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Originally Posted by Admiral8Q
Boilerman, that is the way I've been doing it. A few patrols back, I was in the USS Perch, a porpoise class. I was badly damaged by planes and sinking in the aft if I submerged. So I manned the AA gun, told him to fire at will, I maneuvered, and fought it out with the next few planes. None were shot down (It's TMO) but we managed to fight them off. My AA gunner has 100% skill now and I was sure to give him a medal when we got back to port 
I didn't even have to load. I rarely do, only if I die which has only happened once in this campaign with the super duper destroyer, but that's anouther story... |
In the service, they sometimes do the opposite. Just because someone was a 3rd, or second class, and they went way above and beyond, some wouldn't award them with anything higher than a NAM. That being some felt as their rank wasn't high enough to do so (maybe they didn't want a junior person with a higher award then they). I feel that robs folks of something that they deserved, and the sailor,
soldier should be awarded what he earned, based on what they achieved, and not because they are a lower rank, therefore they shouldn't
receive a higher medal.