Which means more to you: your badges, tabs and medals? Experiences? or Buddies?

I chose "experiences" because I had my buddies/family with me along for the ride.

Buddies, hands down! I don't mourn my bling or the chow.

If anything is ever more important the people, you probably need to get out...actually never have been in...in my opinion.

Its a draw between all the people I worked with from across the many services and the unique once in a lifetime experiences I had.

Definitely my buddy!

CH (MAJ) William Beaver Sir, there is one buddy that no one likes! The modern Army calls him the blue falcon. I am old, so I use the time honored original name of buddy #*(( Had to say it, it just popped in my head :-)

Experiences without a doubt! I have met some pretty awesome people while serving, but what made them memorable was the experience at which I met them, the bond created at that moment. Lets face it, medals are more about being in the right place at the right time or being the right rank at the right moment. Not every SM (even those who really wanted a school), gets to attend schools where badges are awarded. I do, however, have much respect for those who earned the awards and badges! Some of my good friends earned some impressive ones...

Buddies to share the experiences - I have enough medals and badges

Hard to pick between "buddies" and "experiences" they're kind of one in the same.

RIP Ski, miss you my friend.

CH (MAJ) William Beaver
True friendship lasts forever going forward and is priceless as far as I am concerned, Friendship is tested in adversity which may be in a military battle, a street fight or the trials and tribulations we go through throughout our lives. I communicate with my childhood best friend, friends from West Point and the Army on a regular basis. I communicate with my friends on rallyPoint generally on a daily basis.