Question for US veterans: does the ROTC hand out meaningless 'medals'?

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

10. Medals are a very touchy topic in the military...

... and much of the fault lies with the military itself.

There are just too many decorations overall that are issued for simply complying with orders of a routine nature.

There are medals for showing up, not getting into trouble, and for finishing a project that needed to be finished anyway.

In my opinion, the only 'medals' that should be issued for doing all that is one's paycheck.

You want to see medals that were earned?

Google: Lee Ann Hester and Monica Lin Brown


I was involved in a program similar to JROTC, with the emphasis on getting inner city students qualified for the military. They never wore anything fancier than BDUs - which specifically had a retired camo pattern - and medals were distinctly different than the real deal.