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Originally Posted by Angry Mike
I have observed a disturbing trend among the mid-level O-5/6 "leaders" who don't believe in giving awards as they don't have on themselves.
Just look at the current push from CG USASOC for all 18 series O-5's to either deploy or take retirement.
Shame that we aren't giving our guys the awards they deserve.
And I did hear from SMA that they are either finishing or have finished the investigation for a USMC infantry Gunny on the west coast who will be the first living MOH winner.
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Angry
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I don't think is that these leaders are somehow jealous of Soldiers who might be getting awards those leaders don't have. Rather, I think that there is an experiential gap whereas those leaders do not have the combat experience/perspective to know adequately what constitutes the requisite qualities for the highest military award the United States can ever award. There seems to be an inability to conceptualize what a living MoH recipient is all about. Once one appears, there will surely be others and there will be upgrades to existing awards as well. But, only about two, I would say.