Gunner
Army.ca Veteran
- Reaction score
- 11
- Points
- 430
I heard a rumour the SSM was to be awarded to members who served on domestic operations. Haven‘t seen anything in writting and therefore have to chalk it up to a military myth.
I‘m not necessarily against awarding medals for significant things. I‘ll be the first one to admit that I‘ve called it the "I‘ve drank a 1000 beer in Germany and all I got was this medal". On the other hand it is also awarded for very noble causes (the DART deployment to Turkey, Central America, etc). Where do you draw the line with what is significant and what isn‘t?
The CPSM I viewed with abit of distain at first. However, every award that a Canadian is given for serving with the UN or NATO is an award by a external source, in a sense a foreign decoration. The CPSM is Canadian specific for service overseas. Is it a bad thing for Canada to award its soldier for service overseas? I‘ll wear my CPSM proudly.
As far as the older folks who have a chest full of Queen‘s Jubilee, Canada 125, Order of St John, etc. I knew a fairly senior officer who only has a CD and a SSM. He‘s still one of the brightest officers I‘ve met and could put alot of people with "been there done that" medals to shame.
There is more to a person than what is on his chest. If you are evaluating someone based on what they look like that‘s pretty superficial.
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I‘m not necessarily against awarding medals for significant things. I‘ll be the first one to admit that I‘ve called it the "I‘ve drank a 1000 beer in Germany and all I got was this medal". On the other hand it is also awarded for very noble causes (the DART deployment to Turkey, Central America, etc). Where do you draw the line with what is significant and what isn‘t?
The CPSM I viewed with abit of distain at first. However, every award that a Canadian is given for serving with the UN or NATO is an award by a external source, in a sense a foreign decoration. The CPSM is Canadian specific for service overseas. Is it a bad thing for Canada to award its soldier for service overseas? I‘ll wear my CPSM proudly.
As far as the older folks who have a chest full of Queen‘s Jubilee, Canada 125, Order of St John, etc. I knew a fairly senior officer who only has a CD and a SSM. He‘s still one of the brightest officers I‘ve met and could put alot of people with "been there done that" medals to shame.
There is more to a person than what is on his chest. If you are evaluating someone based on what they look like that‘s pretty superficial.
Gunner sends......