Posted on Nov 6, 2016
How often do you see challenge coins awarded in the civilian workplace?
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My college SVA chapter has a challenge coin. Have you seen them awarded by civilians or in a civilian workplace?
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In the nearly seven years I've been retired, I've never seen a civilian challenge coin. Many of the civvies I've worked with don't understand the significance of an awarded coin unless they were prior service as well.
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That's what I'm seeing as well - Culture. A coin that looks like just a shiny fancy silver dollar to a civilian can mean so much to a Veteran.
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My Boy Scout Troop just had an Eagle Scout Court of Honor. When the National Eagle Scout Association representative presented the Scout with his NESA membership certificate, it came with a NESA coin, to which the rep referred to it as a challenge coin.
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I retired from civilian employment in 2004. I had my last drill in 1986. I never heard of challenge coins until I joined RP.
I did hand write thank you notes and to each of my staff one year at Christmas. Two years later some of these were still posted in the employees work space.
I did hand write thank you notes and to each of my staff one year at Christmas. Two years later some of these were still posted in the employees work space.
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