Posted on Nov 8, 2014
Can some ribbon racks be over the top, or is more always better?
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Interesting... A Bomb Wing guy with several V devices... The USAF makes the Army look restrictive with ribbons and medals...
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
COL Charles Williams, take a look at his Bio. He spent most of his career as a Special Missions Loadmaster within the SOC community.
BTW, I am a Bomb Wing guy with a V device as well.
BTW, I am a Bomb Wing guy with a V device as well.
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That looks like the back of the PDG!! That might be the biggest "legit" rack I've seen.
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As long as I had my National Defense, I was happy. After all that was what everything else was about.
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Look at the ribbons from the top down. Looks like a DFC for Valor, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service, Meritorious service with a bunch of clusters, and an Air Medal with 12 clusters; other medals and commendations down to the Combat Readiness medal. All indicate the Chief is a true hero. The Chief is also a Senior Aircrew Member and jump qualified. In the AF, you wear all your awards and decorations for an official photo. I expect he has a very distinguished service record. I'd be proud the have him as a Senior Enlisted any where I served.
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I know Command Chief Mazzone! He is one of the finest leaders I have ever met. :)
Nothing to say about the impressive rack ((insert inappropriate jokes here)). :)
Nothing to say about the impressive rack ((insert inappropriate jokes here)). :)
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He is also super funny! The first time we met was at a SOCOM Top Three meeting where he was asked to come speak. He asked everyone where they were from. When I said "NJ", he backed away slowly and said "You're scrappy, I can tell." :)
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Makes no difference. Air Force Instruction states he will wear "ALL". If he earned them, he must wear them. I don't have as many as this, but still have a crazy number (think 28 or 29)... no choice, I wear them all. Used to be able to wear All, Some, or None...not the case now.
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No disrespect but I think of a scene from the movie "I am gonna get you sucker".
https://youtu.be/oxWlBg3if8A
https://youtu.be/oxWlBg3if8A
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I thought that ribbon rack was photo shopped at first. It seems like the rack intentionally faces toward the camera like it has a mind of its own.
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
SSG (Join to see), I don't even want to think about how much it costs him to get new ones.
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It probably costs this guy a pretty penny to maintain such a rack and I have no doubt he earned each one. Since wearing all ribbons and devices is mandatory according to AFI, I assume one could re-phrase your question as, "should one seek out situations or volunteer opportunities in a deliberate attempt to earn more medals and ribbons?" Then no. My long answer is that if your goal is to look as much like this guy as possible by the end of your career, rather than to kick butt at your job wherever you are planted including doing some duty at the tip of the spear, than you are in this game for the wrong reasons. Choose self-actualization over self-aggrandizement. Be the best you can be at your job and at leading those around you and appropriate recognition will take care of itself.
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