What do you think of displaying military awards at work or on holidays?

**cinda** · 08-20-2008, 05:43 AM

I agree with GG. I work in an environment that would promote and cherish all the sacrifice anyone did serving in the military. But the one guy in the place that has his space full up with military things award etc he is somewhat talked about as obsessed with it. "military come first and he tries to fix his job in there somewhere." That just takes off because a person in his dept is irritated with it all and begins to gossip. The office is better decorated in tune with the rest of the environment you work around, with some stress free personal accents. I personally like to post the agency's mission statement to leave that team spirit effect. Good Luck in what ever you choose!

**Kenyth** · 08-20-2008, 07:25 AM

I've got up a combination of things. Family photos, Notre Dame stuff, challenge coins, technical certifications, and my medal certificates, plus a few small interesting gulf war trinkets. Maybe it's time to stop huh? I have enough cerificates of acheivement to fill the walls if I wanted to. If you volunteer for special duties, you tend to get a lot of them. Anyone who's been in can relate to this I'm sure.

I think maybe, in the future, a shadow box would be the best answer. It's much smaller than the certificates. It's just that those things are so expensive to put together if you buy all new sta-brite quality stuff to go in them. I guess I could put one together with my existing medals. That would shave quite a bit off the price.

**NullSmurf** · 08-20-2008, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Kenyth

I've got up a combination of things. Family photos, Notre Dame stuff, challenge coins, technical certifications, and my medal certificates, plus a few small interesting gulf war trinkets. Maybe it's time to stop huh? I have enough cerificates of acheivement to fill the walls if I wanted to. If you volunteer for special duties, you tend to get a lot of them. Anyone who's been in can relate to this I'm sure.

I think maybe, in the future, a shadow box would be the best answer. It's much smaller than the certificates. It's just that those things are so expensive to put together if you buy all new sta-brite quality stuff to go in them. I guess I could put one together with my existing medals. That would shave quite a bit off the price.

Answer this question: who is it for? If the memorabilia is for you, chose the one (military) item that means the most to you. For me, its the coffee cup. If the answer is that you want others to see what you've accomplished, I'd say the shadow box. I recommend you keep any other decorations relative to your alma mater and to work. Whatever your choice, keep it modest. Cinda's post above is an extreme example of what I'm cautioning about.

One unit I served with is instantly recognizable. I found that people tended to pre-judge me based on that service. I prefer to let folks figure out who I am all by themselves, so I rarely speak of it. I've been with my current employer for 10 years and I doubt anyone knows.