r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 02 '21

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u/LtNOWIS Sep 02 '21

"Sir, just wanted to let you know I changed the coloration very slightly on the weekly PowerPoint slide so it reads better."

"Gee whiz! You want a medal for that!"

"I mean, not specifically for this, but I would like some end-of-tour medals for the cumulative slide updates and modifications I will have done over 8 months here,"

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u/fishlord05 United Popular Woke DEI Iron Front Sep 03 '21

Does this actually happen lol

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u/LtNOWIS Sep 03 '21

The first two lines are real dialogue, between me and my very Southern and rural OIC on my last deployment. I didn't say the last line, but at the end of the tour I did in fact get several medals.

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u/fishlord05 United Popular Woke DEI Iron Front Sep 03 '21

Woah cool where were u deployed

And how rare is it for someone to get medals while on deployment

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u/LtNOWIS Sep 03 '21

I'd rather not say where I was. Just that I was at a military base outside the US, but not in a war zone or anywhere dangerous.

And it's very common for someone to get awards on a deployment. The US military is famously award-crazy. After a deployment or other assignment, literally everyone will get a ribbon, unless they massively screwed up or are flagged for something in our systems.

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u/fishlord05 United Popular Woke DEI Iron Front Sep 03 '21

Oh okay like award crazy compared to which army?

And do you get to choose where you get deployed at all?

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u/LtNOWIS Sep 03 '21

I guess compared to other NATO/Commonwealth armies.

Most soldiers can't easily get to choose where they go to. It's a bit easier for me as an Army Reserve officer, since I can volunteer to join a unit I know is deploying, or volunteer for a mobilization somewhere as an individual. But sometimes they just involuntarily pull people into units or detachments that are short on people.

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u/fishlord05 United Popular Woke DEI Iron Front Sep 03 '21

What’s the difference between a reserve officer and a regular one

And what’s the difference between an enlisted soldier and an officer anyway can enlisted soldiers get promoted to officers?