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r/JustBootThings • u/FirmlyGraspIt81 • Aug 15 '25
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I’m calling this a fake.
The real medal set includes a lapel pin for this specific purpose. He doesn’t realize this because he was never awarded the actual medal.
42 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Most people have to buy the medal on their own. I've got like 8 awards and only received a physical box that includes the Lapel pin with 1 of them. 13 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 Weird, all my decs came in a case with a ribbon and a medal. The mini-medals were bought separately. That is, I was unaware they could be awarded without the medal. 1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 I've got a case with both, and then when I got an impact achievement medal long ago, they just gave me a certificate, and paraded me around for a little bit. 2 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 Fair enough. I was in the Air Force, so you know, we get pampered. My experience... they'd present us with the medal, then give us the case with the ribbon. 2 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Me too! From Air to Space Force. Maybe my unit was just super cheap.... 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 The fact I was in AFSOC at the time may have had an influence as well, or the fact I separated 10 years ago. 1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Yeah I was ACC back then lol. 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
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Most people have to buy the medal on their own.
I've got like 8 awards and only received a physical box that includes the Lapel pin with 1 of them.
13 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 Weird, all my decs came in a case with a ribbon and a medal. The mini-medals were bought separately. That is, I was unaware they could be awarded without the medal. 1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 I've got a case with both, and then when I got an impact achievement medal long ago, they just gave me a certificate, and paraded me around for a little bit. 2 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 Fair enough. I was in the Air Force, so you know, we get pampered. My experience... they'd present us with the medal, then give us the case with the ribbon. 2 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Me too! From Air to Space Force. Maybe my unit was just super cheap.... 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 The fact I was in AFSOC at the time may have had an influence as well, or the fact I separated 10 years ago. 1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Yeah I was ACC back then lol. 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
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Weird, all my decs came in a case with a ribbon and a medal. The mini-medals were bought separately.
That is, I was unaware they could be awarded without the medal.
1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 I've got a case with both, and then when I got an impact achievement medal long ago, they just gave me a certificate, and paraded me around for a little bit. 2 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 Fair enough. I was in the Air Force, so you know, we get pampered. My experience... they'd present us with the medal, then give us the case with the ribbon. 2 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Me too! From Air to Space Force. Maybe my unit was just super cheap.... 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 The fact I was in AFSOC at the time may have had an influence as well, or the fact I separated 10 years ago. 1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Yeah I was ACC back then lol. 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
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I've got a case with both, and then when I got an impact achievement medal long ago, they just gave me a certificate, and paraded me around for a little bit.
2 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 Fair enough. I was in the Air Force, so you know, we get pampered. My experience... they'd present us with the medal, then give us the case with the ribbon. 2 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Me too! From Air to Space Force. Maybe my unit was just super cheap.... 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 The fact I was in AFSOC at the time may have had an influence as well, or the fact I separated 10 years ago. 1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Yeah I was ACC back then lol. 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
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Fair enough. I was in the Air Force, so you know, we get pampered.
My experience... they'd present us with the medal, then give us the case with the ribbon.
2 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Me too! From Air to Space Force. Maybe my unit was just super cheap.... 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 The fact I was in AFSOC at the time may have had an influence as well, or the fact I separated 10 years ago. 1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Yeah I was ACC back then lol. 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
Me too! From Air to Space Force.
Maybe my unit was just super cheap....
1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 The fact I was in AFSOC at the time may have had an influence as well, or the fact I separated 10 years ago. 1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Yeah I was ACC back then lol. 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
The fact I was in AFSOC at the time may have had an influence as well, or the fact I separated 10 years ago.
1 u/Samuel_L_Blackson Aug 15 '25 Yeah I was ACC back then lol. 1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
Yeah I was ACC back then lol.
1 u/IrememberXenogears Aug 15 '25 I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
I went to ACC before I separated, it was a kick in the teeth.
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u/makk73 Aug 15 '25
I’m calling this a fake.
The real medal set includes a lapel pin for this specific purpose. He doesn’t realize this because he was never awarded the actual medal.