Originally Posted by
GunshipGuy
For a moment I thought I might have mistakenly run across an article on The Onion. But no, this new "
Distinguished Warfare Medal" appears to be real.
The article says it "will be considered a bit higher in ranking than the Bronze Star, but is lower than the Silver Star." My guess--too many UAV (or whatever they're going by these days) commanders weren't getting the recognition they felt they deserved and this is the result. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe a sharp drone pilot will deadstick his pred in for a life saving....errrr...safe landing and get a ride to D.C. for the honor of getting the first one of these.
Or maybe be instrumental in taking out an enemy force that is pinning down our ground forces, or able to coordinate with them in a way that is above and beyond what they usually do. Maybe it's recognizing someone in trouble that can't communicate, etc...