Wearing Your Medals With Your Kilt

[Nervous Jock]

I feel that I, as a veteran of Gulf Wars Episode 1, did much less than my fathers, who were in Viet Nam, or my grandfathers, who were in WWII.

You can only deal with the task that is put in front of you

[davedove]

You can only deal with the task that is put in front of you

I have to agree with that. I will never in any way lessen the service of those who faced combat. But even those who simply served their time standing ready did their part.

[SingleBarrelBourbon]

Blazn and WSK,

Hello brothers! If you look at my avatar, you are seeing the Mr. Sam underway under nuclear power. My first boat, a boomer - the USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN635). I am a plankowner of my second boat,the New York City (SSN696), a Los Angeles class attack boat. I was honored to serve on both.

I have contacted A-Hay about having a sporran made with a set of dolphins. It has been a while and I have to get back to him. I did take a spare set of dolphins and attached them to a black kilt buckle I purchased from Jerry at SWK. It looks good when I wear it with my Nightstalker.

As soon as I get the funds together, I will be speaking with Alexis about an 8-yarder Polaris tartan. She can have hat pins made with a first class crow or other rates.

Sorry for getting off topic. I wear my dolphins and patrol pin on a vest when I am riding my Harley. I ride with the American Legion Riders, Patriot Guard Riders, other members of the USSVI, and have ridden the Run For The Wall (California to DC) the past three years. I count as friends (and family) vets from WWII to today's conflicts. Too many funerals in the past two years, but we are there to support those who make the ultimate sacrifice for all of us.

[Tattoo Bradley]

I won't go into which branch of the service I would recommend, because my answers would be different for each person. Not every young man can be a Marine. But the same is true for the Army, Navy or Coast Guard. The jury is still out on the Air Force.

Hey now, I sure hope you're joking about the Air Force comment. Lets not forget the minimum ASVAB entrance score for the USAF is higher than any of the other branches (with the USMC being the lowest btw.)

[Cage]

Hey now, I sure hope you're joking about the Air Force comment. Lets not forget the minimum ASVAB entrance score for the USAF is higher than any of the other branches (with the USMC being the lowest btw.)

I thought the Coast Guard held the highest min requirement and that the USAF accepted on waivers (a small percentile) the lowest accepted scores of all branches.

[Riverkilt]

Hey Don,

Thanks for your service. The Run For The Wall is BIG stuff here in Navajo Country. A lot of Navajo vets make the ride. Was just talking with one Friday and he was wearing the shirt.

Not owning a motor I've been buying the t-shirts they sell to raise funds.

Visits to the wall are deeply moving for this olde bird and I support anyone in making that journey.

Ron

[SingleBarrelBourbon]

Ron,

Thanks. I ride the central route and one of my favorite stops is in Gallup, NM. The Navajo Nation really knows how to honor veterans. I have made several friends with those on the RFTW and look forward to seeing them every year.

Respects,
Don

[Tattoo Bradley]

I thought the Coast Guard held the highest min requirement and that the USAF accepted on waivers (a small percentile) the lowest accepted scores of all branches.

Well, it seems some things have changed since I enlisted (1998.) However, the USAF and the Coast Guard now hold the same minimum AFQT entrance scores (36), being the highest minimums. When I joined, the USAF AFQT minimum was a 41 with Army and Navy being a 31 and the Marines being a 26 (I talked extensively w/ the Marine Recruiter before I finally decided on the USAF.) I see the stuff about the waivers, but you've also got to look at that percentage. Heck, just about anything can be waivered. (Ex. I heard a tale about a Maori guy getting a waiver for his facial tattoos in the Army some years ago.)

[DrewO]

Well, it seems some things have changed since I enlisted (1998.) However, the USAF and the Coast Guard now hold the same minimum AFQT entrance scores (36), being the highest minimums. When I joined, the USAF AFQT minimum was a 41 with Army and Navy being a 31 and the Marines being a 26 (I talked extensively w/ the Marine Recruiter before I finally decided on the USAF.) I see the stuff about the waivers, but you've also got to look at that percentage. Heck, just about anything can be waivered. (Ex. I heard a tale about a Maori guy getting a waiver for his facial tattoos in the Army some years ago.)

I'm pretty sure that the scores have always flexed based on recruitment needs. I'm sure my memory is flawed, but I thought that when I enlisted ('87) the minimum score for ASVAB minimum was 50 for the Air Force and 32 for the other services.

[dpseadvr]

I think the CG is still the highest not sure why hmm, any way you can get into all the services with low scores but you are limited to what you can do once you get in. Requirements for everything are being lowerd because of the low numbers of recruits. They still weed out the dumb ones all the Navy guys that have ever been on a ship know when they hear sweepers sweepers man your brooms who scored what

As far as wearing medals I don't wear any with my Kilt I wear my ribons on my uniform witch I very rarely wear anyway I do have a large DMT pin I use as a Kilt pin but that is it. I have a retired HMSC that I work with he wears a pin on his jacket for his PH and sometimes for his other medals he is the most decorated guy I know so it would take up his jacket to wear them all. If you ever watch the documentry on the history channel about the Battle at Cason he is the Corpsman running out and dragging the Marine back to the base.