A Bronze Star for Stocking Candy Machines?! 😳
A speaker recounts witnessing a soldier receive a Bronze Star for the mundane task of stocking candy machines at Little Creek, Virginia. The incident was so absurd that it crystallized the speaker's decision to leave the military.
Summary
The speaker shares a story from their military experience at Little Creek, Virginia, where they observed a fellow servicemember being awarded a Bronze Star during morning muster. The remarkable aspect of this award was that it was given for the routine duty of stocking candy machines—a task the recipient performed consistently every day. The speaker expresses disbelief at this decision, noting that even the award recipient appeared uncomfortable or skeptical about receiving such a significant military decoration for such a mundane responsibility. This incident served as a turning point for the speaker, who describes it as the moment they realized they had made the correct decision to leave the military. The anecdote appears to critique the perceived degradation of military awards and the disconnect between meaningful service and official recognition.
Key Insights
- The speaker witnessed a Bronze Star being awarded to a soldier for the routine task of stocking candy machines daily at Little Creek, Virginia
- The award recipient appeared uncomfortable or embarrassed ('silted him') about receiving the Bronze Star for this mundane duty
- The incident occurred during morning muster when the award was publicly announced to the unit
- The speaker describes this moment as the crystallizing point that confirmed their decision to leave the military
- The speaker expresses shock and disbelief at the misalignment between the significance of a Bronze Star and the trivial nature of the credited task
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Transcript
[0:00] I remember watching a guy get a bronze star who stayed back in Little Creek, Virginia for stocking [music] the candy machines because the candy machines were stocked every day. >> You what? >> Yeah, we're sitting there at the [music] morning muster and we're watching this guy get a bronze star for stocking candy machines and it silted him, too. I couldn't believe it. >> Wow. >> And that is about the moment I knew that I was making the right decision to get the out. >> Mhm. Mhm. >> But uh
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