Why are officers recognized with awards more than enlisted?

Its quite simple. Theres 2 kinds of awards out there.
1) This is the award for performing your job in a satisfactory to excellent fashion. The higher ranking person normally has more responsibility and this is viewed, correctly, as warranting higher recognition.
2) This is the type of award for service above your duty. Risking your life, saving someone, etc. This type of award knows no rank.

Don't worry about awards. Metal pinned on your chest does not make you a hero. What you have inside makes you a hero.

Here's my take on this one. In my opinion, it boils down to the level of effect...... Should a SPC receive a Bronze Star for a deployment (vehicle operator)? His or her efforts typically have no effect above the squad or platoon level. Where as effect of a CPT, 1SG, or above can be seen and or felt at BN level and higher. The efforts are equally important, but effects have a greater influence on larger scale operations.

We had two majors in Iraq that did nothing except hide for the most part. Never seen them during or after any attack. Never went outside the wire. Yet they wrote themselves up for Bronze stars. All my time in the service I can honestly say that these two guys are the most incompetent boobs I ever had to work under.

So first off regardless of my service or current status I am unable to give a comment a thumbs down! Apparently I'm not cool enoughin this ap! That in and of itself is BS on a platform like this! That being said I take major offense to CPT Jack Durish' comments. As the first line of defense we often hope and pray for a first line leader or (plt leader) that can think cognitively! Often times it isn't the case. For folks like me it truly depends on how well your LT (or CPT) understands what you do and appreciates the effort at the level deserving! Often times we carry the weight without recognition! THATS BEING AN NCO! Dont sell my officers short for my accomplishments! Allow me to have such officers that allow me to get the job done and they can take the glory if needed!
Ssg Lee

I was inactive duty from 1966 to 1990. As far as awards go, I see nothing has changed.

As a TSgt, I was proud to write up deserving airmen. I pushed for the points too. Is the AF the only service to let NCO's write up their men?

As a Marine Captain in Viet Nam we wrote our enlisted Marines and Navy Corpsmen up to "a higher degree" than our Officers............but, in retrospect, we didn't write up enough of our people. As young Marines our philosophy was "this is our job"!!!! We did hear lots of stories about people being "written up at Happy Hour", but never about Marine units. Officers and Staff NCO's should receive training about rewards.

2 comments into your question and no real answers. Yes they get awards equal to their “responsibilities” yet if you have a new fuck butter bar deployed getting babysat by an nco yet a junior enlisted or junior NCO is actually impacting more without the recognition(this happens regularly) then what’s the malfunction.....it’s called people being afraid to rock the boat and affect status quo

They put each other in for awards. Unless you are involved with personal most even E-6 don't know where to find the paperwork to do one.