The Lesser Known Perks of the Medal of Honor are Better Than Being Knighted by the Queen

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In the early going, knighthood was an honor earned by those who had distinguished themselves in battle in some significant way or otherwise had made themselves into an absolutely exceptional soldier through many years of training. Later, the honor became somewhat more exclusive, generally limited to nobility or those who were the children of knights, but still typically requiring extensive military training. In modern times of course, in places like the UK, knighthoods are typically granted for all manner of services to a nation, regardless of whether the person has any military training whatsoever. As for the U.S. Medal of Honor, first introduced in 1861, much like in the earliest days of knighthood, this is earned via some extremely heroic act done in aid of the U.S. military. But what do you actually get out of either of these things (or both, as it’s possible to both be knighted and receive a Medal of Honor)? And, if you only received one, which would be more beneficial to you post honor?
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[@TunTavernWarrior2]

Theodore Roosevelt did not get the CMOH until the George W Bush administration. His actions warranted it at the time, but he was turned down. Later when he became President, he made the requirement for being awarded the CMOH to be above his actions in combat.

[@oldmanriver1955]

The tradition in the Australian Armed Services is to salute the VC winner whenever. It is awarded by the Governor General and the Chief of the Armed Services offers the first salute. It is his privilege to do so.

[@ArtofBrandonTruster]

Perhaps you should find out why it is that these "Medals of Honor" are inverted pentagrams? I bet you wouldn't be allowed to air that episode, or if you did, your channel would be shutdown. ;)

[@connorpage9420]

I think it would have been more relevant to compare the MoH " Medal of Honor" to the VC " Victoria Cross" as they are more similar than a Knighthood .

[@cirian75]

VC winners get £10,000 per year extra pension And are exempted for life from paying income taxes

[@mweston25]

cirian75 they are exempt from paying tax on the £10,000 they still pay income tax like everyone else.

[@immikeurnot]

@@cirian75 Doooood, I'm willing to literally kill to get a lifetime exemption from income taxes!!

[@scottb.0185]

immikeurnot that’ll just get you free room and board. At least you don’t pay tax in prison.

[@Kajo123456]

@@scottb.0185 of course you do :) phone calls or anything above bread and water costs money that you have to earn and that is taxed, of course :)

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

There's a Marine that received the Medal Of Honor after throwing his helmet over a grenade in Iraq and laying on the helmet to take the brunt of the explosion. He died but his name lives on because he has a Arleigh Burke class destroyer named after him. The USS Jason Dunham. When the ship was launched his mom was given the honor of breaking the bottle of champagne across the bow.

[@danielfronc4304]

Kinda makes you wonder about the battle worthiness of a helmet, unless it were a nuclear grenade.

[@Aracnah]

@@danielfronc4304 As far as I know, Helmets are not really designed to contain the pressure of an explosion. They are designed to protect the head from shrapnel or debris, but if the explosion is too close, shrapnel can still get through. Also most helmets are not bullet proof. Now, with a helmet used by bomb squads, I guess you could survive a grenade to the face. But they are far too heavy for regular use on the battlefield. You gotta consider the weight as well. Iirc that story about WW1 right... Helmets were almost pulled back again short after introduction. Because the statistics showed that since the introduction, far more soldiers were wounded in the head. But what was not in the statistics was that these soldiers would be dead without the helmets. I think I even heard that story here on tifo, some time ago. But I am not sure.

[@blyatman7244]

@@danielfronc4304 Dude. The helmet, along with OTV, are designed to absorb 'most' of the energy from shrapnel or small caliber bullets. The blast of the frag grenade can, and most likely will, break the helmet By your logic it's like having a fire extinguisher, it reduce the chance of people being burn to death, but also increase the rate of people getting burnt wounds. Does that mean the fire extinguisher not worth to buy? No.

[@ericzeigler8669]

People don't start wars, governments do. The Bible tells believers to beware "powers and principalities" that are doing evil. I believe the reason is any man made organization that lasts longer than the life of an average man always goes corrupt. As a peaceful man I often wonder why countries go to war and sacrifice their citizens in acts of barbaric hate. A larger question is why do the soldiers doing the dying fail to question the authority or the morality of the conflict they've been thrown into. With all the facts about the evil nature of the United States government (vaporizing Japanese innocent civilians with the atomic bomb or conducting disease tests on black soldiers), why would any thinking being allow this evil entity to command one to fight and die. Hell is real and we're all in it.

[@MajesticSkywhale]

@@blyatman7244 serious physics question here, open ended for others too. What do we think might have happened if instead of laying on the helmet he had either just placed the helmet over it, or even tried to hold it but lifted up a side to allow part of the pressure to dissipate? Like from a math perspective could the helmet have not exploded and still contained the fragments?

[@Elthenar]

That "free seats on military flights" is going to get a lot more awesome when the Space Force gets up and running.

[@Hansaman58]

Space Force. Totally unnecessary.

[@Elthenar]

@@Hansaman58 Why, is space going to stop existing?

[@aguynamedscott11]

Space Force is up and running.

[@captainobvious6668]

@@Elthenar could have stayed part of airforce

[@AcceptableAsGenerallyDecent]

Oh? Going to mars? Mind if I tag along?

[@virginialoverproductions]

An interesting outlook on the Medal of Honor was presented by Delta Force Sergeant Major Thomas Payne. He said he's not a recipient, but a guardian. The Medal honors his brothers who didn't make it back.

[@ericoberlies7537]

As a brand new soldier on my first assignment, I briefly served with Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Major Jon Cavaiani. When he was preparing to leave for his final duty assignment, as an ROTC advisor here in California, I asked him: “Sergeant Major, you have The Medal, you can go wherever you want in the Army, why an ROTC assignment?” He answered, “You’re right. It’s my home (California), it’s a college, and I own vineyards nearby”.

[@kevcaratacus9428]

It's very unlikely any British soldiers experience a similar situation with a soldier awarded the Victoria cross. Most are awarded the VC posthumously. That's how hard it is to get.

[@OutdoorGearReviews]

@@kevcaratacus9428it’s the same for the MoH. Most of them are given to the families of those who earned them at the cost of their lives.

[@kevcaratacus9428]

@@OutdoorGearReviews I think both medals are even harder to get nowadays. Partly because the technology and modern type of warfare there are less situations for individual bravery, such attacking a machine gun post and dragging a wounded soldier back like ww2 Nowadays something like that would be destroyed further away or by drones. I watched a movie about Audie Murphy recently I don't know why I hadn't seen it before he won a moh among other awards and he was only young , he had a tough life b4 the war bringing up his siblings , I read little about him after watching the movie & watched footage of soldiers who fought with him , thdy all said he was a quiet humble polite lad . He didn't consider himself brave . But those type guys rarely do . I'd seen him in cowboy films etc but I didn't know he was a real war hero ..

[@blairpenny1526]

"The manliness man to ever man" I knew he was talking about Teddy instantly. Nice video

[@zeldanut1383]

Mad Jack Churchill

[@boomenbuttfuckens288]

@@zeldanut1383 nah maybe the second, cuz teddy is the spirit of america

[@hippetyhop9233]

Teddy Pendergrass?😂

[@bettygreenhansen]

Teddy came to my mind immediately too! I was surprised! I remember childhood visits to Sagamore Hill on Long Island. I will never forget the most offensive piece of furniture I could ever imagine made from an elephant foot; I think it was an umbrella stand, but honestly I am still so traumatized it is just a woozy memory. 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘 Update I just read an article on Sagamore Hill and apparently I may be mistaken in that the article mentions a rhino foot ink well. 😢 🦏🦏🦏🦏🦏

[@Ace______]

@Eric Rogers lmao you damn fool!

[@MajesticSkywhale]

The difference is Medal of Honor doesn't feel like a reward to the people who get it. It's a solemn reminder.

[@BOYVIRGO666]

Depends on the recipient. Some of them are right tossers.

[@navret1707]

Erik Van der Zee - unfortunately, many of them are dead.

[@MajesticSkywhale]

@@navret1707 exactly, and the ones who survived are generally lone survivors or people who went through hell and readily accepted death but escaped it

[@Vanilla0729]

Especially when the so many of recipients are awarded the medal posthumously.

[@budgrayjr]

@@MajesticSkywhale Or just scared it away.

[@SkittleNutz77]

Simon can be rather LONGWINDED... 8:15 -- when he begins discussing the perks of MoH reception.

[@ElJeffe40]

Thank you! He obviously loves the sound of his own voice.

[@paulceglinski3087]

I had the honor of serving with a Medal recipient, Sfc. Hillenburg. He was awarded it for actions at Khe Sahn when he was a Marine. After Vietnam, he joined the Army. He was my NCOIC at my last posting. He was the most humble person I have ever met. In the field though, he was also the most dangerous humans I have ever seen. Thanks Gunny wherever you are.

[@Boncers]

Getting a knighthood is the real life equivalent of an Instagram blue tick mark

[@spydude7404]

Best comment ever

[@TeslaHaxz]

Makes you an insufferable prick who trys to dictate how everyone should live to them?

[@kingbillycokebottle5484]

Not really man, a knighthood used to mean you now had a duty to the crown, you are now nobility, and must act in such a manner. Knighthoods usually came when you had shown prowess In battle, lizard lady makes a joke of this, musical achievements while imperative to the morale of a culture, doesn't merit a role in the state alone. Actually a knighthood isn't a reward at all, it's the king seeing you aren't a usless pleb and putting you to work to further the kingdom. Basically everyone with any power in a monarchy is a slave to that power, sure you're given land and money and a title, but now you're obliged to answer the king's call, you're obliged to defend his (and by extension the people's) interests, there's a whole different mentality behind monarchy. As where the MoH seems to be a literal reward for service and sacrifice, it's more akin to the Victoria Cross (usually followed by a knighthood)

[@stevenschwartzhoff1703]

President Roosevelt recieved his medal of honour in 2001, his son in 1944.

[@brianjohnson1601]

idk why this made me laugh 😶

[@ryanpm6055]

Which one?

[@hannesproductions4302]

@@ryanpm6055 they where both dead in 2001

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@Greg Worthington Nope, 2001.

[@anarchyandempires5452]

I still believe Roosevelt ain't Dead, he's just having a really long boxing match with the grim reaper, how else can you explain how long our life expectancy suddenly got.

[@HouseofSWiSH]

I'm sure a viewer has already mentioned this, but there were two American MOH recipients who also received British honorary knighthoods: General Douglas MacArthur and General Jimmy Doolittle. MacArthur earned his MOH in 1942 for his service in the Philippines and received his GCB in 1943, Doolittle earned his MOH in 1942 for the Tokyo Raid and received his KCB in 1944.

[@kevcaratacus9428]

I don't know why the utube guy is comparing a knighthood with the medal of honour. The MOH is only awarded for exceptional bravery in battle. A knighthood is given to tv personalities, musicians and other non combative celebrities. The only military comparison is the Victoria Cross .

[@Ryarios]

One bit of trivia; each of the 3 (Army, Navy and Air Force) branches of the military has a different design for their Metal of Honor.

[@robertdawson8522]

40 years ago I was in basic at Ft.Jackson.We got stuck on base beautification while doing Reception station when suddenly a sedan pulls up.Out jumped a two star General who called over our drill Sergeant.We all stopped to watch.Sergeant turns around yells for a certain Private.The private runs up salutes the General.General talks to him the Private answers.Private salutes ran back grabbed his rake went back to work.We later found out that Private was a receiver of the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.He was what we called a retread.Someone who gets out ten years later reenlists.The General heard of the Privates resume'decided to personally show up and pull him out of lawn duty.The private told him its where he prefers to be.After reception station we were all assigned to our training companies.Never saw him again.

[@Dr_NsL]

"Hey I don't want the Medal of Honor" ".... We weren't giving it to you anyway"

[@googiegress]

As usual, the value is in the miscommunication

[@boldCactuslad]

This just speaks positively of his character, really. He got reccomended for a thing that he and others didn't think he deserved and wanted to be sure to right the percieved error. necrobump ftw

[@jonatanrullman]

An interesting note: Both Roosevelts received their medal posthumously but neither died in battle. President Theodore Roosevelt died of illness in 1919 at age 60 and received his medal in 2001. Brigadier-General Theodore Roosevelt died of a heart attack at age 56 in his caravan in Normandy in 1944, a little over a month after the landings, and received his medal a few months later. Though some of his peers think that he should only have gotten the Distinguished Service Cross and his death might have played a role in him receiving the higher honour. Which is not to say that he wasn't a complete badass who did more during the landings than anyone could have asked. He literally had to pester his superiors to be allowed to be in the first wave, arguing that it would boost everyones moral because if a general was with them, it can't be that bad.

[@ORMACNOR]

He also directed traffic while under fire, discovered the troops had landed two miles south of their desiginated landing zone, and was the only general officer to go ashore with the first wave.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lincoln

[@shootthemoon6072]

Fuckin' snopes?😂🤣😂That's adorable; you trust them. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jpe1]

Books In Review are you as careless in your fact checking with your videos about “business success” as you are with your rush to praise Lincoln? Or perhaps you favor the bigger lie of the right-wing that facts are only those things we choose to believe and anything that disrupts one’s own narrative is “fake news”?

[@Eye_of_a_Texan]

@@jpe1 Pot calling the kettle black please. I've never experienced such uniformity in ignorance as I have in talking to democrats. Starting with this whole left / right conceptual fallacy. You know nothing about me what so ever, and yet, I'm betting that you've made all sorts of assumptions about me just for not agreeing with you.

@@Eye_of_a_Texan That's how they are

[@jpe1]

Eye of a Texan in what way have you disagreed with me? Classic left-wing thinking error is that criticism equals disagreement. My only assumption about you is that you have little practice using logic or rhetoric.

[@macklegros]

Damn Charles Liteky was a badass, I admire his strong moral compass and speaking his mind giving up his medals

[@davidwallin7518]

Want to know of even crazier? Try Jack Churchill - came off of landing boats in WW2, playing the bagpipes & armed with a sword!

[@Mortlupo]

@@davidwallin7518 And no underwear under his kilt I think too.

[@davidwallin7518]

@@Mortlupo Is there any other way?

[@sevenliterbronco]

All I got was an MRE with a V divice for my efforts.

[@dkroll92]

trade you the V device for a packet of peanut butter

[@travisadams4470]

I hope it wasn't the MRE with the five fingers of death and dehydrated pears!

[@nathangay2563]

Don't disrespect the dehydrated fruit, the fingers of death were horrible true, but the worst thing about the dehydrated fruit was the stomach issues of you had to many of them in a week, but they were not that bad.

[@dangerdan03]

Same. But they gave me 10% hearing disability that was "NoT sErViCe ReLaTeD"

[@DTavona]

Always keep a P-38 on my key ring. Modern MREs aren't that bad. C-rats were better than K-rats for a long, long time.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Considering the standards required to receive the MOH, I have no beef whatsoever about the benefits conferred on the recipients. Also, thank you for getting the name of the medal right by not calling it the "Congressional Medal of Honor." Far too many people call it that, and it set this veteran's teeth on edge every time I hear it.

[@krisfisher8274]

Theodore Roosevelt, “the manliest man to ever man, splendid! Lmfao!

[@drewdurant3835]

Kris Fisher he was a boss

[@Jobe00]

The runner up would be Admiral Sir Manley Power just for his name alone.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

@James Walker Or the dotard that will replace him in a few months.

[@jerrylong381]

Ol' Teddy was all about doing Manly things in a Manly Manner. I say "Bully man, Bully."

[@Casavo]

Bully!!

[@ryansoult1819]

Man the medal of honor represents the recipients and alot of time his friends and families worst day ever all of these "perks" I guarantee that every Medal of Honor recipient living or dead would rather give that metal back if it meant his brothers in arms we're still with him and if that day had never happened

[@Tsamokie]

Medal of Honor* Show the proper respect.

[@brianglobe1]

Would the V.C have been a better comparison?

[@cabbage0dusk]

Yeah, i'm surprised they didn't compare to the victoria cross

[@penfold5095]

Or George Cross.

[@operator0]

Yes, and I would love to know what the perks of that award are. Also, have there been any VC and MOH awardees?

[@nimajnebkingofsausage4744]

operator0 only the unknown soldiers have been awarded both. And yes - this is a pointless comparison.

[@samsignorelli]

Beat me to it.

[@cliff8669]

Met one MOH Recipient ... A Marine Gunny at Camp Pendleton in 1981. He got it for clearing out NVA machine gun nests by himself despite being wounded. I was a L/Cpl then. I saluted him.

[@AnchisesGamer]

Some of these comments mis-understand what the medal means. Their recipients do not win that medal, they are awarded it for incredible bravery. Also, usually when someone is awarded the MoH it means all their closest friends get fucked up. Killed, critically wounded, etc. Also, David Bellavia’s book is incredibly good. I bought and read it a year or so after it released, back in like 2007 or so. Highly recommend, it’s named House To House

[@mohhamedofthefirstworldjer7488]

He's on a documentary video and you see him about to go inside the house he describes in the book.

[@TheKnuckleneck]

You don't win a MoH or Purple Heart, and the PH is one no one WANTS. Also, one of the dirtiest secrets is how many MoH recipients are severely scarred by PTSD, let alone by any physical injuries they may have received.

[@MrWizeazz]

Stackhouse I knew he was gonna mispronounce Bellavia’s name too. Lol Side note- my favorite part of his book is when he’s in the kill house screaming “the power of Christ compels you!” back at the insurgents when they yelled out “Allahu Akbar!” at him. Lol I really hope that part makes it into the movie.

[@MrWizeazz]

mohhamedofthefirstworld jereny The Documentary is called “Only the Dead” by the way. And I think it’s still on Netflix by the way.

[@georgeburns7251]

Most medals are political, except the Purple Heart . Read about Dougout Doug (Mcarther) and his Medal of Honour.

[@OlJarhead]

Glad to see LtCol Barnum featured! He was my Battalion Commander at Parris Island in 79. One hell of a Marine and human being.

[@dentalnovember]

From the United States constitution: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

[@matthewhudson5685]

I think what you missed is - in theory - a British person could be knighted in the UK, then become an American citizen, join the US military and THEN receive the Medal of Honor. Therefore, it is possible and would not violate the Constitution. Just never happened.

[@TheJTMcDaniel]

@@matthewhudson5685 Except part of naturalization involves renouncing any foreign titles.

[@matthewhudson5685]

@@TheJTMcDaniel Technically that is correct according to current law, but it is simply part of immigration and naturalization law, not the Constitution. In theory, this law could be overridden by Congress and therefore happen. In fact, it may have already happened. An unknown British soldier was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Gen. Pershing himself. Since he was unidentified there is no way of knowing if he was a knight or not, ergo he may have held both honors. I'm not stating that under strict reading of US law that it is not allowed as it stands. But, as the video states, it could possibly happen. I do admit, technically you are right. I am just arguing the "what ifs", and in that sense, it is possible. Thank you for your thoughtful response. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unknown_Warrior

[@musicenjoyer8605]

Also a possibility, and its mentioned in the video, but a UK military member can serve alongside US forces and be given a Medal of Honor for actions taken during that time, and be knighted.

[@stephenrodgers5672]

But, does anyone believe that Congress would deny such an honor to anyone who had received The Medal?

[@Rekuzan]

“I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot.” And then goes on to give his speech anyway.

[@kwolson59]

That sounds like something TR would say!

[@Rekuzan]

@CR Oh no, it's very well documented, it's how he started his speech: "FRIENDS, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose." en.wikisource.org/wiki/Progressive_Cause_Greater_Than_Any_Individual

[@frankcava8073]

You might consider making this same comparison but with the Victoria Cross and the Medal of Honor

[@tomwallen7271]

Everytime I hear a Medal of Honor winner's story, I just stand slackjawed.

[@rickbonnellranger2759]

I cry from pride YEP U.S. Army RANGER cried when I hear what those men and one women did

[@robertdawson8522]

You don't win it.Not a kewpy doll at tbe county fair.It is received

[@IntegralKing]

yeah. they're usually like 19 years old, saved like 50 people while killing 20 more. and I'm in my boxers eating cheerios

[@Phalanx443]

I agree, I'm totally amazed when I hear the story that justifies an award of the MoH. Their stories are the stuff of legend, like something written by Edgar Rice Burrows in a Tarzan or John Carter novel, or scripted by the absolute best screen writers in Hollywood for a $500 million movie. And in every instance where a MoH recipient has survived the encounter I'm left asking.. Surely it was the Hand of God that kept them safe cuz anyone else would have died a dozen times over!

[@brianlong960]

@@Phalanx443 way to diminish their acts to random acts of supernatural intervention. Would be crazy if they simply did it out of courage and training. We're talking about war and you wanna bring up the grace of the all merciful god...

[@blcgirlslax3409]

My grandfather was a recipient. He stressed it wasn’t won or awarded, but received and worn on behalf of those that didn’t come back. He survived because of the snow. Freezing stopped bleeding, and he would not have survived. I grew up around many recipients because he was active in veterans issues in retirement and took us with him over the summer and school breaks. All humble great people. None of them wanted the medal or to experience that thrust them into the situation, they were all relatively ordinary people that responded to awful situations in an extraordinary manner. And those are the survivors.

[@Tsamokie]

So called "war heroes" are ordinary men doing extra-ordinary deeds. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@joephysics5469]

Back in my residency I had a WW II medal of honor recipient as a patient at the VA hospital. He was treated by the staff like he was royalty, given the nicest room, the best nurses and was given just a bit more attention than the average patient. I had the pleasure of sitting with him for an hour one night when I was on call and shot the breeze together. I respected him for his service and he respected me for being his physician. God bless all of you who have served.

[@LolUGotBusted]

Two ways to get punched in the face: Falsely claim to be a Marine, or falsely claim to have a MoH.

[@googiegress]

Or try to tell Buzz Aldrin he didn't go to the Moon

[@coreythomas6576]

Joe Schmuckatelli.... LOL

[@sonnyburnett8725]

Googie Gress , Oh Yaa! And then the judge told Mr. wimpy to get on with his life and try to be a man like Buzz!

[@wyvernquill2796]

I was at a Charity Christmas dinner, a homeless guy was saying he had the MoH, I accidentally had the index page ware they are all listed book marked on my phone. I went to the page and looked for his name and year and battle he walked out before i did not find it

[@devenscience8894]

I worked with a guy in Alaska that claimed to have a MoH. I really doubted it, of course, and a quick Google search that night confirmed it. I pointed out that his name was not listed in the website directories, and he said that he was awarded it under a classified mission in Panama in the 80s (as a SEAL, no less), and so it wasn't a matter of public record. I then knew he was completely full of shit, but I didn't punch him, because he went on to tell me how he developed a camera lens that could take pictures of "entities" that we couldn't see with our eyes. I saw with my eyes that he was not all there, mentally, and tried to ignore his sovereign citizen rants for the rest of the time we worked together.

[@Fight4Faulkner]

Damn that Chaplain Liteky was a legend! Why you gotta make me tear up so early in the morning Simon? Edit: ok but I would have kept that medal for the sweet sweet unlimited flights perk 🤷‍♀️

[@havocnationriders755]

What a real badass, made me tear up too.

[@operator0]

FYI, Space A isn't all its cracked up to be. A lot of times the flights are on cargo aircraft where you sit in cramped web chairs on a really loud and cold plane for hours on end. Sometimes you show up for your scheduled flight only to be told the flight has been canceled, with no prior warning. It's really kind of shit actually. The biggest perks are the money and the fact that your kids get to jump to the front of the line for admission to one of the military academies.

[@Fight4Faulkner]

operator0 Dang. Well I appreciate your insight, despite how disappointing that sounds

[@randyhill1492]

@@Fight4Faulkner The admission to a military academy is probably the most valuable in a monetary sense because (not including the Air Force Academy) they are considered Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale. The cost of one cadet attending an academy is appropriately $300,000.

[@KSeigY]

@@operator0 I also don't feel like "wear the uniform whenever you want" is much of a perk either.

[@patriciaanderson8556]

My Great Uncle won the Medal of Honor. He suffered horrible PTSD. We were never allowed to be loud, slam doors or come up to him from behind without making sure he knew we were there. He would never talk about it, with anyone. He was never able to keep a relationship going, so never married. He saved several hundred men, but as my Grandmother said, he lost his entire life too. I never saw the actual medal until his funeral, when they posted them on a display at his funeral. He got a bronze star, 2 silver stars and some French ones. I don't know that he really got much out of it, but for those guys who's lives he saved, I would think they were happy to go home to their families walking, instead of a box.

[@tubularfrog]

In peacetime he suffered the invisible wounds of his experience. Please know that he has the deepest respect from all of us who now get to live free because of his actions in battle.

[@existedocean1837]

There is a another perk to the Medal of Honor you forgot to mention: The sons and/or daughters of a MOH recipient will receive a MOH-related nomination in the application process for any US Service Academy

[@romeo162006]

11:50

[@blackfalcon1324]

I am pretty sure he did mention that.

[@rickbonnellranger2759]

They can petition all U.S. Service academies but what are you saying they get a APP for CMH????

[@ictpilot]

@@rickbonnellranger2759 If they otherwise qualify.

[@timg.413]

A video covering the worlds highest military honors would be great. Think every nation where the information regarding the highest award is available. Include some of the silly ones like Gadahfi and North Korean generals with the full uniforms of metals. Percentages of survivors and award criteria etc.

[@s.m.r.5198]

I know a SGT who was given the CMH. He was in Vietnam as a medic . One thing as a E3 I found amusing was all will give the first salute , he gave responding salute. That was the best of perks . All but the President are to salute.

[@halsgamingedventure]

A knighthood isn't compatible to a medal of honour though, the British MOH is the Victoria cross as they're are specifically military, there are US equivalents better to knighthoods

[@johnkidd1226]

The Canadian Victoria Cross is so seldom awarded that there are almost as many Canadian MoH recipients as CVC recipients.

[@paulstreet9162]

No Canadian VC to date, but 'many' received the Imperial version through the Second War. When Smokie Smith died (2005), it left Canada without any VC holders.

[@johnkidd1226]

@@paulstreet9162 I find it difficult to believe no VC's were awarded since 1945 considering our participation in Korea, Gulf War, Kosova, Afghanistan and many other peacekeeping missions.

[@paulstreet9162]

@@johnkidd1226 I agree with your perplexity, but I can assure you no Canadian has received a VC since '45. There was concerned voiced, like yours, at National Defence Headquarters about the lack of an award despite heroics in Afghanistan.

[@johnkidd1226]

@@paulstreet9162 2 Canadian born men were awarded the MoH in WW2, 1 in Vietnam. I just think the lack of a Canadian VC and medals in general has become either political or a source of envy for the military higher ups who dont have many themselves. There were certainly times in Rwanda, Kosova and Afghanistan where our soldiers acquitted themselves well yet very few medals other than campaign medals have been awarded.

[@johnkidd1226]

@@paulstreet9162 I know Smokey Smith was our last living VC. Had a drink with him in Vancouver a couple of times in the Jericho mess (I paid as is the custom).

[@WhiteCamry]

Next: the perks of receiving the Medal of Honor vs. those of the Victoria Cross.

[@edwardbentley2736]

This would be a better comparison

[@edwardlorden2996]

I heard a story about a CMO recipient who reported to a new duty station, naked, and being saluted as you described.

[@TheKnuckleneck]

Big thanks for not referring to it as the "Congressional" Medal of Honor.

[@timothyball3144]

This. I've been looking for any mention of that and yours is the first I found.

[@wholeNwon]

Why not? It's awarded by Congress as representatives of the People and presented by the President. On the Medal it says, "The Congress to_____"

[@timothyball3144]

@@wholeNwon To add "Congressional" to it, takes the focus from the person that deserves it and shares it with Congress.

[@wholeNwon]

@@timothyball3144 I certainly disagree. Read the inscription. Congress acts on our behalf in presenting the award, usually, to one of our fellow citizens with great gratitude. I would prefer to see it presented by the President at the direction of Congress in a joint session at the Capitol.

[@TheKnuckleneck]

@@wholeNwon because in the United States Code, the award is officially named "the Medal of Honor".

[@richtravis9562]

I served on a ship with a MoH sailor; I'd thought it was formal and universal, but he was exempt from all inspections, his perfectly squared away rack in berthing had a little index card with MoH written on it.

[@barryfletcher7136]

No musician ever had to throw himself on a grenade to get a Knighthood. That is the standard reason for receiving the Medal of Honor. Other comments are correct and you should compare the Victoria Cross and the Medal of Honor.

[@feeish]

You should look into Smedley Butler. He is a double MOH recipient and likely would've been the only triple recipient had the Amry and Navy not limited the number to one in 1918 and 1919 respectively. During the "single MOH limit" Butler was awarded the highest honor a marine at the time could receive (he already had 2 MsOH) the Marine Brevet Medal. It wasn't until 2014 that the single MOH limit was rescinded.

[@johngagliano8109]

You left out two perks of MOH recipients. Automatic promotion to the next grade and the ability to refuse to go to a combat zone ever again.

[@joecallan8422]

True, but the military won't deploy them again regardless. They feel that MoH winners are more valuable as recruiting tools, and at least in WW II they had them out raising War Bonds.

[@2410jrod]

Gotta give to the chaplain the courage he showed doing that. He was worthy of the medal.

[@wh1551]

On the subject of saluting an MOH recipient: yes it might seem like a general saluting a sergeant, but that's incorrect. The general would be saluting the Medal not the soldier. The sergeant would return the salute only out of respect.

[@MiceAndMinecraft]

Wahoo! Sir Terry Pratchett & his meteor iron sword!

[@chrishubbard64]

A medal of honor is only given to those who are Big Damn Heroes. That alone makes it superior to my mind, no matter how cool being called sir or dame might be. Anyone with that medal is automatically worthy of the highest respect because you know they earned that the hard way, saving lives at extreme risk to their own. I honestly was unaware of the official perks, at least some of them. I knew about the invites to inaugurations and such, but didnt realize it came with a pay and pension raise.

[@Valandar2]

The offocers are not saluting the Medal of Honor recipient. They are saluting the Medal of Honor. And it WAS a requirement in the USMC as of the mid-1990's that an officer salutes the medal (or idea of the medal, if it is not being worn) before the recipient salutes the officer.

[@LittleMacscorner]

FYI: Space A on military flight is free to anyone in the Military and their family. The catch is there is no guarantee the flight will take off when its supposed to, or at all. Its flying a military mission and your just a tag along w/family. This is only available to ACTIVE military, so upon leaving or retiring from the Army it's no longer available......unless you have won the Medal of Honor.

[@michaelharrison2165]

I think it is important that people understand that the United States Medal of Honor and a British Order of knighthood are awarded for different reasons entirely. The U . K. has its own compliment of decorations awarded to its own armed forces for varying degrees of combat heroism, as does the U. S. Also, there are six Orders in the U. K. whose top two ranks entail knighthood, not to mention the Knight Bachelor' Badge.

[@raybrown2023]

Please never put Simon's face on the queen again.

[@spddiesel]

This will haunt me for weeks. Allegedly...

[@KyurekiHana]

Isn't it illegal to deface the queen?

[@lindseyrjacoby]

@@KyurekiHana Well someone isn't getting knighted.

[@kentamitchell]

@@KyurekiHana if it isn't ought to be!

[@mugwump7049]

Why? It was hilarious!

[@misterchubbikins]

A four star general saluting a lowly sgt. Standing in his boxers. That is an image that needs to be in films

[@mattmarcotte5476]

Most badass license plate possible.. New Hampshire MoH recipient. "live free or die" plus the medal of honor designation.

[@gordonb8052]

The amount of MOH given has increased a bit so thats a good thing. In the past it was mainly given to deceased people like he says in the video. With more MOH given to people that deserve it while they are alive, this can hopefully be a small consolation for the heroic acts that they performed, to get an award for greatness while they are alive instead of a worthless engraving on your tombstone.

[@rastatute42]

Thanks for the Sir Terry mention!

[@brentonholbrook6928]

I had the honor of saluting Leroy Petry. I was on gate guard duty when he came through, in uniform, and the Medal was clearly visible. I saluted and dropped my salute waving him through, but just before he went on his way the other gate guard behind me asked why i was saluting an enlisted person... Until he saw the Medal, saluted, and said "I guess that's why..." 😂

[@Panthror]

This Captain Liteky reminds me of Desmond T. Doss, who did the same thing and but his efforts were turned into the movie Hacksaw Ridge.

[@Convoy00X]

The difference is he was a medic who chose not to carry a weapon. Chaplain Litkey was not permitted to have a waepon.

[@havocnationriders755]

@@Convoy00X he wasn't permitted to have a weapon? Why?

[@scottherzeg2741]

@@havocnationriders755 If memory serves (and I'm totally open to correction by someone who knows better,) certain uniformed individuals such as chaplains and marked "non-combat" medics and corpsmen are prohibited by the Geneva Convention from carrying weapons. The same rule prohibits marked medical vehicles and buildings (ambulances, hospital ships, etc.) from being armed or carrying/transporting/storing ammunition. Conversely, it is supposed to be a war crime to purposefully target such non-combatants, buildings and vehicles so that they can be able to provide their necessary services. If you've seen "Band of Brothers" note that the medics didn't carry weapons. I'm probably wrong, but Desmond Doss was likely expected to be a combat medic (with different marking and arming rules) and, therefore, armed because at the time, the Japanese weren't signatories of the Geneva Convention and wouldn't discriminate non-combatants.

[@somegoddamnguy]

@@scottherzeg2741 non combat medics are allowed to carry a pistol for self defense

[@scottherzeg2741]

@@somegoddamnguy Very well. As I wrote earlier, my knowledge is hardly exhaustive. Also, with the documented cases of the Conference directive being violated, both purposefully and inadvertently (e.g. the Lusitania carrying munitions when it was sunk, as well as the guerrillas' use of ambulances to move around the battlefield during the Battle of Jadotville,) there is a lot of grey area in practice.

[@MrEdgargravel]

Late to this party, but there is a mixing of metaphors here. The commonwealth equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honour is not being named to the Order of the Bath or the Order of the British Empire (getting your "K"). The commonwealth equivalent of the US Congressional Medal of Honour is the Victoria Cross. Being appointed to either Order implies responsibilities (less so today than in medieval times) and being awarded either the Medal of Honour or the VC is an "award" only. Both come with specific privileges mostly as regards military custom such as parades and saluting. Enhanced pay is not something we would expect for such displays of valour (spelled with the "u" for a reason).

[@OctaviusAugustus71]

Absolutely fascinating! Thank you for doing this. I learned a lot!

[@BlickolasCage]

13:30 Its just insane the legacy Teddy left after his passing. When Simon said "The manliness man to ever man" I automatically thought Teddy or Schwarzenegger

[@PrasangaBasnayake]

By showing great courage, dedication and exceptional talent, her majesty will convert you to a great aftershave brand.

[@ericmcconnaughey2782]

That 'Crossout' game sounds a lot like the old dice-and-paper rpg 'Car Wars'.

[@michaelrhoades8803]

We were taught in boot camp that a MOH recipient was to be saluted, period. You say it isn't official but it is taught from day one that everyone salutes a MOH recipient. There are no exceptions.

[@DinoAlberini]

1:29 “strange women in ponds distributing swords...”

[@mro-aviation]

Only 2 military personnel have received the MOH twice, and lived to tell about it both times. Dan Daly and Smedley Butler. Both belonging to the best fighting force the world has ever seen, the United States Marine Corps.

[@surfinalien]

Awesome video. So full of unexpected background info, and you didn’t say MoH “winner” once. Thanks!

[@Absaalookemensch]

Being dead, when its given posthumously. Missing body parts when you survived. PTSD even if not physically injured. Wonderful tangible "perks" of both the Medal of Honor and being Knighted.

[@dennisblackburn6585]

It isn’t the person that is saluted, it is the medal of honor that is saluted.

[@11O100]

Getting a Medal of Honor would require one or a combo of 3 things. Bad Luck, Luck, and or skill. The odds of being in a Medal of Honor situation is very rare. My company deployed twice to Iraq between 2007-2008. My squad was the only one to receive a combat action ribbon. And in that incident it was a ammo dump, they didn't stand a chance.

[@Jse0607]

The MOH recipients do in fact get saluted by people regardless of rank also the only person that does not need to salute the president are MOH recipients. Also I doubt you could find a story of US soldiers in combat where you can’t find the phrase “overwhelming volume of fire” that’s like our whole deal

[@farvadafatazz2274]

Manliest man to ever man and one of the most amazing people in history

[@shaneh5483]

When it comes to the navy, I don't know about officer's but according to the enlisted handbook. You are required to salute medal of honor recipients.

[@johndoe-ki2xq]

Military Space A flying is open to any active duty or retired servicemember and their immediate family; not just Medal of Honor recipients.

[@basicguy99]

Getting a title through knighthood is extremely prestigious. There is no other way to get as prestigious a title like that in the world, one which has been respected for a thousand years. Plenty of people declined knighthood through the years because carrying the title meant you had to live differently for the rest of your life. You would also most likely get granted a coat of arms that will pass to your sons for the rest of time. Sounds pretty good to me. Odd to play it down just because you don't get financial gain.

[@yuupers4327]

honor is not bought or won, it is earned.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

Here are 3 Medal of Honor recipients: World War I: Sgt. Alvin York, 338th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division. Exploits: Single-handedly captured 270 German soldiers and disabled 5 machine gun nests in France. World War II: 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy, Cmdr. Co. B, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Regiment. Exploits: Single-handedly used a .50-caliber M2 heavy machine gun, atop an M10 Wolverine, and stopped a German attack, in France, 1945. Vietnam: SSgt. Roy Benavidez, Detachment B-56, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Exploits: Saved a 12-man platoon, single-handedly, when they were under attack from 1,000 NVA troops. His actions saved the lives of 8 men. I give these names in recognition of their valor and courage under fire. When any man alive is a MOH recipient, every man, from the lowest private to the Secretary of Defense, salutes him for his deeds, for he has proven worthy to be recognized.

[@StevenAcunaBG05]

A MOH recipient can park his car wherever the hell he pleases on a military base.

[@Atombender]

Douglas McArthur received both a Medal of Honor and an honorary knighthood (Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath).

[@stephenm3536]

The missing comparison, of course, is to what, if any, perks a winner of the Victoria Cross receives.

[@1Nut]

So 8 mins 35 secs in he finally starts telling you the perks the beginning was a ad and then long drawn out stories so he could make the video over 10 mins for monotization... good one this sucked

[@WBDE]

I am not sure the comparing a knighthood and the U.S. Medal of Honor is a proper comparison. I am not British but my understanding is that a knighthood is awarded as a recognition of achievement. The Medal of Honor on the other hand is a purely military award for extraordinary bravery in a combat situation. Perhaps a better comparison might be the Medal of Honor and the Victoria Cross?

[@AngyOtt]

The rela benefit of moh for those that lived to tell it is probably the easier promotion path should they choose to leverage it.

[@NobleGuardianW]

I also heard that the MOH recipient gets a special funeral and they have a cannon fired for their 21 gun salute. Correct me if I'm wrong. I heard it at Arlington National Cemetery

[@Redraven2967]

Honorably discharged veterans get a 3 volley rifle salute at their funeral not a 21 gun salute. In the military a “gun” is an artillery piece such as a cannon and in a 21 gun salute there are 21 individual shots fired at a set interval so that the “report” can be heard from each shot. This is as opposed to the simultaneous 3 volley’s fired by a firing party with rifles at a funeral. I do not know if a person who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor receives one or not, the only person “entitled” to one at their funeral as far as I can find is a President or former President of the United States. The 21 gun salute at a veterans funeral is a myth that many families have learned the disappointing truth about only when making the plans for the funeral of a loved one who has died.

[@NobleGuardianW]

@@Redraven2967 I knew there weren't actually 21 guns. But I remember when I went to Arlington they said something about MOH recipients having a special salute

[@Judgement_Kazzy]

The nature of the MoH and the people who tend to recieve it make me think that most probably don't use that special license plate (except maybe for parking purposes)

[@lawv804]

Wouldnt a better comparison be MoH vs. Victoria Cross?

[@tubularfrog]

Another perk would be you never have to buy your own drink in a bar, if anyone there knows you're a MOH recipient. At least not while I'm there too.

[@iratepirate648]

Wouldn't the Victoria Cross be a more proper, fitting and just plain similar award to compare against the Medal of Honor, since each is considered to be the highest *military* honour their country can bestow upon them? That is, unless the Knighthood was chosen since it, at least, gains you an honorific while the VC gains you little more than respect and admiration for an act if heroism most (living) recipients would rather forget.

[@rexsexson5349]

C😎😎L

[@pottyputter05]

David is a very personable guy even if he could be the more agressive voice on the radio in the morning it definitely didn't carry over to the face to face interaction. I met him a bit before the news broke and looking back I'm sure the casual encounter and conversation wouldn't have been in the same orbit as possible if the news had broken by then and I doubt he will see many more of those "oh hey, how are ya David nice to meet you" interactions where real non star struck interaction is possible and I can see that getting old fast.

[@bofa83]

Two greatest words in the military “back pay”

[@Shifterwizard]

Pretty sure the greatest words in the military are "DD-214".

[@spuddoright1970]

@@Shifterwizard I got both in the same year... was like winning the lottery!

[@simunator]

no it's "unlimited crayons"

[@dalton2k538]

Back pay while out of the military after fighting for earned for disability benefits are the best

[@blyatman7244]

@@simunator no that's for Marines.

[@tammyt3434]

"You could potentially have a four star general saluting a lowly standing in his boxers if the latter was a Metal of Honor Recipient." Damn straight.

[@Mortlupo]

And he will gladly too.

[@collguyjoe99]

Deleted Scenes from We Were Soldiers did exactly this - except the guy had 2 MOHs

[@tangoindiamike9189]

I served with a MoH recipient,...not in combat, but years after he received it. He was a Navy Seal that received his medal for actions in Vietnam. He was also a founding member of Seal Team Six. Before he retired, they sent him to our Seabee Battalion, an Amphibious Construction Battalion. The rumor was, the Navy wanted to transition him from the teams before sending him out into the real world after his retirement. Since we were right next door to Seal Team Two, he still had access to that part of his life. By then, he had gone through the Limited Duty Officer (LDO) program and was a Lieutenant, in charge of our Bravo Company. He was an Engineman First Class Petty Officer when he performed his heroic actions. I had the privilege of not only working for him and spending personal time with him, I also got to handle his field jacket and see his presidential citation with my own eyes. I have stories, but not enough time and space here.

[@Jebu911]

He better and shine his boots too on the spot

[@Smile4theKillCam456]

Medal*

[@82luft49]

"I'd rather have the medal of honor than be president". President Harry Truman

[@wuhdee1]

"I'd rather fake bone spurs than serve my country." Trump, likely.

[@hitmanRazo]

wuhdee1 you had to ruin it with a snide remark

[@big-boy9716]

@@wuhdee1 🤣

[@kevinmoore4887]

The buck stops here. Truman He shouldered a huge burden

[@ilovekittieification]

@@hitmanRazo it was a joke, stop getting offended over jokes

[@chipmartin1685]

An interesting one you forgot: the MoH allows the recipient a phone call to the president which, as far as I'm aware, no president has ever refused.

[@redjellonian8126]

Yet...

[@rickbonnellranger2759]

A DOD Reg cover Pay uniforms travel and a few other things a open phone to the CDR in Chief is not one of them.

[@redjellonian8126]

@Alan Smithee you sure are quick to forget those troops were there because of Trumps actions. Just as quick to forget that Republicans are the party that has nazis, white supremacist and malicious foreign country support.

[@Ripu2]

@@redjellonian8126 dude seriously! Turn off the news and walk outside. You'll find that following the political BS in America is a serious detriment to ones sanity. The whole political system is what is wrong. No political party is exempt from the horrible retoric that has fallen from DC for the past 4 years. Just list out who said what, and you'll find the hatred didn't care what letter their name was preceded by. Thinking back over the last presidents, the hatred since Clinton left office has gotten much worse. The nation is currently divided into 3 parts. One part hates the others policies, and would actively try to forcefully change government. Another part hates the individuals that are the one part, and seek to take their livelyhood, and freedom of movement. Then the third part, like me, that thinks y'all are idiots driving America to certain doom.

[@redjellonian8126]

@@Ripu2 Okay, you go ahead and stand for nothing. You continue to keep your head buried and ass in the air. Submit to whatever happens while others fight and maybe if you're lucky enough good people who are clearly better than you will stand up for what they believe in and win so your worthless ass doesn't end up considered something less than human within the next 20 years.

[@christopherjefferson3561]

The US Constitution prohibits any serviceman from accepting any title of nobility or honour w/o permission of the Congress. Gen. Patton had to refuse.

[@jamesdulany2176]

I'm vey sure Congress would have granted him permission had he asked.

[@AngryDogPerformance]

James Dulany im surprised he didn’t.

[@rickbonnellranger2759]

Not true I was knighted by the Royal Order Of Scotland Thisle Clan in WA USA; MSG/CPT Bonnell 21years U.S. SOCOM

[@rickbonnellranger2759]

not exactly the wording is different I have been knighted by the Royal Order of Scotland

[@cjschneidt9089]

I'm pretty sure its elected officials, not service members.

[@LolUGotBusted]

Earning a medal of honor is not something one typically survives.

[@lukesullivan141]

A person does not earn it. It is received because the person was chosen to receive it. Everyone does not get one. There is no personal qualification standard to do to accomplish the medal. Earning is not the correct term. The term is Recipient.

[@dhoops616]

luke sullivan yes but a guy who goes overseas and shoots shots off in the distance from his fox hole at a town for months on end, which is what most do, isn’t gonna “receive” a medal of honor. You do earn it. All the men who received one, earned it. They did something. That acted above and beyond the call of duty. They earned that medal. It’s not a gift they did nothing for.

[@davidbright8978]

@@dhoops616 no most say they just did what was needed to be done.

[@dhoops616]

david bright thats a moot point. No one is talking about how the recipient responds to or feels about being awarded the medal of honor. We are talking about how to get one. The point is, you do earn it in a sense. Sure there is no set guidelines or rules to earn it, but you have to go “above and beyond” the call of duty. Whatever that may be.

[@kwolson59]

Untrue. About 30% are awarded to living recipients. That's a majority but not rare, either.

[@seekingtruthnotfindingany7301]

Knighthood is now the Queens way of honoring her favorite enterainers. Somewhat of a Royal BAFTA or Oscar.

[@andrewharper1609]

It's been that way for a long time the Beatles were knighted a long time ago now.

[@allangibson8494]

Most knighthoods are recommended by the elected government in power at the time... The Order of the Garter is the queen's own gift...

[@mrshinebox1803]

I'd take the Oscar. Or even just a nomination. The loot you get for it is bonkers.

[@theyankeeravenclaw]

Tell that to sir. Martin Poliakoff, professor of chemistry, University of Nottingham.

[@stewarthayhurst1079]

or for a political bribe