further to my post about acsm, things are never straight forward there are 2 acsm’s 94 and 2011.
and of course i quaify for the one that needs 360 more days to qualify for.
acsm 94 you need 1080 days in theatre to qualify and 1080 more for each bar.
acsm 2011 you need 720 to qualify and 720 for each bar.
because of this i am just short of a bar. heyho.
the medal itself though is quite nice as medals go lol.
just a bit galling that my time in n ireland etc is considered less important than those qualifying for the 2011 medal. yes i know telic herrick etc were more of a shooting gig but NI in the early 80’s wasnt a walk in the park and try telling the 5 guys lost at victor 4 their service isnt as good as those in afghan etc.
apply the 720 day to both and i almost qualify for 2 bars, as it is at 1080 days i get the medal and am short of a bar by 36 odd days.
i suppose at least they have begun to recognise those doing multiple tours.
whinge over.