Air Force Amy has made this comment on Judge Pirro, and similar comments on the internet:
"I'm a highly decorated veteran of the United States Air Force" -- Air Force Amy
Her ribbon rack, on her profile, had two rows, three ribbons each:
* Meritorious Service Medal
* Air Force Good Conduct Medal
* National Defense Service Medal
* Air Force Longevity Award
* Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
* Air Force Training Ribbon.
Her AFSC badge sits above the rack.
She needs more than that to be considered "highly decorated." Let's go back in time and see her while she was still on active duty. Her uniform would've shown two rows of ribbons... if she earned all of them. It's painfully obvious that she didn't earn two of the above decorations.
First up, the National Defense Service Medal...
Air Force Amy's profile shows her as being born in 1965. She would've been 20 years old on 1985. Her profile has her service dates as 1984 to 1989.
Take a look at these National Defense Service Medal qualifying periods:
* January 1, 1961 to August 4, 1974: Vietnam War
* August 2, 1990 to November 30, 1995: Gulf War
* September 11, 2001 until to be determined: Global War on Terrorism.
It doesn't matter if she served from 1984 to 1989, or from 1985 to 1990. She didn't serve during a qualifying period for the National Defense Service Medal. This means that she doesn't rate the National Defense Service Medal. That's a blatant error that even a Day One Private wouldn't make.
Next up, the Meritorious Service Medal...
Service members that earn this award have a common trait. The vast majority are senior NCOs and senior officers. Based on her profile, Air Force Amy wouldn't have received that medal. She would've gotten the Air Force Commendation Medal instead.
So, if she were in the Air Force, she more than likely would've just had 4 ribbons on that rack.
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