Posted on Dec 16, 2014
Does a Veteran presenting a Challenge Coin carry the same weight as one still in service?
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As a Veteran, I have all my Challenge coins still in my possession, but do they carry the same weight as they did when you were enlisted as they would now when you challenge someone still in the service?
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I have been coin checked a few times by vets and retirees. I usually "forget" where my coin is, buy them a drink and have them tell me about their coin.
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I got my first coin in the 80's after more than 10 years in service. I have about 30 now, including one 4-star coin.
I carry only one, a Turkish coin, which I carry because of it's rarity. I haven't been coined in years.
Let's face it - there's no regulation that covers coins. Like honor, their weight is what they mean to YOU, not to anyone else. If you don't want to play the game, that's not a problem. It's a choice. If you do want to play, do so, but don't look down on the one who doesn't.
Personally, if I am ever coined by a newly returned combat veteran, I hope I "forgot" my coin as someone else suggested. He needs a drink more than I need one.
I carry only one, a Turkish coin, which I carry because of it's rarity. I haven't been coined in years.
Let's face it - there's no regulation that covers coins. Like honor, their weight is what they mean to YOU, not to anyone else. If you don't want to play the game, that's not a problem. It's a choice. If you do want to play, do so, but don't look down on the one who doesn't.
Personally, if I am ever coined by a newly returned combat veteran, I hope I "forgot" my coin as someone else suggested. He needs a drink more than I need one.
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I still have my Active Duty Challenge coin from 10th SFG(A) which I received during in-processing in 1983. 10th Group was one of the first units to use the challenge coins. YOUR coin should hold the same weight as a Veteran, or Retiree as it did when you were in service!
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SSG Gerhard S.
I believe that's true... I was told when I got mine that 10th group was the first to mint a coin, and that the revenues were being used to pay for the lifesized wooden statue of the SF soldier that was kept in the common area of 10th Group HQ.
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I have my father's 10th Coin from his time and I have my own from 89-91. I tend to carry his.
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