SIG MITCH said:get a campaign star, with bar reading afghan...
Hoover said:I've heard there is also a NATO medal being handed out to PERS deployed to Afghani right now.
reccecrewman said:I did Roto 3 and received both the GCS and NA5 w/ ISAF bar. The NA5 was handed to the troops by their Troop Officer and told it was meant as a "gift" or "souvenir" Call it what you will, in any event, it cannot be worn. I had mine mounted anyway by itself and is hanging in a little 1 medal shadow box on my wall along side all my other Certificates and Awards etc.
reccecrewman said:Another twist - Guys who did Op Athena Roto 4 got the Campaign Star, but many of them also switched operations to Qandahar before coming home and thus fell into Op Archer, thereby qualifying them for the SouthWest Asia Service Medal. They will be entitled to wear BOTH medals, even though they were only in Afghanistan for 4 1/2 months, but since they switched theatres & operations, they can wear both medals to reflect that.
reccecrewman said:Uhhhhhhh.......... Ya. The rule is simple - 1 medal per operation. I received my Campaign Star for my service on Op Athena Roto 3 with an ISAF bar on the ribbon. I ALSO received a NATO NA5 medal that also says ISAF on it's bar. That means I can only have one mounted and worn on my uniform as you cannot wear 2 medals for the same operation. Since the GCS is higher than the NA5 medal, that is the one I wear. An exception is if you go do a peacekeeping tour for the first time, you will receive the medal for the operation plus the CPSM medal. But, the CPSM is a non-specific medal that merely recognizes the fact that you did a peacekeeping tour - it is not confined to one operation.
Another twist - Guys who did Op Athena Roto 4 got the Campaign Star, but many of them also switched operations to Qandahar before coming home and thus fell into Op Archer, thereby qualifying them for the SouthWest Asia Service Medal. They will be entitled to wear BOTH medals, even though they were only in Afghanistan for 4 1/2 months, but since they switched theatres & operations, they can wear both medals to reflect that.
reccecrewman said:Another twist - Guys who did Op Athena Roto 4 got the Campaign Star, but many of them also switched operations to Qandahar before coming home and thus fell into Op Archer, thereby qualifying them for the SouthWest Asia Service Medal. They will be entitled to wear BOTH medals, even though they were only in Afghanistan for 4 1/2 months, but since they switched theatres & operations, they can wear both medals to reflect that.