Noncombatants tend to embellish  their experiences.
		Originally Posted by i'va biggen
			
		
	
Non combatants can embellish their experiences and get away with it . Or continue to get a multimillion dollar salary because they are "trustworthy".
Most military men know it is a great disservice to wear any commendation that you were not awarded.
My fight with the military was over one item. I was not "awarded" a CIB, or combat infrantry badge. The reason? My MOS was not 11B, and I was not assigned to a Infrantry Battalion.
It made no difference that I got my legs damned near blown off while doing my job, they did not look at it my way. That " trip wire" was very nondesciminating.
To veterans, especially Vietnam Verterans, the CIB is the most recognizable badge of your service. But few people realize that even clerks assigned to Infrantry Batallions could receive one, and wear it, just like the guy out in the field.