Making the Veterans badge a decoration

[lenny100]

Making the Veterans badge a decoration will protect it because it is illegal under section 197 of the Army Act 1955 to use these to pretend to be a member of the armed forces. (This act will be superseded by the Armed Forces Act 2006 in November.)

 

The act makes wearing any military decoration, badge, wound stripe or emblem without authority a criminal offense. It is also illegal to wear a replica "as to be calculated to deceive", and to falsely represent yourself as someone entitled to wear any such award.

 

Making the Veterans Badge a military decoration will give it protection under these said acts and illegal for non veterans to wear it and use it to secure favor such as discounts given to true veterans

 

 

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/110201

Edited October 20, 2015 by citizenB

[Bazooka Boo]

AFAIK, and was led to believe, the AA1955 only applies to servicemen?

 

Although I would be very happy to be corrected on this, as WALT season is looming!

[obiter dictum]

You can wear any millitary decoration, including medals as long as you do not wear them in millitry parades etc and pass yourself off as an ex-serviceman

 

I have a UN medal and cannot wear it with my GSM because it was not issued by the Monarch

[lenny100]

the act make it a offense to say you are a member of the armed forces when you are not and applys to all who make those claims, there has been recently a few cases up in courts around the country of people claiming to be ex members of the armed forces and trying to claim or even claim benefits which are open to ex armed forces members and geting found out , but the small armed forces veterans badge is at the moment unprotected from this abuse and is being misused across the country .you can find them on eBay for a few pounds and these are being used to obtain goodwill from people who belive they are helping a true vet.

[obiter dictum]

I am trying to work out the point of this thread

 

I would class women of the land army as vetrens and entitled to wear the badge along with the Bevin boys,

[lenny100]

all those who are entitled to ware the badge must apply for it from the MOD

 

https://www.gov.uk/apply-medal-or-veterans-badge/apply-for-a-veterans-badge

You can apply if you were in the:

 

• army
  
• Royal Navy
  
• Royal Marines
  
• Royal Air Force (RAF)
  
• volunteer or regular reserves
  

there is no other way of receiving it officially

[obiter dictum]

I myself cannot see the purpose of wearing a vetrerens badge

 

I get my awards out once a year as a mark of respect, not some nationalistic flag waving lapel pin badge

 

The majority of those who served do not wish to brag about the period in which they served

 

To many bad memories

 

But then you would need to be an individual who has actually served in the armed forces to realise that

Edited October 20, 2015 by obiter dictum

[citizenB]

I am trying to work out the point of this thread

 

 

 

The point appears to be the signing of the petition - it would appear to me that there might have been some misuse of the badge and whoever has started the petition seeks to protect it.

 

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[lenny100]

i myself am a proud vet who did active service for many years, and i don't go around wearing those little tin badges, because i find them disgusting that's all i get from the powers up top for my service and health being shot apart , but this badge is being misused by others and they are playing on peoples heart strings and receiving help they don't have any rights to.

[obiter dictum]

You have people who misuse the crown and poppy symbol all the time for their twisted ideology or simply a Walter Mitty

 

Britain First as an example or English Democrats

 

I does not bother me

 

I served and i am no Walter Mitty,

[GrumpyToSayTheLeast]

The veterans badge can be used to gain free or reduced admissions to many theme parks, air shows, military shows, rallies along with a whole host of other events.

I dont wear it when out shopping etc as most have no idea what it is and the dds card is much better in those circumstances giving discounts of between 10 and 50% in lots of shops.

Most mcds for instance do not recognise the badge, but give employee discount with the dds card.

An air show I recently attended allowed air side(obviously not live air side but airfield non public) parking as we were wearing the badge and they didn't charge entry either.

 

I will sign this, and would ask other too. I have come across a few salts in my time and any way to cause them difficulty is a good thing.

[obiter dictum]

I cannot see the point of this craze of lapel badges

 

Senator Kerry started this fad in the USA with wearing the stars and stripes on his Globe Trots

Then our own Jeremy Hunt with the NHS pin

 

It is nothing more than posturing

 

I am proud to have served in the army but i do not brag about the fact i did

[Bazooka Boo]

OK we get your opinion now OD.

 

I've signed it also, and believe that as part of your de-kit procedure, along with your certificate of service you are awarded the Vets Badge, then

if/when you require a replacement you supply a copy of your certificate of service..

[GrumpyToSayTheLeast]

So OD, you are accusing everyone that is wearing the badge as they are proud to have served as posturing and bragging about it?

[obiter dictum]

I am accusing our own traditions and customs being infected by yet another American canker of nationalism

 

You think the yanks look after their veterans??

 

Walk down Market street in San Francisco

[GrumpyToSayTheLeast]

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