Foreign jump wings (and dive badges) are authorized when you are in the country that issued the badge, or you are officially hosting someone from that country.dangerboy said:I have never seen or heard of medals on the right side of mess kit. Foreign jump wings I have seen people "accidentally" put on but never medals.
Journeyman said:And that being said, never unauthorized medals. If you want bogus medals (and unearned ump wings), join the Frontiersmen. :![]()
cough *bitch* coughPMedMoe said:Wings for baseball officials?![]()
a Sig Op said:Meh, if it's a unit tradition, and it's done exclusively at unit functions, what's the harm...
So what constitutes a "non-official" medal? I'm not much of an athlete, but I do have a drawer full of participant medals from races I've run but have failed to win... in the event I manage to get invited to a mess dinner, is there a limit to how of these unofficial medals I can wear? Do they have to be mounted, or can I just wear the whole drawer full around my neck? Is it limited to medals only? For example, I have a few challenge coins which were awarded here and there for not being the worst one doing something... can I tape them to the mess kit as well? Or perhaps some sort of velcro arrangement?
a Sig Op said:Meh, if it's a unit tradition, and it's done exclusively at unit functions, what's the harm...
So what constitutes a "non-official" medal? . . . . . .
18.12 – NON-MILITARY DECORATIONS AND
MEDALS
(1) No officer or non-commissioned member when in
uniform shall wear a non-military decoration or medal, or
the ribbon representing any such decoration or medal,
except:
(a) the Albert Medal, the Edward Medal, a Board of
Trade Medal, a Life Saving Medal of the Order of St.
John of Jerusalem;
(b) the Medals of the Royal Humane Society, the
Royal Canadian Humane Association Medal, a Medal
of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution; and
(c) a decoration or medal awarded by or on behalf of
a foreign government.
(2) The decorations and medals mentioned in
subparagraph (1)(a) are classified as official and those
mentioned in subparagraphs (1)(b) and (c) are classified
as non-official.
(3) Only one official and one non-official decoration or
medal, or the ribbon representing the decoration or
medal, may be worn for one act of gallantry.
(M)
Jim Seggie said:CFP 265 refers. I suggest you ALL read it. Not meant as an insult or whatever, but a few mintues reading may save a few weeks of pain.
a Sig Op said:See some of these participant medals are rather large, no doubt having them mounted would be prohibitively expensive.... if I could make do with a velcro arrangement, I could probably display a full set...
a Sig Op said:Are you sure that's what you're upset about? Humor? Are you sure it's not the absurd notion of people wearing random medals on their uniform? It seems to me the whole thing is a rather odd practice, and it's certainly the first I've ever heard of it. I also can't imagine it's standard practice anywhere else. There are very clear rules published on what can and can't be worn.
a Sig Op said:Are you sure that's what you're upset about? Humor? Are you sure it's not the absurd notion of people wearing random medals on their uniform? It seems to me the whole thing is a rather odd practice, and it's certainly the first I've ever heard of it. I also can't imagine it's standard practice anywhere else. There are very clear rules published on what can and can't be worn.
Journeyman said:Foreign jump wings (and dive badges) are authorized when you are in the country that issued the badge, or you are officially hosting someone from that country.
That being said, one of my foreign wings is sewn on the right shoulder so that one stays, and I wear one [OK, sometimes two] foreign badges on the right chest.....but never "accidentally" ;D
And that being said, never unauthorized medals. If you want bogus medals (and unearned jump wings), join the Frontiersmen. :![]()
klink1983 said:I thought you could wear up to 3 sets of jump wings as long as one set was Canadian..