Air Force issues NFT challenge coins

SGT Jim Arnold - So, an unofficial "attaboy." I was low tech; a handshake or salute at morning quarters, a letter to mom and dad or the wife and kids, a 72, a 96 and/or a positive page 11 entry. You'd think the 72 or 96 would be the most highly prized, but years later I had several Marines tell me the letter home meant the world.

Maj John Bell - Oh, you were being serious. Thought you were making a comment along the lines of "I'm so old, we didn't have challenge coins .. they just issued us warhammers to go on the Viking raids".

Thus my "challenge shield" comment to go with your warhammer.

Failure on my part ... if you have to explain a joke, then it ain't funny.

Maj John Bell - The challenge coin has been around since Vietnam era ... they gained widespread popularity in the military in the early 80s I believe. Now days, practically every type of organization has challenge coins (heck, the Boy Scouts even have challenge coins now).

The Wikipedia entry has a good write-up on them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin#:~:text=In%20the%20context%20as%20they,into%20the%2075th%20Ranger%20Regiment.

COL Randall C. - Never heard of them until I joined RP, years after retirement.

Nope, It Was One Of The First Combination Of A Bottle & Can Opener