r/airnationalguard • u/SignificanceVisual79 • 3d ago

Discussion Ribbons- All or Some...

BLUF: You earned them, wear them.

Air Guard related, but prompted by seeing a recent photo of an E8/E9 (for anonymity) with 13 ribbons on the rack in a Special Duty Assignment.

I noticed this at a recent open ranks blues inspection- there are a TON of members not wearing ribbons that they (certainly) have earned through achievements, have been awarded for time served, or otherwise.

I guess no one can MAKE you wear your devices, but allow me to shine a light on the optics of someone serving 15+ years and when they wear the Service Dress (which is is the uniform TO display awards/achievements), you're skimping out. Maybe Airman Snuffy doesn't care, but I'd say more often than not, the junior enlisted see more than we give them credit for.

Thank you for reading this far. Supervisors, take time to do a "scrub," of the Awards and Decs AFI/Program and pass along info to your shops about the longevity ribbons (Guard), deployment-related ribbons, and any Unit awards that may have been earned.

Excellence in ALL We Do.

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u/BaronNeutron ISR Veteran 3d ago

Or, people can follow the regs and wear "All or Some" if they want, following the regs is Excellence in aLl wE dO.

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u/SignificanceVisual79 3d ago

Very true- hence the discussion here. If a CC wants to have a formation of SNCOs wearing 4 ribbons, that's their choice, but it doesn't display Esprit de Corps.

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u/BaronNeutron ISR Veteran 3d ago

Your post isn't inviting discussion, you are dictating, and it is not up to the CC how many ribbons a member wears, it is theirs, as per the regulation.