The controversial Distinguished Service Medal has been scrapped in favor of a device that can be attached to previously existing medals, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Pentagon Reverses Course On Distinguished Warfare Medal For Drone Pilots And Cyber Warriors -- al.com
The Pentagon is doing away with plans for the Distinguished Warfare Medal, changing the way drone pilots and cyber warriors will be recognized in the future.
In a memo released today, Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the recognition will now be given as a distinguished device that will be affixed to existing medals. The final award criteria and the specifics of the distinguished device will be developed in the next three months, Hagel said.
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