medal question

[sooty power]

i have been told on more than one occasion that members of the forces are allowed to wear their parents medals. sounds wrong to me but ive got all my dads old ones (korea and others) and think they should see the light of day again. Anyone got any gen if its true or a ref to where i can find out.
cheers

 

[mad_mo]

Im sure they are worn on the right breast, could be wrong.

 

[Dave-exfairy]

Have seen kids etc wear them on their right breats on Rememberance Day Parades etc, but never Service Personnel.

 

[MAINJAFAD]

Best place to look is Here. Had a quick look and didn't see anything about the subject.

 

[HandbrakeHouse]

Best place to look is Here. Had a quick look and didn't see anything about the subject.

Needed to go to the end of the main chapter. Para 0880 "Serving personnel
should not wear orders, decorations or medals belonging to next of kin when in uniform."

Is it all like this now? No scratching around for AP1358 in OC GD's office, only to find that it hasn't been amended since whenever.

 

[leave your hat on maam]

I have heard of grandparents medals being worn on remebrance parades. One guy applied to wear his grandads from 2nd world war didnt go down to well. It was an ironcross his grandad was a fighter pilot in luftwaffae SWO had kittens.

 

[MAINJAFAD]

Needed to go to the end of the main chapter. Para 0880 "Serving personnel
should not wear orders, decorations or medals belonging to next of kin when in uniform."

Is it all like this now? No scratching around for AP1358 in OC GD's office, only to find that it hasn't been amended since whenever.

Its been on the Intranet for a while, on my last unit some pratt wanted us to wear greens as normal working dress, dug this out and killed that idea stone cold dead. TBJ posted a link on another thread after I stated that ILLBW would have to wait until work time to dig out the dress regs.

 

[sooty power]

Thanks for that, I have read this before but obviously missed para 00880.

 

[terry14]

Well Prince Harry appears to have a Golden Jubilee medal! As he wasn't in the military when these were issued something fishy is going on....

 

[Studley dangerfcuk]

Leaveyourhatonmaam,

That is bloody priceless. Oh to be a fly on the wall.

Studley DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[Stingray]

While at HQSTC doing a parade for some chimp who was visiting, an SAC wore his Grandads Iron Cross.
CinC STC saluted him during the inspection.

 

[SORRY CJ]

While at HQSTC doing a parade for some chimp who was visiting, an SAC wore his Grandads Iron Cross.
CinC STC saluted him during the inspection.

Maybe the CinC knew exactly what it was.
You should salute the Iron Cross.......well they do in Germany anyway.

My Dad told me a story once of a young German solder on a tram (don't know where or when but it was during the war). He was sitting on the floor with his head down cradling his rifle, when an Officer saw him and started to give him a b#llocking for not holding his rifle correctly. The tired soldier raised his head; and at this point did the officer see that he was wearing an Iron Cross First Class. At this the Officer came to attention, saluted, apologised and insisted the young man take his seat.

As for the CinC doing it, he might of been in the know, or it could be that the CinC was thick.

I'll have to get my Dads Iron Cross out and give it a buff up for the next parade, just to see what happens. lol


SCJ

 

[Stingray]

Maybe the CinC knew exactly what it was.
You should salute the Iron Cross.......well they do in Germany anyway.

My Dad told me a story once of a young German solder on a tram (don't know where or when but it was during the war). He was sitting on the floor with his head down cradling his rifle, when an Officer saw him and started to give him a b#llocking for not holding his rifle correctly. The tired soldier raised his head; and at this point did the officer see that he was wearing an Iron Cross First Class. At this the Officer came to attention, saluted, apologised and insisted the young man take his seat.

As for the CinC doing it, he might of been in the know, or it could be that the CinC was thick.

I'll have to get my Dads Iron Cross out and give it a buff up for the next parade, just to see what happens. lol


SCJ

Be interesting to find out the exact rules......anyone in the know?

 

[Fablon biff chit]

Well Prince Harry appears to have a Golden Jubilee medal! As he wasn't in the military when these were issued something fishy is going on....

Agreed, it's wrong!!