Medicine claim due to corona extented to 31 st Dec 20; HAPPY NEWS FOR RESERVIST PENSIONERS. A man who angered veterans by wearing an “impossible” array of medals at an Armistice Day parade served only 14 months in the Army before apparently “dropping out” a military source said. I was a National Serviceman and feel that we ought to have been awarded some recognition of our efforts Terry, please let me assure you there is no hate in my views on these medals. A recent letter from the Army said that some of the next of kin (NOK) of dead ex-servicemen felt that sporting their medals on certain occasions would be an honour to the services … Terry Carey wrote. Each to there own and bugger the rest. Roger Day: Yesterday it was reported that Mr Day, 61, served 14 months in the regular Army and did not go on a tour of duty. The reason people wear commemorative medals, is that they think they should have been awarded a medal. Army Regulation 670-1, paragraph 30-6, says that former members of the Army (including active duty, reserves, or Army National Guard), may wear medals on "appropriate" civilian clothing on Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, and Armed Forces Day, as well as at "formal occasions of ceremony and social functions of a military nature."." As for the National service one why shouldnt they wear them to show as you so rightly said,(served and did a good job), Quoting: Edward Bishop Terry i think the medals that are being spoken about in the poll are the ones recently issued by Germany and Malaysia ive got one from Malasia that i wear along with mine. The only decoration on my uniform was mistletoe every Xmas. Legal sources said that if there was a complaint, Mr Day could be investigated for an offence under Section 2 of the Uniforms Act 1894, which deals with the unauthorized wearing of military uniforms. I dont think wearing issued medals is vain, as we could wear them on our uniforms, but I do think the wearing of CMs is, as these could not have been worn on your uniform. If at any time you would like a personal response to your question, use the symbols in the top right hand corner to ask a question, call our contact centre or use our online chat feature. However, upon receiving representations from many kin of veterans, it has been decided that not only the NoK but also veterans themselves as well as serving personnel can wear the medals of their deceased immediate kin on the right chest. I have seen only a few people on parade wearing commemorative medals, so it is not wide spread, I have also seen ex servicemen and woman on parade with no medals, but a lot of them still wear their headdress. Some do and some dont. The General Service Medal (GSM) was instituted in 1923 & awarded for service in minor campaigns that do not warrant issue of a separate medal. My long service good conduct medal.
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