There has been trend of devaluing the pieces of flair. Infantry used to have the exclusive Combat Infantryman Badge for obvious reasons. They made a Combat Action Badge so the POGs could feel better about themselves, and both are currently handed out for being within a couple miles of a backfiring car that sounded like gunfire. The unit patch on the right arm is awarded for deploying to a war zone with said unit, but the most recent update to AR670-1 makes it hostile conditions (aka anywhere some officer wants more presitige). It's all participation trophies now.
Disregarding politics, aren't ribbons for heroism? Nothing heroic about standing around listening to stupid speeches all day.
There has been trend of devaluing the pieces of flair. Infantry used to have the exclusive Combat Infantryman Badge for obvious reasons. They made a Combat Action Badge so the POGs could feel better about themselves, and both are currently handed out for being within a couple miles of a backfiring car that sounded like gunfire. The unit patch on the right arm is awarded for deploying to a war zone with said unit, but the most recent update to AR670-1 makes it hostile conditions (aka anywhere some officer wants more presitige). It's all participation trophies now.
Ribbons for landing under sniper fire?