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Related: About this forumMilitary Stops Production Of New ‘Cyber’ Medal For Drone Ops
Military Stops Production Of New Cyber Medal For Drone Ops
WASHINGTON (AP) The military has stopped production of a new medal for remote warfare troops as it considers complaints from veterans and lawmakers over the award, a government official said Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a review of the Distinguished Warfare Medal, which was to be awarded to troops who operate drones and use other technological skills to fight Americas wars from afar. Announcement of the review is expected at a Pentagon news conference later Tuesday.
Lawmakers and veterans groups have complained that although troops can get the new medal for work far from the battlefield, it has been ranked above medals for those who served on the front line in harms way, such as the Purple Heart given to wounded troops.
If the review agrees with complaints about the medal, it would likely have to be renamed and new medals manufactured, the government official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record.
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Military Stops Production Of New ‘Cyber’ Medal For Drone Ops (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Mar 2013
OP
I agree. There is absolutely no physical risk to someone using a remote control device.
LiberalFighter
Mar 2013
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JoeBlowToo
(253 posts)1. Should be the equivalent of a Marksmanship badge....
There is no valor involved.
LiberalFighter
(51,020 posts)2. I agree. There is absolutely no physical risk to someone using a remote control device.
At worse they might suffer from carpal tunnel or mental anguish.
Aristus
(66,437 posts)3. So do I.
Ridiculous to award a medal for something like that.