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King Charles III Coronation Medal

Ostrozac said:
Do we even do CAFSAC anymore? I thought that was completely eliminated a few years ago.
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It doesn't matter, the medal was always be in the order of precedence, unless we are going to tell people to stop wearing it.
 
We had similar instructions….buuuuuut
Remius said:
Our brigade stated no MWO/CWO or ranks above Maj.

Our nominations were all MCpls and Sgts at qualification time.
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I suppose it’ll be like all the others….couldve gone worse…could’ve gone better
 
Colin Parkinson said:
They say explicitly that you are not to add Kings Coronation Medal to your name, I bet people are going to anyways.
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It's the same for every other medal that doesn't have post nominals. Unfortunately, some people look at the accorinims used on their MMPR and think that they are post-nominals. You would think that we could afford the space to write the full name of the medal, given that some of the short forms could mean multiple Medal, SMV: Star of Military Valour/Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers (before someone brings up the Sovereigns Medal not having post-nominals, please read my full post).

The really annoying thing is when people fell the need to add numbers after there CD, even though it is specifically stated in multiple places that this is incorrect. I guess it wouldn't be as bad if some of these people didn't hold such high ranks.

If I ever become CDS, the first thing I will do is charge ever person who has CD1, etc in their signature block.
 
Booter said:
The invites to the ceremonies starting coming out this week out here- I’m a little disappointed thus far by the rank ratios I’m seeing on our side. But I’ll wait to see the final lists
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But are you surprised?
 
Have to say I am pleased that both my sections JRs that we nominated received it. Considering what they went through at their prior postings it is nice to be able to reinforce to them that at least some of us recognize them for their hard work.
 
Naval Fleet School in Halifax just had their medal ceremony today for it. Looks like they are rolling them out now.

The numbers they said for who was being awarded it though were around 4000 military and only 90 public service employees.

That doesn't exactly seem fair, unless they were counting on the PS to get their peeps nominated through a different stream, perhaps?
 
NavyHopeful said:
Naval Fleet School in Halifax just had their medal ceremony today for it. Looks like they are rolling them out now.

The numbers they said for who was being awarded it though were around 4000 military and only 90 public service employees.

That doesn't exactly seem fair, unless they were counting on the PS to get their peeps nominated through a different stream, perhaps?
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More than likley. I was nominated by someone via my MP. As he is a Liberal big wig, I suspect he gets a bigger pile to hand out.
 
Normally MP's are given around 20 to hand out, but that could be different depending on being a backbencher or not.
 
Wow. Just ... wow.

Overlooked, Undervalued, and Unarmed — But Still Serving

Honorary appointments in the Canadian Armed Forces are valued — until they’re not. The recent exclusion of Honorary Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, and Captains (N) from the awarding of the King Charles III Coronation Medal made that painfully obvious.

This was a calculated omission. And a deeply unfair one.

The Coronation Medal was a historic and symbolic opportunity to honour those who serve the Crown: which is, quite literally, what Honoraries are appointed to do. We don’t just serve under the Crown; we represent it: at every mess dinner, every wreath-laying, and every change-of-command ceremony. And yet, when it came time to recognize such vital service to the Sovereign, we were nowhere on the list.

Instead, the medals went — overwhelmingly — to junior personnel: privates and corporals, some with barely enough time in to qualify for a mess kit. What have they done to deserve a Royal honour? With all due respect, many of them haven’t deployed, haven’t led. But they’re now wearing a medal on their chests: one that we, the Crown’s personal appointees, were denied.

How does that make any sense?

I didn’t grow up dreaming of military service. The Canadian Forces wasn’t even on my radar until I was approached and asked to serve as an Honorary Colonel. I made different choices in life, and when the opportunity finally came to contribute in this way, I was humbled to say yes. It was the first and only path I ever had to serve Canada in uniform. And I’ve taken that duty very seriously.

But I’ll never qualify for a campaign medal. And I’ll never earn the Canadian Forces Decoration, because I began serving too late to meet the 12-year threshold. That’s the reality for most Honoraries. We are appointed for our experience and leadership: but at an age when long-service milestones are simply unattainable.

Which is why this medal — this one, rare, symbolic honour — actually mattered. And why its absence stings.

Our role is unique. We don’t wear rank to command, we wear it to connect. We advocate in rooms where soldiers can’t speak. We offer an essential perspective. And we do it quietly, unpaid, and without thanks. But make no mistake: we serve.

And frankly, it’s getting harder to do that with credibility when I put on my Number 1s, stand next to a corporal with a Coronation Medal, and wear nothing at all myself. When a private salutes an Honorary Colonel whose tunic bears no medals — not because he hasn’t served, but because the system has refused to recognize him — that’s not just awkward. It undermines the very authority we’re meant to represent.

It’s not our fault we weren’t allowed to earn traditional military honours. We weren’t available to serve in our youth. We weren’t permitted to deploy. We were called upon late in our careers to lend our contacts and credibility to the institution: and we answered that call, gladly.

So I’m not asking for charity; I’m asking for fairness. I’m asking for the Government of Canada to make this right. Honorary appointees across this country — serving and former — should have been automatically awarded the Coronation Medal. There is no reasonable justification for our exclusion. I respectfully request that the medals now be awarded retroactively, and that a formal apology be issued for the omission. Because this wasn’t a clerical error; it was a decision to disrespect an entire category of service.

We don’t deploy. We don’t draw a salary. But we show up: faithfully. We step up when others step back. We support, sustain, and strengthen the regimental system in ways no one else can. That is service. And when the Crown fails to recognize the very people appointed to serve it, something has gone badly wrong.

We may not march with medals. But we’ve earned the right to wear one.
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I don't know the name. But we all know the type!

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