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Originally Posted by svandamme
That's just a bit silly if you ask me.
It's ceremonial duty. In the US y'all have quite a bit of excessive focus on ceremonies and symbolism. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
But to state that it is second only to being an astronaut???
Not only is it very unrealistic, nor is it fair to all those people in the US that do very difficult jobs where the outcome of their efforts results in either life or death.
And as for high honor , it's special, it's something they earn, but surely it cannot be a higher honor then any combat medal earned by anybody who served in a warzone.
So it's just a weird statement to call the Sentinels second only to Astronaut
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Maybe I misstated. "The Tomb Guard Badge is the second-least awarded badge in the US Military, after the Astronaut Badge"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard,_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_Identification_ Badge
However, it cannot be disputed that the highest honor to receive in the military would be the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A short 10 minute documentary of what it takes to become a Tomb Guard.