Quote Originally Posted by Sir Robert View Post
For most service persons you are issued the full sized medals but do not wear them, one wears the ribbons on class "B" uniforms and minatures on the "Dress" uniform. So when do you wear them? The answer is well nowhere.

This is utter BS.

WWI vets still dressed in Doughboy uniforms, they can, by law.
So when are full size medals worn?

Aside from being worn when presented, regardless of uniform, full size medals in the Army are worn on dress blues when so ordered. Admittedly these occasions are few and far between. But that's when Army regulations says they are to be worn.

The same regulations state that only miniature medals are to be worn on the mess uniform; either the "tropical" white mess jacket or the blue mess jacket. Both of these are separate items of uniform, distinct from "dress blues".

The customs of the service permit retired service personel to wear the uniform that conforms to the regulations in effect when they retired. So no one would have a beef with the two surviving WWI veterans wearing their old doughboy uniforms.

I'm not a JAG, nor a barracks room lawyer-- I was an S5 for most of my service-- so I'm not commenting on Federal Law vs. Army Regulations (which do have the force of Federal Law if I remember my UCMJ).

I respect your desire to wear your full size medals, and I commend you for your service to your country. By all means feel free to wear your full size medals where ever and when ever and how ever you want.

That said, most people, will adhere to the regulations.

(again appologies to all for going so far off topic)