BAOR/BFG medal

I have noticed there is such a medal. All be it commerative one. A friend of mine wears it, his sole medal and on the left side. I know we should wear this on the right as commerative. Does anyone else bother wearing there's or have they bothered to purchase it?

Have never heard of it personally, have you any details??

Les

No & No

Mike I like the way you have included the RAOC motto, it was that which led me to the fact that one of my many bothers was RAOC. I can remember around 1955 there was a plaque on the wall at my mothers house, at the time when I read the TONANTI part I thought it must be something to do with that brother (his name being Tony (Anthony)) turned out it was his but not for the reason I thought

Les

BAOR.

Duty Free booze and fags.

LOA

Generous travel claims.

Nice quarters in nice surroundings

Is someone saying we should get a medal too ?

Stop wingeing and get some service in, say I !

You're right of course Brum, I personally have never heard of such a thing, and getting one for the best 5+ yrs of my life, well that would be something

Les

Yes i got two tours in laddie. Hard tour in Bosnia 94 and Northern Ireland 96-97.

I dont want the medal, i was asking advice here. The medal is for nought, Bosnia, N ireland Afhanistan and Iraq earnt medals especially by the infantry.

Yes Tommy, that's what I understood, like getting a medal for being in the NAAFI queue

Les

There are two medals.BAOR and BFG,If you want them they retail at about 40 quid apiece.I can think of better things to do with the cash...

As could I Gordon
and many more

Les

buy beer ??

Another thing, it would be cheaper to get the chocolate "Gold Coins" from Lidl, and just add ribbon, could have a whole row of medals, very cheap

Les

I did that once when my grandson was a toy soldier, with his nursery school, in the local gala day celebrations.Another thing i had forgotten about,Must dig out the photo`s

Les Pattenden wrote:

Another thing, it would be cheaper to get the chocolate "Gold Coins" from Lidl, and just add ribbon, could have a whole row of medals, very cheap

Les

Yeah, they'd go down a treat on Remembrance Day, 'specially when the sun gets on them !

Certainly would remember the chocolate running down your front

Les Pattenden wrote:

Yes Tommy, that's what I understood, like getting a medal for being in the NAAFI queue

Les

How do you get one for the NAAFI queue.......lol

You have to be first in the queue three times on the trot.

Gordon. wrote:

You have to be first in the queue three times on the trot.

mmmm never managed that Signals always beat me .......

Of course

So, in that case most of the medals must be held by Signals

As i said les. i got i earned one in ulster running about for 6 months hards targetting- proper patrolling. And Bosnia when the place was in f***** chaos. Im not interested in it, womdering aboout whether on was issued mate.

BFG Germany as one put it, a doss. Few hard exercises Hohne, Sennelarger, Soltau , but it was cheap booze, plenty of whores, and good money whilst serving there!

To be fair, this was viewed as cushty as cyprus was until the tour guide was killed there by the RGJ. So , my mate from legion should technically not be allowed to wear the piece of s***?

Could not agree more Tommy, I had all these arguments back in the 70's when certain people were being sent to different theatres for just enough time to get the medal, although not actually taking part

Les

Tommy mentioning whores reminds me of the American in Vietnam who got a dose from a prostitute who turned out to be a Vietcong spy. He claimed and received a purple heart for being wounded in action. Might be an urban myth but knowing the yanks anything is possible.

I do know that my best mates son in law got a medal when serving in the US airforce for bombing Libya years ago. He was ground crew in the UK.

As for BAOR medal, I would be too embarassed to wear one. One guy I was in basic training with was agitating for a medal with letters to Soldier magazine etc. Made me squirm!