For the record, of her 10 medals the bottom 6 are "because you were there" awards (I have two such awards from my time in the US Army also). The good conduct medal is awarded every three years (assuming you've not had any disciplinary actions) to enlisted people only - Since hers does not have any "knots" that indicates a single award which sounds about right for her enlisted time. Army Achievement (AAM) and Army Commendation (ARCOM) medals are for noteworthy non-combat actions - She actively earned these. In some units AAM are handed out like candy - I met a recruiter who had nearly 20 having been awarded it for each month he exceeded his quota - in others they are like gold. The Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) is commonly awarded upon retirement and likely doesn't indicate a single especially "meritorious" action. Oak Leaf Clusters indicate additional awards. The first four (second through fifth award) are bronze, then silver (6-9,) then gold (10+) if one were to happen to get lots of something.
For guard and reserves they can get the Good conduct for one year if mobilization. They get the Reserve component achievement medal otherwise for 3 years of duty.
For Reference, Gabbard now also rates the Basic Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge. The photo used for reference in the video is of her promotion from Captain to Major. She is now a Lieutenant Colonel and attended these schools. She is wearing the badges on her utilities in recent videos.
I don't see in her bio she graduated from Airborne School. Being assigned to an Airborne Psyop unit doesn't mean you have gained the qualification. They have "legs" in those units.
@ she has posted on her Instagram account recently and she definitely is wearing a parachute badge. It also looks like she has an Air Assault badge now too.
I spent a total of 8 months at Balad/Anaconda/Mortaritaville from '03 to '08. That was a good description of the base and its purpose. I'm perfectly happy to never go back there.
Then why isn't she wearing them? And BTW, I think she's wearing a GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL that she should NOT be wearing. The GCM is awarded after 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS of Good Conduct (as in no Article 15s or courts-martial) FEDERAL ACTIVE DUTY as an ENLISTED MEMBER. GABBARD was a NATIONAL GUARD member, NOT a member of the REGULAR ARMY, ergo she should NOT be wearing the ACTIVE DUTY GCM.
@@paulconnors2078 because the photos used in the video are of her promotion from Captain to Major. She is now a Lieutenant Colonel and has attended more schools.
Respect to her earning the Combat Field Medical Badge. Just as honorable as the Combat Infantrymans Badge which I truly prize along with my jump wings.
Not my words but here is a breakdown of his awards Keith Payne VC, AM, has been awarded a total of 27 medals throughout his distinguished military career, spanning multiple conflicts. Here is a comprehensive list of all the medals, awards, clasps, and bars he has received, along with their contexts: 1. Victoria Cross (VC) Awarded for: Extraordinary bravery during the Vietnam War in May 1969. Payne rescued 40 soldiers under heavy fire in Kontum Province, despite being wounded himself. 2. Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Awarded for: Significant service to veterans and their families, particularly in advocating for veterans' health and welfare. 3. Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 With Clasps: Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, and Thai-Malay Awarded for: Active service in these theatres of operation. 4. Korea Medal Awarded for: Service in the Korean War (1952-1953). 5. United Nations Service Medal for Korea Awarded for: Service under the UN during the Korean conflict. 6. General Service Medal 1962 With Clasp: Malay Peninsula Awarded for: Service during the Malayan Emergency. 7. Vietnam Medal Awarded for: Service during the Vietnam War with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV). 8. Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 With Clasps: Korea, South-East Asia, Papua New Guinea Awarded for: Non-warlike operations across these regions. 9. Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal Awarded for: Service during the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. 10. Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal Awarded for: Service during the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. 11. Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Awarded for: Service during the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. 12. Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal Awarded for: Service during the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. 13. King Charles III Coronation Medal Awarded for: Service during the coronation of King Charles III. 14. Centenary Medal Awarded for: Service to Australian society through veterans' advocacy. 15. Defence Force Service Medal With 2 Clasps Awarded for: Long service in the Australian Defence Force. 16. National Medal Awarded for: Long military service to Australia. 17. Australian Defence Medal Awarded for: Recognising all past and present members of the ADF for their service. 18. Meritorious Service Medal (Australia) Awarded for: Long meritorious service to the Australian Defence Force. 19. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Army) Awarded for: Exemplary long service in the Australian Army. 20. Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Awarded for: Gallantry during the Vietnam War, specifically for his actions on the battlefield. 21. Silver Star (United States) Awarded for: Acts of bravery during the Vietnam War. 22. Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star Awarded for: Heroism during the Vietnam conflict. 23. Vietnam Campaign Medal (South Vietnam) Awarded for: Service in the Vietnam War. 24. Dhofar Campaign Medal (Oman) Awarded for: Service with the Sultan of Oman’s forces during the Dhofar War. 25. Dhofar Victory Medal (Oman) Awarded for: Service during the Dhofar War in Oman, also known as the Endurance Medal (Al-Sumood). 26. Pingat Jasa Malaysia Awarded for: Service during the Malayan Emergency. 27. Republic of Korea War Service Medal Awarded for: Service in Korea, recognised by the Republic of Korea. These 27 medals reflect Keith Payne's extraordinary contributions in multiple theatres of conflict, his bravery under fire, and his ongoing dedication to the veteran community
I joined the U.S. Army in 1971 at age 17. After I completed my training, getting a combat MOS and turned 18 years old, I turned in at least 6 of the DOD Form 10-49 (Request for Duty in the RVN-Republic of Vietnam) but I was never sent. I was stuck for my entire enlistment at Ft. Hood Texas. Two of my friends from school joined the Army about the same time that I did with guarantees to become a truck driver and a mechanic, respectively. Both were sent to Vietnam and were stationed at Danang until sometime in late 1972. Where a soldier is assigned often has little to do with his or her willingness to go but rather where your MOS is needed.
Excellent work, I’m really enjoying the channel and it was interesting to see the topic be so recent. One correction, the medal you identified as the Armed Forces Reserve Good Condict Medal is actually the Army Good Conduct Medal which is awarded for active service to enlisted personnel only. She wouldn’t been awarded this for her time as a Specialist before being commissioned. I find it interesting that she doesn’t have the Army Reserve Components Achievment Medal, which is the reserve equivalent of the good conduct medal and awarded to both officers and enlisted, but with her civilian career she may not have completed the required time of actual service with a particular unit.
Yes, if she was Guard instead of Active Duty, she should be wearing the ARCAM not the Good Conduct, maybe she confused the HI state award for the regular army one...but the state awards wouldn't be worn in federal (reserve) forces service.
Totally interesting to see how other's with more time than I have fewer awards and decorations. Was in for 6 years and I have 13 unique decorations, and only combat time was Desert Storm.
Some ribbons may not have a medal associated with it. An example is longevity. There is no medal awarded. We actually call all that Chest salad “Awards and Decorations”. Just a point, nothing taken from the presentation at all. Excellent piece.
The National Defense Medal is awarded to all service members after they completed Basic Training since 1990 until 2022 or early 2023. This medal is awarded during a combat period. After Afghanistan DOD now considers the combat period to have ended. If a service member is deployed to an area that they combat and danger pay they could be awarded the National Defense Medal. On another note: the area of Baghdad that you identified as the "Green Zone" was a Holloywood term used in the movies. Officially called by us on the ground it was known as the "International Zone" or "IZ" for short. FYI
10:41 She definitely is wearing the Army Good Conduct medal ribbon and in any event, there is no Armed Forces Reserve Good Conduct medal. The reserve versions have a different naming system with the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal, Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal, Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal, and Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal.
What a great channel, all tv and movie producers should have a mandate to watch the videos. I cringe constantly at the awards and decorations on TV. I think that is probably true for most of the veterans like me who were basically raised from a young teen (17) to do 20. I see the usual bickering and negative comments below but without looking through her ORB and 201 (OMPF) you can't really know all circumstances, there was a comment "these are because you were there", seemingly stated to detract from the award somehow, very small minded. This gentlemen takes a photograph during a tiny window of a soldiers career and explains what is seen at that time, it works for me when realized in that context. For the old timers out there you should know awards and decorations are dynamic just like the uniforms, evolving. I appreciate your work.
In my experience, the GWOT-SM (pronounced jee-wot), NDSM, and Army Service Ribbon are awarded pretty much just for joining the Army. The way my DS explained it: the ASR is for joining the Army (awarded when I got my MOS), the NDSM for joining during a time of war (awarded after Basic), and the GWOTSM awarded for joining during the War on Terror specifically (also awarded after Basic). She probably had those three at least even before her first deployment, after which she would've gotten her GWOT-EM (hence the distinction) along with applicable campaign medals and overseas ribbons.
I definitely would rather hear about Magnum's Navy Cross than Casey Ryback's. 😆 Although as a heads-up, Magnum was born in Detroit (hence the Tigers cap) and raised in Virginia.
She would have gotten the national defense medal for being in the military after 9/11, she would have gotten the gwot expeditionary medal for her time in Kuwait.
The GWOT was replaced by the ICM. She should wear only the ICM with campaign stars. I have the ICM with a silver campaign star. And an AAM with 1 silver, and 1 bronze oak leaf cluster. Figure that out.
7:23 Tulsi Gabbard would have received her National Defense Service Medal either in (or just before) AIT (Advanced Individual Training) or once she got to her first duty station. The medal was signed into executive order in March of 2003, and she enlisted and started Basic Training in April of 2003. Being a new award it may have taken a bit of time for every command and school to start requiring it on appropriate uniforms. By 2006, soldiers would have been wearing them by AIT, by my experience. That would have been awarded at the same time as the Army Service Ribbon and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
@@richarddunkle1987 Yup. The NDSM has existed since the 50's, but it's only awarded during periods of "Armed conflict or national emergency". June 27, 1950 to July 27, 1954; January 1, 1961 to August 14, 1974; August 2, 1990 to November 30, 1995; September 11, 2001 to a date to be determined
Hey mate, again good work. I can see some people might like having one of these done for a family member. You should offer to do these sort of videos for personal requests for a bit of pocket money.
The Good Conduct medal is only awarded to enlisted personnel. This would have been given to her for completing the first active duty tour in Iraq. The Overseas Service Ribbon would also likely have been awarded for one of her tours in Iraq, Kuwait or Djibouti. The Armed Forces Reserve Medal she is wearing has the M device. This is to denote the person has been Mobilized. The Bronze hour glass device denotes 10 years of service. Originally the medal itself was for 10 years of service, but is also authorized for any mobilization as a National Guard soldier or Army Reserve soldier. Thus they changed the bronze device from denoting the 20 year mark to being the 10 year mark. The silver device is for 20 years and the gold for 30 years of service in the National Guard or Reserves. The Army Service Ribbon is given for completing the initial training (Basic Training and Advance Individual Training or initial Officer Training courses), The Army Reserve Components Overseas Ribbon is awarded for participating in a minimum of 10 days training anywhere outside the continental United States while in the capacity of an Army Reservist or National Guard soldier.
The National Defense medal was awarded when she joined the military The GWOT service medal ended in 2022. The achievement medal should've been spoken about first as it is lower than the commendation medal. She has an M device with no hour glass on armed forces reserve medal. She can wear the silver hour glass as well.
Nothing against Tulsi Gabbard, but the US Army today gives out medals like candy. Most of these are standard "I was there" medals, but 3 reflect achievements - The Army Achievement Medal is basically for above average performance on something or other (I have two), the Army Commenadation medal is higher reflecting excellence on some task or assignment (I have one), the Meritorious Service Medal is pretty high but may have been standard issue for officers who served in a given campaign - it's also often awarded to mid-level officers (major, lieutenant colonel, colonel) who performed well during service upon retirement from active duty. I personally have a bronze star (without V device for valor) which I feel I earned, but is cheapened by the fact that basically every participant in Desert Storm above the rank of E-6 (staff sergeant) got one unless the commander justified not awarding it (rather than justified awarding it). All company commanders and above got Bronze Star with V device and I know of some who definitely are not deserving of it. The Combat Medical Badge is more meaningful than most of the medals. I'm not impressed until I see several Bronze Satrs with V (and can read the citations) or a Silver Star.
The Good Conduct medal is not the Armed forces Reserve Good Conduct Medal, it is simply the Army Good Conduct Medal. I rate the Navy version myself. Each branch, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard has their own version, each different in design, but all are for the same thing. Only Enlisted personnel rate these. When I see an officer with this medal it tells me he/she was once enlisted which is a good sign, as in my experience the best officers were mustangs (Those who came up through the ranks). Good series by the way, but one nit to pick here.
A Good Conduct Medal means you were never caught (I have two). A Purple Heart Medal is frequently given for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, probably doing something something I shouldn't have been doing (again, I have two).
Well if you are making videos about medals of still living people, could you make video about the current Czech president Petr Pavel? Before he run for the office he spent his whole life in the army retiring as 4 star general some six years ago and was awarded quite a lot of medals during his whole career including combat related ones.
That's the Army Good Conduct Medal for active duty enlisted (Other Ranks) who conduct 3 years of satisfactory service. I think her whole career has been in the National Guard or Reserve and should have received their equivalent, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal.
for those who served in the enlisted ranks for 1 yr in a combat zone rate a Good Conduct Medal under the same conditions as 3 yrs otherwise. for every 3 years after that or for every 3 yrs in an undeployed status. she has reserve component ribbons indicating her status in the ARNG or USAR. members of reserve components are considered active duty for the duration of their deployment.
@apollo21lmp I thought that was an old draft-era regulation that went away, but I could be wrong. She still rates an ARCAM per 3 or 4 years (I think that changed too) for honorable reserve service.
Spoken by someone with the snide cynicism of a basement dweller who never served. Go away and go serve and then come back and disparage those who serve the United States.
Sometimes, less is more. In the UK medals are handed sparingly out for being in a war zone, gallantry or long service. There are Jubilee medals but in my view these are worthless. Hence the lack of ribbons on their chests, but each one is for doing something relevant.
I'm of the opinion that maybe the US military should just award valour medals. There's a photo of Gen. Petraeus where he has so many medals, he looks like a comic opera general.
Compare that to senior officers from the first half of the 20th century who might have ended their careers with two or three rows of ribbons despite having served in both world wars and other conflicts. Campaign medals definitely have meaning though.
She would have been awarded the National Defense Medal at the completion of basic training because she was a member of the armed forces during the period covered by the Global War on Terrorism. You don't have to serve in a combat zone to receive it. I received mine because I enlisted during period covered by the first Gulf War in 1991.
Our officers just keep coming up with new attaboy ribbons They have even corrupted the Bronze Star Without a V the Bronze Star is just another ribbon for doing your job.
Those are ALL Boy Scout ribbons.. I was in the Canadian forces in the 80s and 90s... We had some US troops coming to train with us in February... They ALL got "medals" for extreme weather hardship or some other nonsense, when it was our DAILY life... When you see a Candian with something other than a CD or a Campain ribbon, you KNOW they are the real deal. Same with our UK buddies... BUT! When you see an American with a chest full of medals, it's usually just eye candy and here you go buddy decorations... They call it a FRUIT SALAD, so even THEY are joking about it... HOLLYWOOD is everywhere in the US culture.. From we are NUMBER 1 at everything, to we are the FREEST country on earth... ALL propaganda.
@@patrickmccrann991 NONE, because I got hurt early before I could get a CD and I never deployed to a CAMPAIGN area... Plus we don't get purple hearts, just nice pensions... And I only met two or three Canadians with actual, medals for bravery in my life. They are REALLY hard to get. I was an AF brat before I joined... à I have a broken back, neck, a hip replacement and brain surgery though. With Lots of Titanium inside my body.. YOU????
@TheJimprez I don't have a broken back, neck, hip, etc. I do have 2 Navy Achievement Medals, Navy Unit Commendation, 3 Meritorious Unit Commendations, Navy Expeditionary Medal, 7 Battle Efficiency Awards, 8 Sea Service Deployment Awards, Southwest Asia Service Medal (Gulf War I), Kuwait Liberation Medal, 2 Navy Special Operations Awards, Coast Guard Meritorious Operations Award, 5 Good Conduct Medals, etc.
@@patrickmccrann991 Good for you. It's YOUR world. But not every army needs bling to motivate their military. THAT is my point... It IS called a fruit salad. And it IS kind of like the Boy Scouts. With lots of career path badges. Like wearing a resume on your chest. EVERY MILITARY IN THE WORLD that wants decorations to MEAN something and stand out among the crowd think so, and EVEN YOUR OWN SOLDIERS think it, I know because I HEARD them joke about it... I'm HAPPY for you if they make you feel proud and happy. It's nice to have some sort of validation, whatever that might be for each of us. At least you got something in return for your long service... Probably a decent pension too, I guess. Cheers. The END!!!
@TheJimprez Not every award is personal. Many are unit awards that people work months to achieve. Since I was not in the Army, I don't know about their award system. I assure you, the Navy is not about Boy Scout awards as you can them. Since you didn't serve for long, you wouldn't understand anyway.
The National Defense Medal is awarded to those who are on Active Duty during the specified timeframe. I was on AD during the 1st Gulf War and was authorized to wear it. When 9/11 happened I was activated stateside as a member of the National Guard and thus authorized the bronze star device. If you went to services basic training and subsequent technical training in a reserve component (Air Force Reserve/Army National Guard/Navy Reserve/Marine Reserve) those individuals were not authorized/awarded the medal.
Yes the Guard and reserves are authorizemed the National Defense medal. You only need any amount of time on title 10 orders. That includes basic training, job schools, upgrade schools, NCO academy, orders for any title 10 duty, or even a deployment. No one that served from 9/11 now hasn't earned one as they have gone to at least a school in the last 23 years.
No disrespect to her. But ribbons are complete BS. Ive know people that deserved them and didnt get anything. And plenty that got them for nothing. Dont get me wrong. I had a lot. When we had Class A inspection. Privates used to aske how i had so many. I would replie. I just went to clothing sales and bought all the pretty one. Oh add the this officer aleays are given them. They recieve awards and ribbons like candy. Seems like every time i turned around i got an AAM. A enlisted get put in for an award it always gets knocked down to something below. But if a officer get put in for one it give or bummed up. Way too many times i would put in for one of my soldiers that did something great. And it would get dropped down to nothing. Officer much rather reward officer the reward the soldiers that really did something. I noticed a lot more after i became an NCO. So the truth is; you never know if someone did something or not.
Oh. Just another FYI from Desert Storm. I'll take a platoon of Infantry over a company of MP's ANY TIME. Infantry REPORT AND REPORT AND REPORT. THEY ARE THE EYE'S AND EARS OF INTEL. MP's? More interested in sitting in their "shed" watching movies, drinking coffee and smoking sigs. And the MP's are full of excuses. Infantry? JOHNNY ON THE SPOT. And I'm sure she have very little MI experience.
My father served as a supernumerary officer with the DLI in Korea and told me this story: In Korea the British got US ration packs. When British and US junior officers were sitting down to graze together, the Brits would open their rat packs in turn. The first would look inside, root around, and say, "I haven't got one this time". The next would say, "That's unusual - neither have I". The third would say, "What are the odds - me too!". Sooner or later an American was bound to ask in defence of their culinary honour, what they hadn't got. Brits together, "A Purple Heart". In humility, I should add that one of my grandfathers got a wound pension for about 40 years for injuring himself by falling off the back of a truck in Italy in 1944. Would that have got him a Purple Heart? Does the Purple Heart come with a pension, or is it instead of one?
The Purple Heart is possibly the only award anywhere that goes to everyone who deserves one. It’s only for combat related wounds. Falling off a truck etc does not qualify. You have to go the BAS and have the MO enter that you were wounded in the line of duty. The British and Commonwealth troops don’t have such an award, which is unfortunate
@@Dog.soldier1950 Mostly true about the Purple Heart. Some people manage to finagle one they didn't really deserve (John Kerry anyone?). My father had two official Purple Hearts from wounds on Saipan and Tinian in WWII as a Marine. He said he was legitimately wounded about 14 times, but only went to the BAS twice, hence only two Hearts. He picked small pieces of Japanese grenade fragments out of his hide until the day he died. One of his official wounds came from the same incident that he was awarded a Bronze Star with "V" Device.
British soldiers received Wound Stripe badges as an equivalent to the Purple Heart in the world wars but the British Army discontinued them after 1946 so perhaps ask them why they thought being wounded in combat no longer merits recognition.
@@dlxmarks True. Perhaps it is because being wounded is something that happens indiscriminately to the meritorious and unmeritorious alike? In the UK wound stripes were wartime awards introduced half way through World Wars I & II and abandoned after both. Perhaps it is not part of the peacetime British regular army's ethos and wounding is just regarded as an occupational hazard by its professional soldiers? (That would be my attitude, though a conscript might feel differently). Being wounded does get recognition through a pension.
@ Yanks used wound stripes in the Great War too. It was in 1930 that the Army Chief of Staff-General Douglas MacArthur- introduced the Purple Heart for Army personnel. It wasn’t until 1942 that Admiral King reluctantly also adopted the award for Naval Personnel
She’s the goat at being a lying grifter. It was only a short time ago she was a complete radical leftist who thought it was ok to kill babies and take our guns. It was only a short time ago she was screaming for Trump to be impeached and calling him a traitor. She was always a nobody, but she realized she could get attention and adoration from ignorant people if she started saying the right things. Support for her is the biggest deception going on in the country right now.
Not quite. The last two NDSM eligibility periods were August 2, 1990 to November 30, 1995 for the Persian Gulf War and then September 11, 2001 to December 31, 2022 for the GWOT.
@dlxmarks I'll take your word for it, but I was Army from '91-94 and ARNG until 2003. That whole time, every kid showing up from basic had a NDSM. My understanding was that after the Gulf War, Somalia, the Balkens and other low level operational commitments were enough to keep NDSM authorized. This is the first time I have heard about oak leaves or service stars for them though. I served with a Vietnam dude who was in Panama, the Gulf and the Balkens...slick ribbon. Looks like the specific "been there done thats" would alleviate the need for further devices.
Please tell me you’re joking! You can’t possibly believe that what’s most important is her medals, some of which are awarded simply for serving at the right time. You didn’t even get them all correct at that. The medal you referred to as the Armed Forces Reserve Good Conduct is in fact the Army Good Conduct. I’m by no means dismissing or diminishing her service or accomplishments; however, the medals are NOT what’s important and they only tell a small piece of her story.
What do you mean? Has she served in the Russian army? Or are you just passing on ‘stuff you e heard from ‘the media’’. You are disrespectful. Educate yourself.
Clearly she does, or she wouldn't put them up, and the US military must think awarding medals so liberally is a good idea. My grandfather went through three years of WWI and got two medals. My father spent 35 years as a regular soldier, served in at least 5 shooting wars, including WWII, and got several less medals than Gabbard, including one foreign one he found too embarrassing to put up. I got one GSM as an independent company commander in Rhodesia. I am not sure whether I am jealous of the US medals system or despise it. Socially it would be helpful to have a chest full of gongs, but I am not sure I would really value most of them or fel too proud explaining them to the inquisitive. In Korea the British got US ration packs. When British and US junior officers were sitting down to graze together, the Brits would open their rat packs in turn. The first would look inside and say, "I haven't got one this time". The next would say, "That's unusual - neither have I". The third would say, "What ar the odds - me neither". Sooner or later an American was bound to ask what they hadn't got. Brits together "A Purple Heart".
@@markaxworthy2508 You're obviously a civilian. The only combat award Gabbard has is the combat medical badge, which is just for being in combat, not a valor award. Your grandfather has two valor awards. Every military role is a job and most military medals are meritorious or campaign based.
I do. Why do you not? Why did you watch it if you aren’t interested in awards and medals. What’s your problem? Don’t you value the contribution of serving soldiers, and if not … what the hell are you doing here with your partisan shit?
@@kevinh9110 You obviously didn't read my post properly. My grandfather had no gallantry awards. He got Squeak and Wilfred only. I was a soldier. Yes, every military role is a job. One's reward for doing a job is pay and recognition for doing it well is promotion. In the US Army gongs seem to attached to doing the job you are already paid for as well. It is just a different military culture.
For the record, of her 10 medals the bottom 6 are "because you were there" awards (I have two such awards from my time in the US Army also). The good conduct medal is awarded every three years (assuming you've not had any disciplinary actions) to enlisted people only - Since hers does not have any "knots" that indicates a single award which sounds about right for her enlisted time.
Army Achievement (AAM) and Army Commendation (ARCOM) medals are for noteworthy non-combat actions - She actively earned these. In some units AAM are handed out like candy - I met a recruiter who had nearly 20 having been awarded it for each month he exceeded his quota - in others they are like gold.
The Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) is commonly awarded upon retirement and likely doesn't indicate a single especially "meritorious" action.
Oak Leaf Clusters indicate additional awards. The first four (second through fifth award) are bronze, then silver (6-9,) then gold (10+) if one were to happen to get lots of something.
For guard and reserves they can get the Good conduct for one year if mobilization. They get the Reserve component achievement medal otherwise for 3 years of duty.
A great summation that I was about to attempt. I also have my share of participation awards.
AAMs and COMs are basically a given for officers nowadays. None of her awards singify anything special considering shes an O-5.
All of her awards were because she was there.
@@9983sp which is still pretty significant, given the small fraction of people who serve in the military.
For Reference, Gabbard now also rates the Basic Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge. The photo used for reference in the video is of her promotion from Captain to Major. She is now a Lieutenant Colonel and attended these schools. She is wearing the badges on her utilities in recent videos.
Interesting, thanks
I don't see in her bio she graduated from Airborne School. Being assigned to an Airborne Psyop unit doesn't mean you have gained the qualification. They have "legs" in those units.
@@larryheystek4166don’t you have to go through jump school to get any jump badge?
@ she has posted on her Instagram account recently and she definitely is wearing a parachute badge. It also looks like she has an Air Assault badge now too.
I noticed that Airborne patch on her sleeve in one of the photos. I didn't know that and I have a 'Tulsi for President' hat! Aloha.
I spent a total of 8 months at Balad/Anaconda/Mortaritaville from '03 to '08. That was a good description of the base and its purpose. I'm perfectly happy to never go back there.
Besides the Combat Medical Badge, she also has a Basic Parachutist Badge and an Air Assault Badge
Then why isn't she wearing them? And BTW, I think she's wearing a GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL that she should NOT be wearing. The GCM is awarded after 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS of Good Conduct (as in no Article 15s or courts-martial) FEDERAL ACTIVE DUTY as an ENLISTED MEMBER. GABBARD was a NATIONAL GUARD member, NOT a member of the REGULAR ARMY, ergo she should NOT be wearing the ACTIVE DUTY GCM.
@@paulconnors2078 Guard and Reservists are awarded a Good Conduct if mobilized for one year. She earned it.
@@paulconnors2078 because the photos used in the video are of her promotion from Captain to Major. She is now a Lieutenant Colonel and has attended more schools.
She also has the elusive WDS award.
Respect to her earning the Combat Field Medical Badge. Just as honorable as the Combat Infantrymans Badge which I truly prize along with my jump wings.
Thanks for the straight facts and a not politically driven video 👍
Agreed. It would not be wanted for a debate about the politics of Flashheart or James Bond when discussing their medals.
Please consider a video on Keith Payne VC. He is the last survivng VC recipient from the Vietnam War
Not my words but here is a breakdown of his awards
Keith Payne VC, AM, has been awarded a total of 27 medals throughout his distinguished military career, spanning multiple conflicts.
Here is a comprehensive list of all the medals, awards, clasps, and bars he has received, along with their contexts:
1. Victoria Cross (VC)
Awarded for: Extraordinary bravery during the Vietnam War in May 1969. Payne rescued 40 soldiers under heavy fire in Kontum Province, despite being wounded himself.
2. Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Awarded for: Significant service to veterans and their families, particularly in advocating for veterans' health and welfare.
3. Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975
With Clasps: Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, and Thai-Malay
Awarded for: Active service in these theatres of operation.
4. Korea Medal
Awarded for: Service in the Korean War (1952-1953).
5. United Nations Service Medal for Korea
Awarded for: Service under the UN during the Korean conflict.
6. General Service Medal 1962
With Clasp: Malay Peninsula
Awarded for: Service during the Malayan Emergency.
7. Vietnam Medal
Awarded for: Service during the Vietnam War with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV).
8. Australian Service Medal 1945-1975
With Clasps: Korea, South-East Asia, Papua New Guinea
Awarded for: Non-warlike operations across these regions.
9. Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Awarded for: Service during the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
10. Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Awarded for: Service during the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
11. Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Awarded for: Service during the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
12. Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Awarded for: Service during the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
13. King Charles III Coronation Medal
Awarded for: Service during the coronation of King Charles III.
14. Centenary Medal
Awarded for: Service to Australian society through veterans' advocacy.
15. Defence Force Service Medal
With 2 Clasps
Awarded for: Long service in the Australian Defence Force.
16. National Medal
Awarded for: Long military service to Australia.
17. Australian Defence Medal
Awarded for: Recognising all past and present members of the ADF for their service.
18. Meritorious Service Medal (Australia)
Awarded for: Long meritorious service to the Australian Defence Force.
19. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Army)
Awarded for: Exemplary long service in the Australian Army.
20. Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
Awarded for: Gallantry during the Vietnam War, specifically for his actions on the battlefield.
21. Silver Star (United States)
Awarded for: Acts of bravery during the Vietnam War.
22. Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star
Awarded for: Heroism during the Vietnam conflict.
23. Vietnam Campaign Medal (South Vietnam)
Awarded for: Service in the Vietnam War.
24. Dhofar Campaign Medal (Oman)
Awarded for: Service with the Sultan of Oman’s forces during the Dhofar War.
25. Dhofar Victory Medal (Oman)
Awarded for: Service during the Dhofar War in Oman, also known as the Endurance Medal (Al-Sumood).
26. Pingat Jasa Malaysia
Awarded for: Service during the Malayan Emergency.
27. Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Awarded for: Service in Korea, recognised by the Republic of Korea.
These 27 medals reflect Keith Payne's extraordinary contributions in multiple theatres of conflict, his bravery under fire, and his ongoing dedication to the veteran community
I joined the U.S. Army in 1971 at age 17. After I completed my training, getting a combat MOS and turned 18 years old, I turned in at least 6 of the DOD Form 10-49 (Request for Duty in the RVN-Republic of Vietnam) but I was never sent. I was stuck for my entire enlistment at Ft. Hood Texas. Two of my friends from school joined the Army about the same time that I did with guarantees to become a truck driver and a mechanic, respectively. Both were sent to Vietnam and were stationed at Danang until sometime in late 1972. Where a soldier is assigned often has little to do with his or her willingness to go but rather where your MOS is needed.
Excellent work, I’m really enjoying the channel and it was interesting to see the topic be so recent.
One correction, the medal you identified as the Armed Forces Reserve Good Condict Medal is actually the Army Good Conduct Medal which is awarded for active service to enlisted personnel only. She wouldn’t been awarded this for her time as a Specialist before being commissioned.
I find it interesting that she doesn’t have the Army Reserve Components Achievment Medal, which is the reserve equivalent of the good conduct medal and awarded to both officers and enlisted, but with her civilian career she may not have completed the required time of actual service with a particular unit.
Thanks for the feedback and sharing that information.
Yes, if she was Guard instead of Active Duty, she should be wearing the ARCAM not the Good Conduct, maybe she confused the HI state award for the regular army one...but the state awards wouldn't be worn in federal (reserve) forces service.
Totally interesting to see how other's with more time than I have fewer awards and decorations. Was in for 6 years and I have 13 unique decorations, and only combat time was Desert Storm.
Excellent and thorough video.👍👏👏👏👏
Looking forward to the Magnum P.I. post Just liked and subscribed with notification on. Aloha.
Some ribbons may not have a medal associated with it. An example is longevity. There is no medal awarded. We actually call all that Chest salad “Awards and Decorations”. Just a point, nothing taken from the presentation at all. Excellent piece.
The Army has more participation awards than the special Olympics these days.
I was in the Air Force. We've always been that way.
The US Armed Forces give them out like lollies at a kindergarten.
0:56 She also has a German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency on the right side of her uniform right above the name sign.
That's what was said in the video !
"...knife through hot butter." I don't think that's how it goes mate.
The National Defense Medal is awarded to all service members after they completed Basic Training since 1990 until 2022 or early 2023. This medal is awarded during a combat period. After Afghanistan DOD now considers the combat period to have ended. If a service member is deployed to an area that they combat and danger pay they could be awarded the National Defense Medal. On another note: the area of Baghdad that you identified as the "Green Zone" was a Holloywood term used in the movies. Officially called by us on the ground it was known as the "International Zone" or "IZ" for short. FYI
Very thorough work 👍
Thank you
10:41 She definitely is wearing the Army Good Conduct medal ribbon and in any event, there is no Armed Forces Reserve Good Conduct medal. The reserve versions have a different naming system with the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal, Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal, Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal, and Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal.
What a great channel, all tv and movie producers should have a mandate to watch the videos. I cringe constantly at the awards and decorations on TV. I think that is probably true for most of the veterans like me who were basically raised from a young teen (17) to do 20. I see the usual bickering and negative comments below but without looking through her ORB and 201 (OMPF) you can't really know all circumstances, there was a comment "these are because you were there", seemingly stated to detract from the award somehow, very small minded. This gentlemen takes a photograph during a tiny window of a soldiers career and explains what is seen at that time, it works for me when realized in that context. For the old timers out there you should know awards and decorations are dynamic just like the uniforms, evolving. I appreciate your work.
Pretty good work mate. You taught me things I did not know. Now try some German awards. It seems like they had a couple of hundred awards. '-)))
Minor point - the correct term is - " Like a hot knife through butter. "
Interesting thank you for the video.
In my experience, the GWOT-SM (pronounced jee-wot), NDSM, and Army Service Ribbon are awarded pretty much just for joining the Army. The way my DS explained it: the ASR is for joining the Army (awarded when I got my MOS), the NDSM for joining during a time of war (awarded after Basic), and the GWOTSM awarded for joining during the War on Terror specifically (also awarded after Basic). She probably had those three at least even before her first deployment, after which she would've gotten her GWOT-EM (hence the distinction) along with applicable campaign medals and overseas ribbons.
Because she served in the guard/reserve the GWOTSM wouldn’t be awarded until placed on active duty, so still basically automatic
@@richardnoah2922 I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Thanks.
I definitely would rather hear about Magnum's Navy Cross than Casey Ryback's. 😆 Although as a heads-up, Magnum was born in Detroit (hence the Tigers cap) and raised in Virginia.
She would have gotten the national defense medal for being in the military after 9/11, she would have gotten the gwot expeditionary medal for her time in Kuwait.
The GWOT was replaced by the ICM. She should wear only the ICM with campaign stars. I have the ICM with a silver campaign star. And an AAM with 1 silver, and 1 bronze oak leaf cluster. Figure that out.
The NDS was being awarded way before 9/11.
7:23 Tulsi Gabbard would have received her National Defense Service Medal either in (or just before) AIT (Advanced Individual Training) or once she got to her first duty station. The medal was signed into executive order in March of 2003, and she enlisted and started Basic Training in April of 2003. Being a new award it may have taken a bit of time for every command and school to start requiring it on appropriate uniforms. By 2006, soldiers would have been wearing them by AIT, by my experience. That would have been awarded at the same time as the Army Service Ribbon and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Thanks for sharing
I wonder if that is the same National Defence Medal I received in 1967 after basic training in the Air Force?
@@richarddunkle1987 Yup. The NDSM has existed since the 50's, but it's only awarded during periods of "Armed conflict or national emergency".
June 27, 1950 to July 27, 1954; January 1, 1961 to August 14, 1974; August 2, 1990 to November 30, 1995; September 11, 2001 to a date to be determined
@ohari1 And that date has been determined, December 31, 2023. Last I heard at least.
Sorry, but the NDSM has been authorized since the Korean War. I got one in 1968 It's for wartime service.
You should do double ( should be triple) medal of honor recipient Dan Daly he had some interesting medals
@@collinscody57 Dan Daly is a legend.
Hey mate, again good work.
I can see some people might like having one of these done for a family member. You should offer to do these sort of videos for personal requests for a bit of pocket money.
FYI the campaign star on the Iraq Campaign Medal is upside down. The point should face up.
thanks sr
The Good Conduct medal is only awarded to enlisted personnel. This would have been given to her for completing the first active duty tour in Iraq. The Overseas Service Ribbon would also likely have been awarded for one of her tours in Iraq, Kuwait or Djibouti.
The Armed Forces Reserve Medal she is wearing has the M device. This is to denote the person has been Mobilized. The Bronze hour glass device denotes 10 years of service. Originally the medal itself was for 10 years of service, but is also authorized for any mobilization as a National Guard soldier or Army Reserve soldier. Thus they changed the bronze device from denoting the 20 year mark to being the 10 year mark. The silver device is for 20 years and the gold for 30 years of service in the National Guard or Reserves.
The Army Service Ribbon is given for completing the initial training (Basic Training and Advance Individual Training or initial Officer Training courses), The Army Reserve Components Overseas Ribbon is awarded for participating in a minimum of 10 days training anywhere outside the continental United States while in the capacity of an Army Reservist or National Guard soldier.
The National Defense medal was awarded when she joined the military
The GWOT service medal ended in 2022.
The achievement medal should've been spoken about first as it is lower than the commendation medal.
She has an M device with no hour glass on armed forces reserve medal. She can wear the silver hour glass as well.
Nothing against Tulsi Gabbard, but the US Army today gives out medals like candy. Most of these are standard "I was there" medals, but 3 reflect achievements - The Army Achievement Medal is basically for above average performance on something or other (I have two), the Army Commenadation medal is higher reflecting excellence on some task or assignment (I have one), the Meritorious Service Medal is pretty high but may have been standard issue for officers who served in a given campaign - it's also often awarded to mid-level officers (major, lieutenant colonel, colonel) who performed well during service upon retirement from active duty. I personally have a bronze star (without V device for valor) which I feel I earned, but is cheapened by the fact that basically every participant in Desert Storm above the rank of E-6 (staff sergeant) got one unless the commander justified not awarding it (rather than justified awarding it). All company commanders and above got Bronze Star with V device and I know of some who definitely are not deserving of it. The Combat Medical Badge is more meaningful than most of the medals. I'm not impressed until I see several Bronze Satrs with V (and can read the citations) or a Silver Star.
The Good Conduct medal is not the Armed forces Reserve Good Conduct Medal, it is simply the Army Good Conduct Medal. I rate the Navy version myself. Each branch, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard has their own version, each different in design, but all are for the same thing. Only Enlisted personnel rate these. When I see an officer with this medal it tells me he/she was once enlisted which is a good sign, as in my experience the best officers were mustangs (Those who came up through the ranks). Good series by the way, but one nit to pick here.
A Good Conduct Medal means you were never caught (I have two). A Purple Heart Medal is frequently given for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, probably doing something something I shouldn't have been doing (again, I have two).
Well if you are making videos about medals of still living people, could you make video about the current Czech president Petr Pavel? Before he run for the office he spent his whole life in the army retiring as 4 star general some six years ago and was awarded quite a lot of medals during his whole career including combat related ones.
Please, talk about the Elvis Presley ribbons.
As of 2022, the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Service Medal is no longer automatically awarded to all service members
So in the US armed forces do you get a medal for turning up at the party and bringing a plate of food
This is a gross calumny.
The food has to be of good quality.
Looking at the state of some of their lads I wouldn't put it past them.
only in the Air Force.
@@davidradich9342😂😂
Depends.
If you're an officer or upper enlisted, yes.
If you're lower enlisted, no. you get an arty 15.
8:32 my dad has that one for service in Vietnam
''A knife through hot butter...'' Huh? WTF?
Hey just found your channel. Very interesting. As a non American I didn't know participation medals were a thing.
Non-participation medals are looked down upon by combat veterans . Kind of like children getting a trophy to reward coming in last in a tournament
Her medals are infact actually medals..
That's the Army Good Conduct Medal for active duty enlisted (Other Ranks) who conduct 3 years of satisfactory service. I think her whole career has been in the National Guard or Reserve and should have received their equivalent, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal.
for those who served in the enlisted ranks for 1 yr in a combat zone rate a Good Conduct Medal under the same conditions as 3 yrs otherwise. for every 3 years after that or for every 3 yrs in an undeployed status. she has reserve component ribbons indicating her status in the ARNG or USAR. members of reserve components are considered active duty for the duration of their deployment.
@apollo21lmp I thought that was an old draft-era regulation that went away, but I could be wrong. She still rates an ARCAM per 3 or 4 years (I think that changed too) for honorable reserve service.
@@garryflanders6328 no, it's still in effect. everything i could find on her shows she did receive one for her 1st deployment.
@apollo21lmp learn/relearn something new everyday
Tulsi is a total badass!
Bro bought lord miles' carpets. Nice!
Please keep. In mind that THE awards system is full of mistakes and errors. It’s managed by 18-19 yo clerks
Spoken by someone with the snide cynicism of a basement dweller who never served. Go away and go serve and then come back and disparage those who serve the United States.
Sometimes, less is more. In the UK medals are handed sparingly out for being in a war zone, gallantry or long service. There are Jubilee medals but in my view these are worthless. Hence the lack of ribbons on their chests, but each one is for doing something relevant.
I'm of the opinion that maybe the US military should just award valour medals. There's a photo of Gen. Petraeus where he has so many medals, he looks like a comic opera general.
Compare that to senior officers from the first half of the 20th century who might have ended their careers with two or three rows of ribbons despite having served in both world wars and other conflicts. Campaign medals definitely have meaning though.
Exactly my thought. The medal missing was for leaking military secrets to his mistress.
Why do Americans give out medals like candy?
She would have been awarded the National Defense Medal at the completion of basic training because she was a member of the armed forces during the period covered by the Global War on Terrorism. You don't have to serve in a combat zone to receive it. I received mine because I enlisted during period covered by the first Gulf War in 1991.
All of her awards she received just because she's an officer.
@@9983sp the majority of her time was enlisted and earned her Combat Medical Badge.
When does she get the hero of the soviet union medal?
Our officers just keep coming up with new attaboy ribbons They have even corrupted the Bronze Star Without a V the Bronze Star is just another ribbon for doing your job.
Those are ALL Boy Scout ribbons.. I was in the Canadian forces in the 80s and 90s... We had some US troops coming to train with us in February... They ALL got "medals" for extreme weather hardship or some other nonsense, when it was our DAILY life... When you see a Candian with something other than a CD or a Campain ribbon, you KNOW they are the real deal. Same with our UK buddies... BUT! When you see an American with a chest full of medals, it's usually just eye candy and here you go buddy decorations... They call it a FRUIT SALAD, so even THEY are joking about it...
HOLLYWOOD is everywhere in the US culture.. From we are NUMBER 1 at everything, to we are the FREEST country on earth... ALL propaganda.
24 years all over the World and not one Boy Scout award. How many awards do you have? You didn't comment on that.
@@patrickmccrann991 NONE, because I got hurt early before I could get a CD and I never deployed to a CAMPAIGN area... Plus we don't get purple hearts, just nice pensions... And I only met two or three Canadians with actual, medals for bravery in my life. They are REALLY hard to get. I was an AF brat before I joined... à
I have a broken back, neck, a hip replacement and brain surgery though. With Lots of Titanium inside my body.. YOU????
@TheJimprez I don't have a broken back, neck, hip, etc. I do have 2 Navy Achievement Medals, Navy Unit Commendation, 3 Meritorious Unit Commendations, Navy Expeditionary Medal, 7 Battle Efficiency Awards, 8 Sea Service Deployment Awards, Southwest Asia Service Medal (Gulf War I), Kuwait Liberation Medal, 2 Navy Special Operations Awards, Coast Guard Meritorious Operations Award, 5 Good Conduct Medals, etc.
@@patrickmccrann991 Good for you. It's YOUR world. But not every army needs bling to motivate their military. THAT is my point...
It IS called a fruit salad. And it IS kind of like the Boy Scouts. With lots of career path badges. Like wearing a resume on your chest.
EVERY MILITARY IN THE WORLD that wants decorations to MEAN something and stand out among the crowd think so, and EVEN YOUR OWN SOLDIERS think it, I know because I HEARD them joke about it...
I'm HAPPY for you if they make you feel proud and happy. It's nice to have some sort of validation, whatever that might be for each of us. At least you got something in return for your long service... Probably a decent pension too, I guess.
Cheers.
The END!!!
@TheJimprez Not every award is personal. Many are unit awards that people work months to achieve. Since I was not in the Army, I don't know about their award system. I assure you, the Navy is not about Boy Scout awards as you can them. Since you didn't serve for long, you wouldn't understand anyway.
She bad ass women 😊
The National Defense Medal is awarded to those who are on Active Duty during the specified timeframe. I was on AD during the 1st Gulf War and was authorized to wear it. When 9/11 happened I was activated stateside as a member of the National Guard and thus authorized the bronze star device.
If you went to services basic training and subsequent technical training in a reserve component (Air Force Reserve/Army National Guard/Navy Reserve/Marine Reserve) those individuals were not authorized/awarded the medal.
Yes the Guard and reserves are authorizemed the National Defense medal. You only need any amount of time on title 10 orders. That includes basic training, job schools, upgrade schools, NCO academy, orders for any title 10 duty, or even a deployment. No one that served from 9/11 now hasn't earned one as they have gone to at least a school in the last 23 years.
What about marco Kroon's medals. Dutch hero. Green beret.
I believe the Army issues ribbons for shiniest boots in a unit.
That would be the USAF
Grief.. this is the state of rhe USA.. how embarrassing
As a matter of interest, had she been British, how many medals would she gave got?
I'd guess one or two.
@@Kriss_L I was guessing two or three.
@@markaxworthy2508 Nothing. They probably don’t appreciate their troops, unless you’re like the Prince or some other lame ass title.
I thought she was a pilot.
could you do some British people from today?
No disrespect to her.
But ribbons are complete BS.
Ive know people that deserved them and didnt get anything.
And plenty that got them for nothing.
Dont get me wrong. I had a lot.
When we had Class A inspection. Privates used to aske how i had so many.
I would replie. I just went to clothing sales and bought all the pretty one.
Oh add the this officer aleays are given them. They recieve awards and ribbons like candy.
Seems like every time i turned around i got an AAM.
A enlisted get put in for an award it always gets knocked down to something below.
But if a officer get put in for one it give or bummed up.
Way too many times i would put in for one of my soldiers that did something great. And it would get dropped down to nothing.
Officer much rather reward officer the reward the soldiers that really did something.
I noticed a lot more after i became an NCO.
So the truth is; you never know if someone did something or not.
Nice Rack
Oh.
Just another FYI from Desert Storm.
I'll take a platoon of Infantry over a company of MP's ANY TIME.
Infantry REPORT AND REPORT AND REPORT.
THEY ARE THE EYE'S AND EARS OF INTEL.
MP's?
More interested in sitting in their "shed" watching movies, drinking coffee and smoking sigs.
And the MP's are full of excuses.
Infantry?
JOHNNY ON THE SPOT.
And I'm sure she have very little MI experience.
Tulsi earned her ribbons and medals. Tampon Tim bought his at the local Army Navy store.
My father served as a supernumerary officer with the DLI in Korea and told me this story:
In Korea the British got US ration packs. When British and US junior officers were sitting down to graze together, the Brits would open their rat packs in turn.
The first would look inside, root around, and say, "I haven't got one this time".
The next would say, "That's unusual - neither have I".
The third would say, "What are the odds - me too!".
Sooner or later an American was bound to ask in defence of their culinary honour, what they hadn't got.
Brits together, "A Purple Heart".
In humility, I should add that one of my grandfathers got a wound pension for about 40 years for injuring himself by falling off the back of a truck in Italy in 1944. Would that have got him a Purple Heart? Does the Purple Heart come with a pension, or is it instead of one?
The Purple Heart is possibly the only award anywhere that goes to everyone who deserves one. It’s only for combat related wounds. Falling off a truck etc does not qualify. You have to go the BAS and have the MO enter that you were wounded in the line of duty. The British and Commonwealth troops don’t have such an award, which is unfortunate
@@Dog.soldier1950 Mostly true about the Purple Heart. Some people manage to finagle one they didn't really deserve (John Kerry anyone?). My father had two official Purple Hearts from wounds on Saipan and Tinian in WWII as a Marine. He said he was legitimately wounded about 14 times, but only went to the BAS twice, hence only two Hearts. He picked small pieces of Japanese grenade fragments out of his hide until the day he died. One of his official wounds came from the same incident that he was awarded a Bronze Star with "V" Device.
British soldiers received Wound Stripe badges as an equivalent to the Purple Heart in the world wars but the British Army discontinued them after 1946 so perhaps ask them why they thought being wounded in combat no longer merits recognition.
@@dlxmarks True. Perhaps it is because being wounded is something that happens indiscriminately to the meritorious and unmeritorious alike?
In the UK wound stripes were wartime awards introduced half way through World Wars I & II and abandoned after both. Perhaps it is not part of the peacetime British regular army's ethos and wounding is just regarded as an occupational hazard by its professional soldiers? (That would be my attitude, though a conscript might feel differently). Being wounded does get recognition through a pension.
@ Yanks used wound stripes in the Great War too. It was in 1930 that the Army Chief of Staff-General Douglas MacArthur- introduced the Purple Heart for Army personnel. It wasn’t until 1942 that Admiral King reluctantly also adopted the award for Naval Personnel
Tulsi Gabbard is the GOAT!
She’s the goat at being a lying grifter. It was only a short time ago she was a complete radical leftist who thought it was ok to kill babies and take our guns. It was only a short time ago she was screaming for Trump to be impeached and calling him a traitor. She was always a nobody, but she realized she could get attention and adoration from ignorant people if she started saying the right things. Support for her is the biggest deception going on in the country right now.
You forgot.....Hero of the Russian Federation
National Defense Service Medal was "won" when she graduated from Basic Training...that was awarded to all troops from 1991 Gulf War through 2023.
Not quite. The last two NDSM eligibility periods were August 2, 1990 to November 30, 1995 for the Persian Gulf War and then September 11, 2001 to December 31, 2022 for the GWOT.
@dlxmarks I'll take your word for it, but I was Army from '91-94 and ARNG until 2003. That whole time, every kid showing up from basic had a NDSM. My understanding was that after the Gulf War, Somalia, the Balkens and other low level operational commitments were enough to keep NDSM authorized. This is the first time I have heard about oak leaves or service stars for them though. I served with a Vietnam dude who was in Panama, the Gulf and the Balkens...slick ribbon. Looks like the specific "been there done thats" would alleviate the need for further devices.
So an agent for the Russians is more highly honoured than any other vet. Mekes sense.
She must keep her hero of the Soviet Union medal boxed up at home.
Were any of her medals given for being intelligent? Just wondering.....
Not a political statement, but yet you use her as an example. Ok got it.
She's been in the news lately and her in uniform photos have been shown. People might want to know what her medals are.
Please tell me you’re joking! You can’t possibly believe that what’s most important is her medals, some of which are awarded simply for serving at the right time. You didn’t even get them all correct at that. The medal you referred to as the Armed Forces Reserve Good Conduct is in fact the Army Good Conduct.
I’m by no means dismissing or diminishing her service or accomplishments; however, the medals are NOT what’s important and they only tell a small piece of her story.
Please tell me you know this channel is about medals?
@ very well, then perhaps a little more effort should be made to get them correct
Strangely none are Russian.
Democrats lost....get over it!!!!
@@NotchFoxit doesn't mean he's wrong.
being American most are probably for reaching the minimum standard
She is also a member of the so-called Science of Identity Foundation, a controversial religious cult. Not sure if they give out medals
Who cares?
Tulsi Gabbard? Are you struggling for people to feature?
You missed the Hero of the Russian Federation medal.
Guess she doesn't wear her Order of St. George ribbon in public.
You left out all her Russian medals /s
Wipe dem tears 😂
Democrats lost....get over it!!!!!
@@outback109she can't pass the yankee white. It has nothing to see with dem or rep.
you forgot the hero of ussr medal, red banner one
What do you mean? Has she served in the Russian army? Or are you just passing on ‘stuff you e heard from ‘the media’’. You are disrespectful. Educate yourself.
Keep drinking that kool aid, America voted you people out of power. The truth hurts doesn’t it
Keep drinking the kool aid, you people are losing ground daily. The voters have spoken
What awards do You have Mate?
Plus I'm sure Putin will award her something in the future.
Ukrainian intelligence might as well set up a group chat with the Russians thanks to her
Must be nice sitting safe behind your keyboard talking shit about someone you nothing about.
Who cares?
Clearly she does, or she wouldn't put them up, and the US military must think awarding medals so liberally is a good idea.
My grandfather went through three years of WWI and got two medals. My father spent 35 years as a regular soldier, served in at least 5 shooting wars, including WWII, and got several less medals than Gabbard, including one foreign one he found too embarrassing to put up. I got one GSM as an independent company commander in Rhodesia. I am not sure whether I am jealous of the US medals system or despise it. Socially it would be helpful to have a chest full of gongs, but I am not sure I would really value most of them or fel too proud explaining them to the inquisitive.
In Korea the British got US ration packs. When British and US junior officers were sitting down to graze together, the Brits would open their rat packs in turn.
The first would look inside and say, "I haven't got one this time".
The next would say, "That's unusual - neither have I".
The third would say, "What ar the odds - me neither".
Sooner or later an American was bound to ask what they hadn't got.
Brits together "A Purple Heart".
@@markaxworthy2508 You're obviously a civilian. The only combat award Gabbard has is the combat medical badge, which is just for being in combat, not a valor award. Your grandfather has two valor awards. Every military role is a job and most military medals are meritorious or campaign based.
I do. Why do you not? Why did you watch it if you aren’t interested in awards and medals. What’s your problem? Don’t you value the contribution of serving soldiers, and if not … what the hell are you doing here with your partisan shit?
@@kevinh9110 You obviously didn't read my post properly. My grandfather had no gallantry awards. He got Squeak and Wilfred only. I was a soldier.
Yes, every military role is a job. One's reward for doing a job is pay and recognition for doing it well is promotion. In the US Army gongs seem to attached to doing the job you are already paid for as well. It is just a different military culture.
Tulsi earned her ribbons and medals. Tampon Tim bought his at the local Army Navy store.