clasp (I'm, still constantly looking over my shoulder)!

No doubt I'm racking up the short dets towards 45 for HERRICK now the rules have changed.

The tailor shops must be really loving us over the past 20 years. Think of all that new business.

 

[pinkster]

Medals

Medals

I got 5 in 22 years

 

[RAF_Nurse!]

Got 5 including the chocolate jubilee, been in 11 years. 4 years on the wing (TSW) saw to that.

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

 

[Kryten]

I got 6 after 16 years of service:

GSM - NI (with a GSM Bar - Air Ops Iraq)
LS&GCM
Op TELIC Campaign Medal
NATO Medal - Kosovo
ACSM
Queens Golden Jubilee Medal