Give him a break, anyone putting themselves in theatre, regardless of if it's within the perimeter of base, is risking their own life doing so and therefore deserves a medal. Grunts who are outside the wire and then moan about it chose the wrong job!
Well done fella, feels good eh?
Why should i give him a break, he was a contractor only there for one reason ££££ i went there for one reason as well, to do the job i love and chose to do, why should he get something that he has not earnt, i have trained for the last 10 years to do my job in hostile places and the medal is the only recognition we receive that’s why it has bugged me, that medal is from our head of state to those that have served her, not those who take the opportunity to make some quick cash. I don’t believe you will get the medal, I have friends in both Afghan and Iraq currently on CP who are civis and they are looking after British Diplomats, getting paid by the Government (not MoD) and they won’t receive anything other than enough cash to purchase a new house every 6 months. Show me any source where any other civi has received it, bar MoD, I can’t find any.
However without you telling me more of your situation i can never find out the facts, ill be interested to see what the medal office has to say, i may give them a ring just to curve my curiosity.
And why have ago "Grunts" its these "Grunts" that kept the other person alive, all soldiers moan about the Job its part of being a soldier, i am in a good job on great pay have a fantastic lifestyle drive 2 brand new cars why would i want to chose something else and a lot of soldiers chose to be infantiers not because they are stupid, far from it, its because they want to serve front line for their country something a lot of people could never comprehend, a lot of infantiers have degrees, most officer infantiers are loaded beyond comprehension as its part of the requirement to be able to support a very expensive lifestyle.
