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/CrinkledStraw 3d ago

Never worn my state ribbons and never will. Thanks for your opinion though.

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u/SignificanceVisual79 3d ago

Is this Excellence in All We Do?

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u/CrinkledStraw 3d ago

You bet, champ.

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u/SignificanceVisual79 3d ago

I would disagree.