Not trying to compare dick sizes, just pointing out that some people don't necessarily have the same or similar quals as another. Nick hasn't been through the grinder on recruiting, but you & I have. Know what I mean, Vern ??
I hear ya--it's just I kind of chuckle when I hear about guys who never went closer than 100 miles to the coast sporting some sort of Rambo-like fruit salad, and I've got a bunch of shit saying, "You were never here, you'll never talk about it even with other people who were there, and if you do we'll put you into a dark hole in a federal prison for a long, long time," but no awards per se.
Hey, they don't call us the "Silent Service" for nothing.