i was awarded honorary spurs during operation uphold democracy. how important is this honor

MSgt Keith Hebert — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:45:07 -0400

i was in the Louisiana Army National Guard and deployed to Hati For operation Uphold Democracy and was awarded honorary spurs. i was not attached to a cav unit. Is this a really big deal, i was never able to find out
sorry for the misunderstanding. there was a military police cav unit in hati and i went through there classes and did several missions with them and then was awarded a certificate naming me and several others honorary spurs

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 11 at 2014 6:45 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:45:21 -0400

I'm confused and I was CAV almost my entire career. Who awarded spurs in a non-cav unit?

Response by SPC David S. made Oct 11 at 2014 11:02 PM

SPC David S. — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:02:14 -0400

First day Qualify "Expert", Blow up the PT test, and ace a few other proficiency tests
Second Day Ruck up and perform dismounted movements with some very physical tasks intermixed followed by a road march back.
Third day history of CAV this includes reciting Fiddler's Green, my unit was also 19 series MOS holders but I think this has changed and E4 and up.

The Stetson is a given but the spurs are earned.

Scouts Out!