Is it a crime to wear medals/ribbons that you have not earned?

Hate to see people (that NEVER served) wearing a miss-matched jumble of uniform -parts- and accessories while claiming to have served.

I am proud to be an American and to have service in the US Army. Remember this life always has a funny way of catching up with you. Be it stolen or uneared it always catches up with you. But to dorn, the uniform says a lot about you and who you are.

Yes the Military specifies in regulations and issues orders awarding a medal. That is the justification for wearing that award, to wear one without that is violation of Regulations( Laws in Military parlance).

It is a sad pathetic act to wear unearned symbols of honor. And equally sad that someone feels a need to do so. I ventured a guess that there are a lot of people out there that feel they need attention that do NOT do this. Even needy people have good and bad character.

Only if you are still enlisted

The chargeable crime is fraud. It is committed when the Stolen Honor perpetrator acquires the award, not in wearing it. If they are oblivious to the admission of the fraud by displaying it within the statute of limitations it sticks. If the award was acquired through an inheritance no crime is committed.

Yes and it's against regulations

Edi Amin

What a total dumbazzz. Crossed rifles of an officers uniform with stripes on the sleeve. Punch him