Yep. Take a good look at officers in Class A’s for example. Anymore, they look like they are a member of some banana republic army with ribbons, medals, and badges affixed to every part of their coat. The uniform becomes more of a billboard promoting the person in it and cheapens (IMHO) the uniform that represents the specific service. I don't remember uniforms carrying so much hardware 38 years ago or so. Guess that dates my time in.
Maybe the more brass and ribbons affixed to the uniform, the better the product has to be, right?
There are ways you earn a medal and there are ways you attain a medal (just a fact).